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Chapter 4 — Library Specifications Tape Drive and Media Specifications
September 2022 Site Preperation Guide—Spectra T200, T380, and T680 Library
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TS11xx Technology Barcode Element Specifications
 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.
TS11xx Technology 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 (88.5 mm X 11.9 mm +0/–0.4).
 Minimum length sufficient for the quiet zones, start-stop, and data
characters (nominal 85.75 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 0.75 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.