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TEST MODE
The LF 8600 automatically enters the Test mode each time the Drive is powered on. Power-on selftest
diagnostics are run to verify the operational readiness of the drive.
After the LF 8600 successfully passes the power-on selftests, the LF 8600 enters the Operating mode.
While the LF 8600 is in the Operating mode, the operator may manually enter the Diagnostic Test mode.
The level of selftest diagnostic coverage is configurable via the "Test Start:", "Test End" and "Test Cycles"
options in the Diagnostics menu. Diagnostic tests 0 through 7 verify basic drive hardware operation. Test
number 9 will Write Power Calibrate the current media in the Drive.
To perform any of the diagnostic test:
From the Operating Mode enter the "Diagnostic" menu and follow the steps in the flow chart below:
Figure 41. Entering Diagnostic Tests
When errors are detected, the appropriate diagnostic message will be displayed on the DOC. Diagnostic
messages are presented to the operator in the form of failed test codes and Field Replaceable Unit (FRU)
mnemonics that can be relayed to a CE for repairing the malfunction.
If no problems are detected by the system function diagnostics, the display will show "Diagnostics
Complete. Press TEST to restart drive...".. Pressing TEST resets the Drive.
Test Start: 0
SELECT
MENU
Test End: 0
Test Cycles
SELECT
SELECT
MENU
0
9
Cycles: 0001
SELECT
PRESS BOTH
= SWITCHES
SIMULTANEOUSLY
MENU
SELECT
MENU
SELECT
0001
9999
0
9
MENU SELECT
ENTER DIAGNOSTIC MENU
SELECT
MENU SELECT
SELECT
FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS
DISPLAYED ON THE DOC
SWITCH BACK TO THE
"DIAGNOSTIC" MENU
SWITCH BACK TO THE
"OPERATING" MENU
START TESTING
MENU
PRESS MENU REPEATEDLY
UNTIL TEST START 0: IS
DISPLAYED
DIAGNOSTICS