Akai DR16 Operator's Manual page 2

Backup to SCSI Tape Drive
The DR16 is now able to make backups to SCSI Tape Drives (SCSI-DAT, etc.) in addition to the
audio DAT backup and backup to ADAT.
Connect the SCSI connector of the SCSI Tape Drive to the SCSI-A connector of the DR16
using an appropriate SCSI cable (bearing in mind all the precautions and considerations
regarding SCSI termination, SCSI ID numbers and the total SCSI cable length).
Preparation of backup
Before making backups, the tape must first be formatted.
1) Press the SUB-MENU key followed by the 1(DISK) key in the numeric keypad then select
on the display by rotating the JOG/SHUTTLE control.
2) Press the STORE/ENT key. The message
3) Select
message
4) Select
5) The message
Drive that is to be formatted.
6) Select the SCSI ID number of the SCSI Tape Drive using the JOG/SHUTTLE control and
press the STORE/ENT key to start formatting.
If the tape has been used, the message
the STORE/ENT key will cause the tape to be erased and re-formatted.
Press the ESCAPE key to abort formatting.
The previous data on the tape will be destroyed once formatting is executed
even when it is aborted. The great care must be
tape.
Creating a Backup
1) Press the SUB-MENU key followed by the 1(DISK) key in the numeric keypad then select
on the display by rotating the JOG/SHUTTLE control.
2) Press the STORE/ENT key. The message
3) Select
message TRANSMIT will appear in the display.
4) Select
the STORE/ENT key.
5) The message
Drive that is to be formatted.
6) Select the SCSI ID number of the SCSI Tape Drive using the JOG/SHUTTLE control and
press the STORE/ENT key. The message
7) Select the SCSI ID of the hard disk that is to be backed up using the JOG/SHUTTLE
control.
with the JOG/SHUTTLE control then press the STORE/ENT key. The
will appear on the display.
with the JOG/SHUTTLE control then press the STORE/ENT key.
will be displayed. This is the SCSI ID number of the SCSI Tape
with the JOG/SHUTTLE control then press the STORE/ENT key . The
with the JOG/SHUTTLE control (if not already selected) and then press
will be displayed. This is the SCSI ID number of the SCSI Tape
will appear on the display.
will appear in the display. Pressing
WARNING
taken
will appear in the display.
will appear in the display.
DR16 V2.0 Addendum
when formatting the
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