Installation Guide

16 Operation
The following table describes the messages displayed on the LCD during normal operations.
Drive State LCD Message
When tape is loaded (if a write-
protected tape is loaded, a write
protected message will be displayed,
see below).
or,
Ready Mode — indicates that the drive is ready for compression
mode or standard mode operation.
PX — indicates the actual partition (X = 0 or 1) currently being
used.
WRT — indicates that the tape is write-enabled.
WPT — indicates that the tape is write-protected.
Tape loaded, Write Protected.
will be displayed, along with the ready screen, while the beeper
sounds an alarm for fifteen seconds. The alarm will then stop
and the ready screen will remain on the LCD. Any attempt to
write to the tape will cause the alarm to sound and the following
message to appear:
Whenever a tape is in motion.
Motion Message = Loading, Unloading, Positioning, Erasing,
Verifying, Cleaning Tape, and Rewinding.
3 arrows = , or . The arrows will scroll to the left or right.
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