Sony SDT-7000 Series User manual
SONV
Installation
Manual
SDT-7000
Series
Ver.1.0
January,
1996
DDS
Tape
Drive
Sony
Corporation
Table
of
Contents
Introduction
2
Product
Features
2
Precautions
3
Installation
4
SCSI
Connection
/
Setting
the
SCSI
ID
/
Option
Switches
4
Mounting
Holes
5,
6
Orientation
7
Operation
8
Location
of
3
LEDs
8
LED
Indication
for
Drive
Status
9
Drive
Operation
10,11
Interface
Implementation
12
Supported
SCSI
Messages
12
Supported
SCSI
Commands
12
Specification
13
Product
Specifications
13,14
Third
Party
Support
Contacts
15,16
Sony
Contacts
17
SDT-7000
DDS-2
Tape
Drive
The
Sony
SDT-7000
drive
is
a
high
capacity
data
storage
device
using
4mm
DAT
(Digital
Audio
Tape)
technology.
The
SDT-7000
drive
achieves
high
data
reliability
through
Read-After-Write,
an
additional
level
of
Error
Correction
Code,
and
other
features.
The
Sony
SDT-7000
drive
stores
data
on
tape
using
a
standard
format
called
DDS
(Digital
Data
Storage),
DDS-2,
DDS-DC
and
DCLZ
formats.
These
formats
are
used
by
numerous
other
DDS
tape
drive
manufacturers,
providing
a
broad
range
of
compatible
tape
drives.
The
Sony
SDT-7000
is
fully
READ
and
WRITE
compatible
with
the
DDS-2
and
DDS
format
tapes.
1
Introduction
Product
Features
SDT-7000
(With
Data
Compression)
Data
Capacity
8
GB
to
16
GB
(Approx.)
Transfer
Rate
(sustained)
1556
to
3111
KB/sec
(Approx.)
•
Supported
Formats:
DDS,
DDS-2,
DDS-DC
and
DCL2
•
High
Burst
Transfer
Rate-
5MB/sec
Asynchronous
10MB/sec
Synchronous
•
Large
1
MB
Buffer
•
3.5"
Standard
Height,
5.25"
Half
Height
•
Embedded
SCSI
Interface
•
Supports
Variable
or
Fixed
Record
Length
•
Supports
SCSI-2
Sequential-access
Devices
Command
Set
•
Read
After
Write
(RAW)
•
Frame
Rewrite
Function
•
Three
Levels
of
Error
Correction
Code
(ECC)
•
Quick
Search
(100
times
normal
ReadA/Vrite
speed)
•
Random
Read
•
N-Group
Write
Option
•
Dual
Partition
Option
•
SCSI
Disconnection/Arbitration
2
Precautions
Installation
Avoid
placing
the
drive
in
a
location
subject
to;
-
high
humidity
-
high
temperature
-
mechanical
shock
and
vibration
-
direct
sunlight
Operation
*
Do
not
move
the
drive
while
it
is
operating.
Doing
so
may
cause
a
malfunction
to
occur.
*
Avoid
exposing
the
drive
to
sudden
changes
from
low
to
high
in
temperature.
This
may
cause
water
condensation
to
collect
inside
the
drive.
If
the
ambient
temperature
should
suddenly
rise
while
the
drive
is
turned
on,
wait
at
least
one
hour
before
turning
on
the
drive.
If
you
attempt
to
operate
the
drive
immediately
after
a
sudden
increase
in
temperature,
a
malfunction
may
occur.
*
Do
not
turn
off
the
drive
while
the
tape
is
in
the
drive.
Transportation
*
Keep
the
original
packing
materials
to
facilitate
transportation
of
the
drive.
*
Always
remove
the
tape
before
moving
the
drive.
After
removing
the
drive
from
the
computer,
repack
the
drive
into
its
original
packaging.
3
Installation
_
_
SCSI
Connection/Setting
the
SCSI
ID/Option
Switches
4
3
2
1
5V
GND
GND
12V
Power
Connector
SCSI
ID
o
„
•
■
■
ia
a
a
/
O
O
O
Ok
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
op
o
o
o
4
Mounting
Holes
for
3.5"
Standard
Height
5
Operation
Location
of
3
LEDs
There
are
three
LED
indicators
(BUSY,
TAPE
and
STATUS)
and
an
EJECT
button
on
the
front
panel
of
the
unit.
Front
Panel
(for
3.5"
Standard
Height)
BUSY
TAPE
STATUS
□
□□
□
EJECT
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