Sony SDX-800V manual

AIT Drive 2-676-745- 31 (1)  2006 Sony Corporation AIT-3 Ex TAPE DRIVE SDX-800V Series User’s Guide[...]

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3 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS For your protection, please read these safety instructions completely before operating the appliance, and keep this manual for future reference. Carefully observe all warnings, precautions and instructions on the appliance, or described in the operating instructions and adhere to them. USE Power Sources – This unit should b[...]

4 INSTALLATION Water and Moisture – Do not use power-line operated units near water – for example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, etc. Power-Cord Protection – Route the power cord so that it is not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against it, paying [...]

5 Table of Contents Overview .................................................................................................................. 6 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 7 About AIT Drives .............................................................[...]

6 Overview The Sony SDX-800V series drives are high capacity data storage devices using Advanced Intelligent tape (AIT) technology. The SDX-800V series drives achieve high data reliability through Read-After-Write, an additional level of Error Correction Code, and other features. The Sony SDX-800V series drives store data on tape using standard for[...]

7 Introduction About AIT Drives SDX-800V series drives are internal AIT drive units that use data cartridges conforming to the AIT-3 Ex format. SDX-800V series drives support AIT-1, AIT-2, AIT-3 and AIT-3 Ex formats. Features The SDX-800V series drives have the following features: • Support reading and writing to data cartridges conforming to the[...]

8 Precautions Useable Cartridges SDX-800V series can be used with data cartridges marked with the AIT-1 * , AIT-2 * , AIT-3 or AIT-3 Ex logo. * Read only Notes • Be sure to use only data cartridges designed specifically for AIT (do not use 8 mm video cartridges) as this may damage the drives. • Do not use anything but AIT cartridges with this s[...]

9 Transportation • Keep the original packing materials to facilitate safe transportation of the drives. • Always remove the tape/media cartridge before moving the drives. After removing the drives from the computer, repack them into their original packing. SCSI Termination The SDX-800V series drives conform to the Microsoft PC97 standard, which[...]

10 Installation SCSI Connection/Setting the SCSI ID SCSI 68pin Connector 5 V Power Connector 1 2 3 4 GND GND 12 V Disable Enable Parity Note : = = = CLOSED/Jumper Don’ t care OPEN/Jumper not installed Pa rity Disable No Connection SCSI ID 3 SCSI ID 2 SCSI ID 1 SCSI ID 0 Jumpers SCSI ID SCSI ID 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 14 15 2 1 0 P .D. N.[...]

11 Option Switches (DIP Switch) DIP Switch Positions Default ON OFF 12345678 DIP Switch 1 DR (Disaster Recovery) Mode (OFF) 2 Emulation Mode (OFF) 3 AIT Library Interface Mode (ON) 4 Reserved (OFF) 5 Terminator Power (ON) 6 Periodic Cleaning Req (ON) 7 DC Control (1) (ON) 8 DC Control (2) (OFF)[...]

12 DR (Disaster Recovery * ) Mode To enable DR Mode, set position 1 [Drive Mode] switch to ON. ON OFF 12345678 * In Disaster Recovery Mode, an SDX-800V series drive enters the DR Standby Mode 15 seconds after you insert a write-protected tape into the drive, and all the drive LED blink. If you restart the drive while the LED are blinking, it starts[...]

13 Library Mode The Library Mode can be enabled with a DIP switch. ON OFF 12345678 When switch 3 is ON, AIT-1, 2, 3 compatible Library Mode is enabled. With this switch OFF, ACI Mode is enabled. Terminator Power Control DIP switch This DIP switch determines whether terminator power is supplied to the SCSI bus. To enable terminator power, set positi[...]

14 Mounting Holes For 3.5" Standard Height 155.0 0.5mm [6.10" 0.02"] 90.0 0.3mm [3.54" 0.01"] 60.0 0.3mm [2.36" 0.01"] 70.0 0.3mm [2.76" 0.01"] 31.0 0.3mm [1.22" 0.01"] 21.0 0.3mm [0.83" 0.01"] 41.2 0.5mm [1.62" 0.02"] 4.8 0.5mm [0.19" 0.02"] 6-M3 (depth 2.5mm [0.1[...]

15 Reconfiguring from 5.25" Model to 3.5" Model You can reconfigure the 5.25" model to the 3.5" model yourself. 1 Remove the 2 screws for each side rail. 2 Take the side rail off. Side Rail (L) Side Rail (R)[...]

16 Orientation 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10[...]

17 Attaching and Removing the Dust Cover Attaching the Dust Cover 1 Align the dust cover’s hinge clips (one on each side) with the pins of the drive bezel. • The dust cover should be positioned so that the magnets * on the cover’s back face the drive bezel. * This magnet does not affect the tape of the cartridge. • Holding the dust cover at[...]

18 2 Press down at an angle on each side in turn until you hear the hinge clips click into place. Caution Do not press the dust cover in horizontally from the front. Doing so could cause the dust cover to break. 3 Close the dust cover. This completes attachment of the dust cover.[...]

19 Removing the Dust Cover 1 Open the dust cover. 2 Holding the dust cover at both corners, carefully raise the dust cover. The dust cover hinge clips and drive bezel pins uncouple. Note We recommend that you use the drive with the dust cover.[...]

20 Operation Location of 3 LEDs There are three LED indicatiors (TAPE MOTION LED, CLEANING REQUEST LED, REPLACE TAPE LED) and an EJECT button on the front panel of the SDX-800V series drives. Front Panel TAP E MOTION CLEANING REQUEST REPLACE TAP E Advanced Intelligent T ape LED EJECT button LED Indication for Drive Status The LED indicators are def[...]

21 Drive Operation Loading a Cartridge Note While setting the data cartridge, do not turn off the host computer. This may cause a malfunction or damage data. 1 Turn on the host computer. Check that the drive’s TAPE MOTION LED, CLEANING REQUEST LED and REPLACE TAPE LED go off. 2 Open the dust cover. 3 Set the AIT data cartridge orientation as show[...]

22 Unloading a Cartridge The cartridge can be removed from SDX-800V series drives in response to a SCSI Unload command, or by pressing the EJECT button. When the EJECT button is pressed, the tape is rewound and the cartridge ejected from the slot. Write-protecting a Cartridge Cartridges can be write-protected by sliding the tab on the back of the c[...]

23 How to Clean 1 Load the cleaning cartridge (SDX3X-CL) into the SDX-800V. Cleaning starts automatically. 2 Cleaning takes from a few seconds to a minute for the SDX- 800V, *1 and the cartridge is automatically ejected when finished. *1 The cleaning time varies depending on the condition of the drive. Caution Do not rewind the cleaning cartridge a[...]

24 Reel motor Loading motor Emergency Tape Removal Procedure 1 Remove the drive from the chassis or enclosure to allow access to the bottom of the drive. 2 Remove the drive’s top cover. 3 Locate the small opening in the bottom of the drive and insert the tip of a precision screwdriver so that the Loading motor shaft can be rotated. 4 Rotate the m[...]

25 Caution Stop rotating the motor shaft immediately, when the guide B gets to the area below the line C-C (This line is defined by 2 circular tape guide surfaces of the cartridge). Otherwise, the gears of the drive can be damaged. The Initial Position of the Threading Mechanism 5 Before the manual ejection procedure, tape slack must be removed in [...]

26 Interface Implementation Supported SCSI Messages Abort Identify Target Reset Ignore Wide Residue Command Complete Message Parity Error Disconnect Message Reject Extended Message No Operation – Synchronous Data Transfer Request – Wide Data Transfer Request – Parallel Protocol Request Supported SCSI Commands Erase Inquiry Load/Unload Locate [...]

27 Specifications Product Specifications Altitude Operating 0 to 3048 m (0 to 10,000 ft.) Vibration Operating Swept Sine 5 to 500 Hz *0.25 G Peak 1 Octave/min. 3 axes, 3 directions Non-operating Swept Sine 5 to 500 Hz *0.5 G Peak 1 Octave/min. 3 axes, 3 directions Acoustic Noise (A) curve weight Streaming Write/Read 35 dB (A) Insert/Eject 60 dB (A)[...]

28 Temperature and Humidity Range Temperature Operating 5˚C to 40˚C ( ∆ T<10˚C/h) (41˚F to 104˚F ( ∆ T<18˚F/h)) Non-operating (mech.) – 40˚C to 70˚C ( ∆ T<20˚C/h) (– 40˚F to 158˚F ( ∆ T<36˚F/h)) Non-operating (tape) – 40˚C to 45˚C ( ∆ T<20˚C/h) (– 40˚F to 113˚F ( ∆ T<36˚F/h)) Humidity Operatin[...]

29 Sony Contacts For further information, please contact the appropriate Sony location listed below: Sony Electronics Inc., Tape Storage Solutions (USA) URL: http://www.storagebysony.com Sony of Canada Ltd., AV/IT Marketing Group Computer Peripherals Product Marketing 115 Gordon Baker Road Toronto, Ontario, M2H 3R6 Canada TEL: (416) 499-1414 or (1)[...]

30 Sony Brasil Ltda. Rua Inocéncio Tobias, 125, Barra Funda São Paulo-SP, Brasil 01144-000 TEL: (55) 11-2196-9000 FAX: (55) 11-2196-9186 URL: http://www.sonybrasil.com.br Sony Australia Limited 33-39 Talavera Rd. NORTH RYDE, NSW 2113 TEL: 1300-13-7669 FAX: 02-9870-5864 e-mail: CIC-customerissues@ap.sony.com Sony New Zealand Akoranga Business Park[...]

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