Setting A 3480-Type File Protect Selector To Read-Only; Setting A 3480-Type File Protect Selector To Read/Write; Figure A-9. Setting The 3480-Type File Protect Sensor - StorageTek 4410 Hardware Operator's Manual

Preparing Cartridges

Setting a 3480-type File Protect Selector to Read-Only

You can set the file protect selector so that the cartridge is read-only (nothing can be
written on the tape). Turn the thumb wheel on the side of the cartridge until the white
dot or white padlock icon on a dark background appears on the wheel
this position, the transport can only read data from the tape and cannot write data.

Setting a 3480-type File Protect Selector to Read/Write

You can set the file protect selector so that the cartridge is write-enabled. Turn the thumb
wheel on the side of the cartridge until the white dot or white padlock icon above the
wheel disappears
This setting is recommended when you enter cartridges into the LSM.
Note: Some software has a feature called "virtual thumb wheel" that allows read-only

Figure A-9. Setting the 3480-type File Protect Sensor

FILE
PROTECTED
POSITION
UNPROTECTED
POSITION
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(Figure A-9). In this position, the transport can write as well as read data.
access to a cartridge that is not physically write-protected.
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(Figure A-9). In
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