User's Manual

Configuring and Operating the DLT4500 Mini-Library
4-22 DLT4000/DLT4500/DLT4700 Cartridge Tape Subsytem
Example
If you loaded a tape with a prerecorded 2.6 GB density and you use Density Select
mode to select 10 GB density:
Before a write from BOT occurs, you should see the 2.6 show steady, and the 10 and
OVR flash in the display:
LDR RDY
2.6 10 OVR
After a write from BOT occurs, you should see the selected density 10 and the
OVR show steady in the display:
LDR RDY
10 OVR
Table 4-9 shows results.
Table 4-9 Results of not Using or Using Density Select Mode
If …… Then……
You did not use Density Select
mode
The display shows the actual density
when the tape is reading and writing.
You used Density Select mode and
the actual tape density is the same
as the density you selected
The display shows the actual density on
steady and OVR on steady.
You used Density Select mode and
the actual tape density differs from
the density you selected
On operation before Write from BOT,
the display shows:
1. Actual tape density on steady
2. Selected density flashing
3. OVR flashing
On operation after write from BOT, the
display shows:
1. Selected density on steady
2. OVR on steady