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Chapter 5: Operation
Every time you use the cleaning cartridge, the drive uses a new, unused portion of the
tape. After approximately 20 cleanings, the entire tape is used and you must obtain a new
cartridge. Therefore, it is a good idea to keep track of the number of times you use each
cartridge.
To clean a DLT2000XT tape drive, follow these steps:
1. Load the cleaning cartridge into the drive and close the handle. The drive
automatically detects that the cartridge is a cleaning cartridge; it buzzes, then loads
and runs the cartridge. The Tape in Use LED lights.
After the cleaning is complete, the Use Cleaning Tape LED goes dark, and the
beeper sounds.
2. When the cleaning cycle is finished, press the Unload button and wait for the green
Operate Handle LED to light before opening the handle.
3. Remove the cartridge from the DLT2000XT tape drive unit.
4. Make a note in a log or on the cartridge itself that you used the cleaning cartridge.
Note: Do not attempt to remove the cleaning tape from the drive while it is going
through the cleaning cycle.
To clean a DLT2500XT stacker drive, insert a cleaning cartridge into the magazine and
load it into the drive. When the cleaning cycle is finished, the cleaning cartridge unloads
from the drive and returns to the magazine; the LDR RDY message displays. Make a note
in a log or on the cartridge itself that you used the cleaning cartridge.
If the Use Cleaning Tape LED lights or the HC message displays after you load the
cleaning cartridge, cleaning has not taken place; the cartridge is expired. Use a new
cleaning cartridge.
If the Use Cleaning Tape LED remains lit or the HC message still displays after you clean
the drive head, there may be a problem with the current data cartridge. Try another
cartridge.
If a data cartridge causes the Use Cleaning Tape LED to light frequently or the HC
message to display frequently, the data cartridge may be damaged. Back up this data
onto another cartridge and discard the old cartridge.
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