SONY CORPORATION
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   SDX-300 (DIFFERENTIAL),

   SDX-300C (DIFFERENTIAL)

   Device Type             Tape Drive                             
   Interface               SCSI-2 Fast/Wide/Differential          
   Format                  Sony AIT (Advanced Intelligent Tape)   
   Sustained Transfer Rate 3MBPS (SDX-300)                        
                                                                  
                           6MBPS (SDX-300C)                       
   Size                    3.5 in. half height                    
   View                    Top                                    

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   +------------------------------------------------------------+
   |                 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 | JP1/Pins |
   |          |      2       |    & 4     |  5 & 6   |  7 & 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    | Capacity With |
   |           |                |    Without    |  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.   |
   +------------------------------------------------------------+