Installation Guide

Troubleshooting and Diagnostics 27
The Media Warning message is also cleared from the drive by loading a new tape, or by cycling power to the
AIT-70D/100D.
Sony SDX-300C/SDX-500C Drive
Busy LED
(Top)
Tape LED
(Middle)
Status LED
(Bottom)
MEANING
Off Off Off No cartridge present/no activity
On Off Off SCSI activity
Fast flashing Fast flashing Off Drive loading/unloading
Fast flashing Fast flashing On Drive loading/unloading, cassette write protected
Off On Fast flashing Cleaning cartridge at end of media (no cleaning cycles
remaining)
Off On Off Cartridge loaded/no activity
On On Off Cartridge loaded/SCSI activity
Fast flashing On Off Cartridge loaded/SCSI and drive activity
* On On Cartridge loaded/write protected
* Slow flashing * Media Warning Message — excessive errors detected
Slow flashing * * High humidity detected
* * Slow flashing Cleaning request
* * Flash code 2 Drive self-test failure detected
Flash code 1 * * Waiting for reset
* Flash code 1 * Waiting for eject
Table 4. Sony SDX-300C/SDX-500C Front Panel LEDs
Key:
Fast flashing = ON for 0.25 sec., OFF for 0.25 sec.
Slow flashing = ON for 3.5 sec., OFF for 0.5 sec.
Flash code 1 = ON for 0.25 sec., OFF for 1 sec.
Flash code 2 = ON for 0.25 sec., OFF for 0.25 sec., ON for 0.25 sec. OFF for 0. 05 sec.