Labeling A Tape Cartridge - DEC MicroVAX 3100 Owner's Manual

Figure F-2: Labeling a Tape Cartridge
F.1.2 Writing to and Protecting Tape Cartridges
COMPACTape and COMPACTape II cartridges have a write-protect switch
to prevent accidental over-write of data. Write-protecting a tape prevents
accidental erasure of information. The system can read information on the
tape regardless of the position of the write-protect switch. However, the
system cannot write data to a write-protected tape.
F.1.2.1 Write-Protecting a Tape
When you use a tape to install software, set the write-protect switch on the
front of the cartridge to the write-protect position.
To write protect a tape, slide the write-protect switch left toward the label
until it locks in place (Figure F -3). An orange rectangle appears when the
write-protect switch locks in the write-protect position.
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