Location And Function Of Parts; Power Indicator; Eject Button - Sony SMO-S551 Mode D'emploi

Location and Function of Parts

Front Panel
BUSY
POWER
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1
POWER switch
Push the button to turn the power on and off.
The power is on when the button is in the
depressed position, and off when fully
protruding.
2

POWER indicator

The green lamp lights up when the power is
turned on.
3
BUSY indicator
As this disk is inserted and the drive becomes
ready for read/write operation, the BUSY
indicator turns green. The orange lamp lights
up when the subsystem is accessing or
writing data. This lamp flashes on and off at
about 2-second intervals when the unit
overheats, regardless of whether or not a disk
is being accessed.
4
Disk insertion slot
Insert the disk cartridge into this slot. Refer
to the section "Inserting a Disk Cartridge" on
page 25 for more information.
5
Emergency eject hole
If the disk cartridge cannot be ejected using
the EJECT button 6, turn off the power and
insert the supplied emergency eject tool into
this hole to trip the emergency eject
mechanism. Refer to the section "What to do
if the disk does not eject" on page 26 for
further details.
6

EJECT button

Press this button to eject the disk cartridge
from the subsystem. The EJECT button is
disabled with the function switch or software
settings prohibit ejection. When the write
cache is enabled, it may take a few moments
(up to 45 seconds) for the disk to eject
because data in the cache must first be
written to the disk.
EJECT
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Rear Panel
A B C D E F G H
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SCSI ID
0
SCSI CONNECTOR
1 2 3
1
Function switches
Use this switches to set the subsystem's
functions in accordance with the host
computer and software being used. Refer to
the section "Setting the Subsystem's
Functions" on page 24 for more information.
2
SCSI ID switch
Use these switches to set the SCSI ID. Push
the "–" button to lower the ID number; push
the "+" button to raise the ID number. Refer
to the section "Setting the SCSI ID" on page
23 for more information.
3
SCSI connectors
Plug SCSI cables (sold separately) linking
the host computer and other SCSI peripherals
into these connectors.
Note:
If the subsystem is the last device on the
SCSI chain, set function switch F to "1" to
turn on the internal terminator. When it is not
the last device, make sure that the terminator
is off (switch F is set to "0").
4
Air duct
The air for cooling the subsystem flows
through this duct, so be careful not to block
its surface or impede the outflow.
5
F.GND (frame ground) terminal
Connect the ground terminals of other
devices to the subsystem's frame ground.
6
AC IN (AC power) connector
Connect the supplied AC power cord to this
connector.
AC IN
F.GND
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Chapter 1 Introduction