IBM TotalStorage Ultrium 3580 L23, Setup And Operator Manual

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The tape drive erases the firmware on the tape and rewrites the header in the
cartridge memory to change the cartridge to a valid scratch (blank) data
cartridge:
v
If the operation is successful, the tape drive displays
0
, rewinds and unloads
the newly converted scratch data cartridge, and exits maintenance mode. The
following message displays:
Unmake FMR Tape
Completed!
followed by:
Cartridge Unloading
In Progress
then:
Ultrium Tape Drive
Drive Empty
v
If the operation is not successful, an error code displays. To determine the
error, locate the code in Table 8 on page 55.
To clear the error, turn the power off, then on again.
Function Code 9: Display Error Code Log
Function Code 9 displays the last 10 error codes, one at a time (the codes are
ordered; the most recent is presented first and the oldest is presented last). If there
are no errors in the log,
0
displays on the single-character display.
1. Make sure that no cartridge is in the drive.
2. Make sure that the following message appears on the message display (you
may need to turn the power off, then on again for the message to appear):
Ultrium Tape Drive
Drive Empty
3.
Within two seconds, press the unload button 3 times. The status light becomes
solid amber and the following message displays (indicating that the tape drive
is in maintenance mode):
Maint Mode: Select
Exit Maint Mode
Note: If a cartridge is in the tape drive, it will eject the first time that you press
the unload button and the drive will not be placed in maintenance
mode. To continue placing the drive in maintenance mode, perform the
preceding step.
4. Press the unload button once per second until
9
appears in the single-character
display and the following message displays. (If you cycle past the desired code,
press the unload button once per second until the code redisplays.)
Maint Mode: Select
Display Err Code Log
Appendix B. Diagnostic and Maintenance Functions
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