Appendix C—Specifications Tape Drive and Media Specifications
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Printed Characters Thelabelcanhavehuman‐readablealphanumeric
charactersprintedalongthetoporbottomedgeofthelabelprovidedthere
isnoconflictorinterferencewiththeautomationcode.Thistextmust
includethebarcodedata,butcanalsoincludeadditionaltext.Theformat
andcolorsofthehumanreadablecharactersisuptothecustomerand
labelvendor .Forlocationrestrictions,seeDetailedSpecificationson
page507.
Note: Whenusingbarcodelabelswithalphanumericcharactersalong
thebottomedge,thelabelmustbepositionedsothatbarcodeis
atleast13.72mmbelowthetopedgeofthecartridgetoensure
thatthebarcodereadercanreadthelabel.
Dimensional Specifications Figure327showsthedimensi onal
specificationsforlabels withthealphanumericcharactersabovethebarcode.
The barcode label must only have one barcode on it. If multiple barcodes are
present, the library’s barcode scanner cannot determine which one to process
when scanning the cartridge.
Figure 327 Barcode specifications for half-inch media; alphanumeric characters on top.
Alphanumeric
Barcode start character
11.1 mm,
minimum
17 mm
+0/–0.8
Quiet zone
characters
79 mm +0/–0.8
74.088 mm, nominal
4.32 mm,
Quiet zone
4.32 mm,
minimumminimum
Barcode stop character