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Series 525 FloppyTape Cartridge Tape Drive Product Description TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page 1 INTRODUCTION 1-1 1.1 Scope 1-1 1.2 Terminology 1-1 1.3 General Description 1-3 1.4 Features 1-3 2 SPECIFICATIONS & RELIABILITY 2-1 2.1 Tape Specifications 2-1 2.1.1 Recording Times 2-1 2.1.2 Positioning 2-1 2.2 Reliability 2-2 2.2.1 Mean Time Between Failures 2-2 2.2.2 Mean Time To Repair 2-2 2.2.3 Preventive Maintenance 2-2 2.3 Data Integrity 2-3 2.3.1 Media 2-3 2.3.2 Recoverable Read Errors 2-3 2.3.3 Non-Recoverable Read Errors 2-3 2.3.4 Power Loss 2-3 3 FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS 3-1 3.1 General Description 3-1 3.2 Read/Write & Control Electronics 3-1 3.3 Tape Drive Mechanism 3-3 3.4 Read/Write Head Positioning Mechanism 3-3 4 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION 4-1 4.1 Power Sequencing 4-1 4.2 Stream Selection 4-1 4.3 Head Load/Motor On 4-2 4.4 Segment Accessing 4-2 4.5 Step Out/Step In 4-4 4.6 Read Operation 4-4 4.7 Write Operation 4-5 4.8 Recording Format 4-6 5 INTERFACE SIGNALS 5-1 5.1 Drive Interface 5-1 5.2 Interface Signal Levels 5-4 5.3 Input Control Signals 5-4 5.4 Output Control Signals 5-5 5.5 Data Line Signals 5-6 5.5.1 Read Data Signal 5-6 5.5.2 Write Data Signal 5-7 Cipher Data Products, Inc. reserves the right to change specifications without notice. Copyright 1984