Preliminary
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September 21, 1999
BENCHMARK
T A P E
S Y S T E M S
4.5 Routine
Maintenance
This section contains instructions for routine maintenance of your DLT7 Autoloader and
DLT1 drive.
4.5.1 Cleaning the Drive Read/Write Head
Keeping your DLT1 drive clean is the single most important requirement for achieving and
maintaining superior performance. Cleaning the read/write head should always be
performed as soon as possible after
CT
appears on the LCD panel.
Some backup applications include an auto-clean feature. If your backup application supports
an auto-clean cycle, we strongly recommended that you use it.
If your backup application does not have an auto-clean feature, you can use your DLT7
Autoloader’s built-in
AUTOCLEAN
feature. Using this feature, however, reduces the
cartridge capacity of the autoloader to 6 tapes whenever
AUTOCLEAN
is enabled.
4.5.1.1 Cleaning
Cartridge
Note:
Use only a Benchmark-approved cleaning cartridge to clean the drive read/write
head. Use of any other type of cleaning cartridge or cleaning method can damage your
drive’s read/write head.
Figure 4-2: DLT Cleaning Cartridge
Each cleaning cartridge has a useful life of 20 cleanings. The cleaning cartridge includes a
label with 20 small boxes printed on it. Always place a check mark in a box each time you
use the cartridge to clean the drive. Replace the cleaning cartridge when all boxes are
checked.
