ADIC DAT 160 Installation And Operating Manual

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28 Operation and Maintenancep Unload the magazine by pressing UNLOAD. The magazine will movecompletely to the left.p Press LOAD and UNLOAD simultaneously. This will cause the gripper arm tomove out from the drive opening.p Open the DAT Autochanger door after the arm is fully extended.p Insert the cassette into the drive opening with the write-protect tab up. Applymoderate, steady pressure to the cassette. The drive will take approximately 20seconds to load the cassette.p Close the DAT Autochanger door and initiate desired program.p If the drive does not eject the cassette when the program is finished, open theDAT Autochanger door (the gripper arm should still be fully extended) and pressthe drive eject button. It will take about 30 seconds for the drive to eject thecassette.Removing a Cassette from the MagazineThe data cassettes are easily slipped into and out of the magazine slots. To remove acassette, simply grasp it with two fingers and pull up. Make sure each cassette islabeled so you know the contents, and their correct position in the magazine.Storing the MagazineStore magazines in a dry, cool environment. Always keep the dust cover on themagazine.The removable magazine allows for long-term archiving or off-site safety storage ofgroups of cassettes.You can duplex multiple DAT Autochangers so your system can mirror data backupson each separate unit. With duplexing you have real time data assurance and theability to remove one magazine for off-site storage while the other remains for on-line data access.