HP A3716A DDS-3 Autoloader User's Manual - 3716-96001
Front Panel Messages
Messages
4-7
Tape has DC
data
EO
A READ command has encountered compressed data on the tape, and
the drive is not currently configured to decompress data. The host may
have disabled data compression, or configuration switch 2 (on the
underside of the autoloader) may be off so the hosts ability to control
the drives state is disabled.
Action: Check that the host has not disabled data compression. Make
sure that switch 2 is on by reconfiguring the drive using the
configuration switches on the underside of the autoloader. See page 2-6.
Tape Position
Lost
EF
A WRITE, READ, SPACE or REWIND command has failed to complete. The
tape is positioned on the far side of the bad groups of data.
Action: Clean the drive and try again. If this fails, call customer support.
Tape Stuck E F
The cartridge is stuck in the drive.
Action: Try forcing ejection (see page 3-7). If this fails, call customer
support.
Unloading S
Either the drive is unloading a cartridge, or a cartridge is being ejected
from the drive and replaced in the magazine.
Worn Media E F
A high error rate has been detected while writing, suggesting that the
cartridge is nearing the end of its useful life.
Action: Copy any data you wish to keep from the cartridge onto a new
cartridge and discard the old cartridge.
Write
x.y
S
The drive is writing data to tape.
x
.
y
:1 is the cumulative compression
ratio since power-on, or since the compression ratio was last cleared.
For example, Write 2.1 means a compression ratio of 2.1:1. The
compression ratio is only displayed after about 1 megabyte of data has
been written since power-on.
Write
Protected Tape
EF
A WRITE, WRITE FILEMARK or ERASE command has been attempted on
a write-protected cartridge.
Action: Remove the cartridge and change it to write-enabled.
Write Fail E F
A WRITE, WRITE FILEMARK or ERASE command has failed.
Action: Use a new cartridge.
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