Contents
Welcome ............................5
AboutThisGuide .......................6
ConventionsUsedinThisGuide.................6
ForMoreInformation .......................6
1Installingthetapedrive...................7
Unpacking and Handling the tape drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
SettingtheSCSIID........................9
Preparing the Tape Drive for the SCSI Bus . . . . . . . . . . . 11
InstallingtheTapeDriveinaComputer ............13
PerformingtheInitialPowerOn.................18
2Operatingthetapedrive .................20
SelectingDataCartridges....................23
Setting the Write-Protect Switch on a Data Cartridge ...25
Loading a Data Cartridge in the tape drive . . . . . . . . . . . 26
UnloadingaDataCartridge...................27
3PreventiveMaintenance ................. 28
Determining When to Clean the Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . . 28
Usingthe8mmCleaningCartridge...............29
Caring for Data Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4ShippingtheTapeDrive ................. 32
PackingtheTapeDrive.....................33
Environmental Requirements for Shipment . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Appendix A Installation Requirements ..........36
SCSICable ...........................36
SCSI Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Attaching the tape drive to a Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Chassis Grounding (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
AppendixBUnloadButtonOptions............42
AppendixCTapeDriveSpecifications ..........44
Index ............................. 45
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