Special Features:

Cartridge load time 14 sec typical; search speed 40 sec avg file access time using a dds-4 data cartridge; reliability mtbf 100, 000 hrs at 30 pct duty cycle, msbf more than 50, 000 swaps, swap life 160, 000 swaps; power requirements autoloader p5v DC , 0.75a, p12v DC , 2.0a; mechanism p5v DC , 0.6a, p12v DC , 1.2a

Properties:

A component of data, audio or video recording, prosessing and/or reproducing equipment, that accommodates magnetic recording tape. It consists of items such as recording-reproducing heads, tape controls, bias generators, meters, reels, and the like, that facilitate the utilization of magnetic tape for rapid information recording and retrieval. The item does not include amplifiers, drivers, or transducers primarily designed for signal amplification or conversion; however, it may include elementary devices, such as cathode followers that insure impedance matching, noise reduction, stability, and similar functions. See also reader, punched tape.