CHAPTER 5: Using Your Tape Drive
SDLT 220 and SDLT 320 Product Manual
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March 2004
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Table 5-3.
Front Panel LED/Control Functionality
LED/Button
Symbol
LED Color
Description
Write Protect LED
(Left on SDLT 220)
OR
Drive Density LED
(Left on SDLT 320)
Amber
For the SDLT 320 drive, this LED functions as the
“Drive Density Indicator” LED; for the SDLT 220
drive, this LED is the “Write Protect” LED.
On =
220:
The tape is write-protected
320:
The tape is 220-formatted
Off =
220:
The tape is write-enabled
320:
The tape is 320-formatted
Drive Status LED
(Center)
Green
Blinking = The drive is in use; this includes functions
such as:
•
The tape is moving
•
The drive is calibrating, reading, writing, or
rewinding the tape
•
The tape is loading, unloading or rewinding.
On = The drive is idle. There may or may not be a
cartridge in the tape drive.
Off = The tape drive has not been turned on or is not
plugged into a power source.
Cleaning Required
LED (Right)
Yellow
On = Cleaning required. See
“Cleaning the Tape
Mechanism” on page 5-7
.
Off = Cleaning is not required.
Eject Button
Use the Eject button to eject the tape cartridge from the
drive. When you press the button, the drive completes
any active writing of data to the tape, then ejects the
cartridge.
Refer to the applicable tape cartridge appendix for
detailed tape cartridge handling procedures.
Infrared
Communication
Port
This infrared port, also known as the Global Storage
Link (GS Link), provides a wireless remote testing
base for customers and integrators to access system
diagnostic information. See your Quantum sales
representative for more information.
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