Quantum LTO-8 HH SAS, Technical Reference Manual

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Chapter 4: Operations
Unload Button
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Unload Button
The Unload button ( 1 in Figure 3 on page 13) performs the following
functions:
Table 4 Functions that the
Unload button performs
Unload button Function How to Initiate the Function
Rewind the tape into the cartridge
and eject the cartridge from the
drive
Press the Unload button once. The Ready light flashes while
the drive is rewinding and unloading.
Note: During a rewind and eject operation, the drive does not
accept host interface commands.
Place the drive in maintenance
mode Ensure that the drive is unloaded. Then, within two seconds,
press the
Unload button three times. The drive is in
maintenance mode when the Ready light is flashing and 0
appears in the SCD.
Note: While in maintenance mode, the drive does not accept
host interface commands.
Note: If you attempt to enter Maintenance Mode with a
cartridge in the drive, the drive will rewind and eject the
cartridge. Remove the cartridge and repeat the steps for
entering Maintenance Mode.
Scroll through the maintenance
functions While in maintenance mode, press the Unload button once per
second to increment the display characters by one. When you
reach the character of the diagnostic or maintenance function
that you want (see
Diagnostic and Maintenance Functions on
page 45), press and hold the Unload button for three seconds.
Exit maintenance mode Press the Unload button once per second to increment the
display character until 0 displays. Then press and hold the
Unload button for three seconds. Maintenance mode is exited
when the Ready light is On and the SCD becomes blank.