fTape Position Indicator

Indicates the winding position of the tape in the cartridge loaded in the DDS drive.

pppppppPositioned near the beginning of the tape. pppp￿￿￿ Positioned near the middle of the tape.

￿￿￿￿￿￿￿ Positioned near the end of the tape.

Tape winding position indicated by the Tape Position Indicator

gCartridge Indicator

This indicator appears when a cartridge is loaded in the internal DDS drive, and indicates the tape’s load status: when the tape is being loaded or unloaded from the drive, this indicator blinks.

8TAPE Indicator

Lights green when a data cartridge is loaded into the SDT-11000. The indicator flashes while a cartridge is being loaded or unloaded.

9BUSY Indicator

Lights green when the SCSI interface is ready for data transfer. This indicator flashes while data is being read from or written to the cartridge loaded into the DDS drive, while searching for data, or while the tape is being rewound.

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