Sony SDX-S500C Manual
SDX-S500C
AIT Drive Unit
Operator’s Guide
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Mode d’emploi
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Bedienungsanleitung
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Guía del Usuario
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Safety Regulations
Owner’s Record
The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom. Record the serial
number in the space provided below.
Refer to them whenever you call upon your dealer regarding this product.
Model No. Serial No.
Information
WARNING
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the
unit to rain or moisture.
To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet.
Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.
For the customers in the U.S.A
You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved
in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.
WARNING
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
This device requires shielded interface cables to comply with FCC emission
limits.
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Table of Contents
About AIT Drives ............................................................................... 5
Features....................................................................................................5
Usable Cartridges ....................................................................................5
System Components ................................................................................5
Part Name and Functions................................................................. 6
Front panel...............................................................................................6
Rear Panel................................................................................................8
Part 2
Preparation
Supplied Items................................................................................... 9
Interconnections ............................................................................. 10
SCSI ID Setting ................................................................................ 11
Part 3
Operation
How to use the AIT Drive .....................................................................12
Cartridge Removal.................................................................................13
Part 4
Care and
Maintenance
Taking Care of the Drive................................................................. 14
Safety Considerations ............................................................................14
Avoiding Damage..................................................................................14
Other precautions...................................................................................15
Taking Care of Cartridges .............................................................. 16
Use Precautions .....................................................................................16
Storage Precautions ...............................................................................16
Head Cleaning ................................................................................. 17
How to Clean .........................................................................................17
Part1
Introduction
English
Specifications.................................................................................. 18
Appendix
Declaration of Conformity
Trade Name: SONY
Model No.: SDX-S500C
Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc.
Address: 1 Sony Drive, Park Ridge, NJ, 07656 USA
Telephone No.: 201-930-6970
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules, Operation is subject to the Following two
conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
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How to Use this Manual
This Guide describes AIT Drive model SDX-S500C, and how to take care of
it. Please read it carefully before using the drive, and keep it handy for future
reference.
The Guide consists of four parts, plus the specifications. Refer to the parts
that relate your use of each part.
Part 1 describes the features of the drive, its system components, and the
name and function of each part.
Part 2 describes the necessary connections between the drive and the host
computer and other SCSI peripheral devices, functions of the drive and how
to set the SCSI ID. Read this part if you are installing the drive.
Part 3 describes how to use the drive, including how to turn it on, and how
to install and remove cartridges. Read this part if you are going to operate the
drive.
Part 4 describes how to take care of the drive and cartridges, and how to
clean the drive heads. Read this part before using the drive.
Appendix
Provides the major specifications of the SDX-S500C.
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Part 1 Introduction
About AIT Drives
The SDX-S500C is an external AIT drive unit that uses the same size media
as 8-mm video cartridges.
Features
The SDX-S500C AIT Drive has the following features:
• The Advanced Intelligent Tape format provides a huge data storage capacity
on AIT-2 cartridges (50GB without data compression) or on AIT-1
cartridges (25GB without data compression). A ‘Read after Write’ function
and three-level error correction code guarantee high data reliability.
• This model includes a data compression function which allows storing even
more data.
• While reading, the SDX-S500C automatically detects whether data has been
stored with compression, and decompress the data if necessary.
• Ultra Wide LVD/SE SCSI interface.
Usable Cartridges
The drive uses AIT-1 or AIT-2 cartridges.
Caution
Regular 8-mm video tape cartridges look very similar, but are subject to an
entirely different specification, and cannot be used. Inserting a regular 8-mm
video tape will cause it to be rejected automatically.
System Components
The SDX-S500C connects to the host computer via an Ultra Wide LVD/SE
SCSI interface.
Part 1 Introduction
SDX-S500C (this device)
Host Computer
Wide SCSI(16 bit)
N68p cable
Wide SCSI Peripheral Devices (up to 15 devices)
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Part Name and Functions
Front panel
EJECT
POWER BUSY TAPE STATUS
1
23456
1Data Cartridge Receptacle
Insert an AIT data cartridge here. See page 12 for information on
inserting and removing data cartridges.
2EJECT Button
Push to remove a data cartridge from the drive.
3STATUS Indicator
Lights when an inserted cartridge is write-protected. This indicator also
lights under the following conditions:
Part 1 Introduction
Drive needs cleaning repeated long-on, short-off blinking.
End of Tape during cleaning repeated blinking (same on-off
interval).
Drive Malfunctioning repeated short-on (once or twice),
long-off blinking.
4TAPE Indicator
When a AIT cartridge is installed, this indicator lights. This also lights
under the following conditions:
Inserting and removing a
cartridge repeated blinking (same on-off
interval)
alternating long-short blinkingCartridge deteriorated
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5BUSY Indicator
Lights when data is being transferred through the SCSI interface. This
indicator also blinks (with the same on-off interval) while the drive is
reading or writing normally.
6POWER Indicator
Lights while the drive is on.
Part 1 Introduction
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Rear Panel
0
SCSI ID
SCSI CONNECTOR
AC IN
FG
1
23456
1Power Switch
Press to turn the device on or off.
2AC IN Connector
Connect the supplied power cable here.
3Cooling Fan
4FRAME GND (Ground) Terminal
Connect the ground terminals of other devices to the drive’s frame
ground.
5Rotary Selector Switch
Selects the SCSI ID for the drive.
6Wide SCSI Connector
Connects to the SCSI bus connector of the host computer or another
SCSI peripheral with a Wide SCSI cable.
Part 1 Introduction
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Part 2 Preparation
After you confirm that you have all of the required accessories for your
installation, connect the drive to the host computer, and select the SCSI ID
with the rotary switch on the rear panel.
Supplied Items
When you first open the box, make sure it contains the following items.
Contact your supplier if anything is missing or broken.
• AIT Drive Unit
• Power Cable
• This Guide
• Four rubber feet (for operating the drive in the upright position)
Part 2 Preparation
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Interconnections
Up to fifteen Ultra Wide SCSI peripherals can be connected to the host
computer through the SCSI bus.
Use a regular Ultra Wide SCSI cable for connection. The drive uses a 68-pin
half-pitch connector.
Precautions
• Switch off the host computer and peripherals before connecting the Wide
SCSI cable.
• Make sure the Wide SCSI connectors are pressed tightly together.
• If the drive is the last (or only) device on the Ultra Wide SCSI bus, be sure
to connect a SCSI bus terminator to the unused SCSI connector.
Use a LVD terminator.
Use a single-ended terminator, if host computer uses a single-ended SCSI
adaptor.
Use of the wrong terminator may cause damage.
• With Ultra Wide SCSI, the total length of the SCSI cable(s) between the
host computer and the last device on the SCSI bus should be less than 12
meters. (It should be less than 1.5 meters, if connected to single-ended SCSI
host adaptor.)
0
SCSI ID
SCSI CONNECTOR
AC IN
FG
Terminator
AC Power
Part 2 Preparation
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