StorageTek 9714, Hardware Operator'S Manual

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Operating in Manual Mode
3-18 Eighth Edition 95698
To mount a cartridge into a drive:
1. Obtain the cartridge VOLSER, location, and drive number from the customer
server console.
2. Open the LSM front door by using a latch key to unlock the top and bottom
latches. Refer to Figure 3-3 on page 3-8 .
3. Locate the cartridge.
4. Make sure that the DLT handle is up, and the cartridge hook and hub are
down. Figure 3-10 on page 3-17 shows the handle positions.
CAUTION:
You must insert the cartridge properly or you will damage the drive. Fully
insert and seat the cartridge into the drive. Make sure that the cartridge
has a readable VOLSER.
5. Hold the cartridge so that the VOLSER is facing you, as shown in
Figure 3-11 on page 3-19 .
6. Insert the cartridge into the shuttle and seat it in the back of the drive.
7. Push the shuttle all the way back, pause for three seconds, then release the
shuttle.
CAUTION:
If the cartridge has been ejected from the drive, you must remove it from
the shuttle before you can reload it into the drive. Otherwise, the shuttle
will become jammed by simultaneously holding onto the cartridge and
lowering the handle. If this happens, release the cartridge from the
shuttle latch under the right side of the cartridge. Then push the
cartridge into the drive and lower the handle.