Setting The Write-Protect Switch On A 3592 Cartridge; Setting The Write-Protect Switch On The 3592 Tape Cartridge - IBM TS3500 Introduction And Planning Manual

Setting the write-protect switch on a 3592 Cartridge

This section gives instructions for setting the write-protect switch on a 3592 Tape
Cartridge.
The position of the write-protect switch on the 3592 Tape Cartridge (see Figure 55)
determines whether you can write to the tape.
v To write data to or erase data from the cartridge, set the switch to 1 . This
v To prevent data from being overwritten or erased from the cartridge, set the
Figure 55. Setting the write-protect switch on the 3592 Tape Cartridge
exposes a square hole.
switch to 2 . This covers the hole.
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