Chapter 4 Using Your Tape Drive
Unload Button Functions
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Unload Button Functions
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You can use the unload button to unload and eject data cartridges, and
for the additional features shown in the following table. Press and hold
the eject button for the time specified in the following table to activate one
of these features. Release the button when the LEDs display the desired
sequence.
Table 15 Unload Button
Functions
Caution:
The two features noted in the following table will over-
write any data on the data cartridge. Do not use this
feature if the data cartridge in the tape drive contains
critical data.
Description
Ready
(green)
Fault
(orange
or clear)
Clean
(orange
or clear)
Media
(orange
or clear)
Hold Time
(seconds)
Normal unload function
0 to 6
Reserved
–
–
–
6 to 9
Enter code load tape mode
–
–
9 to 12
Reserved
–
12 to 15
Reserved
15 to 18
Revert back to normal mode
–
–
–
18 to 21
Read/write diagnostic start
Caution:
This feature overwrites any
data currently on the data
cartridge.
–
–
21 to 24
Reserved
–
24 to 27
