Grass Valley PLS20 - Manual (Page 22)

12 Profile PLS20 Data Tape Drive
Selecting Appropriate Data Cartridges
For writing data, use only Profile 170m advanced metal evaporated (AME) data
cartridges, as shown in Figure 14. You must use Profile Media Manager to
format these cartridges before using them in a PLS20 connected to a Profile
Professional Disk Recorder. See the Profile Family User Manual for
information on running Profile Media Manager.
Data cartridges are completely interchangeable between a PLS20 Profile Data
Tape Drive and a PLS200 Profile Library System.
Figure 14. A PLS20 170m tape cartridge
Loading Data Cartridges
To load a cartridge:
1. Make sure the tape drive is ready to accept a cartridge (all LEDs are off). Do
not insert a cartridge if the tape drive is still performing its power-on self-
test.
2. Set the write-protect switch for the desired operation as shown in Figure 15.
Figure 15. Setting the Write Protection switch
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