HP SureStore 4215w - Manual (Page 69)

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Operating the Library
Loading Tape Cartridges Into the Library
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Loading Tape Cartridges Into the Library
Inserting/Removing Cartridges with Software
If the software package requires that cartridges be inserted and removed using the
software, check the software documentation before proceeding.
Label all cartridges before inserting them into the magazines. (See “Labeling Tape
Cartridges” on page 2-4.)
The bar codes and storage slot locations are stored in library memory when the door
is closed and the Inventory Check test is automatically run.
Keeping Cartridges in the Magazine
To prevent cartridges from sliding out of the bulk load magazines when inserting
them into the library:
• Do not use excessive force when inserting the magazines. This can cause the
magazine “latching” mechanisms to fail.
• Do not insert magazines when the library power is turned off. During normal
library operation, the cartridge release button on top of the magazine is pushed
down by a special mechanism inside the library. This “unlocks” the cartridges,
allowing them to be inserted and removed from the storage slots as needed.
When the control panel
RELEASE DOOR option is enabled, the button on top of
the magazine is released, which “relocks” the cartridges into the magazine slots.
During a power failure, however, this button is not released, and cartridges can
slide out of their storage slots if a magazine is inserted or removed from the
library. (If no magazines are in a library, the special mechanism defaults to the
position that keeps cartridges locked into the magazine storage slot.)