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## Operating the Library using the Operator Panel

The Operator Panel contains a power button, an LCD display, six navigation buttons, and five LEDs. With the Operator Panel you can monitor, configure, and operate most library functions from the library front panel. To navigate the Operator Panel, use the six navigation buttons (up/down, left/right, Enter, Back).
In addition, on each module two buttons are available to unlock magazines or I/O stations.

The Operator Panel provides a subset of menu items compared to the full capability of the Web GUI. Menu items that are similar to the Web GUI are not described again in detail. For details please refer to the corresponding item in the section Operating the Library using the GUI.

Front Panel LED Indicators

Unit ID | Blue - The unit identification (UID) LEDs are controlled by the user through the action Turn Identifier Light On or Off on the Dashboard screen of the Web GUI. The UIDs on the Operator Panel and base module back panel are activated and deactivated together. In addition UIDs on drives and expansion module back panels can be activated separately. The UIDs are helpful for locating components of the library in a data center.
Ready | Green steady - power is on Green flashing - blinking with tape ready / drive or library robotic activity
Clean | Amber - a tape drive cleaning operation is recommended.
Attention | Amber blinking - the library has detected a condition for which user attention is necessary, but that the library can still perform most operations.
Error | Amber - an unrecoverable tape drive or library error occurs. A corresponding error message is displayed on the LCD screen. User intervention is required; the library is not capable of performing some operations.

Operator Panel main screen layout

- Left Pane - Displays the library status (firmware revision, number of modules, number of slots, number of drives, number of errors, number of warnings
- Center Pane - provides access to operate and configure the library and to view additional status information (Operation, Configuration, Maintenance, Status, Logout)
- Bottom Pane - Displays additional status information (library status, time/date, IPv4 or IPv6 address). The status pane displays one status information for 10 seconds and then switches to the next status item