Xerox 180 EPS User Manual

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Cleaning the sensors and the reflecting surfaces

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Cleaning the display

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Cleaning the exterior surfaces of the system

A cleaning cartridge is shipped with each 18/36-track cartridge 
tape drive. This cartridge should be replaced after 500 uses.

When the tape drive needs to be cleaned, CLEAN appears in the 
message display after a cartridge is unloaded and during a rewind 
or locate operation.

NOTE: CLEAN is a status message, not an error message.

CAUTION: Never power off the tape drive without following the 
cleaning procedure once the CLEAN message has appeared.

To clean the 18/36-track cartridge tape drive read/write heads:

CAUTION: The cleaning cartridge must be undamaged and 
clean.

1. Remove any cartridge loaded in the tape drive.

2. Insert the cleaning cartridge.

The cleaning cycle takes approximately 15 seconds.

3. Remove the cleaning cartridge when it is unloaded.

4. Mark the usage on the tape label. Do not use a grease pencil.

You must clean the 18/36-track cartridge tape drive regularly to 
keep it functioning properly.

The 26-track, or quarter inch cartridge (QIC) tape drive heads 
should be cleaned at least once a week. If you use the drive for 
eight hours or more per day, then you should clean the drive daily. 
The process is simple and requires very little time.

1. If there is a cartridge in the tape drive, remove it.

2. Insert the cleaning cartridge into the tape drive and close the 

door. Cleaning begins automatically once the cartridge is 
inserted. 

3. Allow the tape to run for approximately 30 seconds, then 

remove it.