Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 50002767 Quantum
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Quantum Travan Portable USB Ta pe Drive User’s Guide, P/N 50002767 , B01 , July 2005 Made in U SA. Quantum Corporation provides this publication “as is ” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied wa rran ties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide iii Content s Chapter 1 Introduction and Installation 1 Introduction ............. .................... ....................... ...................... ....................... ... 1 System Requirements ....
Contents iv Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide.
Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide v Figures Figure 1 Travan Portable USB Tape Drive ........................ ....................... 3 Figure 2 Connecting a Power Adapter ........................ ....................... ...... 3 Figure 3 Turning on the Drive .
Figures vi Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide.
Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide vii T ables Table 1 Loading a Cartridge ............... ....................... ................... ............ 8 Table 2 Unloading a cartridge ............... ... ...................... .................
T ables viii Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide.
Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide ix Preface Audience This manual is written for users of the Travan Portable USB Ta pe Drive. Purpose This document provides informati on about the Travan .
Preface x Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide Not ational Conventions This manual uses the following conventions: Cont acts Quan tum company cont acts are listed below. Quantum Corporate Headquart ers 0 To order documentation on the Travan Portable USB Tape Drive or other products contact: Quantum Corporation P.
Preface Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide xi Customer Support 0 The Quantum Customer Support Department provides a 24-hour help desk that can be reached at: North/South America: (949) 725-.
Preface xii Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide.
Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide 1 Chapter 1 1 Introduction and Inst allation This chapter provides a description of the Quantum Trav an Portable USB Tape Drive and installation procedures.
Chapter 1 Introduction and Inst allation System Requirements 2 Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide System Requirement s 1 Following are the system requirements for the Quantum Travan Portable USB Tape Drive.
Chapter 1 Introduction and Inst allation Installing the Drive Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide 3 3 Set up the drive As shown in figure 1 , the Travan Portable USB Tape Drive can operate in a horizontal position (wit h the label facing down ) or in a vertical position (supported by the drive stand, with the label facing to the left).
Chapter 1 Introduction and Inst allation Installing the Drive 4 Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide 5 Turn on the drive Move the power switch on the back of the drive to the ON (up) position, see figure 3 . Your computer should already be powere d on.
Chapter 1 Introduction and Inst allation Installing the Drive Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide 5 Figure 4 Connectin g a USB Cable 7 Install the appropriate driver Driver for Windows X P/Windows 2003 If you are running Windows XP or Windows 2003, after Windows finds the plug and play device, the Found New Hardware wizar d will open.
Chapter 1 Introduction and Inst allation Installing the Drive 6 Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide 2 Select the Hardware tab 3 Click on the Device Manager butt on) to make sure that the tape drive is listed.
Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide 7 Chapter 2 2 Operation and Maintenance This chapter describes the operation and maintenance of your Quan tum Travan Portable USB Tape Drive. Loading and Unloading Cartridges 2 On the front of your drive is an opening with a hinged door for inserting Travan cartridges.
Chapter 2 Operation and Maintenance Loading and Unloading Cartridg es 8 Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide T able 1 Loading a Cartridge Figure 5 Loading a Cartridge T ravan 20GB Driv es Push the cartridg e firmly into the drive un til it stops (about 1/3 of the cartridge remains visible outside the d rive).
Chapter 2 Operation and Maintena nce Handling Travan Cartridges Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide 9 T able 2 Unloading a cartridge Handling T ravan Cartridges 2 Although Travan tape cartridges ar e ruggedly built, they must be handled with care.
Chapter 2 Operation and Maintenance Retensioning T apes 10 Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide Retensioning T apes 2 Travan tapes must be retens ioned frequently to ensure data integrit y and optimize drive performance. Retensioning involves running the entire tape through the drive, from beginning to end.
Chapter 2 Operation and Maintena nce Recommended T ape Cartridges Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide 11 Figure 6 Write- Protecting a Cartridge Recommended T ape Cartridges 2 The following table lists the types of ta pe cartridges that can be used with the Quantum Travan 20GB and 40GB drives.
Chapter 2 Operation and Maintenance Cleaning the T ape Drive Mechanism 12 Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide T able 3 Compatible T ape Cartridges Cleaning the T ape Drive Mechanism 2 We recommend periodic cleaning of the ta pe drive mechanism using an approved dry-process Travan cleaning cartridge.
Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide 13 Chapter 3 3 T roubleshooting If you have problems installing or operating your drive, please read through this section and try the proposed solutions.
Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Advanced T roubleshoo ting 14 Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide Advanced T roubleshooting 3 • Make sure you are using a supported version of Windows.
Chapter 3 T roubl eshoo ting Advanced T roubl eshoo ting Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide 15 Figure 7 Locating Y our USB Controller (Windows 98) Figure 8 Locating Y our USB Controller (Windows 2000 or Windows XP) • If you are using the Travan 40GB tape drive, make sure that the Windows Device Manager shows a USB 2.
Chapter 3 Troubleshooting T ape Operations T roubles hooting 16 Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide • If you have multiple USB devices, you may be able to res olve potential USB driver conflicts by disconnecting all USB devices, then restarting your computer in Safe Mode (press F8 during reboot).
Chapter 3 T roubl eshoo ting T ape Operations Tr oubleshooting Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide 17 • Make sure you are using the correct type of tape cartridge, see table 3 on page 12. • You cannot use TR-4 tapes with the Travan 40GB drive.
Chapter 3 Troubleshooting T ape Operations T roubles hooting 18 Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide.
Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide 19 Appendix A A Disposal of Electronic and Electrical Equipment This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product should not be disposed of with your other wa ste .
Appendix A Disposal of Electronic and Electrical Equipment 20 Travan Portable USB Tape Drive User’s Guide.
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