Quantum Quantum ValueLoader, User Manual

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Chapter 2 Operating the ValueLoader
Cleaning the Tape Drive
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• Do not expose cartridges to direct sunlight or sources of heat,
including portable heaters and heating ducts.
• The operating temperature range for cartridges is 10° C to 35° C
(50° F to 95° F). The storage temperature range is 16° C to 32° C (60° F
to 90° F). Always store cartridges in their storage cases.
• If a cartridge has been exposed to temperatures outside the ranges
specified above, stabilize the cartridge at room temperature for the
same amount of time as it was exposed to the extreme temperature or
24 hours, whichever is less.
• Store cartridges in a dust-free environment in which relative
humidity is always between 20% and 80%, non-condensing. The ideal
relative humidity is 40% ± 20%.
• Do not place cartridges near sources of electromagnetic energy or
strong magnetic fields such as computer monitors, electric motors,
speakers, or X-ray equipment. Exposure to electromagnetic energy or
magnetic fields can destroy data on cartridges and the embedded
servo codes, written on the media by the cartridge manufacturer,
rending the cartridge unusable.
• Apply identification or bar code labels only to the recessed area on
the front of the cartridge.
Cleaning the Tape Drive
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LTO-1 and LTO-2 tape drives utilize an internal head cleaner brush. The
head cleaner brush is used as part of error recovery algorighms, after a
tape unthread, if more than 150 thousand meters of tape have been pulled
since the last use of the head cleaner brush, and when a cleaning cartridge
is used. A scheduled maintenance/cleaning program is not required. A
cleaning cartridge should only be used when the ValueLoader prompts
for one.