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Getting To Know Your Tape Drive

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When familiarizing yourself with the tape drive and its indicators, here are some terms for you to know.

  • Cassette Slot: is where the tape cassette is inserted and removed.

  • Unload Button: stops any tape operation, rewinds the tape, and ejects the cassette from the tape drive.

  • Cassette Light and Drive Light: indicate the status of the tape drive. Both lights are capable of displaying yellow or green colors. The combinations of green lights, yellow lights, and no lights, show normal operation status, operation with write protect, and caution states.

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