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Operations
Notes
• Be sure to retain the tape position once a cassette is
ejected. NEVER rewind or move forward the tape.
• If the host computer sends a PREVENT ALLOW
MEDIUM REMOVAL command with the
PREVENT bit set to 1, the UNLOAD button is
deactivated. In this condition, the LOCK lamp is lit
and no operation is performed even when you press
the UNLOAD button. To cancel this condition, set
the PREVENT bit of the PREVENT ALLOW
MEDIUM REMOVAL command to 0 and send the
command to the GY-8240FC.
Emergency eject
If the cassette cannot be ejected, insert a slender rod
through the EJECT hole inside the front panel and
push. The cassette will be ejected.
A cassette ejected by the above method has not been
unloaded correctly. So it must be recovered when
loaded into the unit next time.
For details on recovery, see "Recovery
Write protection
The rear of the DTF-2 cassette is as shown below.
When the red tab is pushed in toward the front of the
cassette from the back, writing will be inhibited. The
red tab is on the left on an L-size cassette, and on the
right on an S-size cassette.
When the tab is pulled out to its original position,
writing will be enabled.
At the factory, the red tab is set to the pulled-out
(write-enabled) position.
Red tab of
an L-size
cassette
Note
A red tab is placed either on the left or right,
depending on the cassette size.
14 (E)
The tape must be formatted for DTF-2. If a cassette
inserted and loaded into the unit has not been
formatted, [Format?] (in Auto Load mode) or
[[E]Load>0002] (in Manual Load mode) appears in the
display window.
In the formatting process, the VSIT (Volume Set
Information Table) and a volume are created as shown
below. Then the tape is rewound to the beginning.
Formatting in Auto Load mode
" (page 19).
(DTF)
There are three methods:
Method 1
[Format?] appears in the display window when a
cassette is inserted.
Send the ERASE command from the host computer.
Method 2
[Format?] appears in the display window when a
cassette is inserted.
Send the WRITE command from the host computer.
Method 3
If Auto format mode has been set to ON with the
SETUP menu, formatting immediately begins without
displaying [Format?] when an unformatted cassette is
Red tab of
inserted.
an S-size
cassette
With any method, when formatting process ends, the
tape is rewound to the beginning. Then loading
described in the next section is performed.
Even if an error occurs during formatting, the cassette
is not ejected.
Format
(DTF)
LBOT
VSIT
DIT
Volume
EOD
Dummy
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