Clean the device whenever the Fault status light comes on
or a system I/O error related to the device occurs.
Attention: Use only the recommended
cleaning cartridge to clean the tape drive. Use of other than recommended
cleaning cartridges can damage your drive and might void the warranty.
The cleaning cartridge for this drive is P/N 23R5638. The cartridge
is physically larger than previous cleaning cartridges and it is the
only cleaning cartridge that can be used in this drive. The older,
narrower cleaning cartridges do not work in the 1124 tape drive and
are ejected from the drive without cleaning the drive.
The tape drive will turn on the cleaning indicator
for the following reasons:
- The tape drive exceeds internal preset error thresholds in the
drive.
- A cleaning cartridge that has been used the maximum number of
times is inserted in the drive. The cleaning indicator is turned on
to indicate that the cleaning process was not done and the cleaning
cartridge is no longer usable.
- The tape drive exceeds the maximum recommended time between cleaning.
The maximum recommended time between preventive-maintenance
cleaning is 50 tape motion hours. Tape motion hours are defined as
the time that the tape drive is moving tape. If the tape drive reaches
50 tape motion hours since the tape drives was last cleaned, the drive
will turn on the cleaning required LED to indicate the drive needs
cleaning. The tape drive will continue to operate but the tape drive
should be cleaned at the next opportunity to insert a cleaning cartridge.
Note: Operating
the tape drive in a low-humidity environment causes the drive to request
cleaning more often than in normal humidity environment. In extreme
low-humidity conditions of less than 15% relative humidity, the tape
drive might request cleaning every 10 tape motion hours or even more
frequently. For this reason, it is best not to use the tape drive
in extremely low-humidity environments.
To clean the tape drive,
complete the following steps:
After the cleaning cartridge has been inserted,
the remainder of the cleaning process is automatic. The tape drive
does the following actions:
- Loads the cleaning cartridge into the tape drive.
- Cleans the drive by moving the cleaning tape forward for approximately
30 seconds.
- Unloads the cleaning cartridge when the cleaning operation is
complete.
- Indicates a successful cleaning operation by turning off the Cleaning
status light (if the Cleaning light was on prior to the cleaning process.
Otherwise, the Cleaning light remains solid to indicate that the cleaning
cartridge is no longer usable. Obtain a new cleaning cartridge and
repeat the process.)
Note: If the cleaning operation completes but
the Cleaning light remains on, repeat the cleaning procedure with
a new cleaning cartridge. If the light still remain on, contact your
authorized service representative.
If you attempt to use a depleted cleaning cartridge, the drive
automatically detects the error and ejects the cartridge. If the Cleaning
status light was on prior to the cleaning process, it stays on; if
the Cleaning light was off, the depleted cartridge causes the light
to come on.
If a system error occurs, clean the drive and retry
the operation. If the operation fails, replace the data cartridge,
clean the drive again, then retry the operation.
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