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Goal

Fix

Applies to:

Goal

C2 - CRU Replacement of Autoloader Magazine.

C2 Autoloader LTO Magazine             380-1264
C2 Autoloader Dummy Magazine         380-1498
C2 Autoloader SDLT600 Magazine     380-1267

Fix

DISPATCH INSTRUCTIONS
- WHAT SKILLS DOES THE FIELD ENGINEER/ADMINISTRATOR NEED:
Familiar with C4 library

- TIME ESTIMATE: 30 minutes

- TASK COMPLEXITY: 0

FIELD ENGINEER/ADMINISTRATOR INSTRUCTIONS:
- PROBLEM OVERVIEW:
Cartridge magazine is defective and needs to be replaced.

- WHAT STATE SHOULD THE SYSTEM BE IN TO BE READY TO PERFORM THE
RESOLUTION ACTIVITY?:
Library should be powered up and offline to the Operating System and Software Application.
- WHAT ACTION DOES THE FIELD ENGINEER/ADMINISTRATOR NEED TO TAKE:

Refer to the Oracle C2 User's Guide for complete information on replacement of cartridge magazines.
http://download-adc.oracle.com/archive/cd_ns/E21147_01/CRCM2226/CRCM2226.pdf

Replacing a Magazine or Magazine Blank
To replace a cartridge magazine or magazine blank, you need to remove the current magazine or blank, and then install the new magazine or blank. If you currently have a magazine blank and wish to change it to a
cartridge magazine, you must remove the blank first, and then insert a cartridge magazine. This allows for up a maximum of 16 cartridges in the autoloader, plus one cartridge in the drive.

Note:
Handles are either right or left. They are not interchangeable between the left and right sides of the autoloader.

Caution:
If your unit was ordered as a one-magazine autoloader, be sure to remove the plastic shipping insert from the magazine bay before connecting or operating your autoloader. Insert either a magazine or a magazine blank into the bay. The autoloader will not function without both magazine bays equipped with either a magazine or a magazine blank.

In most cases, you will remove a magazine by using the Eject command on the front panel menu. If you need to remove the magazine when the autoloader is powered off, you must remove it manually. Please contact Oracle Technical Support Center for more information.

Removing a magazine using the front panel:
1. On the menu, scroll to Commands.
2. Press Enter on the front panel.
3. On the Commands submenu, scroll to Eject, and then press Enter on the front panel.
4. On the Eject submenu, scroll to Right Magazine or Left Magazine, depending on which magazine  
    you want to eject, and then press Enter.
    The magazine pops forward so that the front of the magazine is no longer flush with the front panel.
5. With one hand, grasp the magazine by the handle and slide it forward to remove. Place your other hand
     under the magazine to support it and prevent it from falling.

Removing a Magazine Blank:
Your autoloader comes equipped with either two magazines, or one magazine and one magazine blank. The autoloader will not function without both magazine bays equipped with either a magazine or a magazine blank.

To remove a magazine blank:
1. Pull the magazine blank straight out.
2. Replace with another magazine blank or a cartridge magazine (see Reinstalling a Magazine).

To install a cartridge magazine:
1. Grasp the magazine by the handle with one hand and support it underneath with the other hand.
2. Slide the magazine into the magazine bay. Make sure you position the magazine correctly; it should slide
    smoothly.

Warning: Insert the magazine slowly to avoid damaging internal components or the autoloader.

3. The magazine is correctly installed when you feel it click into place and the front is flush with the front
    panel.

To install a magazine blank:
1. Grasp the magazine blank by the handle with one hand and guide the blank into the magazine bay.
2. Slide the magazine blank into the magazine bay until it stops.

Warning:
The magazine blank is correctly installed when you feel it click into place and the front of the blank is flush
with the front panel of the autoloader.

Changing the Orientation
A magazine or magazine blank can be configured to fit in the right or left magazine bay. The handle must be removed and the appropriate handle attached to match the orientation of the magazine or blank.

To remove and attach a magazine handle, you will need a #1 PHILLIPS screwdriver.

Changing the orientation of a magazine:
1. Remove the two screws that attach the handle to the front of the magazine.
2. Unsnap the handle carefully, being careful not to break the hinge.
3. Rotate the magazine 180 degrees so that what was the front of the magazine is now the back.
4. Attach the appropriate left or right handle to the front of the rotated magazine.
5. Snap the handle back onto the front of the magazine.
6. Install the two screws to attach the handle securely to the magazine.

Changing the orientation of a magazine blank:
1. Remove the two screws that attach the handle to the front of the magazine blank.
2. Unsnap the handle carefully, being careful not to break the hinge.
3. Rotate the magazine blank 180 degrees so that what was the front of the magazine is now the back.
4. Add the appropriate right or left handle to the front of the rotated magazine blank.
5. Snap the handle back on the front of the magazine blank.
6. Install the two screws to attach the handle securely to the magazine blank.

Note:

Use the following procedure to gain access to the tape cartridge magazines in case of an emergency and the library power is not available.
1. Put on an antistatic wrist strap and clip it to the library chassis (example: a captive screw on the tape drive cover plates).
2. Insert the metal pick included with the accessory kit into the release holes and trip the magazine door release for both the right and left magazine doors (see figure 58) of the C2 Service Manual.
    The magazine access doors open.
Caution: Take standard ESD precautions when performing this procedure.

There was a tool that came with each C2 for manual magazine Removals.  If you do not have one, use a small thin 6" ruler.  The tool is inserted between the from panel and the magazine at the bottom.  It is a tight fit, must insert 3" to 3 3/4" to hit the leaver.  If there is a working unit close by, you can open a magazine and see the leaver that has to be moved back to remove the magazine.

OBTAIN CUSTOMER ACCEPTANCE
- WHAT ACTION DOES THE FIELD ENGINEER/ADMINISTRATOR NEED TO TAKE TO RETURN THE SYSTEM TO AN OPERATIONAL STATE:
Bring library back online to the Operating System and Software Application.

PARTS NOTE:
C2 Autoloader LTO Magazine          380-1264
C2 Autoloader Dummy Magazine      380-1498
C2 Autoloader SDLT600 Magazine  380-1267

REFERENCE INFORMATION:
Oracle C2 User's Guide
http://download-adc.oracle.com/archive/cd_ns/E21147_01/CRCM2226/CRCM2226.pdf

C2 - Trouble Shooting Information for Service Personnel (Doc ID 1016840.1)

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