SONY CORPORATION

SDT-2000, SDT-4000

Device Type

Tape Drive

Interface

SCSI-2

Format

DDS, DDS-DC, DCLZ

Sustained Transfer Rate

183 KBPS (SDT-2000)

183-366 KBPS (SDT-4000)

Size

3.5 in. half height

View

Top

USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS

Setting

Label

Position

»

Data compression disabled

JP1/Pins 7 & 8

Closed

 

Data compression enabled

JP1/Pins 7 & 8

Open

»

Parity enabled

JP1/Pins 9 & 10

Closed

 

Parity disabled

JP1/Pins 9 & 10

Open

»

Factory configured - do not alter.

JP1/Pins 11 & 12

Unidentified

»

Terminator enabled

JP1/Pins 13 & 14

Closed

 

Terminator disabled

JP1/Pins 13 & 14

Open

DRIVE SELECT ID

Drive ID

JP1/Pins 1 & 2

JP1/Pins 3 & 4

JP1/Pins 5 & 6

0

Open

Open

Open

1

Open

Open

Closed

2

Open

Closed

Open

3

Open

Closed

Closed

4

Closed

Open

Open

5

Closed

Open

Closed

6

Closed

Closed

Open

7

Closed

Closed

Closed

TERMINATION POWER SELECTION

Setting

JP1/Pins 15 & 16

»

TERMPWR supplied by drive

Closed

 

TERMPWR supplied by SCSI interface to drive

Open

MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENED MEDIA

Drive

Tape

Capacity Without Compression

Capacity With Compression

SDT-2000

DDS 90 meter

2.0 GB

Unidentified

SDT-4000

DDS (DCLZ) 90 meter

2.0-4.0 GB

4.0-8.0 GB

DIAGNOSTIC LED(S)

LEDs

Functions

LED1

LED2

LED3

Activity

Cartridge

Other

Off

Off

Off

None

None

None

On

Off

Off

SCSI

None

None

Flashing 1

Flashing 1

Off

Loading/Unloading

None

Flashing 1

Flashing 1

On

Loading/Unloading

Write Protected

Off

On

Flashing 1

None

Loaded

Cleaning Tape at EOM

Off

On

Off

None

Loaded

None

On

On

Off

SCSI

Loaded

None

Flashing 1

On

Off

SCSI/Drive

Loaded

None

Unidentified

On

On

X

Loaded

Write Protected

Unidentified

Flashing 2

Unidentified

X

Loaded

Error Rate Warning

Flashing 2

Unidentified

Unidentified

X

X

Humidity Warning

Unidentified

Unidentified

Flashing 2

X

X

Cleaning Request

Unidentified

Unidentified

Flashing 3

X

X

Drive Mechanism Failure

Unidentified

Unidentified

Flashing 4

X

X

Drive Circuitry Failure

Flashing 3

Unidentified

Unidentified

X

X

Waiting for Reset

Unidentified

Flashing 3

Unidentified

X

X

Waiting for Eject

Note: 1 LED flashes at 0.25 seconds on/0.25 seconds off. 2 LED flashes at 3.5 seconds on/0.25 seconds off. 3 LED emits a continuous pulse at 0.25 seconds on. 4 LED emits a continuous double pulse at 0.25 seconds on. ‘X’ means not applicable.