Quantum Scalar i500

Chapter 14 Working With Cartridges and Barcodes
Write-Protecting Cartridges
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• 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.
Write-Protecting Cartridges
All cartridges have a write-protect (write-inhibit) switch to prevent
accidental erasure or overwriting of data. Before loading a cartridge into
the library, make sure that the write-protect switch is positioned correctly
(either on or off).
Slide the red or orange write-protect switch to the right so that the
padlock shows in the closed position. The switch is located on the left
side of the cartridge front.
Barcode Label Requirements
Cartridges must have an external barcode label that is machine readable.
Quantum-supplied barcode labels provide the best results. Barcode labels
from other sources can be used, but they must meet the following
requirements:
• ANSI MH10.8M-1983 Standard.
• Font: Code 39 (3 of 9).
• Allowable characters: Uppercase letters A to Z and numeric values
0 to 9.
Caution: Do not degauss cartridges that you intend to reuse.
Note: Checksum characters are not supported on barcode labels.