Loading A Data Cartridge - Quantum SDLT 600A Product Manual

Loading a Data Cartridge

SDLT 600A Product Manual
Write-protect
Switch Position
If you move the
write-protect
switch from its
left (enabled)
position to its
right (disabled)
position
Complete this subsection to load a data cartridge into the front of the tape
drive; see figure 86 as needed.
Insert the data cartridge into the front of the tape drive, as shown in
1
figure 86.
Push the data cartridge fully into the tape drive.
2
The LED flashes to show that the media is loading. When
Drive Status
the media reaches the Beginning of Tape (BOT) marker, the LED
lights steadily. The data cartridge is now ready for use.
Appendix B Super DLTtape II Data Cartridges
Orange
Write-protect
Indicator Result
Not Visible The data cartridge becomes
write-enabled
amount of seconds.
Loading a Data Cartridge
a variable
after
128
2