User's Manual

Configuring and Operating the DLT4000 Basic Tape Drive
3-16 DLT4000/DLT4500/DLT4700 Cartridge Tape Subsystem
Table 3-2 Determining the Drive's Operating Condition (cont’d)
Label Color State Operating Condition
Indicator (Left Front Panel)
2.6 Yellow On
Blinking
Tape is recorded in 2.6 GB
format.
Tape is recorded in another
density. You selected this
density for a write from BOT.
6.0 Yellow On
Blinking
Tape is recorded in 6.0 GB
format.
Tape is recorded in another
density. You selected this
density for a write from BOT.
10.0/15.0 Yellow On (default)
Blinking
Tape is recorded in 10.0/15.0
GB format.
Tape is recorded in another
density. You selected this
density for a write from BOT.
20.0 Yellow On (default)
Blinking
Tape is recorded in 20.0 GB
format.
Tape is recorded in another
density. You selected this
density for a write from BOT.
Compress Yellow On Compression mode is enabled.
(Compression can be done in
10.0/20.0 GB density only.)
Off Compression mode is disabled.
Density Override Yellow On You selected a density from the
front panel.
Off (default) Density to be selected by the
host (automatic).
Blinking You are in density selection
mode.
All four right-side
or all left-side
indicators
Blinking A POST error occurred.