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- HOW TO CLEAN YOUR TAPE DRIVE
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- 1. Use compressed air and blow dust out from under the sensor light and
- around the detector hole.
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- 2. Use a sponge tip swab with a small amount of 90% isopropyl alcohol and
- wipe off the read/write head.
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- 3. Depending on the environmental surroundings, follow these steps as often
- as necessary. (We suggest cleaning the drive once a month.)
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- HOW TO RESPOOL DATA CARTRIDGES
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- The procedure required to respool DC2000 cartridges must be followed EXACTLY
- as listed otherwise data can be lost. If any problems arise during the
- respooling process call Colorado Memory Systems at (800) 346-9881 or (303)
- 669-6500.
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- 1. Remove the two or three screws located on the bottom aluminum plate of
- the data cartridge. Be careful not to strip the phillips heads.
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- 2. Carefully place the cartridge on a flat surface with the metal side down.
- Hold the aluminum plate firmly while gently pulling up on the sides of
- the plastic top. Be careful not to lift on the swing door. If the door
- is lifted with the top cover, the spring will come off causing the door
- to not operate properly.
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- 3. Now, find the end of the tape on the full spool and pull about three
- inches of tape away from the spool. The tape must be routed around the
- fixed tape guides, in front of the belt capstan, and in front of the
- guide pin. Pull enough tape out to reach the empty spool and center it.
- You may need to wet the end of the tape to make it stick to the spool.
- At this point turn the drive capstan until you have secured the tape on
- the empty spool with a couple of loops. Try to eliminate as much slack
- in the tape as possible by firmly holding the empty spool down and
- turning the full spool until the slack is gone.
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- 4. Now using the belt drive capstan next to the swing door, place a thin
- sharp object (such as an ink pen) in the hole at the top of the belt
- capstan. Turn the capstan and watch the tape for a set of two holes
- (about 8 turns or 12 inches). Once these holes have been located,
- continue to turn the belt capstan until two more sets of holes and one
- single hole pass. This should make a total of 3 sets of holes and one
- single hole. The tape is now respooled.
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- 5. Snap the top cover back on the cartridge and replace the screws on the
- bottom. The process is now complete.