60 - (English) User's Guide

Drives and Media

Quantum DLT Drives & Media

Appendix D D-11

Drives & Media

Using DLT Cartridge Bar Code Labels

Make it a practice to use bar code labels on your tape cartridges. Your

host software may need to keep track of the following information and

the associated bar code:

• Date of format or initialization

• Cartridge owner (such as a group or department)

• Storage purpose

TIP If the host software does not keep track of this information, create a

method for doing so.

DLT cartridges have a front slide slot located on the face of the cartridge

next to the write-protect switch. Use this slot for inserting the bar code

label by sliding it into the slot (Figure D-3).

CAUTION Do not apply labels onto the top, bottom, sides, or back of the cartridge as

this may cause damage to the tape drive or interfere with reliable

operation.

Figure D-3 Proper DLT Label Position