TANDBERG DATA
TDC 3620, TDC 3640, TDC 3660 (VER. 2)
Device Type | Tape Drive |
Interface | SCSI-2 |
Format | QIC-24 (TDC3620), QIC-120 (TDC3640), QIC-150 (TDC3660 VER. 2) |
Sustained Transfer Rate | Unidentified |
Size | 5.25 in. half height |
View | Top |

CONNECTIONS | |
Function | Label |
Ground connector | CN1 |
Note: CN1 not present on all models. | |
USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS | |||
Setting | Label | Position | |
| » | Factory configured - do not alter. (Serial communication out) | JP1/Pins 1 & 2 | Unidentified |
| » | Factory configured - do not alter. (Serial communication in) | JP1/Pins 3 & 4 | Unidentified |
| Parity check enabled | JP1/Pins 5 & 6 | Closed | |
Parity check disabled | JP1/Pins 5 & 6 | Open | |
DRIVE SELECT ID | ||||
Drive ID | JP1/Pins 7 & 8 | JP1/Pins 9 & 10 | JP1/Pins 11 & 12 | |
| » | 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 | |
Note: Pins 2 & 4 of JP1 must be open to enable SCSI ID select. With Pins 2 & 4 of JP1 closed, factory test functions are enabled via pins 7-12. | ||||
MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENED MEDIA | |||
Drive | Tape | Capacity Without Compression | Capacity With Compression |
TDC 3620 | 3M® DC300XL 137m | 45MB | Unidentified |
TDC 3620 | 3M® DC300XLP 137m | 45MB | Unidentified |
TDC 3620 | DEI 169m | 55MB | Unidentified |
TDC 3620 | DEI Ser. II Gold Plus 169m | 55MB | Unidentified |
TDC 3620 | 3M® DC600A 183m | 60MB | Unidentified |
TDC 3620 | 3M® DC600XTD 183m | 60MB | Unidentified |
TDC 3640 | 3M® DC600A 183m | 125MB | Unidentified |
TDC 3640 | 3M® DC600XTD 183m | 125MB | Unidentified |
TDC 3660 (VER. 2) | 3M® DC600A 183m | 125MB | Unidentified |
TDC 3660 (VER. 2) | 3M® DC600XTD 183m | 125MB | Unidentified |
TERMINATING RESISTOR CONFIGURATION | |||
Function | RP1 | RP2 | RP3 |
Termination enabled | Terminator installed | Terminator installed | Terminator installed |
Termination disabled | Terminator not installed | Terminator not installed | Terminator not installed |

DIAGNOSTIC LED(S) | |||||||
LED1 (Red) Blink-Code* | Condition | Fatal Error | |||||
Short | Short | Short | Short | Short | Short | No error | |
Short | Short | Short | Short | Short | Long | Append error | |
Short | Short | Short | Short | Long | Short | Bad command block | |
Short | Short | Short | Short | Long | Long | Bad parameter block | |
Short | Short | Short | Long | Short | Short | Bus parity error | |
Short | Short | Short | Long | Short | Long | Busy | |
Short | Short | Short | Long | Long | Short | Capst. servo error | B |
Short | Short | Short | Long | Long | Long | Cartridge removed | |
Short | Short | Long | Short | Short | Short | Compare error | |
Short | Short | Long | Short | Short | Long | Copy data error | |
Short | Short | Long | Short | Long | Short | Copy managem. error | |
Short | Short | Long | Short | Long | Long | File mark error | |
Short | Short | Long | Long | Short | Short | Head servo error | B |
Short | Short | Long | Long | Short | Long | Illegal command | |
Short | Short | Long | Long | Long | Short | Illeagal copy | |
Short | Short | Long | Long | Long | Long | Illegal length | |
Short | Long | Short | Short | Short | Short | Inappropriate request | |
Short | Long | Short | Short | Short | Long | Latch error | A |
Short | Long | Short | Short | Long | Short | No cartridge | |
Short | Long | Short | Short | Long | Long | Not loaded | |
Short | Long | Short | Long | Short | Short | Power-on request | |
Short | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | QIC. No data detected | |
Short | Long | Short | Long | Long | Short | Read after write error | |
Short | Long | Short | Long | Long | Long | Read EOM logical | |
Short | Long | Long | Short | Short | Short | Read EOM physical | |
Short | Long | Long | Short | Short | Long | Reserv. Conflict | |
Short | Long | Long | Short | Long | Short | Sensor error | B |
Short | Long | Long | Short | Long | Long | Tape runnout | B |
Short | Long | Long | Long | Short | Short | Unit attention | |
Short | Long | Long | Long | Short | Long | Write EOM warning | |
Short | Long | Long | Long | Long | Short | Write EOM | |
Short | Long | Long | Long | Long | Long | Cartridge write prot. | |
Long | Short | Short | Short | Short | Short | 16 rewrite errors | |
Long | Short | Short | Short | Short | Long | 24 rereads. Blk. fnd. | |
Long | Short | Short | Short | Long | Short | 24 rereads. Not fnd. | |
Long | Short | Short | Short | Long | Long | Illegal copy function | |
Long | Short | Short | Long | Short | Short | Illegal header | |
Long | Short | Short | Long | Short | Long | No header | |
Long | Short | Short | Long | Long | Short | Too large address | |
Long | Short | Short | Long | Long | Long | Bad ID or LUN | |
Long | Short | Long | Short | Short | Short | Partial Description | |
Long | Short | Long | Short | Short | Long | Bad target status | |
Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | Short | Check condition | |
Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | Long | Data transfer error | |
Long | Short | Long | Long | Short | Short | Selection failure | |
DIAGNOSTIC LED(S) CONTINUED | |||||||
LED1 (Red) Blink-Code* | Condition | Fatal Error | |||||
Long | Short | Long | Long | Short | Long | Sequence error | |
Long | Short | Long | Long | Long | Short | Illegal block size | |
Long | Long | Short | Short | Short | Long | Buffer size error | A |
Long | Long | Short | Short | Long | Short | Rereads outside limits | |
Long | Long | Short | Short | Long | Long | Rewrites outside limits | |
Long | Long | Short | Long | Short | Short | Buffer error. Low nibble | A |
Long | Long | Short | Long | Short | Long | Buffer error. High nibble | A |
Long | Long | Short | Long | Long | Short | Unspec. fatal error | |
Long | Long | Short | Long | Long | Long | Timeout error | B |
Long | Long | Long | Short | Short | Short | Buffer RAM error | A |
Long | Long | Long | Short | Short | Long | Drive contr. Error | A |
Long | Long | Long | Short | Long | Short | EEPROM verification | A |
Long | Long | Long | Short | Long | Long | EEPROM error | A |
Long | Long | Long | Long | Short | Short | External RAM error | A |
Long | Long | Long | Long | Short | Long | SCSI contr. Error | A |
Long | Long | Long | Long | Long | Short | Spurious interrupt | B |
Long | Long | Long | Long | Long | Long | Stack overflow | B |
Note: Type ‘A’ Code: Error cannot be reset. Drive will continue to report error with a blinking code once initial error has occurred. Service is required. Type ‘B’ Code: Errors are failures in the Drive or the cartridge. Error can be cleared by RESET and information saved in EEPROM. | |||||||
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