500300 Rev. U
Menu Operations
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NO
- The SCSI interface is not in use.
Pressing ENTER a second time toggles this function between
YES
and
NO
. Pressing
EXIT leaves the function as indicated in the display.
NO SCSI RESPONSE
indicates
that the SCSI PCBA is not connected or that it is being held reset by the SCSI bus.
4.5.5
Display Firmware Sub-Menu
The
DISPLAY FIRMWARE
sub-menu displays internal information about the drive and
its firmware. Information is displayed, and nothing is changed.
Press the or switches to scroll through the parameters, and press EXIT to exit.
4.5.6
Prepare Media Sub-Menu
The Prepare Media sub-menu offers five functions for the 341X drives (three
functions for the 3402/3404 drives). A tape must have write-enable ring and must be
loaded before activating these functions.
CAUTION
The Prepare Media sub-menu functions will erase part or all of the tape and
should be used with discretion.
The following steps are used to execute a Prepare Media function:
1.
Load a tape.
2.
Step through the menu hierarchy and enter the Prepare Media sub-menu by
pressing ENTER when display line one indicates
PREPARE MEDIA
.
3.
Use the or switches to until the desired function appears in display line
two.
4.
To select the displayed function, press ENTER again. Display line two will
then indicate
ENTER = CONTINUE
.
a.
To continue with the function, press ENTER again. After display line two
indicates
WILL ERASE TAPE!,
press ENTER again to execute the operation.
Display line two will then display the appropriate message, the BUSY
indicator will illuminate, and the function will be performed. When the
function is complete, the tape will be rewound and the BUSY indicator will be
extinguished.
b.
The operation cannot be aborted once it has begun.
5.
To discontinue the function and return to the preceding level, press EXIT.
