7-6
Errors and Operational Failures
500300 Rev. U
ERROR DISPLAY
MEANING
ERROR DISPLAY
MEANING
LOAD FAULT: 10
TENSION ARM PROB
The Arm Index signal is
present at the start of the
load cycle.
LOAD FAULT: 28
Supply reel not turning
freely.
LOAD FAULT: 11
REEL DRAGGING?
The supply reel is
dragging during the load
cycle.
LOAD FAULT: 29
Supply reel not turning
freely.
LOAD FAULT: 12
Supply reel not turning
freely.
LOAD FAULT: 30
Mid-reel load with no reel
in place attempted;
sensor failure.
LOAD FAULT: 13
Unassigned
LOAD FAULT: 31
Supply reel not turning
freely.
LOAD FAULT: 14
NO REEL IN PLACE
No supply reel mounted;
defective FPT sensor or
FPT tabs.
LOAD FAULT: 32
Can't pull tape out of
path.
TIP sensor/connector
problem
LOAD FAULT: 15
Supply reel not turning
freely.
LOAD FAULT: 33
Did not detect BOT tab;
EOT/BOT sensor defective.
LOAD FAULT: 16
Supply reel not turning
freely.
LOAD FAULT: 34
NO BOT TAB
The tape jumped out of
the TIP2 sensor.
LOAD FAULT: 17
The hub locking solenoid
is not engaged.
LOAD FAULT: 35
TIP 2 senses tape when
TIP1 does not.
LOAD FAULT: 18
Solenoid plunger stuck in
retracted position.
LOAD FAULT: 36
CAL DATA CORRUPT
Motion PCBA detected
invalid calibration data.
LOAD FAULT: 19
TAPE STUCK?
Can't pull tape out of TIP1
sensor, or TIP1 sensor
failure.
LOAD FAULT: 37-59
Not used.
LOAD FAULT: 20
Supply reel not turning
freely.
LOAD FAULT:60
TIP2 sensor not sensing
tape, or tape not reaching
sensor.
1
LOAD FAULT: 21
Supply reel not turning
freely.
LOAD FAULT: 61
Supply motor binding, or
supply reel or FPT ring
dragging.
1
LOAD FAULT: 22
Supply reel not turning
freely.
LOAD FAULT: 62
Tape did not stick to take
up hub.
LOAD FAULT: 23
The supply reel will not
stop turning.
LOAD FAULT: 63
After TIP2 senses tape,
take up motor does not
pull tape from the supply
reel.
1
LOAD FAULT: 24
TAPE STUCK2 REEL
The tape leader is stuck
to the reel, or TIP1 failure.
LOAD FAULT: 64
Take up hub pulls tape,
but tape tension not
sensed.
1
LOAD FAULT: 25
Can't pull tape out of TIP2
sensor, or TIP2 sensor
failure.
LOAD FAULT 65
Door or top cover opened
while tape is loading.
LOAD FAULT: 26
Creep mode position
error. Possible
tachometer problem.
LOAD FAULT 66
LOAD CANCELLED
Load interrupted by
operator.
LOAD FAULT: 27
Supply hub slipped;
possibly failed to lock.
NOTES:
1
Tape drive aborts the load operation if it fails to load tape after a predetermined number of automatic load attempts.