5257/5257 ACL Installation and User's Guide for NonStop S-Series Tape Enclosures

5257/5257ACL Installation and User's Guide for NonStop Himalaya S-Series Tape Enclosures—522344-001
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Operating the 5257 Tape Drive
This section includes these topics:
The Front Panel
The tape drive’s front panel controls and LEDs are used to operate the 5257 tape drive
and monitor the drive’s activities. Table 4-1 describes control and LED functionality.
Figure 4-1
provides an illustration.
Topic Page
The Front Panel
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Super DLTtape 1 Tape Cartridge 4-2
Loading a Cartridge 4-4
Unloading a Cartridge 4-4
Preserving Cartridges 4-5
Figure 4-1. Tape Drive Front Panel
Tape Entry
Write-Protect
LED
Drive Status
LED
Eject Button
Infrared
Communication
Port
Reserved