User`s guide

Chapter 2 Operation 15
Note – Blank tape cartridges do not have default densities. None of the density LED
indicators on the front panel will light until data has been written to the tape.
Table 2-4 shows the densities you can be select for the tape drive.
▼ To Select Density Using the Front Panel
1. Load the tape cartridge into the tape drive.
The Tape In Use LED blinks while the tape loads. After the tape is loaded, the
Tape In Use LED remains lit. The LEDs on the left side of the drive light to show the
tape cartridge’s prerecorded density.
2. Press the Select button until the LED(s) showing the density you want lights.
The original density LED(s) will go out. The selected density LED(s) will be on
steadily and the Density Override LED will blink. Then the selected density will
blink and the LED(s) for the original density and the Density Override LED will be
on steadily.
3. When a write from BOT occurs, the selected density will be used.
The selected density and the Density Override LEDs are on steadily.
TABLE 2-4 Selectable Densities
Tape Type Selectable Densities (in Gbytes)
III 2.6, 6.0, 10.0 native or 10.0 compressed
IIIxt 15.0 native
IV 20.0, 35.0/40.0 native or
20.0, 35.0/40.0 compressed