Erase 19H - Sony AIT-SDX550 Product Specifications Manual

6.Command Specification

6.1. ERASE 19h

Bit 7
Byte
0
1 Logical Unit Number
2
3
4
5 Unused (00b)
ERASE causes part or all of the remaining data within a partition to be erased beginning at the current logical
position. Any write data that is currently held in the buffer is written to tape before the ERASE is executed.
Immed: If the Immediate bit is set to ZERO, the drive will not return status until the selected operation has
completed. If the bit is set, status will be returned as soon as the operation has been initiated.
Long: The Long bit controls the distance to be erased. The drive will always erase data from its current logical
position and then write 300 frames of EOD. If the bit is set, an EOD is then written to the end of the current partition.
6-2
6 5 4
Operation Code (19h)
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
3 2
Reserved Immed
SONY AIT-2 Turbo drive SDX-550V series Ver.1.0
ERASE
1 0
Long
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