HP NonStop G-Series User Manual
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5157/5157 ACL S-Series Subsystems Installation/ Users Guide
Configuring and Operating the 5157 Tape Drive
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2. After calibration completes, Tape in Use remains lit.
3. The indicator shows the tape’s prerecorded density, such as 2.6
GB or 6.0 GB.
4. The drive’s control panel can be used at various times, not just
after loading a tape. Density selection is inactive until the Write
from BOT command is issued. The controller remembers the
density selection state until one of the following occurs:
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Change the density selection
•
Unload the tape
4.2.2.1 Density Select Example
If a tape with a prerecorded 2.6 GB density is used, and the
Density Select button is used to select 10.0 GB density, the
following will happen:
•
The 2.6 indicator remains lit (density has not changed yet), and
the steady light indicates recorded tape density
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The 10.0 indicator blinks (density change is pending)
•
Density Override indicator lights
When a Write from BOT occurs, the following will happen:
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The 2.6 indicator turns off
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10.0 indicator lights steadily
•
Density Override remains lit