Inserting Tapes - HP Colorado 5GB C4354A Installation Manual

Using Tapes and Caring for Your Tape Drive

Inserting Tapes

1. Hold the tape with the metal base plate down and the tape-access
window facing the drive.
2. Align the tape with the tape drive's opening and push the tape firmly
into the drive. You will feel it lock into place.
After the cartridge is inserted, you will hear the sound of the tape being
wound back and forth. This sound indicates that the tape drive is finding
the beginning of the tape, determining the tape's length and format, and
positioning the drive's read/write head.
Tape-access window
Metal base plate
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