Preparing And Inserting Tape Cartridges; Labeling Tape Cartridges; Setting The Write-Protect Switch; Placing Cartridges In The Library - Sun Microsystems storedge L25 Installation Manual

Sun StorEdge™ L25 Tape Library and Sun StorEdge™ L100 Tape Library Installation Guide
Document 6423015-01, Ver. 1, Rel. 0
June 2002

Preparing and Inserting Tape Cartridges

Labeling Tape
Cartridges
Table 3 Bar Code Label
Requirements
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This section explains how to insert tape cartridges into the L25 and
L100 libraries. This procedure consists of the following steps:
• Labeling the tape cartridges

• Setting the write-protect switch

• Placing cartridges in the library

Attaching a bar code label to each cartridge enables the library to
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identify tape cartridges quickly, speeding the inventory process.
The L25 and L100 libraries are capable of reading most
Note:
common bar code formats.
Bar Code Label Requirements
Bar code labels must meet the requirements of the latest revision of the
ANSI MH10.8M standard, and should use industry standard Code 39
(3 of 9 code).
The basic requirements are listed in
Label size
Quiet zone
Character height
Bar code characters
Ratio of wide to
narrow element
Preparing and Inserting Tape Cartridges
table 3.
2.2 x 0.82 inches (5.59 x 2.08 cm)
0.25 inches (6.4 mm) minimum
0.3 inches (7.6 mm)
one start character, one to six alphanumeric
characters, one stop character
2.5:1 minimum
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