Loading The 1/4-Inch Tape Cartridge - IBM R30 Operator's Manual

the 1/4-Inch Tape
Loading
A diagram inside the drive opening shows how to load a tape. To load a tape cartridge, push
the unload button. When the button is pushed, the front panel of the drive partially opens
toward the front of the system unit.
Status Light
Pull the front panel open all the way to the flat position, where it stays without having to be
held open.
Drive Opening
Insert the cartridge into the drive opening as shown in the following illustration. Gently push
the cartridge into the drive opening until the cartridge stops.
Drive Opening
Close the front panel until you hear an audible click.
Status Light
The drive loads the tape from the cartridge and prepares it for reading and writing.
Once a tape cartridge has been inserted and the front panel closed, the tape automatically
rewinds to the beginning.
Cartridge
Drive Opening
Front Panel
Unload Button
Front Panel
Unload Button
Front Panel
Using the CPU-Media Enclosure
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