Exabyte EXB-8505 8mm - Manual (Page 3)

Changes and Enhancements to This Manual
This revision (510504-002) of the EXB-8205 and EXB-8505 Product
Specification for Standard and eXtended Length (XL) Configurations
replaces the EXB-8205 8mm Cartridge Tape Subsystem Product
Specification (510703) and the EXB-8505 8mm Cartridge Tape Subsystem
Product Specification (510504). This manual includes the following
changes and enhancements:
The manual has been reorganized for easier reference. Chapters 1
through 3 include a general description of the tape drives, tape drive
functions, and related products; chapter 4 includes requirements for
installation, operation, and maintenance; chapter 5 includes SCSI
specifications; and chapters 6 and 7 include functional specifications and
compliance with safety and regulatory standards.
Information about the EXABYTE ® EXB-8205 and EXB-8505 has been
consolidated into one manual. Information about the “eXtended Length”
(XL) configurations of these tape drives has also been included.
In the Related Products section, a description of the EXB-210 8mm
Library has been included. Information about extended length media,
including the Recognition System stripe on 160m XL EXATAPE
ä data
cartridges has been added. Exabyte cleaning cartridge information has
also been updated.
Detailed information about the relationship between physical track
structures and logical data formats has been added to the Physical
Format section.
May 1994 EXB-8205 and EXB-8505 iii
(Standard and XL)