User Guide: XenData X2500-USB LTO-6 Archive System
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3.4 Loading an LTO Cartridge
3.4.1
Ensure that the Ready Light shows steady green.
3.4.2
Check that the Write Protect Tab on the LTO cartridge is in the desired position.
3.4.3
Slide the cartridge into the cartridge load compartment as shown below.
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Notes:
1.Write Protect Tab.
If the cartridge is already in an ejected position and you want to reinsert it, remove the
cartridge fully and then reinsert it using the procedure described above.
If the cartridge is already loaded and you cycle the power (i.e. you turn the power off and
then on), the cartridge will reload.
3.5 Ejecting an LTO Cartridge
3.5.1
Wait until the system has completed all read and write operations. This is indicated by the
Ready Light which shows steady green.
3.5.2
Press the Cartridge Unload Button on the front panel of the LTO drive or use XenData6
Workstation to initiate an eject command.
3.5.3
The tape drive will rewind the tape to the beginning and then partially eject the cartridge.
This may take several minutes. The Ready Light will flash to indicate that the unload
process is still in progress.
3.5.4
After the cartridge partially ejects, grasp the cartridge and remove it.
