LTO-6 Half-Height SAS Tape Drive
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Operating the Drive
5.7
Cleaning the Drive Head
Attention:
When cleaning the drive head, use a LTO Ultrium Cleaning
Cartridge.
Clean the drive head whenever "C" displays on the Single-character Display
and the Fault status light is flashing amber once per second.
To clean the head, insert the cleaning cartridge into the tape load compartment
(see
"Front panel of drive" on page 13
). The drive performs the cleaning
automatically in less than three minutes then ejects the cartridge.
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The drive will automatically eject an expired cleaning cartridge.
An LTO Ultrium Cleaning Cartridge is valid for 50 uses.
5.8
Cautions Concerning Backup
5.8.1
Ejecting the data cartridge after backup
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Do not leave the data cartridge in this product.
Doing so makes the data cartridge wear faster, because the longer it is used,
the faster it wears. The tape recording surface of the data cartridge is
exposed when inserted in this product and if it is left in this state for a long
time it will easily be affected by suspended particles of dust. Insert the data
cartridge just before the backup operation, and remove it immediately after
the operation.
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Do not turn off the power with the data cartridge inserted.
If the power is turned off with the data cartridge inserted, it takes a while
before this product can be used after the next power-on.
