Grass Valley PLS20 - Manual (Page 17)

Operating the Tape Drive
Profile PLS20 Data Tape Drive 7
Operating the Tape Drive
This section describes how to operate your PLS20 Profile Data Tape Drive.
Figure 13 below shows the front-panel components used for tape drive
operation.
Figure 13. PLS20 Front Panel Components
Monitoring the Status LEDs
The status LEDs have the following, general meanings:
• Top LED (amber). When this LED is flashing, an error has occurred. When
this LED is on solid, the tape drive needs to be cleaned (see page 14).
• Middle LED (green). When this LED is on, tape is loaded and the tape drive
is ready to begin operations.
• Bottom LED (green). When this LED is flashing, tape motion is occurring.
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Status LEDs
Power LED
Unload button
Door
LCD display