Installation Guide

Introduction 3
mode providing the SCSI bus length is no longer than 3.0 meters. Connecting 16 AIT-70D or AIT-100D
units to a single SCSI channel will provide a maximum of 1.6 TB (average 2:1 compression) of data storage.
Switches and Indicators
Figures 1 and 2 show the switches and indicators located on the front and rear panels of the AIT-70D. The
AIT-100D front and rear panels are similar.
Figure 1. AIT-70D Front Panel
Front Panel Switches and Indicators
Busy, Tape, Status LEDs
Indicates current status of the drive, whether cartridge is loaded or not and if
there is drive activity. LEDs are also used to indicate drive errors. See
Appendix C for a listing of error messages for the AIT-70D/100D.
Eject Button
Ejects data cartridge when button is pressed. This may take up to 30 seconds
during which the drive rewinds the cartridge. The Tape LED will flash
during this time.
LCD
2-line by 16-character Liquid Crystal Display. Displays information about
drive status, operational messages, and error messages.
Busy, Tape, Status
LEDs
Eject
Button