Sony product notice: Optical Disc Archive Drive Units and third party software

Sony has identified a rare issue which affects ODS-D280U and ODS-D280F drive units when ODC3300R media is used in conjunction with some third party software not related to Optical Disc Archive.

When leaving a cartridge in the drive with power on for a long time without writing or reading, the recorded data may be damaged on rare occasions due to a factor of the third-party software.

It is highly recommend all users of ODS-D280U and ODS-D280F update the drive firmware to version V2.200 for the ODS-D280U and ODS-D280F which is now available.

Please see below for instructions on how to update the firmware for each model of drive.

ODS-D280U

Customers should visit the following URL, download and install Optical Disc Archive Software version 4.3.0 or later onto their Windows/MacOS/Linux computer as described by the software’s documentation. They should then follow the instructions in the documentation to update the drive firmware via the installed ODA Utility application.

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ODS-D280F

For the ODS-L30M Library and ODS-D280-F Drive(s) firmware, dealers and integrators should contact their local Prime Support helpdesk via the local helpdesk phone number, which can be here or by emailing primesupport@eu.sony.com to obtain the software update and for any assistance during the update process.

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