IBM R30 Operator's Manual page 51

the 8 mm Tape
Loading
Before loading the tape cartridge, make sure the power is on and the write-protect switch on
the tape cartridge is properly set. Refer to "Setting the Write-Protect Tab" on page 2-26. The
tape drive loads the tape from the cartridge and prepares it for reading and writing.
To load the 8 mm tape cartridge, do the following:
1. Grasp the edges of the 8-mm tape cartridge with the write-protect switch towards you
and the window side of the cartridge towards your left.
2. Slide the tape cartridge into the opening on the front of the 8 mm tape drive until the
loading mechanism pulls the cartridge into the drive and the drive door closes. The ready
status light (green) goes on if the load operation was successful.
Window Side of
Tape Cartridge
The 8 mm tape drive is ready for data operations when the tape cartridge is inserted into the
8-mm tape drive. After the cartridge is inserted into the tape drive, the tape takes about 25
seconds to load; this does not interfere with beginning the data operations.
Commands can be entered while the tape is loading. Any commands to the tape drive start
running once the tape has finished loading. Commands not requiring the tape cartridge run
immediately.
Cartridge
Ready Status Light
(Green)
8 mm Tape Cartridge
Write-Protect Switch
Using the CPU-Media Enclosure
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