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Chapter 9  Using Data and Cleaning Cartridges

Using the Cleaning Cartridge

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Using the Cleaning Cartridge

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When the 

 LED is illuminated, your tape drive’s read/write head 

needs to be cleaned. 

Use only approved cleaning cartridges in your DLT-V4 tape drive. Use of 

any other type of cleaning cartridge can damage the read/write head in 

your tape drive.

Figure 27  DLT VS1 Cleaning 
Cartridge

Each cleaning cartridge has a useful life of 20 cleanings. The cleaning 

cartridge includes a label with 20 small boxes printed on it. Place a check 

mark in one of the boxes each time you use the cleaning cartridge to clean 

the tape drive. Replace the cleaning cartridge when you have checked all 

boxes.
When the cleaning cartridge has cleaned the read/write head, the 

 

LED turns off and the tape drive ejects the cleaning cartridge.

Follow the instructions as detailed in 

 on page 59 to load the cleaning cartridge. The 

DLT-V4 tape drive will accept only a DLT VS1 cleaning 

cartridge. Cleaning typically takes several minutes, during 

which the 

 LED blinks. If you attempt to load an 

inappropriate type of cleaning cartridge, your DLT-V4 

tape drive prevents damage by ejecting the cartridge after 

approximately 25 seconds without allowing the cleaning 

tape to come into contact with the read/write head.