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VS SECURITY PRODUCTS
ZZ001203 - ZZ001204
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Operating Instructions
6.0
OPERATION GUIDE
6.1
Operation
6.1.1 Erasure of Half Height (5/8”) Hard Drives and Large Backup tapes LTO, DLT,
3480 series.
1. Connect the unit to the power supply
2. Activate the power button on the rear of the unit.
3. Once the unit is ready, gently slide the hard drive into the aperture on the left hand
side of the degausser.
NOTE; Hard drives are manufactured with the disc mounted at one end of the
assembly and it is this end that should be leading when inserted into the
degausser. This ensures the hard drive is perfectly positioned in the degauss
field.
4. Once the degauss cycle is complete, the hard drive will emerge from the degausser
on the right hand side.
6.1.2 Erasure of 2.5” & 1.8” Hard Drives and small media 4 and 4mm cassettes etc
1. To erase small hard drives 2.5”& 1.8” and also small media 8mm cassettes etc. they
should be placed in the Small Media Carrier supplied with your DATAGONE.
2. Connect the unit to the power supply
3. Once the unit is ready, gently slide the Small Media Carrier into the aperture on the
left hand side of the degausser.
4. Once the degauss cycle is complete, the Small Media Carrier with the hard drive will
emerge from the degausser on the right hand side.