Tandberg Data T40 User Manual

Working With Cartridges and Barcodes

Do not touch the tape or tape leader.

Caution

Do not degauss cartridges that you intend to reuse.

Write-Protecting Cartridges

All cartridges have a write-protect (write-inhibit) switch to prevent accidental erasure or overwriting of
data.

Before loading a cartridge into the library, make sure that the write-protect switch is positioned
correctly (either on or off).

The switch is located on the left side of the cartridge front. Slide the red or orange write-protect switch
to the right so that the padlock shows in the closed position.

Barcode Requirements

Cartridges must have an external barcode label that is machine and operator-readable. A barcode
must use only uppercase letters A to Z and/or numeric values 0 9. The library supports Code 39 (3 of
9) type barcodes.

For LTO media barcodes, the library supports six characters for the barcode plus a two-character
media type identifier.

Caution

You must use StorageLibrary specific barcode labels supported by Tandberg to
ensure reliable functionality of the barcode reader.

Installing Barcode Labels

Each cartridge in the library must have an external label that is operator and machine readable to
identify the barcode.

All barcode labels must be applied to the front of a cartridge. Peel off the label and place it on the
cartridge.

Verify that the label is positioned as illustrated in figure 13. The cartridge cannot have any stickers or
labels attached to the top or bottom because if the labels come loose, they can get caught in the tape
drives or become unreadable by the scanner.

Caution

Do not place a barcode label on top or bottom of a cartridge. Doing so can cause
inventory operations to fail.