Quantum Audio A-Series Manuel D’Utilisation

Chapter 3  Using Your Tape Drive

A-Series Data Cartridges

Quantum A-Series Tape Drives User’s Guide

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Ultrium tape cartridges have a sliding write-protect switch at the right-

rear corner as shown in 

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Figure 7  Write-protect Switch 
on Ultrium Data Cartridge 

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To load a data cartridge into the front of the A-Series tape drive:

Insert the data cartridge into the front of the tape drive, as shown in 

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Push the data cartridge into the tape drive.until the drive senses the 

cartridge and automatically completes the load operation.
The 

 LED flashes to show that the media is loading. When 

the media reaches the Beginning of Tape (BOT) marker, the LED 

lights steadily. The data cartridge is now ready for use.

center of the cartridge 

(the Locked position), 

read from the cartridge, but not written to 

it. (This is the write-protected position.)

corner of the cartridge 

(the Unlocked position), 

both read from and written to the 

cartridge. (This is the write-enabled 

position.)

Write protect switch (unlocked)

Unlocked

Locked

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