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Drive Status
The indicators of the S-AIT Tape Drive Unit show the status of the unit. This
status is indicated by a combination of colors (green, orange, or yellow), and
whether the indicators are lit or flashing. Refer to the table below for
explanations about the meaning of indicator activity.
TAPE MOTION
All green,
flashing
All green, lit
Orange,
flashing
DRIVE ERROR
TAPE ERROR
CLEANING
REQUEST
Firmware update
Ejection inhibited (only when pressing the eject button)
Tape being
accessed (write)
Drive error
Media error
Cleaning error
⎯
⎯
Media error
⎯
Tape being
accessed
(search)
Drive error
Media warning
Cleaning request
Yellow, lit
Tape loaded
(write-protected)
⎯
⎯
Cleaning
Green,
flashing
Tape being
accessed (read)
⎯
⎯
⎯
Green, lit
Tape loaded
(write-enabled)
⎯
⎯
⎯
No tape
No drive error
No media error
No cleaning
request
Orange, lit
Yellow,
flashing
Off
Note
When you turn on the unit or reset it, all the indicators light green for about half
a second. They then flash repeatedly yellow from left to right for about 3
seconds, indicating that the unit is performing a self-diagnostic.
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