Sun Microsystems TIMBERWOLF 9740 - Manual (Page 75)

95693 Revision P A-5
Storing Cartridges
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Storing Cartridges
When storing a cartridge:
• Do not take a cartridge out of its protective wrapping until you are ready to
use it. Use the tear string, not a sharp instrument, to remove the wrapping.
• Store cartridges in a clean environment that duplicates the conditions of the
room in which they are used.
• Before using a cartridge, make sure that it has been in its operating
environment for at least 24 hours.
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Cleaning the Cartridge Exterior
CAUTION:
Possible equipment damage: The following solvents can damage the
cartridge. Do not use them to remove labels or to clean cartridges:
acetone, trichloroethane, toluene, xylene, benzene, ketone, methylethyl
ketone, methylene chloride, ethyldichloride, esters, ethyl acetate, or
similar chemicals.
Wipe all dust, dirt, and moisture from the cartridge with a lint-free cloth.
Use StorageTek Tape Cleaner Wipes, PN 4046289-01, to clean the cartridges.
These wipes are saturated with isopropyl alcohol. Do not let any solution touch
the tape or get inside the cartridge.
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Using Cleaning Cartridges
Cleaning cartridges have a VOLSER prefix of DG CLN or CLNxxx. These
cartridges cannot be used as scratch cartridges or initialized by software utilities.
When a transport needs to be cleaned, the 9740 and CTU interact automatically;
no host software interaction is required. During a dismount, the 9740 software
polls the CTU to determine if the transport needs to be cleaned. If it does, the
hand removes a cleaning cartridge from its cell and inserts it into the transport.
If the LSM has no cleaning cartridges, you are prompted to enter a cleaning
cartridge into the CAP.
CAUTION:
Do not re-enter a cleaning cartridge that has been ejected from an LSM.
When you enter a cleaning cartridge, the software considers it to be new
and sets the usage counter to zero.