Preliminary
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September 21, 1999
BENCHMARK
T A P E
S Y S T E M S
Mode to remove the cartridge from the drive or use
EJECT PCKR
Mode to remove the
cartridge from the Media Picker before attempting to enable
AUTOCLEAN
.
4.6.3.8 Using
AUTOCLEAN
AUTOCLEAN
automatically cleans the drive’s read/write head whenever the drive issues a
Cleaning Requested status. When cleaning is complete, your DLT7 Autoloader returns the
cleaning cartridge to slot 7.
When
AUTOCLEAN
is enabled, your backup application does not have access to slot 7 and
the autoloader appears as a 6-slot loader. This forces the application to remap your DLT7
Autoloader. Although slot 7 is unavailable to the application, the slot 7 indicator on the
Operator Panel LCD functions normally, showing the presence of a cartridge when cleaning
is not being performed.
When
AUTOCLEAN
is enabled, you still have normal access to slot 7 from the front panel,
allowing you to recover from an error if the cleaning cartridge gets stuck in the Media Picker.
If the cleaning cartridge is ever in any slot other than 7,
AUTOCLEAN
does not work.
If the drive issues a Cleaning Tape Expired condition during a cleaning operation,
CYCLE
AC
appears on the LCD panel. To clear the error condition, press the
MODE
button. Then
follow steps 1 through 4 to replace the cleaning cartridge with a new one. This allows
AUTOCLEAN
to remain on. If desired, follow the instructions in the next section to disable
AUTOCLEAN
, then re-enable it using a new cleaning cartridge.
4.6.3.9 Disabling
AUTOCLEAN
1. After entering the
DIAG MENU
, press and hold the
MODE
button until
AUTOCLEAN
appears on the LCD panel.
2. Press
the
SELECT
button to select
AUTOCLEAN
.
AC OFF
appears on the LCD panel.
3. Press
the
SELECT
button to disable
AUTOCLEAN
. The autoloader moves the cleaning
cartridge from slot 7 to slot 2.
RMV 2 (SEL)
blinks on the LCD panel.
4. Remove the cleaning cartridge from slot 2, then press the
SELECT
button.
LdR REAdY
appears on the LCD panel.
If slot 2 already contains a cartridge, the
DEST FULL
error message appears on the LCD
panel and
AUTOCLEAN
will remain on.
The
AUTOCLEAN
feature remains enabled until your DLT7 Autoloader places the cleaning
cartridge in slot 2. If you cycle power after the Media Picker picks the cartridge, but before
the autoloader place the cartridge in slot 2,
AUTOCLEAN
remains enabled. If this happens,
when power returns use
EJECT PCKR
Mode to place the cleaning cartridge in slot 7, then
follow steps 1 through 4 in this section to disable
AUTOCLEAN
again.
