Setting The Write-Protect Tab On A Data Cassette - HP Visualize J5000 - Workstation Owner's Manual

Using Your Digital Data Storage (DDS) Tape Drive
DDS Tape Drive and Cassette Descriptions

Setting the Write-Protect Tab on a Data Cassette

You can only store or change information on a data cassette when the
write-protect tab is in the write position. So, before trying to write to the
data cassette, make sure that the write-protect tab is in the Write
position, as shown below.
Figure 5-3 Setting the Write-Protect Tab on a DDS Tape
To protect information on a data cassette from being overwritten, set the
write-protect tab to the write-protect position, as shown above.
The write-protect tab must be in the write position for transferring data
NOTE
to a cassette.
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Push tab right (close
the hole) to write.
Push tab left (open the
hole) to write-protect.
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