Quantum Internal Storage System Travan 40 GB - Manual (Page 20)

Operation and Maintenance
Retensioning Tapes
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Retensioning Tapes
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Travan tapes must be retensioned frequently to ensure data integrity and
optimize drive performance.
If you ever have a problem reading a tape,
retensioning may solve the problem. Some backup software
automatically retensions Travan media before a backup or restore. See
your software manual for tape retensioning instructions.
We recommend retensioning whenever a cartridge:
• Is being used for the first time
• Has not been used for over a month
• Has been dropped
• Hasbeen shipped from one location to another
• Has been exposed to a significant change in temperature
For optimum performance, cartridges should be retensioned prior to each
use if your backup software does not retension them automatically. See
the literature included with your tape cartridge for additional cartridge
operating recommendations.
Cleaning the Tape Drive Mechanism
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Under typical conditions, the tape heads should be cleaned after every
twenty-four hours of use. However, in adverse conditions or when error
rates become high, the tape drive recording mechanism should be
cleaned after every eight hours of use.
Use only a dry-process cleaning cartridge to clean this drive. When you
insert a cleaning cartridge in the drive, the drive recognizes the cleaning
cartridge and automatically starts the cleaning process. After about 10
seconds, when the cleaning process is complete, the
DRIVE
LED stops
flashing and the cleaning cartridge is ejected.