Technical data

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Operating the quarter-inch MTC drive Quarter-inch cartridge tape drives
Inserting a quarter-inch magnetic tape cartridge
Ê Check that the access indicator is not illuminated.
Ê Open the drive flap by pressing the release button.
Ê Insert the cartridge with the metal plate facing down and the tape aperture
to the left. Push the cartridge home into the drive opening.
Figure 5: Inserting a quarter-inch magnetic tape cartridge
The cartridge should protrude slightly from the drive opening after insertion.
V If you attempt to insert a cartridge incorrectly, you will encounter resis-
tance. Never attempt to apply force when inserting the cartridge into the
drive!
Ê Now close the drive flap.
The cartridge is now drawn in entirely. The drive flap must close fully.
Once the cartridge has been inserted, the tape is tensioned. This is done by
winding the tape backward and forward. Finally, the read/write head is located
in the MTC drive and the tape is again wound backward and forward a number
of times.
The MTC drive is ready for reading or writing once the access indicator is no
longer illuminated.