Quantum Audio A-Series Manuel D’Utilisation
Chapter 3 Using Your Tape Drive
Front Panel LEDs and Tape Eject
Quantum A-Series Tape Drives User’s Guide
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Table 3 LTO-3A LED Codes
Drive Condition
Activity LED
(Green)
Error LED
(Orange)
Status LED
(Amber)
Cleaning Request
On
Cleaning cartridge
present
On
On
Cleaning cartridge at
EOT
On
Fast
Cleaning failure or
media error
Fast
Fast
Hardware error
Fast
Manual intervention
required
On
Microcode download
Fast
Slow
Fast
Microcode download
error
Fast
Fast
Fast
Positioning – loading,
unloading, rewinding,
spacing, or locating
Slow
Power On Self Test
(POST) in progress
Slow
Slow
Slow
Power On Self Test
(POST) failure
Fast
On
Servo initialization
Slow
Slow
Tape Active – writing,
reading, or verifying
Slow