User manual SONY SDT-9000

[. . . ] sONY MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THIS DOCUMENT. Sony shall not be liable for error contained herein, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance or use of this document. [. . . ] = CLOSED/Jumper = OPEN/Jumper not installed Don't care There are three LED indicators (BUSY, TAPE and STATUS) and an EJECT button on the front panel of the unit. Insert a cassette into the slot on the front panel with the arrow on the cassette pointing towards the drive. When the cassette is inserted, the drive takes it and automatically loads it into drive mechanism. The cassette can be removed from the SDT-9000 either in response to a SCSI Unload Command, or by pressing the eject button. By pressing Eject button, the tape goes to BOM, the drive unthreads it, and ejects the cassette from the slot. Cassettes can be write-protected by sliding the tab on the back of the cassette open. In this state, data can be read from the tape but not written onto it. Using your fingernail, push the switch in the direction of the arrow to avoid accidental overwriting or erasure of data. Return the switch to its original position to re-enable writing. The SDT-9000 has a built-in super head cleaner designed to last for the life of the drive. In addition, a cleaning tape should be used periodically to clean the entire tape path. the drive will automatically request you to perform a cleaning operation. [. . . ] Continue the procedure until the tape is lifted out of the drive mechanism and ejected. The sound-meter on (A) scale is located 1m in front of the center of the drive front panel. [. . . ]