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Media Care Guide

www.quantum.com

Protect Your Asset

Proper Media Care

How to care for, handle, inspect and
ship your Quantum media cartridges.

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Summary of Contents for DLT-V4

Page 1: ...Media Care Guide www quantum com Protect Your Asset Proper Media Care How to care for handle inspect and ship your Quantum media cartridges 1 2 3 4 5 6...

Page 2: ...ve life of up to 30 years Follow the guidelines in this booklet to get the most from your tape The safety of your data relies on proper care and handling Cartridge features Protecting your cartridge I...

Page 3: ...rtridge is not loaded in a drive This ensures that proper media tension is maintained Cartridge Hub Mechanical interconnect between the cartridge and the drive reel motor Serial Number May be needed f...

Page 4: ...nts media reel in the cartridge from spinning when the cartridge is not loaded in a drive This ensures that proper media tension is maintained Cartridge Hub Mechanical interconnect between the cartrid...

Page 5: ...ess to the tape leader The door should be closed 1 2 3 Serial Number May be needed for identification purposes if you call for service 4 5 1 2 2 1 Get to Know Your Cartridge 1 2 Media Care Guide www q...

Page 6: ...e beginning and end of the tape 4 5 1 3 4 3 Get to Know Your Cartridge 1 3 www quantum com Drive Roller Used by the drive to control media position and tension Media Care Guide Slide indicator right t...

Page 7: ...one Proper Storage Conditions Non archival Storage Between 60 F and 90 F 16 C and 32 C Between 20 and 80 relative humidity Between 41 F and 90 F 5 C and 32 C Between 20 and 60 relative humidity Media...

Page 8: ...the cartridge Write in pen not pencil Pencil can contaminate the tape path Never use a grease pencil to write on the label or write directly on cartridge Proper Labeling DLTtape Super DLTtape Slide l...

Page 9: ...t and previous cartridge used in that drive Go through all inspection steps in Group 1 2 and 3 see following pages If issues are found in Group 1 only and no issues found in Groups 2 or 3 then use car...

Page 10: ...ring back if operating properly Operation of the reel locks may release the hub and re center Write Protection Switch Move the switch It should be able to snap into write protected mode and write enab...

Page 11: ...tridge is centered Press the hub It should spring back if operating properly Operation of the reel locks may release the hub and re center Check that the reel locks are visible and out The Hub should...

Page 12: ...Door Ensure the door is locked and closed DAT DDS External Cartridge Inspection Cartridge Inspect the exterior of the cartridge for chips cracks dents or missing screws Gently shake the cartridge lis...

Page 13: ...clean and not badly scratched Refer to your drive user s guide for how and when to perform retensioning Some of the following circumstances may require retensioning Make sure the media has acclimated...

Page 14: ...ck to tape leader and to tape Media Wrapped too Loosely Excessive slack apparent Note OK to use cartridge if small amount of slack at the tape leader is present but inspect cartridge again after use B...

Page 15: ...oed In Buckle Buckle ends clearly extend past edge of reel Buckle Missing No buckle present Buckle Bent One buckle end is bent and buckle is not symmetrical Gap from Tape Leader Slack Tape Leader is c...

Page 16: ...pection Visual Inspection Normal Normal leader pin position Tape Leader Missing Swallowed leader pin or broken tape Visual Inspection Spotting a Damaged Cartridge 3 7 www quantum com Visual Inspection...

Page 17: ...ges ONLY Do not ship with fewer than three cartridges Packing Single or Multiple Cartridges 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 sheet 1 small box 2 sheets 2 small boxes 3 sheets 1 large box 4 sheets 1 large box 1 small box...

Page 18: ...to powering down the drive Before using a new or stored cartridge allow the cartridge 24 hours to adjust to the present operating temperature and humidity Storage and Shipping Don t store near magneti...

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