Grass Valley PLS20 - Manual (Page 19)

Monitoring the LCD
Profile PLS20 Data Tape Drive 9
Monitoring the LCD
If the tape drive includes an LCD, refer to the following table for a detailed list
of messages that may appear.
Table 2. LCD Message Descriptions
Reset messages.
(When the tape drive is reset, the LCD cycles through the following messages.)
RESET The first message in the power-on sequence.
MODEL: The model number of the tape drive.
SUBMOD: The submodel number of the tape drive.
SN: The serial number of the tape drive.
CODE: The level of the tape drive’s firmware.
LAST CLN: nn hrs The number of hours since the tape drive has last been cleaned.
COMPRESS: ON or
COMPRESS: OFF
Compression is turned on or on. Must be off for operation with
a Profile Professional Disk Recorder.
SINGLE-ENDED or
DIFFERENTIAL
The tape drive has a single-ended or differential SCSI
configuration. Must be Differential.
WIDE or NARROW The tape drive has a wide or narrow SCSI configuration. Must
be wide.
SCSI ID: nn The SCSI ID of the tape drive.
LANGUAGE: The available foreign languages for the LCD appear when you
perform the following steps:
1. Press and hold the unload button during the reset
sequence. After the SCSI ID message appears, the
LCD cycles through the languages.
2. When the desired language displays, release the
button and the messages appear in that language.