HP StorageWorks DAT 72x10 Tape Autoloader - Manual (Page 31)

• You can order data and cleaning cartridges at www.hp.com/go/storagemedia .
• Clean the tape drive weekly and when the Clean Drive LED is illuminated.
• Be sure to use only HP DDS cleaning cartridges.
• Do not drop a cartridge. Excessive shock can damage the internal contents of the cartridge, or
the cartridge case itself, making that cartridge unusable.
• Do not expose your data cartridges to direct sunlight or sources of heat, including portable
heaters and heating ducts.
• The operating temperature range for your data cartridges is 5 to 32º C. The storage temperature
range is -40 to +45º C in a dust-free environment in which relative humidity is always between
20 percent and 80 percent (non-condensing).
• If the data cartridge has been exposed to temperatures outside the ranges specified above,
stabilize the cartridge at room temperature for the same amount of time it was exposed to extreme
temperatures or 24 hours, whichever is less.
• Do not place data 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, which can render the cartridge unusable.
• Place identification labels only in the designated area on the cartridge.
Labeling tape cartridges
Never use non-standard labels, and never stick anything to the cartridge other than in the label areas.
Do not stick more than one label onto each label area; extra labels can cause the cartridges to jam
in the tape drive.
Write-protecting tape cartridges
All rewritable data cartridges have a write-protect switch to prevent accidental erasure or overwriting of
data. Before loading a cartridge into the autoloader, make sure the write-protect switch on the rear of
the cartridge is in the desired position.
• Slide the switch so that the recognition hole is open to write-protect the cartridge (see Figure 13 ).
• Slide the switch so that the recognition hole is closed to write data to the cartridge (see Figure 13 ).
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