Table 47: Intervention messages (continued)
Message
Message meaning
FID1
These messages indicate device errors that require CE action. The device cannot
complete any tasks. Go to “Maintenance starting point” on page 1 with the FID
number.
ATTN messages
Attention
These messages indicate error conditions that operators can resolve.
Routine messages
*CLEAN
This message, prefixed with an asterisk (*), prompts the operator to load a cleaning
cartridge into the drive.
If the text
CLEAN_REQUIRED
is also present, a cleaning cartridge must be loaded
before any other drive operations can be completed.
FID 2 messages
FID2
These messages report a degraded device condition. Go to “Maintenance starting
point” on page 1 with the FID number.
FID 3 messages
FID3
These messages report a degraded device condition. Go to “Maintenance starting
point” on page 1 with the FID number.
FID 4 messages
FID4
These messages report a service circuitry failure. Go to “Maintenance starting point”
on page 1 with the FID number.
Note: The following are informational messages, not intervention conditions.
Device activity or status messages
Device activity
These messages are displayed in the supplemental message area. These messages
include reading, writing, and locating.
Intervention messages description
A brief description of each message type that appeared in “Intervention messages” on page 85 follows -
• FID1 Messages
An FID1 message is generated by the drive when a hardware failure occurs within the drive. This
message has priority over all other types of messages, and persists until the error condition is corrected.
The FID code is used by maintenance personnel to identify the failing units within the drive. (FID
messages might be temporarily overwritten by menu selections.) Messages are in a bold font.
The format of these messages is ‘FID1 xy’, where ‘FID1’ indicates to the operator that a failure
occurred, and ‘xy’ is the portion of the device to replace. Figure 35 on page 87 shows an example of
FID1 87 (which might display on the service panel) and indicates a cartridge or drive canister problem.
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