Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 2017-03-16 13:36, Per Jessen wrote:
Paul Groves wrote:
Does anyone know what this means exactly or what I should do? I read online that I should try cleaning the tape heads with isopropyl alcohol.
A cleaning tape maybe? I reserve the alcohol and cotton buds for the really bad cases.
I have little experience with these digital tapes, but with the analog audio tapes I've never used cleaning tape, but instead had a go at cleaning the heads directly with a cotton rod impregnated in spirit. Alcohol.
I think the cleaning tapes are slightly abrasive.
FYI, cleaning cartridges are always used in tape libraries. Every so many operations, the cleaning cartridge goes in, it's standard. Libraries typically have dedicated slots for them. Some drives will ask for the cleaning cartridge themselves - by sending an alert or by displaying e.g. a "C" on the display. I don't know what they're made of, but it's not sandpaper :-) https://www.amazon.com/Ultrium-Universal-Cleaning-Cartridge-01X024/dp/B002HE... -- Per Jessen, Zürich (11.0°C) http://www.dns24.ch/ - your free DNS host, made in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org