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4. Operation
A
Tape guide surface
C
B
Photo 4-2: The Initial Position of the Threading Mechanism
Caution:
Stop rotating the motor shaft immediately, when the guide B (see detail A of Photo 2) gets to the area
below the line C-C (This line is defined by 2 circular tape guide surfaces of the cartridge). Otherwise the
gear of the drive can be damaged.
Before manual eject procedure, tape slack must be removed in order to prevent tape damage. Rotate the gear
5.
mechanism located on the bottom of the drive counterclockwise to tighten the tape.
After the tape slack has been removed, continue to turn the Loading moter shaft located on the bottom of the
6.
drive clockwise by a precision screwdriver until the tape cartridge is lifted out of the drive mechanism and is
ejected.
Return the drive to Sony for repair.
7.
The drive powers up properly and loads and unloads tapes but will not respond to any ATA/ATAPI
commands.
If host does not recognize the tape drive:
- Check the IDE cable connectors
- Check Jumper setting
- Check IDE cable pin one is aligned with the IDE connector pin one
- Check for a broken cable or defective connector
- Try another known good IDE device in the same location
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Detail A
SONY AIT-1 Turbo drive SDX-470V series Ver.1.0
Tape guide surface
Cartridge
C
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