Operator's Guide

Chapter 1 Library Overview
Operator Accessible Components
ACL 4/52 Operator’s Guide 5
Table 1 Control Panel
Functions
Feature Function
(load port)
OPEN
(button/
indicator)
The (load port)
OPEN
button is used to unlock the load port door for the purpose of
inserting or removing tape cartridges.
Pressing the
OPEN
button causes the library to:
• park the robotics (the green indicator blinks until the robotics are parked)
• unlock and open the load port door (the indicator is steadily lit), and then
• re-lock the load port door in the open position (the indicator is off).
(Once the door is opened, you can insert/remove tape cartridges into/out of the four
bins).
(load port)
CLOSE
(button/
indicator)
When the load port door is in the open position, the (load port)
CLOSE
button is
used to unlock the door before closing it.
Pressing the
CLOSE
button causes the library to:
• park the robotics (the green indicator blinks until the robotics are parked), then
• unlock the door (the indicator is steadily lit).
(Once the indicator is steadily lit, you can close the door. The library will lock it in the
closed position.)
STANDBY
(button/
indicator)
You can set the state of the library (on-line or off-line) with this button. With the
library in the on-line mode, pressing this button toggles the library to the off-line state
(green indicator on). While in
STANDBY
, host communications are disabled, the
control panel menu mode is available and the diagnostic port on the rear panel
(
DIAG
) is active. Pressing the button again toggles the library to the on-line state. The
green indicator functions as follows:
• Off (solid) -
STANDBY
is not selected. The library is on-line.
• On (solid) -
STANDBY
is selected. The library is off-line.
• Blinking - Waiting for the current on-line operation to complete.
STOP
(button/
indicator)
You can stop the robotic equipment by pressing the
STOP
button. When pressed, it
removes power to the robotic equipment and illuminates the (green) indicator.
Pressing the button again restores the power to the robotics and extinguishes the
indicator.