Using I/O stations to insert cartridges

Use the cartridge magazine to insert data, scratch, or cleaning cartridges into the I/O station and then into the library.

Complete the following steps to insert cartridges into the library by using the cartridge magazine and I/O station:

1. View the status of the I/O stations on the display panel on the base frame of the library.
   The lock icon indicates that the station is locked. The open lock icon indicates that the station is unlocked.
2. Press the eject button (  2  in Figure 1) or use the management GUI to open the I/O station doors.
   After the eject button is pressed, the lock light flashes and the I/O station doors open after a slight delay.
3. Engage the magazine safety lock (  4  in Figure 1) by sliding the mechanism down into the locked position. Then, remove the cartridge magazine by grabbing the handles at the top and bottom of the magazine (  1  in Figure 1) and pulling straight out to remove the magazine completely from the station.
   The magazine safety lock prevents cartridges from falling out of the magazine while it is being carried.
4. Place the cartridge magazine on an accessible surface and disengage the magazine safety lock by sliding the mechanism into the unlocked position.
   Important: Do not attempt to insert cartridges when the magazine safety lock is engaged.
5. Insert one or more cartridges into the magazine so that the bar code label faces the interior of the library and the write-protect switch is on the right.
   Note: An engraving on the cartridge magazine (  3  in Figure 1) shows which end of the magazine is up. The cartridges cannot be fully inserted into the magazine if they are upside down. The cartridges must be fully seated for the magazine to fit into the I/O station.
6. Engage the magazine safety lock by sliding the mechanism into the locked position before you carry the cartridge magazine.
7. Replace the cartridge magazine into the I/O station and disengage the magazine safety lock by sliding the mechanism into the unlocked position. This is shown in the video.
   Note: The magazine safety lock must be in the unlock position for the accessor to retrieve cartridges.
8. Press the eject button (  2  in Figure 1) or use the management GUI to close the I/O station doors. Do not manually force the doors closed. Doing so can damage the I/O station.
   After the eject button is pressed, the lock light flashes and the I/O station doors close after a slight delay.

   Note: If the I/O station doors do not close properly due to an obstruction, improperly seated cartridges, or a locked magazine, the doors automatically reopen. If this scenario occurs, clear any visible obstruction and check to ensure that all cartridges are seated in the cartridge magazine properly. Then, check that the cartridge magazine is seated properly in the I/O station and that the magazine is unlocked. Then, try to close the doors again by using the eject button or the management GUI.

   

Results

After you close the I/O station doors, the library automatically moves the cartridges into storage slots. How each cartridge is assigned to a logical library depends on the configured VOLSER ranges. For more information, see Figure 2. The state of the cartridge is shown in bold text.

View the state of inserted cartridges from the System or Cartridge page of the TS4500 management GUI.