Quantum Audio Travan 40 Tape Drive STT3401A - Manual (Page 25)

Drive operation and maintenance Chapter 4
Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual Page 17
Using Travan cartridges
The minicartridges recommended for use with the Travan 40 drive are listed in
Chapter 2. This section describes some operations using the cartridges.
Loading cartridges
Your tape drive has a flip-up door that covers the cartridge opening when a tape
cartridge is not installed in the drive. The cartridge must be inserted into the drive
with the metal base plate down and the write-protect switch on the left. Inserting a
cartridge activates the drive's motorized “soft-load” mechanism, which draws the
cartridge all the way into the drive. Figure 11 shows the proper orientation of a
cartridge during loading.
Figure 11
Loading a Travan cartridge
Unloading cartridges
To unload a cartridge, wait until the drive activity LED is OFF and then press the
Drive-activity Light/Eject button. The drive automatically unloads and ejects a
cartridge when the Eject button is pressed or when the drive receives an Unload
command from the Host. The cartridge is unloaded until it extends about 22 mm
beyond the bezel. At this point, you can pull the cartridge straight out, as shown in
Figure 12.
Alternatively, use the eject command from the backup software to eject the tape if
the drive LED does not turn off after the backup. Refer to your software
documentation to find the eject command for your particular software.
Note. The drive may retain the cartridge for up to 2 minutes after the Eject button
is pressed in order to complete the current operation, rewind, and update the
cartridge directory track.
Caution: Under normal circumstances, you should never attempt to remove the
cartridge manually or while the drive is active.