Load Time; Unload Time; Search Time; Rewind Time - Sony SDX-800V Product Specifications Manual

2.Specification

Load Time

2.3.4.
Load Time means the period from the time when the operator inserts a cassette into the drive to the time when the
drive is ready. The data in the below table represents the average time for SDX-800V. The time it may take for
retrying is not reflected here.
TAITE-20N (98m)
Load Time 80 sec
SDX2-50C (230m)
Load Time 14 sec
2.3.5.

Unload Time

Unload Time means the period from the beginning of the unload sequence caused by Unload Command or Eject
button to the time when a cassette is ejected from the slot. Unload Time does not include Rewind time. The data in
the below table represents the average time for SDX-800V. The time it may take for retrying is not reflected here.
TAITE-20N (98m)
Unload Time 25 sec
SDX2-50C (230m)
Unload Time 24 sec

Search Time

2.3.6.
Search Time means the period for the drive to find the position that is required by a command. This time also
depends on the tape length and the position of the head along the tape. The data in the below table represents the
average time for SDX-800V. The time it may take for retrying is not reflected here.
TAITE-20N (98m)
Search Time 60 sec
SDX2-50C (230m)
Search Time 120 sec

Rewind Time

2.3.7.
Rewind Time means the period from the beginning to the end of rewinding sequence. This value depends on the
tape length and the position of the head along the tape. The data in the below table represents the average time for
SDX-800V. The time it may take for retrying is not reflected here.
TAITE-20N (98m)
Rewind Time 55 sec
SDX2-50C (230m)
Rewind Time 105 sec
2.3.8.

Error Rate

The un-correctable bit error rate is expected to be less than 1 in 10 to the 17th.
2-8
SDX1-25C (170 m) SDX1-35C (230 m)
14 sec 14 sec
TAIT2-80N (186 m) TAIT2-80C (186 m)
25 sec 14 sec
SDX1-25C (170 m) SDX1-35C (230 m)
24 sec 24 sec
TAIT2-80N (186 m) TAIT2-80C (186 m)
25 sec 24 sec
SDX1-25C (170 m) SDX1-35C (230 m)
85 sec 120 sec
TAIT2-80N (186 m) TAIT2-80C (186 m)
105 sec 80 sec
SDX1-25C (170 m) SDX1-35C (230 m)
80 sec 105 sec
TAIT2-80N (186 m) TAIT2-80C (186 m)
90 sec 90 sec
TAIT1-40N (186 m)
80 sec
SDX3-100C (230 m)
14 sec
TAIT1-40N (186 m)
25 sec
SDX3-100C (230 m)
24 sec
TAIT1-40N (186 m)
105 sec
SDX3-100C (230 m)
120 sec
TAIT1-40N (186 m)
90 sec
SDX3-100C (230 m)
105 sec
SONY AIT-3Ex drive SDX-800V series Ver.1.1
TAIT1-40C (186 m)
14 sec
SDX3X-150C (246 m)
14 sec
TAIT1-40C (186 m)
25 sec
SDX3X-150C (246 m)
24 sec
TAIT1-40C (186 m)
80 sec
SDX3X-150C (246 m)
130 sec
TAIT1-40C (186 m)
90 sec
SDX3X-150C (246 m)
115 sec