Operation; Summary Of Led Indications - Sony SDX-1100V/R User Manual

4. Operation

4.1. Summary of LED Indications

The drive has 3 LEDs. Each LED shows "Tape Motion", "Cleaning Request", and "Replace Tape" as defined.
"Tape Motion" means to show the tape motion in the drive.
"Cleaning Request" to be on means that CLEANING is required.
"Replace Tape" to be on means that the tape needs to be replaced. It should be on when a medium error
occurred.
All of the three LEDs flash fast simultaneously when the drive is in malfunction.
The following table shows the meaning of each LED indications:
LED
Off No Tape
On Tape Loaded
Flash Slowly Tape Access in Progress
(Write/Read)
Flash Fast Tape Access in Progress
(Others)
All LED Flash Fast H/w Error Occurred
Flash Fast (0.3sec on/ 0.3sec off)
0.3 sec
Flash Slowly (0.9sec on/ 0.3sec off)
0.9sec
SONY AIT-5 drive SDX-1100V series Ver.1.0
Table 4-1: Meaning of each LED indications
Tape Motion
Cleaning is Not Necessary
Cleaning Request
Cleaning is Not Completed
0.3sec
Cleaning Request
4.Operation
Replace Tape
No Media Error Occurred
Media Error Occurred
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