User guide

Figure 15. Loading
1. Write-Protect Switch
Unloading a Tape Cartridge
1. Ensure that the tape drive is powered on. (The ready/activity LED is solid green.)
2. Press the eject button (see number 1 in Figure 13). The drive rewinds the tape and ejects the cartridge. The ready/activity LED flashes green while the
tape rewinds, then goes out before the cartridge ejects.
3. After the cartridge ejects, grasp the cartridge and remove it.
Whenever you unload a tape cartridge, the tape drive writes any pertinent information to the cartridge memory.
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Setting the Write-Protect Switch on Tape Cartridges
The position of the write-protect switch (Figure 16) on the tape cartridge determines whether you can write to the tape:
l If the switch is set to locked (locked padlock), data cannot be written to the tape.
l If the switch is set to unlocked (unlocked padlock or black void), data can be written to the tape.
NOTICE: Do not remove a tape cartridge while the drive activity indicator is on.
NOTICE: Write-protection will not prevent a cartridge from being erased by bulk-erasure or degaussing. Do not bulk-erase Ultrium format cartridges. This
will destroy prerecorded servo information and render the cartridge unusable. Always use the long or quick erase command in your backup software to
erase cartridges.