Internal components, V15 internal components – Plasmon V15 User Manual
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Internal Components
Figure 5. V15 Internal Components
WARNING
Removing a drive or access panel with the library powered on may
result in exposure the 650 nm, 1.2 mW Class 2 pulsed radiation laser
scanner. Always power off the library and remove the AC power cord
before removing or installing an access panel or drive.
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Tape drive. The library includes one or two AIT-2 or AIT-3 tape drives, which are housed in
drive carriers (cannot mix AIT-2 and AIT-3 drives in same library).
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Robot. The robotic cartridge handler moves cartridges between the cartridge slots and the
tape drive. An optional laser barcode scanner attached to the robot reads barcode labels
on the cartridges, enabling the library to maintain cartridge inventory information.
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Fixed cartridge slots. The library contains five fixed cartridge slots next to the tape drive.
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Magazine. The removable magazine contains ten slots. The magazine includes design
features to ensure that the cartridges are always inserted correctly and never fall out.
Robot
Magazine
Tape Drive
Fixed Cartridge Slots