4. Using a cotton swab moistened with water, 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 the tape path facing up.
6. See Figure 70 on page 199. From the bottom of the drive, locate the access hole
1
in the bottom
cover. Insert a 2.5 mm offset hex wrench through the bottom cover access hole and into the reel
motor axle. Begin spooling tape back into the cartridge by turning the hex wrench clockwise.
7. Turn the supply reel 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 tape into the cartridge
until the tape is taut. The tape must remain within the flanges of the tape guiding rollers. Ensure that
you do not stretch the tape.
8. Reassemble the drive by reversing Step 5 in “Manual cartridge removal” on page 195.
9. Reassemble the drive canister by reversing Step 2 in “Manual cartridge removal” on page 195.
10. Reinstall the drive canister into the cradle assembly or onto the shelf. Ensure that the connector on
the drive is seated properly into the connector on the cradle or shelf. See “Replacing or reinstalling
the drive canister” on page 254.
11. Allow the drive to complete midtape recovery. Messages might display for several minutes while this
recovery occurs. When this activity completes, the cartridge ejects automatically.
12. Go to “End of call” on page 185.
Tape tangled along tape path
Use this procedure if the tape becomes tangled in the tape path. Use Figure 71 on page 200, as you follow
this procedure.
1. Carefully pull out and untangle unspooled tape until both the take-up reel and the supply reel contain
untangled tape.
Note: If you find the tape to be broken, complete one of the following procedures.
• “Tape spooled off supply reel” on page 198
• “Tape pulled from leader pin or broken near leader pin” on page 199
• “Tape broken in midtape” on page 201
2. Set the drive on its left side with the head and the tape path facing up.
3. See Figure 70 on page 199. From the bottom of the drive, locate the access hole
1
in the bottom
cover. Insert a 2.5 mm offset hex wrench through the bottom cover access hole and into the reel
motor axle. Begin spooling tape back into the cartridge by turning the hex wrench clockwise.
4. Continue spooling tape into the cartridge until the tape is taut and remains within the flanges of the
tape guiding rollers. Ensure that you do not stretch or scratch the tape.
5. See Figure 71 on page 200. Locate the threader motor worm gear
4
on the rear end of the drive. Use
your finger to rotate the threader motor worm gear and slowly drive the threader mechanism gear
6
.
Rotating the threader motor worm gear clockwise draws the LBA into the cartridge.
6. As the tape leader block assembly (LBA) is secured in the cartridge, you hear the LBA retention spring
clips click into place. If you do not hear the click, continue rolling until the threader motor worm gear
4
stops. The LBA is in the correct position.
7. Notice the following -
• Loader mechanism gear
8
nearest the front of the drive that actuates the cartridge loader
mechanism
• Position of the rotator stub
3
• Front loader motor worm gear
1
. Rotating this gear allows the loader mechanism gear
8
to turn.
8. Rotate the loader motor worm gear
1
to turn the loader mechanism gear
8
counterclockwise.
Continue turning until the rotator stub
3
passes under the aluminum bracket
7
. This action releases
the LBA leader pin.
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