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Appendix F
Tape Drives and Cartridges
Introduction ............................................................................................................. F-1
Care and Handling of Cartridges ............................................................................. F-2
Handling and Storage Guidelines ..................................................................... F-2
Checking a Cartridge for Damage .................................................................... F-3
Archival Guidelines ................................................................................................. F-6
Transportation Guidelines ....................................................................................... F-7
Cleaning Guidelines................................................................................................. F-8
Cleaning the Tape Drive Heads ............................................................................. F-10
Preparing Cartridges for Use ................................................................................. F-11
Applying Bar Code Labels ............................................................................. F-11
Write-Protecting and Write-Enabling Cartridges ........................................... F-13
Using the Tape Drives .................................................................................... F-14
Appendix G
Interconnect Characteristics for Signals
Index
List of Figures
Figure 1-1. Expansion unit front view .................................................................... 1-3
Figure 1-2. MiniLibrary base module front view ................................................... 1-5
Figure 1-3. Data unit front view ............................................................................. 1-6
Figure 1-4. MiniLibrary base module 10-cartridge magazine ............................... 1-9
Figure 1-5. Expansion unit rear view.................................................................... 1-10
Figure 1-6. MiniLibrary base module rear view ................................................... 1-11
Figure 1-7. Data unit rear view............................................................................. 1-12
Figure 2-1. Expansion unit front panel ................................................................... 2-2
Figure 2-2. Expansion unit control panel............................................................... 2-4
Figure 2-3. MiniLibrary base module front panel................................................... 2-6
Figure 2-4. MiniLibrary base module control panel ............................................... 2-8
Figure 2-5. Data unit front panel ............................................................................ 2-9
Figure 2-6. Data unit control panel....................................................................... 2-10
Figure 2-7. MiniLibrary menu structure ............................................................... 2-16
Figure 2-8. Magazine in place .............................................................................. 2-29
Figure 2-9. 10-slot tape magazine with cartridges installed ................................. 2-31
Figure 2-10. Base module front panel .................................................................. 2-33
Figure 2-11. DLT tape cartridge ........................................................................... 2-36
Figure 2-12. Expansion unit and data unit front view........................................... 2-41
Figure 2-13. MiniLibrary base module front view ............................................... 2-42
Figure 2-14. MiniLibrary base module 10-cartridge magazine ............................ 2-43
Figure 2-15. Expansion unit rear view.................................................................. 2-44
Figure 2-16. MiniLibrary base module rear view ................................................. 2-45
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