Exabyte EXB-8505 8mm manual Tape Transport Mechanism, Rotating Drum Assembly

1Features

Tape Transport Mechanism

The 8mm tape transport mechanism is manufactured by Sony to Exabyte specifications. It is compatible with 8mm data cartridges that meet the ECMA-145 standard.

Rotating Drum Assembly

The rotating drum assembly in the EXB-8205 and EXB-8205XL has one write head, one read head, and one servo head. The rotating drum assembly in the EXB-8505 and EXB-8505XL has five heads: two write heads (W1, W2), two read heads (R1, R2), and one servo head. Figure 1-6 shows the location of the heads on the EXB-8505 and EXB-8505XL drum assembly.

Figure 1-6Location of the read heads and write heads (EXB-8505)

In the EXB-8505 and EXB-8505XL, the write and read heads can write and read two tracks of information simultaneously.

The servo head is used for reading servo data, which enables the tape drive to control linear tape velocity to ensure accurate positioning of the read heads over the tape.

1-14	EXB-8205 and EXB-8505	510504
	(Standard and XL)