Owner`s manual

Page 3-13Getting Started
This information is based on hardware capabilities. Some software may have further
restrictions on tape format.
Loading and Unloading Tape Cartridges
To avoid damaging static discharge, always ground yourself by touching the metal
chassis before loading or unloading a tape cartridge.
1.Press the button on the drive’s front panel to open the tape drive door.
2.Hold the cartridge with the metal side down. The end of the tape cartridge with the
write-protect switch will enter the drive first.
3.Insert the cartridge into the drive. Keep pushing until the cartridge stops, and then
close the door. After the door closes, the drive positions the tape, after which it is
ready for use.
Before unloading the tape cartridge, be sure the tape activity light is out. To unload,
press the tape door release button and remove the tape from the drive.
USING A DAT DRIVE
The DAT drive is very simple to use:
1.In order to save data to the tape, the window on the tape cartridge must be in the
write enable position. The figure below shows the tape window in both "write
enable" and "write protected" positions.
2.The tape inserts as shown below. As you insert the tape through the tape door,
the DAT drive takes over the load operation by mechanically pulling the tape
cartridge into the load position, just like your home VCR.
Eagle Series Computer Owner’s Manual, Rev. 03