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Chapter 4 — Configuring the Library
Use this parameter
Report left-hand
characters
Report right-hand
characters
8. If you want to specify the number of barcode characters the library
9. Click Run Utility. When the utility completes, the LCM reboots. After
Determining the Barcode Label Type
A checksum character is an "invisible" character — r eadable by the barcode
reader, but not shown in the human‐readable text on the label. Its function
is similar to a parity check.
See Barcode Label Specifications on page 495 for detailed information
about the required physical characteristics of barcode labels.
If you have...
Spectra Certified data
cartridges with standard
barcode labels
Spectra Certified data
cartridges with custom
barcode labels
August 2019
If...
You want the library to report only the left‐most x characters in the barcode,
where x is any number from 1 to 16.
For example, if the barcode is 1234567L2 and you configure the library to report
only the five left‐most characters, the library reports the barcode as 12345.
Important: Be careful when specifying the number of left-most characters to
report. You may end up with duplicate barcodes reported. For example,
12345XXXL2 and 12345ABCL3 are both reported as 12345.
You want the library to report only the right‐most x characters in the barcode,
where x is any number from 1 to 16. This is the default setting.
For example, if the barcode is 1234567L2 and you configure the library to report
the 5 right‐most characters, the library reports the barcode as 567L2.
Important: Be careful when specifying the number of right-most characters to
report. You may end up with duplicate barcodes reported. For example,
1234567L2 and ABCD567L2 are both reported as 567L2.
reports, enter a number from 1 to 16 in the Select the number of
characters to report field. If your labels include a checksum, the number
you enter includes the checksum character. The default number of
characters is 16.
the library completes its initialization, it rescans the barcode labels of all
media in the library. This rescan takes up to 45 minutes per frame to
complete.
The barcode labels...
Have a barcode with eight human‐readable characters followed by a
checksum character that is not human‐readable. The last two
human‐readable characters indicate the media type (for example L6
indicates LTO‐6 media and JC indicates TS11xx technology media).
Are designed to a user's specification. Custom labels support up to
16 characters including an optional checksum character.
Configuring Optional Library Settings
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