SONY CORPORATION
SDT-2000, SDT-4000
Device Type | Tape Drive |
Interface | SCSI-2 |
Format | DDS, DDS-DC, DCLZ |
Sustained Transfer Rate | 183 KBPS (SDT-2000) 183-366 KBPS (SDT-4000) |
Size | 3.5 in. half height |
View | Top |

USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS | |||
Setting | Label | Position | |
| » | Data compression disabled | JP1/Pins 7 & 8 | Closed |
Data compression enabled | JP1/Pins 7 & 8 | Open | |
| » | Parity enabled | JP1/Pins 9 & 10 | Closed |
Parity disabled | JP1/Pins 9 & 10 | Open | |
| » | Factory configured - do not alter. | JP1/Pins 11 & 12 | Unidentified |
| » | Terminator enabled | JP1/Pins 13 & 14 | Closed |
Terminator disabled | JP1/Pins 13 & 14 | Open | |
DRIVE SELECT ID | |||
Drive ID | JP1/Pins 1 & 2 | JP1/Pins 3 & 4 | JP1/Pins 5 & 6 |
0 | Open | Open | Open |
1 | Open | Open | Closed |
2 | Open | Closed | Open |
3 | Open | Closed | Closed |
4 | Closed | Open | Open |
5 | Closed | Open | Closed |
6 | Closed | Closed | Open |
7 | Closed | Closed | Closed |
TERMINATION POWER SELECTION | ||
Setting | JP1/Pins 15 & 16 | |
| » | TERMPWR supplied by drive | Closed |
TERMPWR supplied by SCSI interface to drive | Open | |
MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENED MEDIA | |||
Drive | Tape | Capacity Without Compression | Capacity With Compression |
SDT-2000 | DDS 90 meter | 2.0 GB | Unidentified |
SDT-4000 | DDS (DCLZ) 90 meter | 2.0-4.0 GB | 4.0-8.0 GB |

DIAGNOSTIC LED(S) | |||||
LEDs | Functions | ||||
LED1 | LED2 | LED3 | Activity | Cartridge | Other |
Off | Off | Off | None | None | None |
On | Off | Off | SCSI | None | None |
Flashing 1 | Flashing 1 | Off | Loading/Unloading | None | |
Flashing 1 | Flashing 1 | On | Loading/Unloading | Write Protected | |
Off | On | Flashing 1 | None | Loaded | Cleaning Tape at EOM |
Off | On | Off | None | Loaded | None |
On | On | Off | SCSI | Loaded | None |
Flashing 1 | On | Off | SCSI/Drive | Loaded | None |
Unidentified | On | On | X | Loaded | Write Protected |
Unidentified | Flashing 2 | Unidentified | X | Loaded | Error Rate Warning |
Flashing 2 | Unidentified | Unidentified | X | X | Humidity Warning |
Unidentified | Unidentified | Flashing 2 | X | X | Cleaning Request |
Unidentified | Unidentified | Flashing 3 | X | X | Drive Mechanism Failure |
Unidentified | Unidentified | Flashing 4 | X | X | Drive Circuitry Failure |
Flashing 3 | Unidentified | Unidentified | X | X | Waiting for Reset |
Unidentified | Flashing 3 | Unidentified | X | X | Waiting for Eject |
Note: 1 LED flashes at 0.25 seconds on/0.25 seconds off. 2 LED flashes at 3.5 seconds on/0.25 seconds off. 3 LED emits a continuous pulse at 0.25 seconds on. 4 LED emits a continuous double pulse at 0.25 seconds on. ‘X’ means not applicable. | |||||