Environmental Requirements

Speci®cation

Operational

Nonoperational

Vibration

 

 

Peak to peak

0.005 in. max

0.1 in. max

displacement

(5 to 44.3 Hz)

(5 to 17 Hz)

Peak

0.50 g max

1.5 g max

acceleration

(44.3 to 500 Hz)

(17 to 500 Hz)

 

 

 

Acoustic level operational (a-wt

55 dBA maximum (measured

Ð

sum)

in suitable enclosure at 3-ft.

 

 

distance and operator height)

 

 

 

 

Shock (1/2 sine wave)

2.5 g peak

100 g peak

 

11 millisecond

11 millisecond

Tape Cartridge Speci®cations and Capacities

The tape drive uses prewritten cartridges. An 8-mm Travan (740 feet) 4.0 GB capacity tape is recommended.

Regulatory Compliance

The tape drive complies with the regulations listed in the following table.

Regulatory Compliance

Agency

Regulation

CSA

C22.2, No. 950-M89

 

 

TUV & IEC-RHEINLAND

EN 60 950/IEC 950

 

 

UL

1950

 

 

Canadian Department of Communications

Class B

 

 

VDE

Class B

 

 

FCC

Class B, Part 15

Use the tape drive only in equipment where the combination has been determined to be suitable by an appropriate certi®cation organization (for example, Underwriters Laboratories Inc. of the Canadian Standards Association in North America). Consider the following safety points:

vInstall the drive in an enclosure that limits the user's access to live parts, gives adequate system stability, and provides the necessary grounding for the drive.

vProvide the correct voltages (+5 V dc and +12 V dc) based on the regulation applied Ð Extra Low Voltage (SEC) for UL and CSA and Safety Extra Low Voltage for BSI and VDE (if applicable).

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IBM 4690 manual Tape Cartridge Specications and Capacities, Regulatory Compliance Agency Regulation

4690 specifications

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