Sony SDZ-S100 manual

SDZ-S100 SDZ-S130 © 2003 Sony Corporation 4-680-196- 13 (2) S-AIT Tape Drive Unit Oper ating In structions P age 5 _______ _____ ____ _______ _____ _____ Imp or tant S afeguards Pa g e 50 ______ _____ ____ _______ _____ _____[...]

2 Owner’ s Recor d Your S-AIT Ta pe Dri ve Unit is assi gne d model nu mber SD Z-S1 00 or SD Z-S130 for regu lat ory compli ance cert ifica tions . Th e number is i ndicat ed o n the model numbe r lab el on your driv e along with the rat ed volt age and cu rrent. WA R N I N G To reduce t he risk of fir e or electri c shock, do not expose this app[...]

3 A certifie d powe r supply c ord has to be used w ith this eq uipment . The relevant national install ation and/or equi pment regulation s shall be co nsidered. A certified power sup ply cord not lig hter than ordinary pol yvinyl chloride fl exible cord accordi ng to IEC 60227 (designati on H05VV-F 3G 0 .75 mm 2 or H 05VV H 2-F2 3G 0 .7 5 m m 2 )[...]

4 This equipme nt generates, uses, and can radiate radio freq uency ene rgy and, if n ot installed and used in accordance with the instr uctions, may ca use harmfu l inter ference t o radio communications. However, there is no guaran tee that i nterference will not occur i n a particular installati on. If this equip ment does cause harmful i nterfe[...]

5 Table of Content s Chapter 1 Introduction Overvie w .................. .............. ......... ......... .............. ....... 7 S-AIT Tec hnology ............ ......... .............. .......... ......... .. 7 Product Feat ures .................. ......... .............. ......... ....... 8 Compatible Ca rtridges .................. ......... .[...]

6 Chapter 4 Using the Media Compatible Ca rtridges .................. ......... .............. ..... 35 Data Cartri dge .................. ......... .............. .......... .........35 Components and Functions ........................................... 36 Setting the Write-protect Switc h ........... .......... ......... 38 Cleaning Cartridge . [...]

7 Chapter 1 Introd ucti on Chapter 1 Introduction Overvi ew The S-AIT Tape Drive Unit is a tape streamer that make s use of “S-AIT” (Supe r Advanced I ntelligen t Tape) tech nology. T he S-AIT driv e stores lar ge amounts of imag e data on a singl e half-i nch tape car tridge, ma king it the indust ry's highest capa city tape dri ve. S-AIT[...]

8 Chapter 1 Int roducti on Product F eature s Two models of S-AIT Tape Drive Units are a vailable accordin g to the type of interface of your host computer. SDZ-S100 Uses the Ultra 160 Wi de Low Volt age Diffe rential/ Single- Ended (LVD/ SE) SCSI SDZ-S130 Uses 2 Gbps Fib re Channel i nterface Common Feat ures • Native stora ge capacity of 500 GB[...]

9 Chapter 1 In troduct ion Compatible Cartridges Data Car tridg es Tape cartri dges u sed with the S -AIT Ta pe Drive Un it must be marked with the SAIT-1 logo. Caution Only use cartri dges designed specificall y for S-AIT. Cleaning Car tridg es To clean t he read/write heads, use the S-AIT Cleaning Cart ridge. For det ails about cl eaning, see “[...]

10 Chapter 1 Int roducti on Components and Functions Fr ont A Front Door Used to protect the front of the unit. Press the DOOR button to unlock and open the door wh en insert ing or remov ing cartrid ges. Note Even when the front door i s closed and a cartrid ge is ejected b y software, the cartridge does not come in contact with the door. You can [...]

11 Chapter 1 In troduct ion Fro nt door opened A Power Switch Press this switch to turn the S -AIT T ape Driv e Unit o n or off. W hen yo u rest art the uni t, be sure to wait at least 10 seconds bef ore turn ing it on aga in. B POWER Ind icator Lights gr een when the unit is on. When it flashes, the cool ing fan of t he unit may be malfun ctionin [...]

12 Chapter 1 Int roducti on Drive Status The indicators of t he S-AIT Tape Drive Unit show the status of t he unit. This status is i ndicated by a c ombination of colo rs (green, orange, or yellow), and whether the indicat ors are lit or flashing. Refer to t he table below for explanat ions about the meanin g of ind icator a ctivit y. Note When you[...]

13 Chapter 1 In troduct ion Rear SDZ-S100 A SCSI ID Swit ch Used to set the SCS I ID of the S-AIT Tape Drive Unit. Upon sh ipment , the SCSI ID is 0. For detai ls, see “Setti ng the SC SI ID (SDZ- S100 only) ” on pa ge 22. B RS- 232 C Co nne ct or For service u se only. You do not no rmally n eed to use t his connecto r. C Coolin g Fan and Vent[...]

14 Chapter 1 Int roducti on SDZ-S130 A RS- 232 C Co nne ct or For service u se only. You do not no rmally n eed to use t his connecto r. B Coolin g Fan and Ventil ation Holes Be car eful not t o block th e ventilat ion holes. If you do, t he unit may overheat, resulti ng in damage. C AC IN Connector Connect the power cabl e appropr iate for your co[...]

15 Chapter 1 In troduct ion Bottom A Access Cover for Servi ce Use Do not op en this cove r. For serv ice use on ly. B Dip Switch Access Cover If you ne ed to change the data compression set tings, remove this c over to change the DIP switch se ttings. Fo r detai ls about sett ing the DIP swit ches, see “Setting the DIP S witches” on page 19 . [...]

16 Chapter 1 Int roducti on About the label A Model num ber The model nu mber is located o n the bottom of t he unit, together with the serial numb er . Refer to the model and serial numbers on the label when seeki ng technical support. B Serial nu mber The serial n umber is located on the botto m of the unit, to gether with the mod el numb er . Re[...]

Chapt er 2 Inst alla tion 17 Chapter 2 Installation Overvi ew This cha pter describes the general pro cedures for positioning t he S-AIT Tape Drive Unit, conn ecting it to the host computer, a nd turning it on. This c hapter also descri bes initial set up. Install ation an d setup procedu res may vary sl ightly depen ding on you r syste m. Unpackin[...]

18 Chapter 2 Installation Packag e Con ten ts After opening t he package, make sure that all th e following items are present . Contac t your de aler if an ything i s missing . • S-AIT Tape Drive Unit (1) • Operatin g Instructions (1) Note In addit ion to the a bove, ot her items may be inclu ded in the pack age. Preparing t he Host Compute r P[...]

19 Chapt er 2 Instal lati on Setting the DIP Switches By setting the DIP swi tches at th e bottom o f the S-A IT Tape Drive Unit, y ou can : • Choose whether to compress the dat a when recording. • Choose whether the host can control dat a compression. The default sett ings of t he DIP switc hes is as foll ows. • DC Control-1: ON Compression [...]

20 Chapter 2 Installation 3 Change the sett ings with a point ed object. Each DIP sw itch is de fined in the tables b elow. SW A settings (SDZ-S100 ) SW1 Custom -1 OFF SW2 Bloc k Size ON SW3 Immedia te WFM OFF SW4 Custom -4 OFF SW5 Reserve d OFF SW6 Reserve d OFF SW7 DC Control-1 ON SW8 DC Control-2 OFF SW A settings (SDZ-S130 ) SW1 U A Control ON [...]

21 Chapt er 2 Instal lati on 4 After changing the DIP swi tch settings, replace the access cover. If you ar e using a S DZ-S1 00 (SCSI model ), proce ed to “Sett ing the SCSI ID (SDZ-S1 00 only )” on page 22. If you are usin g a SDZ-S130 (Fibre Channel int erface model), proceed to “Setting the Loop I D (SDZ-S13 0 only) ” on p age 23. Block[...]

22 Chapter 2 Installation Settin g the SCSI ID (SDZ -S100 o nly) The SCSI ID is a uni que address tha t identifies the SDZ-S10 0 to the host. The defaul t SCSI ID of the SDZ-S1 00 is 0. T he unit can be confi gured to SC SI ID addresses rangi ng from 0 to 15 (or 0 to F) using the SCSI ID switch on the rear of the unit . Press the switch but tons to[...]

23 Chapt er 2 Instal lati on Settin g the Lo op ID ( SDZ-S1 30 only) You can set the Lo op ID with the loop ID jumpers, if necessary. These j umpers are funct ional when the topol ogy is arbitrated loop. W hen the ju mpers are enabled, they acq uire AL_P A through LI HA (Loop Ini tializati on Hard Assigned). AL_ PA is acquired from th e loop ID. Se[...]

24 Chapter 2 Installation Arbitrated Loop Ph ysical Ad dresses (AL_P A) and Loop IDs 7-bit Loop ID 8-bit AL_P A 7-bi t Loo p ID 8-bit AL_P A 7-bit Loop ID 8-bit AL_P A (Hex) (Decimal) (Hex) (H ex) (Decimal) (Hex) (Hex) (Decimal) (Hex) 00 0 EF 2B 43 A3 56 86 4D 01 1 E8 2C 44 9F 57 87 4C 02 2 E4 2D 45 9E 58 88 4B 03 3 E2 2E 46 9D 59 89 4A 04 4 E1 2F [...]

25 Chapt er 2 Instal lati on Installing the S-AIT Tape Drive Unit The S-AIT Tape Driv e Unit weights about 7 kg (15 .4 lb.) and has th e following dimensions. Ma ke sure that the surface where you will instal l the S-AIT Tape Drive Unit is a ppropri ate befo re install ing th e unit. Note Install the S-AIT Tape Drive Uni t on a horizontal surface n[...]

26 Chapter 2 Installation Connectin g the Power Cab le 1 Verify the po wer cable pl ug to make su re that it matche s the AC IN connector rece ptacle. 2 Make sure that t he electrical outlet you use to connec t the unit is p roperly grounded . 3 Connect one end of t he power cable to th e AC IN connector and the other end to the p ower outlet . Not[...]

27 Chapt er 2 Instal lati on Connectin g the SCSI Bus Cable ( SDZ-S100 only) Connect the SDZ -S100 (SCSI model) and the host computer with a SCSI cable. This secti on describes how t o do so. Use an Ul tra 160/m SC SI LVD cable commonly so ld in stores to connect the unit to the S CSI bus. The SD Z-S100 uses a 68- pin half pit ch connector . Cautio[...]

28 Chapter 2 Installation When the SDZ-S100 is one of several devices on the SCSI bus 1 Turn off al l SCSI d evices on the SCSI b us, includi ng the SDZ -S100. Caution When connec ting or di sconnectin g a SCSI cabl e to SCSI devi ces (includi ng th e SDZ-S100), turn off all th e SCSI de vices. Fail ing to d o so may result in dama ge. 2 Connect th[...]

29 Chapt er 2 Instal lati on Connectin g the Optica l Fiber Cab le fo r Fibre Channe l (SDZ- S130 onl y) The SDZ-S 130 is eq uipped wit h an inter face th at complie s with the Fibre Channel st andards with t he followi ng specificati ons. • Short-wave laser • 200 MB/sec • Duplex LC F ibre Channe l conne ctors The equipme nt (HBA, hub, switch[...]

30 Chapter 2 Installation Configuring the S-AIT Tape Drive Unit to the Host Conf igure the S -AI T Tape Dri ve Un it as fol lows . 1 Turn on the S-AIT Tape Drive Unit. For detai ls, see “Turni ng the Unit On or Off” o n page 31. 2 To config ure the un it for u se, refe r to the do cumentation o f the host computer and software.[...]

Chapter 3 Operat ion 31 Chapter 3 Operation Overvi ew This chapter d escribes ho w to turn the unit on and o ff, as well as h ow to insert and eject ca rtridges. Turning the Un it On or Off T urning On the Unit 1 Press the DOOR button to unlock and open the front door .[...]

Chapter 3 Oper ation 32 2 Press the power switch on the fr ont panel. The POWER indi cator li ghts green and t he unit sta rts. Then four status indi cators change as foll ows as the unit is startin g. • All the indi cators ligh t green for about ha lf a second . • They then rep eatedly flash yell ow form l eft to righ t for about 3 seconds, in[...]

33 Chapter 3 Ope ration T urning Off t he Unit 1 Press the DOOR button to unlock and open the front door . 2 Press the power switch on the fr ont panel. Caution Do not turn off the S-AIT Tape Drive Uni t when it is in use or there i s a cartridge in the unit, a s this coul d dama ge data. Note After turnin g off th e S-AIT Tap e Drive Uni t, wait a[...]

Chapter 3 Oper ation 34 4 Apply gen tle pressu re to the bac k of the ca rtridge un til the unit tak es the cartridge an d loads it. Caution Do not apply force to the cartridge after the unit starts loadi ng it. Otherwise, the cartridge may rush out of the unit whe n it is ejected. 5 Close the f ront door to minimize any cont amination f rom airbor[...]

35 Chapter 4 Using th e Media Chapter 4 Using the Media Compatible Cartridges S-AIT Tape Drive Unit uses: • S-AIT da ta cartri dges • S-AIT cleaning cartridges Only use t he cartridges above wit h your S-AIT Tape Driv e Unit. Do not use other types of cartridges, such as LTO Ultri um, SDLT, or DLT. Data Cartridge S-AIT data c artridge s contain[...]

36 Chapter 4 Using t he Media Components and Functions TO P A Insertion Guid e The insert ion guide is a large no tch preven ting you from insert ing th e cartridg e incorrectl y or insert ing ca rtridge s of other types into the u nit. B Insertion I ndicator This arrow shows t he direc tion i n whic h the ca rtridg e must be ins erted into the dri[...]

37 Chapter 4 Usin g the Media Bottom E Recog nition H oles Used by the unit to determin e the type of cartrid ge. S-AIT data ca rtridge recognitio n holes are all c losed. S-AIT cleani ng cartridge holes are closed except h ole . Caution Do not open the r ecognitio n hole s as this may prevent t he unit from recogni zing the ty pe of ca rtridge cor[...]

38 Chapter 4 Using t he Media J Reel Lock Used to pr event th e tape from mov ing when it is outside t he unit. When you insert a cartridge into the unit, i ts reel locks are released aut omatically. Caution Do not cl ose the reel lock as thi s may cause load ing prob lems. K Positio ning H ole Used by the un it to de termine th e positio n of the [...]

39 Chapter 4 Usin g the Media Handling Cartridge s Handling or storin g S-A IT cartri dges inco rrectly c an dama ge them or their tapes. Fo llow the gui delines bel ow to avoid damag ing your car tridges. Handling precautions • Before using cartri dges, let them ac climate themselves to the normal operating en vironment f or at least 24 hours. ?[...]

40 Chapter 4 Using t he Media Usage, St orage, and Trans port Envi ronmental Specificat ions Before using c artridge s, let them a cclimate th emselv es to the op erating envir onment for a t least 24 hours. Operati ng en vi ronment Temperature 5 to 35°C (41 t o 95°F) Relativ e humidit y 20 to 80% (no n-condensi ng) Wet bulb t emperatu re 26°C ([...]

Appendix 41 Appendix Head Cleaning The S-AIT Tape Drive Uni t is equipped wi th an automatic he ad cleaning syste m and was develope d to require onl y a minimum of cleani ng. Yet, to maintai n the unit in peak con dition, the uni t determi nes when head cleani ng using a cleanin g cartridge is necessary. When cleaning i s necessary, the CLEANING R[...]

42 Appendix Changing the Air Filter Unit We recommend that yo u replace th e air filter unit at least once a year. Con sult your de aler to purchas e air filt er units . Note We recommend that you clean the air filter unit once a month wi th a vacuum cle ane r. 1 Prepare a new ai r filter unit. 2 Turn off the unit . 3 Disconnect all ca bles from th[...]

Appendix 43 Hardware Reset In case of an eme rgency, yo u can reset the uni t by i nserting a pointed object such as a paper clip into the ha rdwar e re set hole. Caution Resetting the uni t with the h ardw are reset ho le may ca use you to lose data . Under normal circumstanc es, the hardwa re reset is only for man ufacturing or repai r purposes. [...]

44 Appendix A voiding Damage A void Shoc k and Vibrations Inten se shock, such as f rom droppi ng the uni t, may damage i t. En vironmental Considerations Do not st ore or use th e unit in locati ons subject to: • high humid ity • excessive dust • high temperat ure • intense vibr ations • dire ct sunl ight • sudden changes i n temperatu[...]

Appendix 45 Troubleshoot ing Before contacting yo ur dealer, v atify the followi ng. If th e problem p ersists, contact you r dealer. The unit does not start (the PO WER indicator does not light) • Verify that the power cable is connected corre ctly and that it is not damage d. Replace it if ne cessary. • Try anot her power outlet. The PO WER i[...]

46 Appendix The SDZ-S130 (Fibre Channe l interfac e model) and the host computer cannot co mmuni cate with eac h other • Ver ify tha t the host c omput er is on . • Ver ify the F C statu s indic ator at the rea r of t he unit . If it i s lit o range, there is a connection error. In this case, reconnect t he cable or change i t if necessary . ?[...]

Appendix 47 Specificat ions P erf ormance Storage ca pacity 500 GB (uncompr essed with 600 m S -AIT Data Ca rtridge) 1.3 TB (2.6:1 compression ratio 1 with 600 m S-AIT Data Cart ridge) Data transfe r rate 30 MB/se c (unco mpressed 2 ) Burst data tra nsfer rate 160 MB/s (maxi mum, synchron ous, SCSI) 200 MB/s (m aximum, Fi bre Channel) Bit error rat[...]

48 Appendix Vibrati ons Operating swept sine 5 to 500 Hz 0.25G pe ak 1 Octav e/min. Non-opera ting swept si ne 5 to 50 0 Hz 0.5G pea k 1 Octave/min. Shock Operating half si ne 5G peak 3 ms ( no data loss) Non- opera ting half sin e 90G pe ak 2 m s (no unit dama ge) P ower Specifi cations/Mi scellaneous Power 100 V - 240 V AC ± 10% (50 to 60 Hz) 0.[...]

49 Index 49 Index A Air filter unit ............. ................. ... 42 Appendix . ........... ................. ......... 41 Arbitrated Loop Physical Addresses (AL_PA) and Loo p IDs ............ 24 Avoiding damage ................ ......... 44 C Cartridges ................. .... 9, 3 3, 35, 39 Changing air filter unit ................. 42 Clean[...]

50 IMPOR T ANT SAFEGU ARD S For your pr otecti on, ple ase read th ese safe ty instruc tions comple tely before ope rating t he applian ce, and keep th is manual for future referen ce. Carefully observe all warnings, precaut ions a nd ins truction s on the appl iance, o r the one described in the op erating in struction s and ad here to them. SECUR[...]

51 USE Po wer Sour ces — This un it shou ld be o perated only from the ty pe of power sour ce i ndicat ed on t he mark ing label. If you ar e n ot sur e o f th e ty pe o f el ectri cal power, consult you r dealer or loca l po wer company . F or the un it with a thre e-wir e gr oundi ng typ e ac p lug: If you are unable to insert the plug i nto th[...]

52 UTILISA TION Alimentations — Cet appar eil ne p eut fon ctionn er qu'avec l'alimen tation i ndiquée sur l'ét iquette. S i v ous n' êtes pas c ertain de la puissance électrique , consulte z v otre distri buteu r ou v otre société régionale d 'élect ricité. Pour l'appar eil doté d' une f iche ca du ty[...]

53 BEDIENUNG Stro mzufuhr — Dieses Gerät so llte ausschlie ßlich mit dem auf dem M arkier ungss child ange gebe nen S trom v ersorgt werd en. W enn Sie die Stro mst ärk e anzw eifel n, bera ten Sie sich bitt e bei Ihrem Elektriker oder b ei Ihrer örtlichen Stromv ers org ungsg esellsc haft . Für die V erwendung eines drei-kabligen Erdungsste[...]

54 USO Fuentes de a limentación — Este aparat o debe func ionar solamen te con el tipo de fuente de aliment ación qu e se indica en la etique ta de cara cterística s. Si no está se guro del tipo de alimentaci ón eléctri ca que tiene , consul te a su distribuidor o a la compañía d e sumini stro eléctrico d e su zona. A para to co n ench u[...]

55 GEBR UIK V oeding sbron nen — Dit toestel mag alleen w orden ge voe d door het typ e v oeding d at aang ege ven is op he t type plaatje. Als u nie t zeker bent van het typ e van uw elektr ische voeding, nee m dan contac t op met uw deal er of plaats elijke elektricit eitsmaatschapp ij. V oor he t toestel met een drieaderig netsnoer met stekker[...]

56 ANV ÄN DNING Nätspänning — Apparaten får end ast anslutas till den spänning och strömart, som framgår av märkplåten. T ala med återförsälja ren el ler med den lo kala kr aftle vera ntören , om du inte är säker på strömarten. A pparat me d sk yddsjo rdad st ickpro pp: tag k ontakt m ed en elektrik er för att f å stickpro ppen[...]

57 USO Fonti di alimentazione el ettrica — Il dispo sitivo de ve essere messo in funzione utilizzando esclusi v amente il tipo di alimentaz ione in dicata su ll'etich etta dei dati di funziona mento. Qualora non siate sicuri su l voltro tipo di alim entazi one elett rica, con sult ate i l v os tro ri ve ndi tore o l a so ciet à di ero ga zi[...]

58 UTILIZA ÇÃO FONTES DE ALIMENT A ÇÃ O — Este conjun to de verá ser ligado ap enas ao t ipo de fonte d e aliment ação ind icado na etiqueta. Se n ão tiver a cert eza quan to ao tipo de corre nte eléct rica, consul te o seu rev endedor ou a EDP . Conju nto com uma ficha ac de três fios com lig ação à terra: Se não con seguir introdu[...]

59 KÄ YTT Ö Liittäminen s ähk över kkoo n — Liitä v astaanot in va in sähkö v erkkoon , jonka jännite on sama kuin arv okilpeen merkitty . Jos olet ep äv arma , ota yhte ys v asta anottimen my yjään ta i paikalliseen sähköyhtiö ön. Laitteet, joissa on suoja maadoitettu pistotulppa : Jos et saa kytkettyä pistot ulppaa pistorasi aa[...]

60 ANVENDELSE Strø mkilder — Dette appar at må ku n drives med den typ e strømki lde, d er er ang ivet på typeskilt et. Er man ikke si kker på, hvilk en st rømt ype, m an ha r , må man s pør ge s ig fo r hos s in forhandler el ler det lokale el -selskab. For apparater med et jordet treleder-stik til vekselstrøm: Hvis sti kket ikke k an s[...]

61 BRUK Spennin gsfo rsyning — Apparatet må bare br ukes med den spenningsfo rsyning som er angitt på merk eskilte t. Hvis du er usikker på hvilken spe nnin gstype du har , må du kontak te forhandlere n eller det lokale elektrisitetsv erket. F or appar at er so m h ar et ne tts tøp sel med tr e le dni nge r og jord: Hvis ikke støp slet kan [...]

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