Handle the cartridge carefully, Handle, Cartridge – Dell TL2000 User Manual

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v

Inspect

the

rear

of

the

cartridge

(the

part

that

loads

first

into

the

tape

load

compartment)

and

ensure

that

there

are

no

gaps

in

the

seam

of

the

cartridge

case.

If

there

are

gaps

in

the

seam

(see

the

leader

pin

may

be

dislodged.

v

Check

that

the

leader

pin

is

properly

seated.

v

If

you

suspect

that

the

cartridge

has

been

mishandled

but

it

appears

usable,

copy

any

data

onto

a

good

cartridge

immediately

for

possible

data

recovery.

Discard

the

mishandled

cartridge.

v

Review

handling

and

shipping

procedures.

Handle

the

Cartridge

Carefully

v

Do

not

drop

the

cartridge.

If

the

cartridge

drops,

slide

the

cartridge

door

back

and

ensure

that

the

leader

pin

is

properly

seated

in

the

pin-retaining

spring

clips.

v

Do

not

handle

tape

that

is

outside

the

cartridge.

Handling

the

tape

can

damage

the

tape’s

surface

or

edges,

which

may

interfere

with

read

or

write

reliability.

Pulling

on

tape

that

is

outside

the

cartridge

can

damage

the

tape

and

the

brake

mechanism

in

the

cartridge.

v

Do

not

stack

more

than

six

cartridges.

v

Do

not

degauss

a

cartridge

that

you

intend

to

reuse.

Degaussing

makes

the

tape

unusable.

Environmental

and

Shipping

Specifications

for

Tape

Cartridges

Before

you

use

a

tape

cartridge,

acclimate

it

to

the

operating

environment

for

24

hours

or

the

time

necessary

to

prevent

condensation

in

the

drive

(the

time

will

vary,

depending

on

the

environmental

extremes

to

which

the

cartridge

was

exposed).

Figure

6-6.

Checking

for

gaps

in

the

seams

of

a

cartridge

6-8

Dell

PowerVault

TL2000

Tape

Library

and

TL4000

Tape

Library

User's

Guide