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Appendix D — Specifications Tape Drive and Media Specifications
November 2016 User Guide—Spectra T950 Library
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Detailed Specifications for TS11x0 Technology
Cartridge Barcodes
Figure327showsthedimensionalspecificationsforTS11x0technology
labelswiththealphanumericcharactersabovethebarcode.
Note: Whenusingbarcodelabelswithalphanumericcharactersalong
thebottomedge,thelabelmustbepositionedsothatbarcodeis
atleast13.72mmbelowthetopedgeofthecartridgetoensure
thatthebarcodereadercanreadthelabel.
TS11x0 Technology Barcode Element Specifications
FortheofficialIBMbarcodelabelspecification,seehttps://www‐
304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S7000727.Unlessotherwise
specified,tolerancesareX.XXX±0.127mm,X.XX±0.76mm.
 Minimumsymbolheightis7.1mm,measuredtotheinsideofthelabel’s
edge.
 Thewide‐to‐narrowratiois2.75.
 Thenarrowelementwidthis0.500mm+0.03/‐0.07mm.
 Thenominalwidthofthewidespacesandbarsis1.375mm.
 Theinter‐charactergapis0.500mm+0.03/‐0.07mm.
 Theminimumquietzoneat thebeginningandendofaprintedbarcode
stringis5.0mm(10timesthenarrowelementwidth).
 Thetotalnominalbarcodestringlength(includingquietzones)is
85.75
mm.
 Theedgeofthebarcodeistheedgeofthe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0.04mm.
 Variationbetweenallbars,whiteandblack,mustbelessthan
±0.04
mm.
Figure 327 Barcode specifications for TS11x0 technology media; alphanumeric characters on
top. All measurements are in millimeters.