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Copyright
Copyright 1993-1994 by Exabyte Corporation. All rights reserved. This item and the information contained herein are the property of Exabyte Corporation. No part of this document may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual, or otherwise, without the express written permission of EXABYTE Corporation, 1685 38th Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301.
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Revision History
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Description
Initial release Updated to add information about the eXtended-Length (XL) tape drives and the 160m XL 8mm tape
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EXB-8205 and EXB-8505 (Standard and XL)
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Product Warranty Caution
The EXB-8205, EXB-8205XL, EXB-8505, and EXB-8505XL 8mm Cartridge Tape Subsystems (tape drives) are warranted to be free from defects in materials, parts, and workmanship and will conform to the current product specifications upon delivery. For the specific details of your warranty, refer to your sales contract or contact the company from which the tape drive was purchased. The warranty for the tape drive shall not apply to failures caused by:
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Physical abuse or use not consistent with the operating instructions or product specifications provided by Exabyte’s personnel or agent for the applicable equipment. Modifications by other than Exabyte’s personnel or agent in any way other than those approved by Exabyte, provided the warranty shall not be voided by the repair or replacement of parts or the attachment of items in the manner described in maintenance or installation instructions provided by Exabyte. Repair by other than Exabyte’s personnel or agent in a manner contrary to the maintenance instructions provided by Exabyte. Removal of the Exabyte serial number tag. Physical abuse due to improper packaging of returns. CAUTION Returning the tape drive in unauthorized packaging may damage the unit and void the warranty. Refer to the packing instructions in this book for information.
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If problems with the tape drive occur, contact your maintenance organization; do not void the product warranty by allowing untrained or unauthorized personnel to attempt repairs.
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Contents
Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Conventions Used in This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1 Installing the tape drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Unpacking and Handling the tape drive . . . Setting the SCSI ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preparing the Tape Drive for the SCSI Bus . Installing the Tape Drive in a Computer . . Performing the Initial Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . 9 11 13 18
2 Operating the tape drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Selecting Data Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting the Write-Protect Switch on a Data Cartridge Loading a Data Cartridge in the tape drive . . . . . . . . Unloading a Data Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 25 26 27
3 Preventive Maintenance
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Determining When to Clean the Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . . 28 Using the 8mm Cleaning Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Caring for Data Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4 Shipping the Tape Drive
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Packing the Tape Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Environmental Requirements for Shipment . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Appendix .