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Contents
Welcome............................7
AboutThisGuide.........................8
ConventionsUsedinThisGuide.................8
ForMoreInformation.......................8
1InstallingtheTapeDrive..................9
Unpacking the Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
EnsuringESDProtection.................... 10
SettingtheSCSIID....................... 11
Preparing the Tape Drive for the SCSI Bus . . . . . . . . . . 14
Installing the Tape Drive in a PC Drive Bay . . . . . . . . . . 17
PerformingtheInitialPowerOn ................ 20
2OperatingtheTapeDrive ................ 23
Reading the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
SelectingDataCartridges ................... 25
SettingtheWrite-ProtectSwitch ................ 26
Loading a Data Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
UnloadingaDataCartridge................... 27
3PreventiveMaintenance ................. 29
Determining When to Clean the Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . . 29
Usingthe8mmCleaningCartridge............... 30
Caring for Data Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
ReplacingDataCartridges ................... 32
4PackingtheTapeDrive.................. 33
PackingtheTapeDriveforShipment ............. 34
Environmental Requirements for Shipment . . . . . . . . . . 35
Appendix A Installation Requirements .......... 37
SCSI Cable Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
SCSI Cable Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
AttachingtheTapeDrivetoaFrame.............. 38
Chassis Grounding (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power Cable Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
AppendixBTapeDriveSpecifications .......... 42
Index............................. 43
December 1993 EXB-8500/EXB-8500c 5