IBM TotalStorage 3494 Tape Library, Operator'S Manual

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Removing Ejected Cartridges
You may remove ejected cartridges from the 3494 Tape Library in the following
ways:
v By removing an ejected cartridge from the single-cell output facility
v
By removing an ejected cartridge from the high-capacity output facility or
high-capacity I/O facility
v By removing an ejected cartridge from the convenience I/O station
Note:
1. The type of I/O facility available to you was defined during installation
of the 3494 Tape Library.
2.
Avoid removing cartridges manually from 3494 Tape Library cells. Have
the host eject them to an I/O facility.
Removing an Ejected Cartridge from the Single-Cell Output
Facility
Perform the following steps to remove an ejected cartridge from the single-cell
output facility:
1. Press the Pause button on the operator panel.
2. Observe the Pause mode status LED on the operator panel. The LED flashes
until the 3494 Lxx Frame is in Pause mode, then stays lit.
3.
Unlock and open the 3494 Lxx Frame front door and retrieve the ejected
cartridge from the single-cell output facility at location 2 A 1 (or location 2 A 3
if the Dual Gripper feature is installed).
4. Shut and lock the 3494 Lxx Frame door.
5. Press the Auto mode button on the operator panel.
6. Observe the Auto mode status LED on the operator panel. The LED flashes
until the 3494 Lxx Frame is in Auto mode, then stays lit.
Note: If the 3494 HA1 Option is installed, the output facility still uses cells in the
3494 Lxx Frame. The cells in the service bays are not available to the 3494
Lxx Frame3494 Lxx Frame.
Removing Ejected Cartridges from the High-Capacity Output
Facility
Perform the following steps to remove ejected cartridges from the high-capacity
output facility:
1. Press the Pause button on the operator panel.
2. Observe the Pause mode status LED on the operator panel. The LED flashes
until the 3494 Tape Library is in Pause mode, then stays lit.
3. Unlock and open the 3494 Lxx Frame front door and retrieve the ejected
cartridges from the area defined as the high-capacity output facility.
4. Shut and lock the 3494 Lxx Frame door.
5.
Press the Auto mode button on the operator panel.
6. Observe the Auto mode status LED on the operator panel. The LED flashes
until the 3494 Tape Library is in Auto mode, then stays lit.
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