SECTION 3
OPERATION
INTRODU C T ION
3. R em ove the cardboard shipping insert ,
and retain for fut ure shipment .
4. E n s ure that the front panel is secure.
5. E n s ure that the circuit board is secure.
6 . E n s ur e t h a t t h e c onnectors are f i r m l y
T his section contains i n f o r m a t ion o n h o w t o
u npack, check o u t , i n s t a l l , a n d o p e r at e t h e
TM848-1E and TM848-2E drives.
seated.
3.1 U N PACKING THE DRIVE
3.3 MO U N T ING THE DRIVE
The drives are packaged in protective con-
tainers to mi n i m i z e the possibilit y of d a m a ge
during s h i p m e nt . T h e f o l l o w in g l i s t i s t h e
r ecommended p r o cedure f o r u n p a c k in g t h e
drive.
CHECKOUT
3.2 P R EINSTALLATION
Before applying power to
the drive,
the follow-
ing inspection should be conducted:
4 . Check t h e c o n t e nt s o f t h e c o n t a i n er
against the packing slip.
5. Investigate the contents of the con-
tainer for possible damage.
6 . N o t i f y t h e c a r r i e r i m m e d i a t ely i f a n y
damage is found.
surface.
2. R emove the upper half of the container.
3 . Remove th e d r iv e f r o m t h e l o wer h a l f
of the container.
1 . P l ac e t h e c o n t a i ne r o n a f l a t wo r k
T he dr iv e h a s b ee n d e signed s o i t m a y b e
mounted in any plane, i.e.: upright, horizontal,
o r vert i c al . W h e n m o u n te d h o r i zontally , t h e
Logic circuit board side of the chassis must be
the top side.
Eight holes are
provided for mounting: two on
each side and four on th e bottom of th e hous-
ing (see Figure 2-1). The two m oun t in g h ol es
on each side are t a pped for 8 -32 screws. The
f our m o u n t i n g h o l e s o n t h e b o t t o m r e q u i r e
8-32 thread forming screws. When installed in
e ither p l a ne, horizontal o r v e r t i c al , only t w o
mounting screws are required to securely hold
the drive in place.
O ptional s t r ap s ar e a v a i l a bl e t o p e r mi t t w o
d rives to be attached together for i n st al l a t i on
in standard width dr ive openings.
A ny m ou n t in g s cheme i n w h i c h t h e d r i v e i s
p art of t h e s t r u c t u ra l i n t e g r it y o f t h e e n c l o-
s ure i s
n o t pe r m i t t e d , M o u n t i n g s c h e m es
should allow for adjustable brackets or
incor-
porate resilient members to accommodate
tolerances. I n
a d d i t i on , i t i s r e c o m m ended
that moun t in g schemes include no more th an
two mounting surfaces.
T he dr iv e i s m a n u f a c t u red an d t e s ted w i t h
s ome crit i cal i n t e r na l a l i g n m e nt s t h a t m u s t
b e maintained. Hence, it is import ant t h a t t h e
mounting h a r d w are not i n t r o d uce signif i cant
stress on the chassis.
1. Check to ensure that th e diskette lever
opens and closes.
2 . W he n t h e l e v e r i s m o v e d t o a n o p e n
position,
the head arm raises.
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