User Guide: XenData X1500 LTO-5 Archive System
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4.6 Tape Drive Cleaning
The tape drive does not require regular cleaning. A Universal LTO Cleaning Cartridge should only be used
when the orange Clean LED is flashing.
To clean the tape drive:
Load the LTO Universal Cleaning Cartridge into the drive.
The drive will carry out its cleaning cycle and eject the cartridge on completion (which can take up to 5
minutes). During the cleaning cycle the orange Clean LED will be on solidly and the green Ready LED
will flash.
Each LTO Universal Cleaning Cartridge can be used up to 50 times with LTO tape drives. If the cleaning
cartridge is ejected immediately with the Tape LED on, it has expired.
