About This Guide

Use this guide as you install and operate the tape drive. In addition to instructions for installation and operation, this guide provides information about selecting and maintaining data cartridges, cleaning the tape drive, and packing the tape drive for shipment.

Conventions Used in This Guide

Special information is highlighted as follows:

Note: Notes provide hints or suggestions about the topic or procedure being discussed.

Important

Information in Important boxes will help you successfully complete a procedure or avoid additional steps in a procedure.

CAUTION

Information in Caution boxes explains how to avoid damaging the tape drive, the data cartridge, other equipment, or data recorded on tape.

For More Information

For tape drive specifications, refer to the EXB-8205 and EXB-8505 Product Specification for Standard and eXtended-Length Configurations (510504). For information about programming SCSI commands for the tape drive, refer to the EXB-8205 and EXB-8505 SCSI Reference for Standard and eXtended-Length Configurations (510503). For information about integrating the tape drive into a host system, refer to EXB-8205 and EXB-8505 Integration and Optimization for Standard and eXtended-Length Configurations (510505).

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