HP NonStop G-Series - Manual (Page 70)

5157/5157 ACL S-Series Subsystems Installation/ Users Guide
Configuring and Operating the 5157 Tape Drive
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4.7 Using the Cleaning Tape Cartridge
Table 4-6 When to Use the Cleaning Cartridge
If . . . It means… And the operator
should…
1. Use Cleaning Tape
indicator turns on
(Figure 4-5)
The drive head
needs cleaning or
the tape is bad (see
item 3) Use the cleaning
cartridge. Follow the
instructions in Section
4.7 for loading a
cartridge into the drive.
When cleaning
completes, the Use
Cleaning Tape indicator
shuts off, and the beeper
sounds to indicate that
the cleaning cartridge
should be removed.
2. A data cartridge
causes Use Cleaning
Tape to blink
The data cartridge
may be damaged Back up this data onto
another cartridge.
Discard the old cartridge,
which may be damaged.
A damaged cartridge
may cause unnecessary
use of the cleaning
cartridge.
3. Use Cleaning Tape
indicators still turns
on after the drive
head is cleaned.
The data cartridge
may be causing the
problem Try another data
cartridge.
4. Use Cleaning Tape
indicator turns on
after the cleaning
cartridge is loaded.
Cleaning has not
been done, and the
cartridge is expired Replace the cleaning
cartridge.
NOTE: The cleaning cartridge expires after about 20 uses.