Quantum Audio STT3401A Manuel D’Utilisation

Seagate Travan 40 Product Manual 

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Media Life 

W 

The tape cartridge has reached the end of its 
calculated useful life: 
1. Copy any data you need to another tape 

2. Discard the old tape. 

The media has exceeded its 
specified life. 

9 

Write Protect 

C 

You are trying to write to a write-protected 
cartridge. 

Remove the write-protection or use another tape. 

WRITE command is attempted 
to a write-protected tape. 

10 

No Removal 

I 

You cannot eject the cartridge because the tape is 
in use. Wait until the operation is complete before 
ejecting the cartridge. 

Manual unload attempted 
when prevent media removal 
is on. 

11 

Cleaning 
Media 

I 

The tape in the drive is a cleaning cartridge. 

If you want to back up or restore, insert a data-
grade tape. 

Cleaning tape encountered 
during backup or restore. 

12 

Unsupported 
Format 

I 

You have tried to load a cartridge of a type that is 
not supported by this drive. 

e.g., TR3 cartridge is not 
supported 

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Recoverable 
Snapped 
Tape 

C 

The operation has failed because the tape in the 
drive has snapped: 
1. Discard the old tape.  

2. Restart the operation with a different tape. 

Tape snapped/cut in the drive 
where media can be ejected 

16 

Forced Eject 

C 

The operation has failed because the tape 
cartridge was manually ejected while the tape drive 
was actively writing or reading. 

Manual or forced eject while 
drive actively writing or reading 

17 

Read Only 
Format 

W 

You have loaded a cartridge of a type that is read-
only in this drive. The cartridge will appear as write 
protected. 

e.g., NS8 cartridge is read 
only 

18 

Tape 
Directory 
Corrupted 

W 

The directory on the tape cartridge has been 
corrupted. 

File search performance will be degraded. 

Directory data stored on tape 
has been corrupted. 

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Expired 
Media 

W 

The tape cartridge is nearing the end of calculated 
life. It is recommended that: 

1. Another cartridge be used for storing data 

2. This cartridge be stored for archival recovery 

Media exceeded number of 
recommended passes. 

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Clean 
Periodic 

W 

The tape drive is due for routine cleaning: 

1. Wait for the current operation to finish.  

2. Then use a cleaning cartridge.  

The drive must be cleaning using a cleaning 
cartridge to clear this flag. 

The drive is ready for a 
periodic clean 

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Drive 
Maintenance 

W 

Preventive maintenance of the drive is required. 
Check the tape drive users manual for device 
specific preventive maintenance tasks or call the 
tape drive supplier help line. 

The drive requires preventive 
maintenance (not cleaning) 

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Hardware A 

C 

The tape drive has a hardware fault: 

1. Eject the tape cartridge. 

2. Reset the drive. 

The drive has a hardware fault 
that requires reset to recover.