Caring For Your Data Cartridges; Dlt-V4 Product Manual - Quantum DLT V4 User Manual

Caring for Your Data Cartridges

DLT-V4 Product Manual

To ensure the longest possible life for all of your DLTtape VS1 data
cartridges, follow these guidelines:
• Maintain clean and smoke-free operating and storage environments.
• Do not drop or strike a data cartridge. Excessive shock can displace
the tape leader, making the data cartridge unusable and possibly
damaging your tape drive.
• Store your data cartridges in their plastic storage cases.
• Do not expose your data cartridges to direct sunlight or sources of
heat, including portable heaters and heating ducts.
• The operating temperature range for your data cartridges is 10 ºC to
40 ºC (50 ºF to 104 ºF). The storage temperature range is 16 ºC to 32 ºC
(60 ºF to 90 ºF).
• If a data cartridge is exposed to temperatures outside the ranges
specified above, stabilize the data cartridge at room temperature for
the same amount of time it was exposed to extreme temperatures, up
to 24 hours.
• Store your data cartridges in a dust-free environment in which
relative humidity is always between 20% and 80% (non-condensing).
The ideal storage relative humidity is 40%.
• Do not place data cartridges near sources of electromagnetic energy
or strong magnetic fields, such as computer monitors, electric motors,
speakers, or X-ray equipment. Exposure to electromagnetic energy or
magnetic fields can destroy data on data cartridges.
• Place identification labels only in the slide-in slot on the front of the
data cartridge.
• Never use any type of adhesive labels or "sticky" notes on data
cartridges—they can become dislodged inside the tape drive and
entangled in the mechanism.
• Do not use graphite pencil, water-soluble felt pens, or other debris-
producing writing instruments on your labels. Never erase a label—
replace it.
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