M2488 PRODUCT GUIDE MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING
April 1997 CG00000-011503 REV. A 8-37
8-10.2 Tape Stopped During Threading
8-10.3 Tape Wound on Take-up Reel
STEP ACTION
1 Remove the DTC as described in paragraph 8-11.6.
2 Confirm that the tape is not wound into the machine reel.
3 Remove the Threader Assembly as described in paragraph 8-11.7
4 Remove the leader block from the threader pin.
5 Lay the drive on its left side (when viewed from front).
6 Store the leader block into the cartridge by turning the file reel motor (on bottom as shown below)
with a phillips screwdriver.
STEP ACTION
1 Remove the DTC as described in paragraph 8-11.6.
2 Lay the drive on its left side (when viewed from front).
3 Turn the file reel motor (on bottom as shown above) counterclockwise with a phillips screwdriver.
4 Do
not
exceed 1.25 kg-cm torque equal to 250 g for tape). Rewind the tape slowly and carefully until
the leader block is exposed on the take-up reel.
5 Move back threader by pushing bearing, following the groove until the leader block comes out of the
take-up reel.
6 Rewind the tape by turning the file reel motor counterclockwise with a phillips screwdriver.
7 Push the threader bearing so that the leader block seats in the tape cartridge.
