SONY CORPORATION

SDX-300, SDX-300C

Device Type             Tape Drive
Interface               SCSI-2 Fast/Wide
Format                  Sony AIT (Advanced Intelligent Tape)
Sustained Transfer Rate 3MBPS (SDX-300)

                        6MBPS (SDX-300C)
Size                    3.5 in. half height
View                    Top


                        USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS

                Setting                       Label           Position

  »   Termination enabled                  JP1/Pins 9 &        Closed
                                                10

      Termination disabled                 JP1/Pins 9 &         Open
                                                10

  »   Factory configured - do not             SW1/1             Off
      alter.

  »   Factory configured - do not             SW1/2             Off
      alter.

  »   Factory configured - do not             SW1/3             Off
      alter.

  »   Factory configured - do not             SW1/4             Off
      alter.

  »   Factory configured - do not             SW1/5             Off
      alter.

  »   Factory configured - do not             SW1/6             Off
      alter.

  »   Data compression enabled                SW1/7              On

      Data compression disabled               SW1/7             Off

  »   Parity enabled                          SW1/8              On

      Parity disabled                         SW1/8             Off

  Note: Exact orientation of SW1 is unidentified.

                              DRIVE SELECT ID

   Drive ID    JP1/Pins 1 &   JP1/Pins 3 &    JP1/Pins 5 &   JP1/Pins 7 &
                    2              4               6              8

      0            Open           Open           Open           Open

      1            Open           Open           Open          Closed

      2            Open           Open          Closed          Open

      3            Open           Open          Closed         Closed

      4            Open          Closed          Open           Open

      5            Open          Closed          Open          Closed

      6            Open          Closed         Closed          Open

      7            Open          Closed         Closed         Closed

      8           Closed          Open           Open           Open

      9           Closed          Open           Open          Closed

      10          Closed          Open          Closed          Open

      11          Closed          Open          Closed         Closed

      12          Closed         Closed          Open           Open

      13          Closed         Closed          Open          Closed

      14          Closed         Closed         Closed          Open

      15          Closed         Closed         Closed         Closed

                        TERMINATION POWER SELECTION

                 Setting                          JP1/Pins 11 & 12

  »   TERMPWR supplied by drive                        Closed

      TERMPWR supplied by SCSI interface                Open
      to drive

                      MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED MEDIA

     Drive             Tape         Capacity Without      Capacity With
                                      Compression          Compression

    SDX-300        SDX-T3N A-ME*        25.0 GB              50.0 GB
                   cartridge 170
                      meter

    SDX-300C       SDX-T3N A-ME*        25.0 GB              50.0 GB
                   cartridge 170
                      meter

  Note: *Refers to the Sony Advanced Metal Evaporated (A-ME) media.

                MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL NOTES

  Exact location of terminating resistors is unidentified.