HP C240 User Manual

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Using Your Digital Data Storage (DDS) Tape Drive

DDS Tape Drive and Data Cassette Descriptions

Figure 19

DDS-DC (Later Model) and DDS-2 Tape Drive LED Display Codes

LED Warning Conditions

The following sections describe actions to take if the LEDs indicate a warn-
ing condition.

High Humidity

If the LEDs display the high humidity signal, the humidity is

too high. The drive does not perform any operations until the humidity
drops.

Self-Test (Failure)

If the LEDs display the self-test (failure) signal, a fault

was diagnosed during the self tests. Note the pattern of the pulses and con-
tact your local service representative.

Media Wear (Caution)

Hewlett-Packard DDS drives continually monitor the

number of errors they have to correct when reading and writing to a tape to
determine tape wear and tape head cleanliness. If excessive tape wear or
dirty tape heads are suspected, the drive warns you by displaying the Media
Wear (Caution) signal on the LED indicators.

OFF

Steady Green

Steady Amber

Flashing Green

Pulsing Amber

Fast Flash Green

1/4 sec on 1/4 sec off

Key

Tape

Clean/

Meaning

Activity — load or unload

Activity — read or write

Cartridge loaded

Cleaning needed

Attention

Fault

Any

Any

1/2 sec on, 1/2 sec off

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