Manual

Chapter Five - SCSI Bridge Electronics
Tandem 5142-xSE Rackmount Tape Subsystems User Guide 25
5.11.3 Setting the Tape Termination
This configuration item has been factory-configured and is, therefore, not selectable.
Tape
Term:On
*NOT sel
ectable*
Figure 32 Tape termination
5.11.4 Selecting the Tape Density
Tape density format may be controlled by the display unit or by the host system. When the
appropriate drivers exist, the latter method is generally preferred and a setting of FF should be
used. Other density values shown below allow the SCSI bridge electronics to control the tape
density.
Density:
[
FF
]
PRESS if
Done
Density:
[C0]
PRESS to
Alter
Density:
[
00
]
PRESS to
Incremnt
Density:
[
00
]
PRESS to
Incremnt
Density:
[
F0
]
PRESS to
Incremnt
Figure 33 Tape densities
DAT Drives
C0 = Compressed mode
40 = Noncompressed mode
FF = Density controlled by the host software
Note: Once the settings have been configured through the setup menus, these settings become the
default start-up values. Density may be changed on a tape-by-tape basis any time the tape is
at BOT during normal Performance Display operation. Depressing the mode switch cycles the
available density settings. Depressing the mode switch a second time selects the setting. This
setting is used until the unit is repowered or reset. The setting selected in the setup menu will
then be used as the default value.