Loading And Unloading Tape Cartridges; Using A Dat Drive; Figure 3-5: Dat Tape Drive - Alpha Microsystems AM-6000 Owner's Manual

Getting Started

Loading and Unloading Tape Cartridges

To avoid static discharge, always ground yourself by touching the metal chassis before loading or
unloading a tape cartridge.
1. Press the button on the drive's front panel to open the tape drive door.
2. Hold the cartridge with the metal side down. The end of the tape cartridge with the write-protect
switch will enter the drive first.
3. Insert the cartridge into the drive. Keep pushing until the cartridge stops, and then close the
door. After the door closes, the drive positions the tape, after which it is ready for use.
Before unloading the tape cartridge, be sure the tape activity light is out. To unload, press the tape door
release button and remove the tape from the drive.

USING A DAT DRIVE

The DAT drive is very simple to use:
1. In order to save data to the tape, the window on the tape cartridge must be in the write-enable
position. The figure below shows the tape window in both "write-enable" and "write-protected"
positions.
2. The tape inserts as shown below. As you insert the tape through the tape door, the DAT drive
takes over the load operation by mechanically pulling the tape cartridge into the load position,
just like your home VCR.
AM-6000 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00

Figure 3-5: DAT Tape Drive.

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