Bull ESCALA E Series Operator's Manual - page 26
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Operator’s Guide
Using the QIC Tape Drive
The QIC tape drive is a high capacity tape drive. This drive is compatible with existing
1/4-inch streaming tape subsystems, which use the QIC formats (Quarter-Inch Cartridge
drive standards).
Functions
The QIC tape drive has two green status lights and one amber status light. The on/off
combinations of the status lights indicate the conditions of the QIC tape drive.
Ready LED (Green)
Activity LED (Green)
Error LED (Amber)
Unload Button
Drive Door
Status Lights
The following table explains the meaning of the green and amber status lights.
Ready LED
Activity LED
Error LED
Drive State:
On
On
On
LED-test (2 sec. at Power-on). The LEDs
are turned on one-by-one
Flashing
Off
Off
Power-up self-test or diagnostic cartridge
activity
Off
Off
Off
Cartridge/tape not loaded
Off
Off
On
Cartridge/tape not loaded, cleaning required
On
Off
Off
Tape loaded, no tape movement
On
Flashing
Off
Tape loaded, tape movement
On
Off
On
Tape loaded, no tape movement, cleaning
required
On
Flashing
On
Tape loaded, tape movement, cleaning
required
On
Flashing
Off
Tape loading or unloading, or cartridge
unloading
On
Flashing
On
Cleaning required
Off
Flashing
On
Cleaning loaded tape
Off
Off
Flashing
Unrecoverable drive failure, cartridge failure
or Microcode download failure