User`s guide

H-4 TL891 MiniLibrary System User's Guide
Compaq Confidential – Need to Know Required
Writer: Everett Godaire Project: TL891 MiniLibrary System User's Guide Comments:
Part Number: ER-TL891-UA.01 File Name: p-apph Tape Drives and Cartridges Last Saved On: 3/3/99 10:43 AM
4. See if the cartridge (takeup) leader appears in its normal position
(protrudes about a 5-degree angle from the case.) If necessary, compare
it to a cartridge that has not been dropped.
CAUTION: If the leader is out of position, do NOT use the cartridge; it can cause
the drive takeup leader to fail.
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Figure H-2. Correct and incorrect cartridge (takeup) leader positions
Acceptable Buckling Link Hook
Buckling Link Buckling Link
Takeup Leader Takeup Leader Notch
Not Acceptable Takeup Leader Nose