Index

A

agency standards 3

C

cable requirements

power cable

40

SCSI cable

37 – 38

cartridges

 

see data cartridges

chassis grounding 19, 40

cleaning the tape drive

frequency

29

instructions

30 – 31

condensation

10

D

data cartridges

 

 

care of

31 – 32

 

loading

27

 

 

replacing 32

 

storing

31 – 32

 

unloading

27 – 28

 

write-protect switch

26

differential SCSI

 

cable requirements

38

termination

9, 16

 

DIP switches for setting SCSI ID 12

E

electrostatic discharge 10 EXATAPE 8mm Data Cartridge 25

G

grounding, chassis 19, 40

H

handling the tape drive 10

I

installation

 

 

attaching to a frame

38 – 39

cable requirements

37 – 38

 

connecting the power supply 20

connecting to the SCSI bus

14, 16

grounding 19, 40

 

 

power cable requirements

40

setting the SCSI ID

11

 

J

jumpers for setting SCSI ID 13

L LEDs

location 23

states indicated by 23 – 24 load procedure 27

M

maintenance

see preventative maintenance mounting requirements 38 – 39

O

operating the tape drive 23 – 24, 27 – 28

P

packing the tape drive

33 –

35

power cable requirements

40

power supply

 

 

 

connecting tape drive to

 

20, 40

preventive maintenance

29

– 31

R

R-packs 15 – 16

remote switch for setting SCSI ID 14 resistor terminators 15 – 16

S

SCSI bus

 

 

 

 

 

cable requirements

37 – 38

 

connecting the tape drive to

14, 16

differential SCSI

38

 

 

 

single-ended SCSI

38

 

 

stub length

38

 

 

 

 

termination

9, 15 – 16

 

 

SCSI ID

 

 

 

 

 

requirements for setting

11

 

setting with DIP switch

12

 

setting with jumpers

13

 

 

setting with remote switch

14

shipping the tape drive

33 – 35

single-ended SCSI

 

 

 

 

cable requirements

38

 

 

termination

15 – 16

 

 

 

T

tape drive

 

 

cleaning 29 – 31

 

controls and indicators

23 – 24

installation

9 – 21, 38 – 40

loading a data cartridge 27

packing and shipping

33 – 35

providing chassis grounding 19

unloading a data cartridge 27 – 28

unpacking

10

 

terminators for SCSI bus

9, 15 – 16

U

unload button

location

23

operation

27

unload procedure 27 – 28

unpacking instructions 10

W

write-protect switch 26

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Exabyte EXB-8500c 8mm manual Index

EXB-8500, EXB-8500c 8mm specifications

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