Using The 18-Track 180 Cartridge Tape System - Xerox 4050 Operator's Manual

Using the 18-track 180 Cartridge Tape System

XEROX 4050/4090/4450/4650 LPS OPERATOR GUIDE
The 18-track 180 Cartridge Tape System (CTS) is an alternative to
the 9-track magnetic tape drive. It also provides additional
offline capability. It reads and writes to IBM- and ANSI-
compatible 1/2-inch tape in the 18-track IBM 3480 data format.
Like the 9-track magnetic tape drive, the CTS can be used as a
source for the loading and backing up of non-printing files (such
as forms and fonts) to and from the system disks, as well as
providing an input source for print jobs.
The 18-track CTS uses standard 1/2-inch chromium dioxide
cartridge tapes. Tape loading is fully automatic as soon as the
tape is inserted into the feed slot and the door is closed. The
18-track CTS may be ordered with one or two tape transports. If
only one is ordered initially, a second may be added at a later
date. Figure 3-5 shows both the single and dual transport CTS.
Figure 3-5. 18-track CTS
SETTING UP PRINT JOB SOURCES
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