Write Protecting A Tape - DEC VAXstation 3100 Owner's Manual

3.3.2.1 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.
Tb write protect a tape, sUde the write-protect switch left toward
the label until it locks in place (Figure 3-7). An orange rectangle
appears when the write-protect switch locks in the write-protect
position.
Figure 3-7 Write Protecting a Tape
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Write-
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If you move the write-protect switch to the right during operation,
the software does not recognize that the tape is no longer write-
protected. To write-enable the tape, unload the tape Section 3.4.2,
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