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DLT-V4 Product Manual

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Chapter 8

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Using Your Tape Drive

This chapter contains information regarding the functional operation of 

the DLT-V4 tape drive.

LED Indicators

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The tape drive has four light emitting diodes (LEDs). This section 

describes the functions of the LEDs.

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Each time you apply power to the tape drive, or reset the tape drive, it 

performs a power-on self-test (POST). During POST, the LEDs illuminate 

one at a time, from left to right. First, the 

 LED (Green) comes on, 

followed by the 

 LED (Orange) approximately one second later, then 

the 

 LED (Orange) approximately one second later, then four 

seconds later the 

 LED (Orange) illuminates. Each LED signifies a 

different portion of the power-on process. All LEDs turn off momentarily. 

If no data cartridge is loaded in the tape drive, the 

 LED then 

illuminates steadily and POST is complete. This process takes 

The front panel controls and indicators are in the same 

locations on both the internal and tabletop tape drives. The 

tabletop tape drive has a 

 LED.