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<h1 class="topictitle1">Clean half-inch tape drives</h1>
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<div><p>This topic provides information specific to cleaning half-inch
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tape drives.</p>
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<p>On the average, clean the tape path on each drive every seven days. If
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you use an unusually large amount of tape, clean the tape path more often.
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If the tape unit displays a *CLEAN message, clean the tape drive path as soon
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as possible. You should also clean the tape path after each initial program
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load (IPL), after a drive is reset, or whenever the power on the tape unit
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has been interrupted.</p>
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<p>To clean the tape path, insert the special cleaning cartridge as you would
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a typical tape cartridge. Keep track of the number of uses on the label provided
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with each cleaning cartridge and then throw the cartridge away after 500 uses.</p>
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<p>If your tape drive has the automatic cartridge loader feature, put the
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cartridge into the feed position and press the start button. The cleaning
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cartridge can also be put into the input stack, and the cleaning procedure
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takes place whenever the cleaning cartridge is loaded into the drive. If you
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start cleaning during a job, an inquiry message is displayed. After responding
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to the message, the drive threads the cleaning tape, cleans the read/write
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head, and then rewinds and unloads the cleaning cartridge. When the cartridge
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has been unloaded, remove it and mark the usage label.</p>
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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Cleaning the 3490 F<var class="varname">xx</var>, 3494, and 35<var class="varname">xx</var> tape
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drives</h4><p>These tape drives provide random access to the tape cartridges.
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When the device detects that cleaning is needed, the tape drive will perform
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the cleaning operation, if the cleaning cartridge is in the internal cell
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known only to the Random Access Cartridge Loader. The tape drive keeps track
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of the number of cleaning operations performed by the cleaning cartridge and
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ejects the cleaning cartridge through the priority cell when the cleaning
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cycles that are allowed for the cleaning cartridge have been
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used up.</p>
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<p>The cleaning cartridges for half-inch tape drives are specified
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in the following table:</p>
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<th valign="top" id="d0e42">Cleaning cartridge part number</th>
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</thead>
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<tbody><tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e40 ">3490</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e42 ">4780527</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e40 ">3570</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e42 ">05H2463</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e40 ">3590</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e42 ">05H4435</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e40 ">3592</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e42 ">05H3929</td>
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<div class="familylinks">
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzam4cleantape.htm" title="This topic provides information about keeping your tape drives clean.">Clean your tape drives</a></div>
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<div class="relconcepts"><strong>Related concepts</strong><br />
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<div><a href="rzam4halfmagcompat.htm" title="This table shows which tape units and half-inch and Magstar MP cartridges are compatible.">Half-inch and Magstar MP cartridges and tape unit compatibility</a></div>
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