Computer tapes are similar to audio tapes in that the more you use them, rewinding and fast forwarding, the more the tape becomes uneven and loose on the spools. When a tape becomes unevenly wound, it is prone to errors, may jam, or worse yet, break.
Use retension to make sure a tape is evenly wound and properly tensional. Retension a tape especially if you are having trouble writing to it or reading from it.
| This option applies only to Quarter Inch Cartridge tapes. It does not apply to 8mm or 4mm Digital Audio Tapes (DATs). |
Follow the steps below to retension a tape:
2. Select the tape drive with the loaded tape.
3. Select the retension from the Tape Device Menu.
"Retension may take several minutes. Do you want to continue?".
