User's Guide

Chapter 2 Media Changer Commands
Mode Sense (6) / (10) Command (1Ah/ 5Ah)
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The field names in figure 42 use the following element type
abbreviations:
• MT — a medium transport element
• ST — a storage element
• I/E — an import/export element
• DT — a data transfer element
In the descriptions, XX and YY are any of the element type abbreviations.
Table 30 Device Capabilities
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14
Reserved I/E<>DT
(0)
I/E<>I/E
(0)
I/E<>ST
(0)
I/E<>MT
(0)
15
Reserved DT<>DT
(0)
DT<>I/E
(0)
DT<>ST
(0)
DT<>MT
(0)
16-19
Reserved
Field Name Description
PS
Parameters Savable. This bit is reserved for MODE
SELECT
and must be 0. Saved parameters are not
supported and must be 0 for
MODE SENSE.
SPF A SubPage Format bit set to zero indicates that the
subpage format is not used for this page.
STORXX These bits are sent as 1 for all element types to indicate
that each element type provides storage for a unit of
media.
XX->YY These bits are sent as 1 for all element types to indicate
that the media changer supports all
MOVE MEDIUM
commands between all types of elements.
XX<>YY These bits are sent as 0 to indicate that the media
changer does not support the
EXCHANGE MEDIUM
command for any combination of element types.
Bit
Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0