Chapter 9 Working With Cartridges and Barcodes
Handling Cartridges Properly
Scalar i500 User’s Guide
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• Do not expose cartridges to direct sunlight or sources of heat,
including portable heaters and heating ducts.
• Do not stack cartridges more than five high.
• The operating temperature range for Linear Tape Open (LTO)
cartridges is 10º to 45ºC. The storage temperature range is 16º to 32ºC
in a dust-free environment with a relative humidity range between
20% and 80% (noncondensing).
• If cartridges have been exposed to temperatures outside the ranges
specified above, stabilize the cartridges at room temperature for the
same amount of time they were exposed to extreme temperatures or
24 hours, whichever is less.
• 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 and the embedded servo code
written on the media by the cartridge manufacturer, rendering the
cartridges unusable.
• Place identification labels only in the designated slots on the
cartridges.
• If you ship cartridges, ship them in their original packaging or
something stronger.
• Do not insert damaged cartridges into tape drives.
• Do not touch the tape or tape leader.
Caution:
Do not degauss cartridges that you intend to reuse.
