the operations that can be done through the front panel, such as monitoring
the loader’s status and downloading statistical and diagnostic information.
For information on the installed tape drive, see the tape drive manuals referred to
in Chapter 1.
Front Panel
The Front Panel includes the User Control Panel with LCD display, four Control
Buttons, two LED indicators and a Standby switch. The bezels of the two
magazines are also visible from the front.
Magazine
front bezel
LED
indicators
Standby
switch
LCD
display
Control buttons
Magazine
front
bezel
Figure 2.2 Front panel of the FastStor 1
LCD – liquid crystal display
The display is a backlit 122 x 32, dot-matrix graphical display that can show four
lines of 20 characters.
In various modes of operation, the display panel screens and control buttons allow
you to do the following:
•
Enter settings for FastStor 1 configuration
•
Issue operational commands
•
View FastStor 1 status and information
•
Test FastStor 1 functionality
Control Buttons
The labels for the four control buttons are displayed in the corners of the LCD. All
buttons have “soft labeling” for different modes of operation (i.e., the functions and
labels of the buttons change during different activities). The actual soft label for
each button for any activity is always visible on the display.
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