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Preliminary
4-4
September 21, 1999
BENCHMARK
T A P E
S Y S T E M S
The LCD panel displays the information indicated in the following table:
Indicators
The normal on-line message (
LdR REAdY
) is displayed on the top line. On-line, off-line, and error
messages also appear on this line.
LCD
DC
indicates that data compression is selected on the drive.
WP
indicates that a write-protected data cartridge is loaded into the
drive.
CT
indicates that the drive read/write head needs to be cleaned.
The large field in the center of the display normally indicates which
cartridge is loaded into the drive. Whenever an error occurs an
E
appears in this field and the error message appears on line 1.
The Activity Bars on the right side of the display, with the Activity
LED, indicate robotic and drive activity. A blinking bottom bar is
displayed when no activity is taking place. A slow interval between
the bars appearing and disappearing indicates robotic activity. A
fast interval indicates drive activity.
The seven numeric fields at the bottom of the display indicate which slots currently have cartridges
loaded
Table 7: LCD Panel Indicators
The Operator’s Panel contains the controls and indicators indicated in the following table:
Controls
MODE
Press this button to enter or exit off-line mode menus.
NEXT
Selects next item or value in the currently displayed
menu.
SELECT
Executes the current menu or command displayed on
line 1 of the LCD panel.
PREVIOUS
Selects previous item or value in the currently
displayed menu.
Operator’s Panel
POWER
Press and release this button to turn on your DLT7
Autoloader.
Press and hold this button for 2 seconds to turn off
your DLT7 Autoloader.
POWER dOWN
appears on
the LCD panel and the Activity Bars and Activity LED
indicate robotic activity as the Picker moves to its
power down position.
Table 8: Operator’s Panel Controls and Indicators