Cleaning The Tape Drive; Handling Cartridges - Fujitsu LTO-6 User Manual

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CAUTION!
Write-protection will not protect your cartridges against magnets. Write-
protection will not prevent a cartridge being erased by bulk-erasure or
degaussing. Do not bulk erase Ultrium format cartridges. This will
destroy pre-recorded servo information and make the cartridge
unusable.
6.3.5

Cleaning the tape drive

Perform magnetic head cleaning when the following occurs:
– Periodically (once every three months)
– When the drive requests to be cleaned.
You must use the Ultrium LTO Universal Cleaning cartridge with LTO tape
drives, as other cleaning cartridges will not load and run.
To clean the tape drive:
1. Insert the Ultrium Universal Cleaning cartridge.
2. The drive will carry out its cleaning cycle and eject the cartridge on
completion (which can take up to 2 minutes or more).
Each Ultrium universal cleaning cartridge cleaning cartridge can be used up
to 50 times with Ultrium tape drives. If the cleaning cartridge is ejected
immediately, it has expired.
6.3.6

Handling cartridges

Do not touch the tape media.
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Do not open the drive door and touch the tape media.
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Do not attempt to clean the tape path or tape guides inside the cartridge.
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Do not leave cartridges in the drive. The tape loses tension in the power-off
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state, which can lead to problems, particularly if the drive has been moved.
Do not leave cartridges in excessively dry or humid conditions.
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Do not leave cartridges in direct sunlight or in places where magnetic fields
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are present (for example, under telephones, next to monitors or near
transformers).
LTO-6 Half-Height SAS Tape Drive
Using Ultrium Media
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