User manual SONY SDX-400V

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] 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 it is 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-400V conforms 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 Disaster Recovery Mode is enabled only if VERITAS Backup ExecTM is running on Windows NT or Windows 2000. 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. For details about the Disaster Recovery Mode, refer to your VERITAS Backup Exec documentation. Emulation Mode returns the following in the Product Identification field of Inquiry of the SDX-400V. Control by host can be disabled when position 8 [DC Control (2)] is ON. [. . . ] Before manual eject procedure, tape slack must be removed in order to prevent tape damage. rotate the gear mechanism located on the bottom of the drive counterclockwize to tighten the tape. After the tape slack has been removed, continue to turn the Loading moter shaft located on the bottom of the drive clockwise by a precision screwdriver until the tape cartridge is lifted out of the drive mechanism and is ejected. For more information, visit This document contains proprietary information which is protected by copyright. [. . . ]