User manual SONY SDX-250V

[. . . ] Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding plug. AC Power cord: (for AC mains operating unit only) The AC power cord should have appropriate safety approvals or marking for the country in which the equipment will be used. Consult your dealer or local power company. Cleaning ­ Unplug the unit from the wall outlet before cleaning or polishing it. [. . . ] Stored data are automatically checked for compression. The degree of data compression attained while recording data varies according to system environment and data type. Do not move the drive while it is operating. Avoid exposing the drive to sudden changes from a low to high temperatures. This may cause water condensation to collect inside the drive. If the ambient temperature should suddenly rise while the drive is turned on, wait at least one hour before turning on the drive. If you attempt to operate the drive immediately after a sudden increase in temperature, a malfunction may occur. ⷠTurning off the power to the drive while they are writing to tape may cause the tape to become unreadable. All previously negotiated parameters will be lost, whenever power to the drive is cycled. Keep the original packing materials to facilitate safe transportation of the drive. ⷠAlways remove the tape/media cartridge before moving the drive. After removing the drive from the computer, repack the drive into its original packing. The SDX-450V can be used with data cartridges marked with the AIT-E Turbo, AIT-1 Turbo or AIT-1 logo. The SDX-250V can be used with data cartridges marked with the AIT-E Turbo logo. Be sure to use only the cartridges designed specifically for AIT. ⷠDo not use anything but AIT cartridges with this system, as doing so can damage the AIT drive. Although commercially available 8mm videotapes resemble AIT cartridges in appearance, they have entirely different specifications and cannot be used. The SDX-450V and SDX-250V conform to the Microsoft PC97 standard, which requires the internal (naked) drive to be terminated with an external terminator. microsoft PC97 SCSI requirements SCSI peripherals must not terminate the bus. Both internal and external cable ends are instead terminated by plug-in connectors. = CLOSED/Jumper = OPEN/Jumper not installed = Don't care In Disaster Recovery Mode, the drive enters the DR Standby Mode 15 seconds after you insert a write-protected tape into the drive, and all the drive LED blink. If you restart the drive while the LED are blinking, it starts as a CD-ROM device. [. . . ] Keep cartridges in their cases when not in the drives. Remove the drive from the chassis or enclosure to allow access to the bottom of the drive. Locate the small opening in the bottom of the drive and insert the tip of a precision screwdriver so that the Loading motor shaft can be rotated. Stop rotating the motor shaft immediately, when the guide B gets to the area below the line C-C (This line is defined by 2 circular tape guide surfaces of the cartridge). [. . . ]