60 - (English) User's Guide

Library Operations

Using Tapes

Chapter 22-12

NOTE Bar code labeling requirements vary and are dependent on the type of

tape drive used with your library. For more information on these

requirements, refer to Appendix D.

Maintaining Tape Cartridges

DO NOT:

• Expose tape cartridges to magnetic fields.

• Leave cartridges in the drive when library power is off.

• Expose cartridges to extreme temperatures or humidity. For

acceptable operating and storage temperatures, refer to the

documentation provided with your media.

• Expose cartridges to moisture or direct sunlight.

• Drop the tape cartridges or subject the cartridges to any physical

shock.

• Open the tape cartridge lid and expose the tape to possible

contamination or physical damage.

• Touch the tape surface.

• Take the tape cartridges apart.

• Use graphite pencils, water soluble felt pens, or other debris-

producing writing instruments to label tape cartridges.

• Erase a label; replace it instead.

DO:

• Remove dust on the outside of tape cartridges with a damp cloth.

• Store cartridges vertically, not horizontally.

• Store tape cartridges in their plastic containers and in appropriate

environmental conditions per the documentation provided with your

media.