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Tape Transport Mechanism
The 8mm tape transport mechanism is manufactured by Sony to
Exabyte specifications. It is compatible with 8mm data cartridges that
meet the ECMA-145 standard.
Rotating Drum Assembly
The rotating drum assembly in the EXB-8205 and EXB-8205XL has
one write head, one read head, and one servo head. The rotating
drum assembly in the EXB-8505 and EXB-8505XL has five heads: two
write heads (W1, W2), two read heads (R1, R2), and one servo head.
Figure 1-6 shows the location of the heads on the EXB-8505 and
EXB-8505XL drum assembly.
In the EXB-8505 and EXB-8505XL, the write and read heads can write
and read two tracks of information simultaneously.
The servo head is used for reading servo data, which enables the tape
drive to control linear tape velocity to ensure accurate positioning of
the read heads over the tape.
Figure 1-6 Location of the read heads and write heads (EXB-8505)
1-14 EXB-8205 and EXB-8505 510504
(Standard and XL)
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