IBM System Storage TS2900, Manual

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1 Loader motor worm gear 2 Leader block assembly (LBA)
8. Rotate the loader motor worm gear ( 3 in Figure 1 ) counterclockwise as viewed from the front of the drive until it stops.
9. Remove the cartridge from the cartridge loader tray.
10. Reassemble the drive, reversing the steps in Beginning procedure .
11. Reassemble the library chassis. See Ending procedure .
Tape broken in mid-tape
1. With the front of the drive facing you, pull an arm's length of tape out of the takeup reel. From the takeup reel, thread tape around the rear of the tape path and over
the head rollers on the left side of the drive.
Note: If there is less than approximately 5 cm (2 in.) of tape on the takeup reel, see
Tape pulled from or broken near leader pin .
2. From the supply reel inside the cartridge, pull approximately 0.3 m (1 ft.) of tape.
3. Make sure that the tape is not twisted. Untwist tape if required.
4. Moisten a cotton swab with water, and wet approximately 13 mm (0.5 in.) of the tape end. Overlap the tape ends, loosely mending them together.
5. Set the drive on its left side with the head and tape path facing up.
6. Turn the supply reel ( 4 in
Figure 1 ) clockwise, carefully guiding the mended portion of the tape to wind around the hub of the supply reel that is located inside the
cartridge. Continue spooling into the cartridge until the tape is taut. The tape must remain within the flanges of the tape guiding rollers. Turn the supply reel ( 4 in
Figure 1 ) 10 more turns. Ensure that you do not stretch the tape.
Figure 1. Rewinding tape into cartridge
1 Loader motor worm gear 3 Takeup reel motor
2 Outer guide rail 4 Supply reel motor
7. Reassemble the drive by reversing the procedure in Step 4 in Beginning procedure .
8. Reassemble the library chassis. See Ending procedure .
Tape tangled along tape path
1. Carefully pull out excess tape and untangle.
If you find the tape to be broken, follow one of the following appropriate procedures:
Tape spooled off supply reel
Tape pulled from or broken near leader pin
Tape broken in mid-tape
2. Set the drive on its left side with the head and tape path facing up.
Figure 1. Rewinding tape into cartridge
TS2900 Tape Autoloader 99