Dedicated Micros Digital Sprite Lite Setup Manual page 26

Selecting Tape Status at any time will display the status of the tape currently in
the drive:
Tape ID 717557F8
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Last Written 28/02/2000
Tape has been used 001 times
Tape contains 02 Archive Sessions
Session 1 IMAGES/MONDAY/TAPE 5/SESSION A
First Image 17:12
Last Image 17:20
To change session use << >> keys
The tape status indicates:
• The tape ID and percentage of tape full.
• When the tape was first and last used, and the Machine ID which was used.
• The number of times the tape has been used.
• The number of archive sessions on the tape. A session is added when the tape
is appended to rather than overwritten.
• The session number.
• The first and last image recorded in the selected session (use the
change the session number).
The Write Overwrite/Append option gives a default setting if a tape is inserted
and a 'Write to tape method' is not chosen after a 5 minute timeout. This feature
is not yet implemented.
Select Eject Tape if you wish to eject the tape at any time during archiving. The
tape will finish writing the block of images it is currently archiving before ejecting
the tape, which may take up to 5 minutes.
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WARNING: Do not use the eject button on the front of the tape drive to eject
tapes, as this will cause data to be lost.
Archiving to tape
Tape is 82% full
The difference between archiving on a VCR and archiving on a tape drive is that
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the VCR is archiving images constantly, whereas the tape is archiving images
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periodically from the internal disk.
The advantages of archiving periodically is that unlike videotape, a tape can be full
(or even ejected) and images will still be recorded to the internal disk, therefore
images are still recorded when changing tapes. There is also less mechanical wear
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on the tape drive, as it is not recording all the time.
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To archive images to tape:
1. Insert a tape into the tape drive.
2. The tape status box is displayed, showing the contents of the tape, along with
the following menu:
#"
keys to
Note: It is normal for a few minutes to elapse before the above menu is displayed
as the tape needs to rewind and read the index.
> > Background archive
> Selective archive
> Playback
> Load files
> Eject Tape