Manual

Operating the Tape Drive
5158ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide—524955-002
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Removing the Tape Magazine
Removing the Tape Magazine
When the tape magazine door is closed, it is locked in place to prevent
tampering or accidental removal. To remove the magazine, enter the menu
mode by pressing Enter at the Default screen. At the Main menu, select Unlock
Door and press Enter. The magazine door swings open.
Emergency Tape Magazine Removal
If a fault occurs that prevents removal of the magazine, turn the power off for 30
seconds. Power up while continuously pressing the ! scroll button. Continue to
hold the button until all of the indicators on the control panel are lit and then go
out. Release the button and the door swings open.
Inserting a Tape Magazine Into the Tape Drive
If the tape magazine door on the front of the tape drive is closed and locked, to
open it:
1. Enter the menu mode by pressing Enter at the Default screen.
2. At the Main menu, select Unlock Door and press Enter. The tape magazine
door swings open.
3. Slide the tape magazine through the door opening, with the tape cartridges
protruding from the left.
4. When the tape magazine is fully inserted, push the door closed until it locks.
Inserting Tape Cartridges Into the Tape
Magazine
Figure 3-22 shows a full tape magazine. Insert tape cartridges so that the label
end with the write protect switch is outward and toward the bottom of the tape
magazine. After the desired tape cartridges are inserted into the tape magazine,
position the tape drive so the tape cartridges protrude to the left, and the tape