Sony SDX-1100V manual END-OF-PARTITION / Medium Detected, Append Position Error, Cleaning Failure

6.Command Specification REQUEST SENSE

03h			MEDIUM ERROR. Indicates that the current command or a previously acknowledged
			write-type operation terminated with a non-recovered error condition that was
			probably caused by a flaw in the medium, an error in the recorded data or the
			cleanliness of the head. This sense key may also be returned if the drive is unable to
			distinguish between a flaw in the medium and a specific hardware failure (sense key
			4h). This condition is also marked by the Valid bit being set, indicating that the
			Information field contains residue information.
	00	02	END-OF-PARTITION / MEDIUM DETECTED
	0C	00	WRITE ERROR – The Read-After-Write Retry limit was exceeded during Write.
			Probably caused by a flaw in the media.
	11	00	UNRECOVERED READ ERROR - C1, C2 & C3 Error Correction could not correct a
			Read Error. Probably caused by a flaw in the media.
	11	08	INCOMPLETE BLOCK READ - The drive could not read the AITFormat Group
			containing the requested block. Could be caused by head clogging or media
			damage.
	14	03	END-OF-DATA NOT FOUND – While Reading an AIT format tape, the drive
			encountered blank (unformatted) media during a Read operation. This error could be
			caused by serious head clogging.
	15	02	POSITIONING ERROR DETECTED BY READ OF MEDIUM - Cannot find
			destination Group during Space operation.
	27	04	APPEND POSITION ERROR
	30	00	INCOMPATIBLE MEDIUM INSTALLED - Format violation.
			Possible that the Sub-Area cannot be read.
	30	02	CANNOT READ MEDIUM, INCOMPATIBLE FORMAT - Format violation.
	30	07	CLEANING FAILURE
	31	00	MEDIUM FORMAT CORRUPTED - AIT format Group GIT, BAT, or Sub-Codes do not
			match or are improper.
	3B	08	REPOSITION ERROR - Position lost during Read, Write, Space, Locate, Seek or
			Select Partition operation.
	50	00	WRITE APPEND ERROR - Cannot find the last frame of the Group and therefore,
			cannot append.
	52	00	CARTRIDGE FAULT
	70	NN	DECOMPRESSION EXCEPTION SHORT ALGORITHM ID OF NN - ALGORITHM ID
			<= 255
	83	03	MIC Checksum Error

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