Spectra T50e - Interior Components

Chapter 1—Library Overview Library Features
August 2017 User Guide—Spectra T50e Library
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Interior Components
Figure3showstheinteriorcomponentsofthelibrary.
Note: Theinteriorcomponentsofthelibraryareshownforreference
only.Theyarenotaccessibleduringnormaloperation.
Figure 3 Library interior components.
Robotics with
barcode reader
Right-side magazines (top
and bottom, 24 slots total)
Left-side magazines
(top and bottom,
23 slots total)
Component Description
Magazines Themagazinesprovidethestorageslotsforthecartridgesinsidethelibrary.
Magazinesalongeachsideofthelibrarycontainslotsforstoringcartridges.
Thetwomagazinesontherightsideofthelibraryandthetopleftmagazine
eachcontaintwelveslots.Thelowerleftmagazinehaselevenslots,leaving

spacefortheone‐slotaccessportatthefrontofthelibrary.
Thedefaultlibraryconfigurationhas10slotslicensed.Youmustpurchasean
activationkeytolicensetheadditionalslots(see
Capacity‐On‐Demand(CoD)
onpage488).
Robotics Theroboticsperformallcartridgemoveswithinthelibrary.
Barcode reader Theintegratedbarcodereadermountedontheroboticsreadsthebarcode
labelsonindividualcartridges.Thelibraryusesthebarcodelabelinformation
tomaintainaninventoryofthecartridgescurrentlystoredinsidethelibrary.