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Setup Guide
Loading
the 4 mm Tape
Cartridge
Before loading the tape cartridge, make sure the power is on and the write-protect tab on
the tape cartridge is properly set. Refer to
Setting the Write-Protect Tab , below.
Note: For detailed information about the supported cartridges and their compatibility with
the different media drives, please refer to the
Disks and Tapes Configuration
Information guide.
To load the 4 mm tape cartridge, do the following:
1. Grasp the edges of the 4 mm tape cartridge with the write-protect tab towards you and
the window side of the cartridge facing up.
2. Slide the tape cartridge into the opening on the front of the 4 mm drive until the loading
mechanism pulls the cartridge into the drive and the drive door closes.
The 4 mm tape drive is ready for data operations when the tape cartridge is inserted. After
the cartridge is inserted into the tape drive, the tape takes about 15 seconds to load.
Unloading the 4 mm Tape Cartridge
Before performing the unload operation, make sure the power to the 4 mm tape drive is on.
To unload and eject the tape cartridge, press the unload button. The 4 mm tape drive
rewinds the tape and then ejects the tape cartridge from the tape drive.
The time required for a tape to rewind and unload is between 10 seconds and 1.5 minutes,
depending on the position of the tape when the unload button is pushed.
Setting the Write-Protect Tab
The window on the tape cartridge controls write-protection. When the write-protect tab of a
tape cartridge is set (window open), information can be read from the tape, but cannot be
written to it. When the write-protect tab of a tape cartridge is not set (window closed),
information can be both written to and read from the tape. Trying to write to a 4 mm data
cartridge with the window open causes an error.
1
Window closed Write-protect tab not set
2 Window open Write-protect tab set