Exabyte EXB-8505 8mm manual Changes and Enhancements to This Manual, May

Changes and Enhancements to This Manual

This revision (510504-002) of the EXB-8205 and EXB-8505 Product Specification for Standard and eXtended Length (XL) Configurations replaces the EXB-8205 8mm Cartridge Tape Subsystem Product Specification (510703) and the EXB-8505 8mm Cartridge Tape Subsystem Product Specification (510504). This manual includes the following changes and enhancements:

The manual has been reorganized for easier reference. Chapters 1 through 3 include a general description of the tape drives, tape drive functions, and related products; chapter 4 includes requirements for installation, operation, and maintenance; chapter 5 includes SCSI specifications; and chapters 6 and 7 include functional specifications and compliance with safety and regulatory standards.

Information about the EXABYTE® EXB-8205 and EXB-8505 has been consolidated into one manual. Information about the “eXtended Length” (XL) configurations of these tape drives has also been included.

In the Related Products section, a description of the EXB-210 8mm Library has been included. Information about extended length media, including the Recognition System stripe on 160m XL EXATAPEä data cartridges has been added. Exabyte cleaning cartridge information has also been updated.

Detailed information about the relationship between physical track structures and logical data formats has been added to the Physical Format section.

May 1994	EXB-8205 and EXB-8505	iii
	(Standard and XL)