Grass Valley PLS20 User Manual
Installation Manual
Profile Family
PLS20 Data Tape Drive
Tektronix, Inc.
P.O. Box 1000
Wilsonville, OR 97070-1000 USA
1-800-547-8949 (USA and Canada)
1-503-682-7300
http://www.tek.com
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Copyright Copyright © 1998 Tektronix, Inc. Wilsonville, Oregon.
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of such revision or changes.
Trademark Notices TEKTRONIX, TEK, and Profile are registered trademarks of Tektronix, Inc.
EXABYTE, EXAPAK, EXB, FileSECURE, LANCourier, and NetSECURE are registered
trademarks of Exabyte Corporation. Eagle, EXA, EXAFacts, EXAsoft, EXATAPE, and
SCIMON are trademarks of Exabyte Corporation.
Other trade names used in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of
the manufacturers or vendors of the associated products.
Revision Status
Rev Date
May 1998 Original issue. Manual Part Number 071-0183-00.
Description
Contents
Welcome...................................................................................................................... 1
Installing the PLS20..................................................................................................... 2
Location of components....................................................................................... 2
Set the SCSI ID.................................................................................................... 2
Install the Orientation Pads.................................................................................. 3
Connect the Drive to the SCSI Bus...................................................................... 4
Connect Power..................................................................................................... 6
Operating the Tape Drive............................................................................................. 7
Monitoring the Status LEDs.................................................................................. 7
Monitoring the LCD .............................................................................................. 9
Selecting Appropriate Data Cartridges................................................................. 12
Loading Data Cartridges ...................................................................................... 12
Unloading Data Cartridges................................................................................... 13
Resetting the Tape Drive...................................................................................... 14
Cleaning the Tape Drive....................................................................................... 14
Packing the Tape Drive................................................................................................ 15
Specifications............................................................................................................... 16
Figures
19 The PLS20 Profile Data Tape Drive.........................................................................1
210 Component locations................................................................................................2
311 Installing the orientation pads...................................................................................3
412 SCSI Bus Connections.............................................................................................5
513 PLS20 Front Panel Components.............................................................................7
614 A PLS20 170m tape cartridge..................................................................................12
715 Setting the Write Protection switch...........................................................................12
816 Inserting the tape cartridge.......................................................................................13
Tables
11 LED status................................................................................................................8
22 LCD Message Descriptions......................................................................................9
33 Tape capacity...........................................................................................................16
44 Date rate...................................................................................................................16
55 Environmental specifications....................................................................................16
66 Input voltages...........................................................................................................17
77 SCSI cable specifications.........................................................................................17
88 Terminator specifications..........................................................................................17
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Safety Summary
Review the following safety precautions to avoid injury and
prevent damage to this product or any products connected to
it.
Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures.
While using this product, you may need to access other parts
of the system. Read the General Safety summary in other
system manuals for warnings and cautions related to operating
the system.
Injury Precautions
Use Proper Power
Cord
Ground the Product This product is grounded through the grounding conductor of
Do Not operate in
Wet/Damp
Conditions
Do Not Operate in an
Explosive
Atmosphere
To avoid fire hazard, use only the power cord specified for this
product.
the power cord. To avoid electric shock, the grounding
conductor must be connected to earth ground.
To avoid electric shock, do not operate this product in wet or
damp conditions.
To avoid injury or fire hazard, do not operate this product in
an explosive atmosphere.
Product Damage Precautions
Use Proper Power
Source
Provide Proper
Ventilation
Do Not Operate With
Suspected Failures
Do not operate this product from a power source that applies
more than the voltage specified.
To prevent product overheating, provide proper ventilation.
If you suspect there is damage to this product, have it
inspected by qualified service personnel.
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Safety Summary
Safety Terms and Symbols
Terms in This
Manual
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Terms on the
Product
Symbols on the
Product
These terms may appear in this manual:
WARNING: Warning statements identify conditions or
practices that can result in personal injury or loss of life.
CAUTION: Caution statements identify conditions or
practices that can result in damage to the equipment or other
property.
These terms may appear on the product:
DANGER indicates a personal injury hazard immediately
accessible as one reads the marking.
WARNING indicates a personal injury hazard not
immediately accessible as you read the marking.
CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the
product.
The following symbols may appear on the product:
DANGER high voltage
Protective ground (earth) terminal
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ATTENTION – refer to manual
Tektronix Product Support
You can get technical assistance, check on the status of problems, or report
new problems by contacting our Product Support Group.
United States and Canada
(800) 547-8949
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Tektronix Product Support
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World Wide
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(Contract and warranty customers)
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FTP Site ftp.tek.com
E-mail ProfileSupport@tek.com
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Safety Summary
Certifications and Compliances
Canadian Certified
Power Cords
FCC Emission
Control
Canadian EMC
Notice of
Compliance
Canadian approval includes the products and power cords
appropriate for use in the North America power network. All
other power cords supplied are approved for the country of use.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used
in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of this
equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful
interference in which case the user will be required to correct the
interference at his own expense. Changes or modifications not
expressly approved by Tektronix can affect emission compliance
and could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for
radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio
Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of
Communications.
Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits
radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils
numériques de la classe A préscrites dans le Règlement sur le
brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le ministère des
Communications du Canada.
Canadian Certified
AC Adapter
EN55022 Class A
Warning
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Canadian approval includes the AC adapters appropriate for
use in the North America power network. All other AC
adapters supplied are approved for the country of use.
For products that comply with Class A. In a domestic
environment this product may cause radio interference in
which case the user may be required to take adequate
measures.
Certification
Category Standard
Safety Designed/tested for compliance with:
UL1950 -Safety of Information Technology Equipment, including Electrical Business
Equipment (First Edition)
CAN/CSA C22.2, No. 950-M89 - Safety of Information Technology Equipment,
including Electrical Business Equipment
EN60950:1992 +A1 +A2:1993- Safety of Information Technology Equipment,
including Electrical Business Equipment
Certification
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