Models 330S and 660S
HP
Series 6000
The Digital Audio Tape (DAT) cassettes used by the DAT
drive (see Figure 5-1) are the same cassettes used by DAT
players in the audio industry, except they are recorded
in Digital Data Storage (DDS) format using helical-scan
technology. The DAT cassettes have a total data capacity of
1.3 gigabytes.
Write-protecting
a
OAT Cassette
The write-protect tab on the DAT cassette allows you to
protect valuable programs and data from being over-written
(see Figure 5-1).
To write-protect a DAT cassette, place the tip of a pen
on the right side of the write-protect tab and slide the
write-protect tab to the left-hand side of the plastic case
(see Figure 5-1).
When the write-protect tab is in the write-protect
Geft-hand) position, an empty round hole will be exposed
on the right-hand side of the write-protect tab.
Write-enabling a OAT Cassette
5-2 Digital Audio Tape Drive
To write-enable a DAT cassette, slide the write-protect
tab to the right-hand side of the write-protect tab (see
Figure 5-1). Data and programs can now be over-written.