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1. Place the drive in Maintenance Mode. For instructions, see “Entering
Maintenance Mode” on page 3-8.
2. Press the Unload Button once per second until
J
appears in the SCD. (If you
cycle past the desired code, press the Unload Button once per second until the
code reappears.)
3. Press and hold the Unload Button for three or more seconds, then release it to
select the function. The SCD changes to a flashing
C
.
4. Insert a scratch (blank) data cartridge. The SCD changes to a flashing
J
and
the tape drive runs the tests.
v
If no error is detected, the diagnostic will loop and begin again. To stop the
loop, press the Unload Button for one second and release. When the
diagnostic ends,
0
temporarily appears in the SCD, and the tape drive
exits Maintenance Mode.
v If an error is detected, the Fault light flashes and the drive posts an error
code to the SCD. To determine the error, locate the code in Appendix A,
“Error Codes and Messages,” on page A-1. To clear the error either turn the
power off and then on again, or reboot the drive by pressing and holding the
Unload Button for 10 seconds.
Function Code L: Load/Unload Test
Approximate Run Time = 25 seconds per loop
Total Number of Loops = 10
Function Code
L
tests the drive's ability to load and unload a tape cartridge.
Press the Unload Button to stop the diagnostic and exit maintenance mode.
Pressing the Unload Button once will abort the test at the end of the current test
loop. Pressing the Unload Button twice will abort the test immediately. Wait for the
drive to rewind the tape and unload the cartridge.
Attention: Even though no data is written during this test, it is recommended
that you use a blank (scratch) cartridge for this test.
1.
Place the drive in Maintenance Mode. For instructions, see “Entering
Maintenance Mode” on page 3-8.
2. Press the Unload Button once per second until
L
appears in the SCD. (If you
cycle past the desired code, press the Unload Button once per second until the
code reappears.)
3. Press and hold the Unload Button for three or more seconds, then release it to
select the function. The SCD changes to a flashing
C
.
4.
Insert a scratch (blank) data cartridge. The SCD changes to a flashing
L
and
the tape drive runs the tests.
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