60 - (English) User's Guide

Drives and Media

HP Ultrium Drives & Media

Appendix D D-23

Drives & Media

Using Ultrium 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.

Ultrium cartridges have a recessed area located on the face of the

cartridge next to the write-protect switch. Use this area for attaching the

bar code label (Figure D-9). Do not apply labels onto the cartridge except

in this designated area.

CAUTION The bar code label should be applied as shown in Figure D-9 with the

alphanumeric portion facing the hub side of the tape cartridge. Never

apply multiple labels onto a cartridge, as extra labels can cause the

cartridge to jam in a tape drive.

Figure D-9 Proper Ultrium Label Position