Quantum Audio Tape Drives A-Series - Manual (Page 36)

Chapter 3 Using Your Tape Drive
A-Series Data Cartridges
Quantum A-Series Tape Drives User’s Guide 20
Write Protecting an
Ultrium Data Cartridge
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Ultrium tape cartridges have a sliding write-protect switch at the right-
rear corner as shown in figure 7 .
Figure 7 Write-protect Switch
on Ultrium Data Cartridge
Loading a Data
Cartridge
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To load a data cartridge into the front of the A-Series tape drive:
1 Insert the data cartridge into the front of the tape drive, as shown in
figure 8 .
2 Push the data cartridge into the tape drive.until the drive senses the
cartridge and automatically completes the load operation.
The
Drive Status LED flashes to show that the media is loading. When
the media reaches the Beginning of Tape (BOT) marker, the LED
lights steadily. The data cartridge is now ready for use.
Sliding the write-protect
switch toward the . . .
Enables data to be . . .
center of the cartridge
(the Locked position),
read from the cartridge, but not written to
it. (This is the write-protected position.)
corner of the cartridge
(the Unlocked position),
both read from and written to the
cartridge. (This is the write-enabled
position.)
Write protect switch (unlocked)
Unlocked
Locked
Front