Quantum LTO3 A-Series, User Manual

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Chapter 3 Operation
Parking the Drive for Shipping
30 LTO-3 Tape Drive User’s Guide
Parking the Drive for Shipping
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Quantum recommends that you “park” the LTO-3 Tape Drive before
shipping it or placing it in an environment where they may be subject to
physical shock. Parking the drive moves the tape mechanism to the
configuration that is resilient to shock. You can park the LTO-3 Tape
Drive using the
Load/Unload
button on the front of the drive, or by
running special software on your host system. In either case, the drive
must be powered up to enter park mode.
Using the Load/
Unload Button to
Park the Drive
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To park the drive manually, press and hold the
Load/Unload
button for 15
seconds or more. After you release the
Load/Unload
button, the green
Drive
LED lights up and the parking process begins. During the parking
process, the picker arm moves into the take-up reel.
When the process is complete, the
Drive
LED goes off, indicating that the
drive has been successfully parked.
After parking the drive, you can turn off the drive and pack it for
shipping. When you turn the drive on again, it automatically returns to
normal operating mode.
If you need to unpark the drive without cycling power, press and hold
the
Load/Unload
button for more that 5 seconds, but less than 15 seconds.