User's Manual

Configuring and Operating the DLT2000 Basic Tape Drive
3-8 DLT2000/DLT2500/DLT2700 Cartridge Tape Subsystem
4. You can use the drive's control panel at various times, not just after loading a tape.
Density selection is inactive until the write from BOT command is issued. The
controller remembers the density selection state until you do one of the following:
• Change the density selection
• Unload the tape
Density Select Example
If you have loaded a tape with a prerecorded 2.6 density and you use the Density Select
button to select 10.0 density, the following should happen:
• The 2.6 light remains lit—density has not changed yet and the steady light indicates
recorded tape density
• The 10.0 light blinks—density change is pending
• Density Override lights
When a write from BOT occurs, the following should happen:
• The 2.6 light turns off
• 10.0 lights steadily
• Density Override remains lit