User Guide
C-2  Ampex 1308911-02
Model No.
Running Head
Introduction Result Codes and Machine Status
Table C-2. MSR Result Code Definitions 
Code 
Hex Meaning
0 00h Success - Result codes are included in responses to MSI
*
 commands 
upon completion, and with the Cartridge Load Complete Interrupt. If the 
result code is other than Success, the command failed to complete its 
execution properly (see also EOR
*
 Encountered and Completed, 
below). Certain responses to information requests may return Success 
even if transport information is not available - see the appropriate 
message description.
1 01h Command Aborted -Command completion was via its abortion by an 
MSI Abort command.
2 02h Nothing to Abort - An Abort command was received from the MSI, but 
there are no outstanding commands to abort. This may occur, for 
instance, if the response to a command is being sent when the Abort 
command arrives, or if the MSR entered the suspended state with no 
remaining queued commands.
3 03h MSI Handshaking Fault - An error was detected in handshaking 
signals/timing on the MSI/MSR Physical Block interface during a Write, 
Read or Loop Physical Block command.
4 04h MSI Command Out Of Logical Sequence - A command was received 
from the MSI which cannot be executed at this time.
5 05h Operation Time-out - An MSR operation has taken longer than the 
established maximum time to complete, indicating an MSR internal 
problem.
6 06h Data Path Fault - An error has been detected in the read or write data 
path hardware which prevents successfully processing a Physical 
Block; e.g., a parity error.
7 07h Unsupported Cartridge - The transport has detected a cartridge tab 
configuration which is not supported by the MSR, therefore no tape 
motion operations are executable.
8 08h Uncorrectable Data Error - A Read/Loop Physical Block command has 
failed due to an incorrect Physical Block checksum.
9 09h Write Protected - An attempt was made to write or format tape in a 
cartridge which the transport has determined is write protected.
10 0Ah No Cartridge - An attempt was made to perform a tape motion or 
cartridge operation, but the transport detects that no cartridge is 
loaded.
11 0Bh Read After Write Fault - Write mode maximum error criteria have been 
exceeded and the maximum number of rewrites allowed, if any, has 
been exhausted.










