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Figures..............v
Safety..............vii
Material Handling Safety .......vii
Laser Safety and Compliance ......vii
Preface .............ix
Related Publications .........ix
IBM 3590 Publications ........ix
IBM 3490 Publications ........ix
IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Automated
Tape Library (3494) Publications ....ix
RS/6000
®
Publications ........x
AS/400
®
Publications ........x
S/390
®
Publications.........x
IBM Fibre Channel Fabric Publications . . x
IBM ESCON
®
Publications ......x
IBM FICON
™
Publications ......xi
Related Software Publications .....xi
HP Publications..........xii
SUN Publications .........xii
Other Publication .........xii
Online Access ...........xii
IBM Storage Media support......xii
IBM 3590 Tape Subsystem Support . . . xii
Non-IBM Support.........xiii
Do You Have Comments or Suggestions? . . xiii
Summary of Changes ........xv
Fourteenth Edition..........xv
Thirteenth Edition ..........xv
Twelfth Edition ...........xv
Eleventh Edition ..........xv
Tenth Edition ...........xvi
Ninth Edition ...........xvi
Eighth Edition ...........xvi
Seventh Edition ..........xvi
Sixth Edition ...........xvi
Fifth Edition ...........xvii
Chapter 1. Introduction ........1
Chapter 2. A14, C10, and C14 Control Unit
Operator Panel ...........3
Chapter 3. Drive Operator Panel and
Controls .............5
Operator Panel Display ........5
Fiducials .............13
Drive Power ............13
Indicators and Icons .........13
Processor Check Indicator ......14
File Protected Icons ........14
Tape Position Indicator .......14
Dump Icon ...........15
Clean Icon ...........15
Intervention Messages ........16
Message Priority and Display Rules . . . 19
FID and ATTN Supplemental Messages . . 23
Operator Panel Menus ........28
Operator Flow Chart ........30
Operator Menus .........31
Chapter 4. Automatic Cartridge Facility
(ACF) and Magazine.........49
ACF Description ..........49
ACF Functions ..........50
ACF Magazine ...........52
Cartridge Magazine Positions .....52
Magazine Weight .........53
Inserting and Removing Cartridges from
the Magazine ..........53
Inserting and Removing the Magazine in
the 3590 ............54
Modes of Operation .........55
ACF Notes ...........56
Manual Mode ...........57
Accumulate Mode ..........58
Automatic Mode ..........60
System Mode ...........61
Random and Random 2-LUN Modes....63
Cell Status Indicator LEDs .......64
Cell Status: Flashing Yellow–Attention
indicator LED ..........65
Cell Status: Steady Yellow–Alert
Conditions ...........66
Cell Status: Steady Green–In-Use Indicator
LED..............66
Chapter 5. Cleaning Procedures ....67
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