HP 98568A Installation Instruction page 287

HP 7978A Tape Drive
• If there is only one other disk or tape drive (besides this HP 7978A)
already connected to the interface, press the TEST ADDRESS button
until 2 appears in the display, unless address 2 has already been used .
• If there are two other disk or tape drives (besides this HP 7978A)
already connected to the interface, press the TEST ADDRESS button
until 3 appears in the display, unless address 3 has already been used.
If it has, choose any unused address.
e. Press the ENTER button to assign the new address.
f. Press the ONLINE button to turn on the ONLINE indicator light.
4. Connect the Tape Drive to Your Computer.
a. Find the HP-IB cable provided with the tape drive.
b. Connect one end of the HP-IB cable to the HP-IB socket on the back of
the tape drive. Tighten the thumb screws to secure the connection.
c. Connect the other end of the HP-IB cable to the interface.
Note
If the interface already has several cables connected to it,
connect your HP 7978A cable to one of the other devices on the
interface.
5. Record the Address.
Make a note that address 0 (or the alternate address you set in an earlier
step of this installation procedure) has been used and is no longer available
on the interface you selected. Use the "Address Record" form on the
Chapter 6, "Mass Storage" tab for this purpose.
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