Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MX-2424 Tascam
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TASCAM TEAC Professional Divisi on MX-2424 24-Bit 24-Track Hard Disk Recorder MX-2424 Version 2.1 SCSI Instructions.
SCSI Terminology ............................................................................................................... .................................. 3 SCSI ................................................................................
3 SCSI Terminology It is im portant to unders tand som e SCSI basics b efore adding driv es to an M X-2424. The fi rst step in this understanding is fam iliarity with a few sim ple term s.
4 SCSI Cables/Terminato rs There is a con sidera ble diffe rence in qu ality and p erform ance of cab les used to connec t SCSI dev ices. Low quality cab les m ay cause data t ransmission errors, f ile corrupti on and system m alfunctions.
5 Paralan Corpo ration www.paralan.com 4655 Ruf fner St . San D iego, CA 92111 (858)-560- 7266 Supporte d SCSI Ca bles: • 68-Pin to 68-Pin High den sity SC SI cable f or LVD and Wide u se, 3 ft. P/N : SQ-9 -9 -3 StorCase Techno logy www.storcase.com 17600 New hope St .
6 Removable “Hot-Swappable” SCSI Sol utions The follow ing “hot-sw appable” Stor Case SCSI C arrier/Fr ame Systems are appr oved for use wi th the MX-2424 when configur ed according to the diagr ams on the f ollowing p ages: Rhino Jr.
7 Mounting/Un-Mounting Drive in Removable Carriers When driv es are installed i n StorCase carrrier/ frames, th e MX-2424 can moun t and un-m ount removable driv es without required a sy stem reboot. Rem ember to un-m ount (SHIFT+MOUNT) before removing any StorCase carriers from the MX-2424 to avoi d data corrupt ion and sys tem errors.
8 SCSI Connection Matr ix MX-2424 Approved SCSI Configurations Internal Drive External Drive Int HD Front DVD Front Tape Front HD Rhino Jr Front HD Data Expres s Ultra 2 Front HD Data Expres s 160 Ext.
9 SCSI Rules There are a f ew rules tha t must be considered wh en connecting SCSI devices to the MX- 2424: 1. Narrow (8- bit) devices c onnected externally to the MX-2424 m ust be connected at the end of the SCSI chain. 2. Narrow (8- bit) devices m ay be ins talled in the fro nt panel bay of the MX- 2424 with the prope r adapter (ADP- 9053).
10 MX-2424 with standard inte rnal h ard driv e and single en ded back up device (DVD- RAM or Travan ) in the front bay. MX-2424 with standard inte rnal h ard driv e and single en ded backup dev ice (DVD- RAM or Travan ) in external 68- pin case.
11 MX-2424 with standard internal h ard driv e, single ended backup dev ice (DVD- RAM or Trav an) in th e front bay and two exte rnal hard d rives. MX-2424 with standard inte rnal h ard driv e, single ended backup dev ice (DVD- RAM or Trav an) in the front bay and extern al Orb Drive.
12 MX-2424 with standard inte rnal h ard driv e, second hard d rive in the front bay and a sing le-ended ba ckup device (D VD- RAM or Travan) in an extern al 68- pin case. MX-2424 with standard inte rnal h ard driv e, second hard d rive in the front bay and a sing le-ended ba ckup device (D VD- RAM or Travan) in an extern al 68- pin case.
13 MX-2424 wit h standard internal h ard driv e, second ha rd drive in stalled in the fron t bay and two ha rd drives c onnected in external 6 8-pin case s. MX-2424 with standard internal h ard driv e and three ha rd drives co nnected in external 68- pin cases.
14 MX-2424 w ith internal hard drive rem oved/disconnect ed and four hard dri ves connected ex ternally in 68-pin cases. SCSI Cable Length The tota l cable length of a SCSI chain inc ludes the internal cabling in the M X-2424 its elf, all c arriers and drive bay s connected and the cabl e used to conn ect between any externa l drive ca ses.
15 Proper Termination A term inator prov ides electr ical c ircuitry at the end o f a SCSI chain to prevent the ref lection of electr ical signals wh en they rea ch the end of the chain. The SCSI bus requi res term ination only at the end of the SCSI chain.
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