5190/5194 Modular Tape Subsystem Manual

Operating the Cartridge Tape Drive and ACL
5190/5194 Modular Tape Subsystem Manual—426878-002
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Loading the Cartridge Magazine
Before mounting a cartridge in the cartridge magazine, do the following:
1. Wipe the cartridge, if necessary, with a clean, dry, lint-free cloth to avoid
introducing dust into the drive.
2. Inspect the cartridge for damage to the case, the leader block, the leader block
latch, or the file-protect thumbwheel. See Using Damaged Cartridges on page 4-4
and refer to Figure 1-2 on page 1-4.
3. Make sure the leader block is firmly lodged under the lip of the cartridge housing.
Loose leader blocks can cause loading errors.
4. Check the setting of the file-protect thumbwheel (see Figure 4-1 on page 4-3).
Always remove the cartridge magazine from the ACL before attempting to mount
cartridges into it. This gives you access to the cartridge locking bars, which can
help you dislodge a cartridge that is accidentally mounted backward.
To mount a cartridge in the cartridge magazine, do the following:
1. Identify the front of the magazine (see Figure 4-4 on page 4-13). The front of the
magazine faces inside the ACL, and the back of the magazine faces the ACL
magazine door. The magazine handle falls toward the ACL magazine door.
2. With the leader block edge of the cartridge facing the back of the magazine, slide
the cartridge into the appropriate slot until the cartridge locking bar locks the
cartridge into place.
If you try to operate the ACL when a cartridge has been mounted upside down or
backward, the following error message appears on the message panel:
CARRIER CLASHES AGAINST A CARTRIDGE OR CHK 21 ERROR
If you receive this message, reinstall the cartridge correctly in the cartridge magazine
and retry the operation.
Loading the Cartridge Magazine
Loading a cartridge magazine means inserting it into the tape drive. After you mount
cartridges in the cartridge magazine, do the following:
1. With the ACL carriage extended, lower the cartridge magazine into place, letting
the handle lie flat on top of the magazine and falling toward the front of the ACL.
Push the carriage back into the magazine compartment until it stops.
2. Press the START button to cause the autoloader to move a cartridge from the
magazine into the drive.
Caution. Do not reach inside the ACL magazine compartment when the cartridge magazine
has been removed. Do not attempt to load a cartridge into the tape drive without first mounting
it in the cartridge magazine. Placing anything other than the cartridge magazine in the
magazine compartment can damage the autoloader mechanism and produce error messages.