Mitsubishi Electric Apricot XEN pentium, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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Operating your computer
Chapter 3
The drive will automatically format a blank tape when data is
first written to it. Remember to allow time for the formatting
process when you use a new tape.
Removing a cassette
Before attempting to remove a cassette, ensure that the drive
is not currently in use (the amber Drive Busy indicator must
be unlit).
Press the
EJECT
button on the front of the drive (depending on
your operating environment, the
EJECT
button may be disabled
while the drive is in use). If the tape is write-enabled, a copy
of the tape log, held in the drive’s memory, is written back to
tape. The drive rewinds to the beginning of the tape, unthreads
it, and ejects the cassette. Several seconds may pass between
the button being pressed and the cassette being ejected, so
be careful not to turn off the computer before the operation
is completed.
Write-protecting a cassette
A cassette can be write-protected by sliding the white tab on
the cassette so that the recess is revealed. In this position,
data can be read from the tape but not written to it.
WRITE
PROTECT
WRITE
ENABLED