ADIC Scalar AIT 440, Installation And Operating Manual

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Employing the 3.5” form factor AIT-2 drive, the Scalar AIT 440 and
Scalar AIT 480 provide a maximum sustained data transfer rate of over
1440 MB per minute (assuming 2:1 data compression). The Wide Ultra
SCSI drive does not require periodic head cleaning as often as many
conventioanl tape drives. The drive constantly moinitors head output to
check for possible contamination. If present, the drive will invoke a
built-in Active Head Cleaner. Under extreme operating conditions, a
cleaning cartridge may be required and the drive indicates this by
displaying a Cleaning Request message on its front panel Status LED.
The Sony SDX1-25C, SDX1-35C, SDX2-36C, and SDX2-50C data
cartridges support the Advanced Intelligent Tape format. The cartridges
use a new recording format, Adaptive Lossless Data Compression
(ALDC), Memory In Cassette (MIC
™
) technology capabilities and use
Sony’s AME media, which incorporates dual cobalt magnetic layers, the
absence of binder material to prevent tape head contamination and a
super-durable “diamond-like carbon” protective coating for extreme
durability.