Exabyte EXB-8205 Operating the tape drive, Unload button and LEDs on the tape drive’s front panel

2Operating the tape drive

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Reading the LEDs Selecting data cartridges

Setting the write-protect switch on the data cartridge Loading and unloading a data cartridge

Figure 9 shows the controls and indicators on the front panel of the EXB-8505. (Note that the front panel of the EXB-8205 is the same except the LEDs are vertical. The XL drives are the same as the non-XL drives except that they have a raised diamond pattern on the unload button.)

Figure 9 Unload button and LEDs on the tape drive’s front panel

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