Guidelines for using bar code labels, Write-protect switch, Guidelines – Dell TL2000 User Manual

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Guidelines

for

Using

Bar

Code

Labels

Apply

the

following

guidelines

whenever

using

bar

code

labels:

v

Do

not

reuse

a

label

or

reapply

a

used

label

over

an

existing

label.

v

Before

you

apply

a

new

label,

remove

the

old

label

by

slowly

pulling

it

at

a

right

angle

to

the

cartridge

case.

v

Use

peel-clean

labels

that

do

not

leave

a

residue

after

being

removed.

If

there

is

glue

residue

on

the

cartridge,

remove

it

by

gently

rubbing

it

with

your

finger.

Do

not

use

a

sharp

object,

water,

or

a

chemical

to

clean

the

label

area.

v

Examine

the

label

before

applying

it

to

the

cartridge.

Do

not

use

the

label

if

it

has

voids

or

smears

in

the

printed

characters

or

bar

code

(a

library’s

inventory

operation

will

take

much

longer

if

the

bar

code

label

is

not

readable).

v

Remove

the

label

from

the

label

sheet

carefully.

Do

not

stretch

the

label

or

cause

the

edges

to

curl.

v

Position

the

label

within

the

recessed

label

area

(see

5

in

v

With

light

finger

pressure,

smooth

the

label

so

that

no

wrinkles

or

bubbles

exist

on

its

surface.

v

Verify

that

the

label

is

smooth

and

parallel,

and

has

no

roll-up

or

roll-over.

The

label

must

be

flat

to

within

0.5

mm

(0.02

in.)

over

the

length

of

the

label

and

have

no

folds,

missing

pieces,

or

smudges.

v

Do

not

place

other

machine-readable

labels

on

other

surfaces

of

the

cartridge.

They

may

interfere

with

the

ability

of

the

drive

to

load

the

cartridge.

Write-Protect

Switch

The

position

of

the

write-protect

switch

on

the

tape

cartridge

(see

1 )

determines

whether

you

can

write

to

the

tape.

If

the

switch

is

set

to:

v

The

locked

position

(solid

red),

data

cannot

be

written

to

the

tape.

v

The

unlocked

position

(black

void),

data

can

be

written

to

the

tape.

If

possible,

use

your

server’s

application

software

to

write-protect

your

cartridges

(rather

than

manually

setting

the

write-protect

switch).

This

allows

the

server’s

software

to

identify

a

cartridge

that

no

longer

contains

current

data

and

is

eligible

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T

O

1

2

3

L4

Figure

6-3.

Sample

bar

code

label

on

the

LTO

Ultrium

4

Tape

Cartridge.

The

volume

serial

number

(LTO123),

cartridge

type

(L4),

and

bar

code

are

printed

on

the

label.

Chapter

6.

Using

Ultrium

Media

6-5