Spectra T50e - SAFETY STANDARDS AND COMPLIANCE

Appendix C—Specifications Tape Drive and Media Specifications
August 2017 User Guide—Spectra T50e Library
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Detailed Specifications
FortheofficialIBMbarcodelabelspecification,seehttp://www‐
01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S7000429.Unlessotherwise
specified,tolerancesarex.xxx±0.127mm,y.yyy±0.762mm.
Barcode Element Specifications
 Minimumsymbolheightis11.1mm,measuredtotheinsideofthe
label’sedge.
 Thewide‐to‐narrowratiois2.75.
 Thenarrowelementwidthis0.432mm+0.03mm/–0.076mm.
 Thenominalwidthofthewidespacesandbarsis1.188mm.
 Theinter‐charactergapis0.432mm+0.03/–0.076mm.
 Theminimumquietzoneatthebeginningandendofaprintedbarcode
stringis4.32mm(10timesthenarrowelementwidth).
 Thetotalnominalbarcodestringlength(includingquietzones)is
74.088mm.
 Theedgeofthebarcodeistheedgeofallprintedareaattachedtothe
bar.Theedgeroughnessisthetransitionencounteredasahorizontal
lineismovedverticallyfromallblacktoallwhite.Theedgeroughness
maximumis0.038mm.
 Variationbetweenallbars,whiteandblack,mustbelessthan
±0.0381mm.
Physical Label Specifications
 Labelstockmustfitwithinthelabelrecessonthefaceofthecartridge
withoutcurlinguponthesidesorends(79mmX17mm+0/–0.8).
 Minimumlengthsufficientforthequietzones,start‐stop,anddata
characters(nominal74.088
mm).
 Minimumwidthnolessthan1.5mmnarrowerthanthecartridgelabel
recesswidth.Cornersarecutwitha1.5mmradius.
 Maximumlabelthickness,includingtheRFIDtagifpresent,together
withanyassociatedlayersandadhesivescannotexceed0.40
mm.
 Thelabelandadhesivemusthaveanenvironmentalperformanceto
matchorexceedtheenvironmentalspecificationsofthecartridgeto
whichitisapplied.
Human Readable Text
Humanreadabletextisallowedprovidedthereisnoconflictor
interferencewiththeautomationcode.Thistextmustincludethebarcode
data,butcanalsoincludeadditionaltext.Theformat,colors,andlocation
ofthehumanreadablecharactersisuptothecustomerandlabelvendor .