Tandberg Data SLR7-140 PROGRAMMER Manual page 225

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write operation (executed by a WRITE or WRITE FILEMARKS
command) is started from Beginning of Media, BOM (i.e.
BOP on partition
density code when the tape is positioned off BOM will
not take effect on a next write operation off BOM.
When appending data on a pre-recorded tape, the current
density code will be ignored, and the drive will always
use the same density as on the tape.
When a default density code has been selected, the Drive
will always try
largest capacity
density code is reported back to the Density Code field
of the Block Descriptor List of the MODE SENSE command
after any read or write operation. When writing from BOP
the following table shows the selected density (tape
format) for the
types):
1
The tape must be brought to BOM either by inserting a new cartridge
or by a move type
specified in Section 4.4. If the tape is brought to BOM by a read or
navigate type command (SPACE/LOCATE), the selected density will not
take effect
14-7 Tandberg SLR Product Line SCSI Functional Specifications
1
0) . This means
to use the tape
on a given cartridge.
various types
command according to
Mode Select
that changing
format giving
The chosen
of media (cartridge
the command and
the
the
modes