MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC APRICOT 340 - Manual (Page 56)

U s i n g F l o p p y D i s k , C D - R O M & T a p e D r i v e s
APRICOT 340 OWNER’S HANDBOOK 4/13
Keep your cassettes well away from magnetic objects, and equipment
that generates magnetic fields. Avoid extremes of temperature and
exposure to direct sunlight; otherwise, the data recorded on the tape
may become corrupted.
Cleaning the drive
The read/write heads in the DDS-2 tape drive are protected during
normal operation by a built-in cleaning roller. In addition, a special
cleaning cassette is available from your supplier. This cassette should
be used:
♦
After the first four hours of tape movement of a new cassette.
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Every 25 operating hours.
♦
When a media warning status is indicated.
When you insert the cleaning cassette, the drive recognises it as a
cleaning cassette, runs it for about 20 seconds, then ejects it
automatically. Each time the cleaning cassette is used the tape
advances over an unused portion of the tape. If the drive ejects the
cleaning cassette immediately after you insert it, this means that the
entire tape has been used and a new cleaning cassette is required.
You cannot rewind a cleaning cassette.
Caution
Do not attempt to use an ordinary audio DAT cleaning cassette. The drive
will be unable to recognise it as a cleaning cassette.