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AM-6060 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00

Loading and Unloading Tape Cartridges

To avoid static discharge, always ground yourself by touching the metal chassis before loading or

unloading a tape cartridge.

For the AM-62x tape drives, follow this procedure to load a tape cartridge:

1. Press the button on the drive's front panel to open the tape drive door.

2. Hold the cartridge with the metal side down. The end of the tape cartridge with the write-protect

switch will enter the drive first.

3. Insert the cartridge into the drive. Keep pushing until the cartridge stops, and then close the door.

After the door closes, the drive positions the tape, after which it is ready for use.

Before unloading the tape cartridge, be sure the tape activity light is out. To unload, press the tape door

release button and remove the tape from the drive.

This is the procedure for the AM-650:

1. Hold the cartridge with the metal side down. The end of the tape cartridge with the write-protect

switch will enter the drive first.

2. Insert the cartridge into the drive. When the cartridge is part way in, the drive will take it and

load it into the proper position.

If you insert a tape incorrectly, the drive will reject it. Do not attempt to force a tape into the

drive! If the tape does not load easily, take it back out and check its orientation.

Before unloading the tape cartridge, be sure the tape activity light (the center green LED) is out. To

unload, press the tape eject and the drive will eject the tape.

USING A DAT DRIVE

The DAT drive is very simple to use:

1. In order to save data to the tape, the window on the tape cartridge must be in the write-enable

position. The figure below shows the tape window in both "write-enable" and "write-protected"

positions.

2. The tape inserts as shown below. As you insert the tape through the tape door, the DAT drive

takes over the load operation by mechanically pulling the tape cartridge into the load position,

just like your home VCR.

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