Quantum Audio drive DDS-4 - Manual (Page 47)

Understanding the Drive LEDs LED Summary
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LED Summary
Table 8 on page 47 summarizes the actions of the front-panel LEDs.
Clean LED
The Clean LED indicates whether a drive needs to be cleaned.
TABLE 8. LED Quick Summary
LED Color Action Description
Clean Green ON (Lit) Cleaning is required.
Slow Flashing Internal error rate threshold has been exceeded and
cleaning is required.
Flashing Cleaning cartridge in the drive has exceeded its useful
life. Replace the old cleaning cartridge with a new one.
Media Green ON (Lit) An inserted cartridge is operating properly.
Flashing Drive could not write the tape correctly (write error).
Use a DDS cleaning cartridge to clean the drive.
Drive Amber ON (Lit) Drive is reading or writing the tape normally.
Rapid Flashing A hardware fault has occurred.
TABLE 9. Clean LED
LED Status Description
ON continuously Drive requires cleaning. Use only an approved DDS cleaning cartridge.
Flashing slowly (approximately
ON 2 seconds, OFF 1 second) Tape cartridge in use has exceeded a predefined soft-error threshold.
This signal is a warning only and does not indicate that data has been
compromised. Remove the tape and clean the drive using an approved
DDS cleaning cartridge. If the Clean LED still flashes after cleaning and
reinserting the original data cartridge, use a new cartridge for future
backups.
Flashing rapidly A cleaning cartridge that has exceeded its useful life has been inserted
into the drive. Replace the cleaning cartridge with a new approved
DDS cleaning cartridge.