[comp.os.vms] Cipher 990 tape drive settings?

PHULVER%OCVAXA@VB.CC.CMU.EDU (07/28/87)

I want to compare our Cipher 990 tape drive NOVRAM settings
with what other people are using.  I would appreciate a one-line
confirmation if you have nearly these same settings or I would
like to know what is significantly different at your site.

To see the settings, go to the front panel of the 990.
Make sure no tape is mounted in the drive.
From section 5.1.2 of the manual, push the WRITE ENABLE/TEST button,
then DENSITY SELECT, then
UNLOAD, WRITE ENABLE/TEST, LOAD/REWIND.
You will see parameter setting messages scroll on the front panel.
After each display, press LOAD to increment to the next setting.

Here are my settings:
 1. Serial port baud rate  - not applicable
 2. Host supplied parity   - no
 3. Echo Read strobes on write  - yes
 4. EOT mode                    - normal
 5. Forward Hitch Enabled       - yes
 6. Echo 3200 bpi ID Burst      - yes
 7. option deleted
 8. Abort Active Writes on Overwrites - no
 9. Interface transfer Rate (khz)  - 158.2
10. Default Density on Power-Up    - 6250
11. Maximum Block Size (k bytes)   - 9 k
12. Interface Ramp Delay           - 3 ms
13. File mark Write Sync           - yes
14. Read Error Retries             - 3
15. Write Error Retries            - 15
16. Read Error correction on       - yes
17. Unit                           - 0
18. Lock out 3200 bpi writes       - no
19. Remote Density Select enabled  - yes
20. Report Corrected errors        - yes
21. Allow one track down           - no
    (this is called something else like allow single track errors)
22. 6250 Write current - 1305
23. 1600 write current - 3240
24. 3200 write current - 2205
25. 6250 RAW threshold - 339
26. 1600 RAW threshold - 740
27. 3200 RAW threshold - 205
28. 3200/6250 BPI select as 6250 BPI - no
29. Display ft. from EOT - no

I am mostly interested in understanding numbers
3, 5, 9, 11, 12, 13, and 22 - 27.

Send responses to me and I will summarize.

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