Chapter 3 Operating the Autoloader
Using Magazines and Magazine Blanks
Quantum SuperLoader 3 User’s Guide
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Magazine Load/Unload
Command
3
When issuing a Load/Unload command to the autoloader, the system
automatically ejects the right-hand magazine. To remove the left-hand
magazine using the Load/Unload command, you must:
1
Remove the right magazine.
2
Replace the right magazine with a magazine blank.
3
Issue the Load/Unload command again. The system will then eject
the left magazine.
4
If you want to have the magazine in the right-hand bay, replace the
magazine blank in the right-hand bay with a cartridge magazine.
Installing a Magazine
3
To install a magazine into the autoloader:
1
Grasp the magazine by the handle with one hand and support it
underneath with the other hand.
2
Slide the magazine into the magazine bay until it clicks.
Make sure that you position the magazine correctly. It should slide
into the magazine bay smoothly. If you meet resistance, verify the
orientation of the magazine.
The magazine is correctly installed when you feel it click into place
and the front is flush with the front panel.
Left Mag Inserted
or
Right
Mag Inserted
displays on the LCD. The autoloader automatically
proceeds to run an inventory.
Caution:
Be careful not to turn the knob on the side of the
magazine while the magazine is partially inserted into
the autoloader. Doing so may cause damage to the
magazine or the autoloader.
