GE TermiNet 300 Operator's Manual page 30

ERASING TAPE

(see

Figure 9)

To erase the tape, press and hold

the

WRITE pushbutton and press the ADVANCE

pushbutton.

The tape is erased as

it

is advanced.

To erase a complete cassette

rapidly, use a commercially available bulk cassette erase unit.

NOTE

Before using a bulk eraser, check the knockout tab.

If the tab is missing, this would indicate that there

is permanent data stored on the cassette.

LOCKED MODE OF OPERATION

{See ·Figure 9)

. . .

l{hen the LOCK pushbutton is pressed, trke

pt1sl1butto11

will light and the STOP

r)ushbutton will light if it was not

l i t

previously.

When the TCA is in the

11

l,o ek:ed" mode of opera ti on, it cannot be put in t11e "Read" or "Write" mode

of c'pe.cation; and the TCA canno·t be controlled by

externally generated con-

trc

if you are in an "On Line" con.di tion.

The ADVANCE and REWIND

1.xu~3bb1tttons

are still active and can be pressed to move the tape.

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