Sony SDX-800V/R manual Introduction

1.Introduction

36 Gbyte typical when using 170 meter tape AIT-2 cassette (SDX2-36C) 93 Gbyte with 2.6:1 Data Compression

50 Gbyte typical when using 230 meter tape AIT-2 cassette (SDX2-50C) 130 Gbyte with 2.6:1 Data Compression

80 Gbyte typical when using 186 meter tape AIT-2 Turbo cassette (TAIT2-80N or TAIT2-80C) 208 Gbyte with 2.6:1 Data Compression

100 Gbyte typical when using 230 meter tape AIT-3 cassette (SDX3-100C) 260 Gbyte with 2.6:1 Data Compression

150 Gbyte typical when using 246 meter tape AIT-3Ex cassette (SDX3X-150C) 390 Gbyte with 2.6:1 Data Compression

• Sustained transfer rate

11 Mbyte/sec when using AIT-1 cassette

16 Mbyte/sec when using AIT-E Turbo, AIT-1 Turbo, AIT-2, AIT-2 Turbo cassette and AIT-3 cassette 18 Mbyte/sec when using AIT-3Ex cassette

• Supported Format

AIT-E Turbo (Read only) AIT-1 (Read only)

AIT-1 Turbo (Read only) AIT-2 (Read only)

AIT-2 Turbo (Read/Write) AIT-3 (Read/Write) AIT-3Ex (Read/Write)

•Not compatible with the DDS and EXABYTE format tapes

•Burst transfer rate

12 Mbyte/sec Asynchronous

160 Mbyte/sec Synchronous

•Large 96 MB Buffer Memory

•3.5” Standard Height, 5.25” Half Height

•Embedded SCSI interface (Ultra 160 LVD, Single-ended or Low Voltage differential)

•Supports Variable or Fixed record length

•Supports SCSI Disconnection/Arbitration

•Read After Write (RAW) On and Off capability

•Read Retry On and Off capability

•Frame rewrite function – AIT-E Turbo, AIT-1, AIT-1 Turbo, AIT-2, AIT-2 Turbo, AIT-3

•Fragment rewrite function – AIT-3Ex

•Three levels of Error Correction Code (ECC) – AIT-E Turbo, AIT-1, AIT-1 Turbo, AIT-2, AIT-2 Turbo, AIT-3

•Two levels of Error Correction Code (ECC) – AIT-3Ex

•High Speed search (120 times nominal Read/Write speed)

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