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Quick Reference—VXA-172 and VXA-320 (VXA-3) LEDs
(Keep this sheet close to your tape drive for reference
)
Operation
LED Pattern
LED #1
LED #2
LED #3
LED #4
Operational Conditions
Power-on self-test
LEDs illuminate sequentially
a
a
For the power-on self-test, the LEDs scroll sequentially right to left then left to right in amber and green. LED 4 illuminates in red and green. When POST is
completed, LED 4 is illuminated in green.
No tape loaded
Off
Off
Off
Green
Interface activity; (LED 4 may flash with other
LED operations)
Off
Off
Off
Flashing Green
Tape loading or unloading
Off
Flashing Green
Off
Off
Tape ready; idle
Off
Green
Off
Off
Reading
Off
Off
Green
Off or Flashing Green
Writing
Off
Amber or Green
b
b
When LED 2 is amber, hardware compression is enabled. When LED 2 is green, hardware compression is disabled.
Amber
Off or Flashing Green
Space forward
Off
Off
Flashing Green
Off
Space reverse or rewinding
Flashing Green
Off
Off
Off
Cleaning in process
Flashing Green
Off
Flashing Green
Off
Service Notification
Cleaning required
Off
Flashing Amber
Off
Off
Cleaning tape used up
Off
Flashing Green/Amber
Off
Off
Recoverable error
c
c
Retry the operation with another tape, making sure that the tape is not written in VXA-1 format. If the problem persists, try power cycling the drive to clear
the error.
If you cannot resolve the problem yourself, contact Tandberg Technical Support (see
www.tandberg.com
). To capture a log of a problem, use
VXATool, which is available as a free download from
www.tandberg.com
.
Amber
Green
Amber
Off or Green
Unrecoverable error
c
Amber
Off
Amber
Off or Green
Factory service required
d
d
You may need to return the tape drive for service; contact Tandberg Technical Support. To get a log of the problem, use VXATool, which is available as a
free download from
www.tandberg.com
.
Flashing Green or Amber
Flashing Red
Broken tape
Flashing Green/Amber
Off
Flashing Green/Amber
Green
Format recovery
e
e
The tape was written without a valid end-of-data mark, which often occurs if you power-down the tape drive while the tape drive was writing. The tape
drive will perform a format recovery, which involves reading the data to determine where the end of data is located. This may take as long as 2 to 3 hours.
Off
Off
Flashing Green/Amber
Green
Temperature too high in tape path
f
f
Refer to the
VXA-172 Tape Drive Product Manual or the
VXA-320 Tape Drive Product Manual
, Chapter4, the “LED 4 is Flashing Orange” section for
troubleshooting information.
Off
Off
Off
Flashing Orange
Boot Block Mode
g
g
If the tape drive is in Boot Block Mode, try power cycling the drive. If it remains in Boot Block Mode, load new firmware. VXA-172 and VXA-320 (VXA-3)
firmware is available at
www.tandberg.com
.
Flashing Green
Flashing Amber
Flashing Orange
Flashing Green
Self Test
Self-test running
Fast scrolling green
Off or Flashing Green
Self-test passed
Green
Green
Green
Off
Self-test failed
h
h
If a self-test fails, clean the tape drive with a VXAtape cleaning cartridge. If the failure still occurs, try a new tape.
Amber
Amber
Amber
Off
Firmware Load
Loading firmware
Flashing Amber
Flashing Green
Flashing Amber
Orange
Loading firmware
Flashing Green/Amber Flashing Green/Amber Flashing Green/Amber
Orange
KEY
: Flashing LEDs =
On = Off =