XEN-PC OWNER'S HANDBOOK
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Caring for the Apricot XEN-PC
Chapter 4
2.
Rub an alcohol-dampened swab against the surface of
the capstan using an up and down motion. Gently
rotate the capstan and continue rubbing until the entire
surface is clean.
3.
Wait for at least one minute before using the tape
drive. This allows any residual alcohol to evaporate.
If you clean the read/write head first, and the swab is not too
discoloured, you may use the same swab to clean the capstan.
But if you clean the capstan first, you must
not
use the same
swab to clean the read/write head.
The
You should clean the SCSI QIC tape drive after every 8 hours’
SCSI QIC
use, using the special cleaning kit available from your Apricot
tape drive
supplier. Full instructions for cleaning are provided with this kit.
It is also advisable to clean the tape drive after the first use of
a new tape.
The SCSI DDS
The read/write heads in the tape drive are protected during
or DDS-DC
normal operation by a built-in cleaning roller. In addition, a
tape drive
special cleaning cassette is available from your Apricot supplier.
This cassette should be used:
•
Every 25 operating hours.
•
When a media warning status is indicated.
When you insert the cleaning cassette, the drive recognises it
as a cleaning cassette, runs it for about 20 seconds, then ejects
it automatically. Each time the cleaning cassette is used the
tape advances over an unused portion of the tape. If the drive
ejects the cleaning cassette immediately after you insert it, this
means that the entire tape has been used and a new cleaning
cassette is required. You cannot rewind a cleaning cassette.
Do
not
attempt to use an ordinary audio DAT cleaning cassette.
The drive will be unable to recognise it as a cleaning cassette.
Summary of Contents for XEN-PC apricot
Page 1: ...apricot XEN PC OWNER S HANDBOOK MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC ...
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Page 12: ...Chapter INTRODUCING THE APRICOT XEN PC Chapter1 ...
Page 16: ...1 4 XEN PC OWNER S HANDBOOK Introducing the Apricot XEN PC Chapter 1 2 1 3 4 5 ...
Page 21: ...Chapter Chapter2 GETTING STARTED WITH THE APRICOT XEN PC ...
Page 31: ...Chapter Chapter3 OPERATING THE APRICOT XEN PC ...
Page 52: ...Chapter Chapter4 CARING FOR THE APRICOT XEN PC ...
Page 60: ...Chapter Chapter5 UPGRADING THE APRICOT XEN PC ...
Page 89: ...Chapter Chapter6 USING THE SETUP UTILITY ...
Page 103: ...Chapter Chapter7 TROUBLESHOOTING ...
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