Introduction
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Handling a magazine and magazine drawer
Magazine
Use a dedicated magazine for the unit.
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For more information about the magazines that can be used, please contact your vendor.
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Each magazine has a capacity of 1.2 TB (unformatted/RAID 0) and a data storage life of 50 years (at 30
o
C (86
o
F)
in a 70 % environment)*.
* The numbers are estimates based on an acceleration test.
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For details on environmental constraints, refer to the “Cautions for regulations and safety” attached to the
magazine.
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Do not expose the magazine to water.
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Do not drop the magazine.
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Do not leave the magazine exposed to high temperatures and high humidity, corrosive gas, or direct sunlight.
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Do not disassemble the magazine.
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Store or use the magazine in an environment without dew condensation.
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Do not place heavy objects on a magazine.
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Do not stack magazines on each other.
Near the user label area of the magazine, RFID tag is embedded to identify and manage magazines.
A
User label area
Area for sticking a user label.
Align and stick the label in a recessed area.
B
Write disable switch
Switch for preventing data from being erased or overwritten by
mistake. Before loading a magazine into the unit, confirm that this
write disable switch at the front of the cartridge has been set at a
desired position.
To enable writing: Slide the switch to the left (with no lock mark)
To disable writing: Slide the switch to the right (with a lock mark)
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Writing to a magazine can be disabled through an application. For
more information about the settings, refer to the user guide for the
application.
Handling and storing a magazine
RFID tag
Do not stick a metal object or an RFID on the parts around the user label area. Writing to and reading from an
embedded RFID tag may fail as a result, causing malfunction.
Write-enabled
Write-disabled
