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Using Devices and Tools
Handling 8 mm Tapes
When loading a tape in the drive, the cartridge should be removed from the case very close
to the front panel of the drive to minimize accumulation of air-born dust and dirt particles.
The same process should be followed when removing the tape from the drive.
Do not permit smoking near the tape drive, as smoke particles can cause data errors.
Do not use excessive force when inserting or removing the cartridge from the drive. If it
seems to hang up, gently repeat the load or unload process.
If the cartridge is placed inside a briefcase, and kept from moving around, it may be
possible to safely transport it through hostile environments.
The case should be carried directly to the storage area and not be exposed to long periods
of high or low temperatures.
It must never be left in a car window where sunshine can rapidly heat the air, and never left
in a car overnight.
It should be noted that airport-style metal detectors and hand held scanners will not affect
the data stored on the 8 mm tape.
• Recommended operating environment:
–
Temperature 5
°
C to 40
°
C (41
°
F to 104
°
F)
–
Relative humidity 20% to 80% non condensing
– Wet bulb to 26
°
C (79
°
F).
• Recommended storage environment:
– Temperature -40
°
C to 60
°
C (-40
°
F to 140
°
F)
–
Relative humidity 10% to 90% non condensing.
Note:
Before using a data cartridge, allow it to acclimate to the operating environment (24
hours or the amount of time it has been exposed to dissimilar conditions).
Cleaning the Tape Path on the 8 mm Tape Drive
Warning: Do not use video cleaning cartridges in the tape drive. Video cleaning cartridges
can damage it. Some video cleaning cartridges are extremely abrasive. An tape drive may
be permanently damaged after only a few cleaning operations using an abrasive-type
cleaning cartridge.
When the tape drive requires cleaning, the Error and the Motion LED’s flash. You should
clean the tape drive as soon as possible after the LED’s begin flashing. Use the Exabyte
Premium 8 mm Cleaning Cartridge to clean your tape drive.
The 8 mm tape path should be cleaned either approximately every 30 hours of tape motion
or once a month.
More frequent cleaning may be required if the drive is operated in a dusty environment or in
humid conditions. If dust is allowed to accumulate, the drive has to perform more reads and
writes. That can cause a data loss. This can be prevented by regularly scheduled cleaning
of the drive.
The cleaning cartridge can clean the drive up to 18 times before being discarded. If you
attempt to use an 8 mm cleaning cartridge more than 18 times, the tape drive automatically
detects the error and ejects the cleaning cartridge with the disturbance status light
remaining on.
Before loading the 8 mm cleaning cartridge, make sure the power to the 8 mm tape drive is on.