IBM 3590 User Manual

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Table 5. Operator Messages (continued)

Message

Operator Response

FEED OVERCURRENT

Service representative intervention required.

Report any FID codes to your service representative.

FSC TRAP TAKEN

Service representative intervention required.

HEAD CALIB FAILED.

Operator intervention or possible service representative corrective
action required.

Select Unload on the operator panel and press Enter. If the device fails
to unload the cartridge, note any FID messages and call your service
representative.

INVALID CARTRIDGE

Operator action required.

An invalid media type is detected. The invalid media must be replaced
with either a 3590 High Performance Cartridge Tape or a 3590
Extended High Performance Cartridge Tape. An Extended High
Performance Cartridge Tape will cause an invalid cartridge message if
it is loaded into a drive that is not Extended High Performance
Cartridge Tape capable.

LOAD ERROR

Operator intervention or possible service representative corrective
action required.

Select Unload on the operator panel and press Enter. If the device fails
to unload the cartridge, note any FID messages and call your service
representative.

1.

Ensure that the cartridge is not broken and the leader block is
intact. See “Damaged Cartridges” on page 87 and “Leader Block
Replacement” on page 90.

2.

Ensure that the cartridge is a 3590 compatible-type cartridge. Also,
check the location of the tape and the leader block.

LOCK ERROR

Operator intervention required:

Try locking or unlocking the magazine.
Try another magazine.
Check ACF mode.
Select correct ACF mode.

For more information, see “Chapter 4. Automatic Cartridge Facility
(ACF) and Magazine” on page 49.

LOCK MAGAZINE

Operator intervention required:

Lock the magazine by pressing the lock button on the left side of the
front of the ACF.

Chapter 3. Drive Operator Panel and Controls

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