User's Manual

Configuring and Operating the DLT4700 Mini-Library

DLT4000/DLT4500/DLT4700 Cartridge Tape Subsystem 5-11

Table 5-1 shows the results of density selection.

Table 5-1 Results of Density Selection

If …… Then ……

You did not select the

Density Select button

The indicators show the actual density when the

tape is reading or writing. The indicators are on

steady and the Density Override indicator is off.

You select the Density

Select button, and if the

actual tape density is

the same as the density

you selected

The actual density and Density Override indicator

is on. For example, if the actual tape density is 10.0

GB and the selected tape density is 10.0 GB, then

the indicator next to 10.0/15.0 is on.

You select the Density

Select button, and if the

actual tape density

differs from the density

selected

1. The indicator with the actual density is on steady

2. The indicator with the selected density blinks

3. Density Override indicators steady

For example, if the actual tape density is 10.0 GB

and the selected density is 6.0 GB, 10.0/15.0

indicators steady, 6.0 blinks, and Density Override

indicators steady.

To select density over the SCSI bus:

1. Do a SCSI MODE SELECT with the density you want. For more details, see

Chapter 8.

2. Write data to the tape from BOT.