Sun Microsystems TIMBERWOLF 9740 - Manual (Page 52)

Operating in Manual Mode
3-20 Revision P 95693
Mounting a Cartridge into a 9490 or SD-3 CTU
See “Controller Transport Units” on page 4-1 for more information.
WARNING:
Personal injury: To avoid injury to your hand, keep your fingers out of
the transport; the elevator lowers automatically when a cartridge is
inserted.
To mount a cartridge into a transport when the LSM is offline:
1. Follow the steps in “Mounting and Dismounting Cartridge Tapes” on page 3-19 .
2. Make sure that the transport elevator is up. If it is not, wait until the
previous job is finished, then remove the cartridge from the drive and place
it outside the LSM.
CAUTION:
Potential equipment damage: You must insert the cartridge properly or
you will damage the drive.
Use standard, ETape, or EETape 9490 cartridges for 9490 transports.
Use DATA D3 helical tape cartridges for SD-3 transports.
3. Insert the cartridge with the customer label on top and the VOLSER toward
you.
Note: If a transport has been running, it might not accept the tape unless you
place the transport into manual mode. To do this:
1. Press the READY button on the CTU panel to turn the Ready light
off.
2. Press the
UNLOAD
button to reset the carriage on the transport to
allow the transport to be loaded in manual mode.
Dismounting a Cartridge from a 9490 or SD-3 CTU
To dismount a cartridge from a transport when the LSM is offline:
1. Press the READY button on the CTU to make it not ready.
2. Press the UNLOAD button on the CTU.
3. Remove the cartridge from the raised elevator.
4. Store the cartridge outside the LSM.