Quantum ValueLoader DLT VS160, User Manual

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Operating the ValueLoader
Operator’s Panel Overview
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LED Indicators 2 The Operator’s Panel includes four LED indicators that provide a variety
of information as detailed in table 2 .
Table 2 LEDs
LED Color Description
Ready/Activity Green Illuminated when power is on. Blinking whenever
there is tape drive or ValueLoader robotics
activity.
Clean Drive Amber Illuminated when the tape drive needs to be
cleaned. Indicates that 250 tape motion hours have
passed since the last cleaning. The LED turns off
when cleaning is successfully completed. (See
Cleaning the Tape Drive on page 30.)
Media Attention Amber Illuminated if a media-related error has occurred.
This condition can be invalid format such as
DLT7000 or DLT8000, dirty read/write heads in
the tape drive, or if an invalid cartridge type
(DLTtapeIII III cartridge or non-DLT1 cleaning
cartridge) is inserted. The offending cartridge is
indicated by a “
!
” in the cartridge inventory
display for the corresponding slot. Exporting the
indicated cartridge will clear the error condition
(see Exporting Cartridges on page 26). If these
symptoms occur on multiple known good
cartridges, consider cleaning the tape drive (see
Cleaning the Tape Drive on page 30). If a particular
cartridge causes these symptoms repeatedly, that
cartridge may be defective or invalid.
Error Red Illuminated if an unrecoverable tape drive or
ValueLoader error occurs. A corresponding error
message appears on the LCD screen (see
ValueLoader Error Codes on page 56).