Sony SDX-800V/R User Manual
6.Command Specification
ERASE
6-2
SONY AIT-3Ex drive SDX-800V series Ver.1.1
6.1. ERASE 19h
Bit
Byte
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
0
Operation Code (19h)
1
Obsolete Reserved
Immed
Long
2
Reserved
3
Reserved
4
Reserved
5
Control
ERASE causes part or all of the remaining data within a partition to be erased beginning at the current logical
position. Any write data that is currently held in the buffer is written to tape before the ERASE is executed.
position. Any write data that is currently held in the buffer is written to tape before the ERASE is executed.
Immed: If the Immed bit is set to ZERO, the drive will not return status until the selected operation has completed.
If the bit is set, status will be returned as soon as the operation has been initiated.
Long: If the Long bit is set to ONE, it should be written from the current logical position until EOM/EOP. If the Long
bit is set to ZERO, EOD should be written to the current logical position.
bit is set to ZERO, EOD should be written to the current logical position.