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Handling the Cartridges, IBM Service Representative.

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Handling the Cartridges Incorrect handling or an incorrect environment can damage the LTO Ultrium Tape Cartridge or its magnetic tape. To avoid damage to your tape cartridges and to ensure the continued high reliability of your 3580 Tape Drive, use the following guidelines: v Ensure that all surfaces of a cartridge are dry before inserting it. v Do not load a damaged tape cartridge into the 3580 Tape Drive. A damaged cartridge can interfere with the reliability of the unit. Before loading a tape cartridge, inspect the cartridge case, cartridge door, and write-protect switch for cracks or breaks. If you need to recover data from a damaged cartridge, call your IBM Service Representative. Note: IBM charges you for the time and materials that are used during the service call. v Do not open the cartridge case at any time. The upper and lower parts of the case are welded; separating them destroys the usefulness of the cartridge. v Do not handle tape that is outside the cartridge. Handling the tape can damage the tape's surface or edges, which may interfere with read or write reliability. Pulling on tape that is outside the cartridge can damage the tape and the brake mechanism in the cartridge. v Do not stack more than six cartridges. Although cartridges are shipped and should be stored with the reel in the vertical position, you can temporarily lay the cartridges flat when moving them. The bottom of each cartridge has four raised areas that fit into the indented areas on the top of another cartridge. This construction helps prevent the cartridges from sliding when you move them. v Do not expose the tape cartridge to moisture or direct sunlight. v Do not degauss a tape cartridge that you intend to reuse. Degaussing will make the tape unusable. v Do not perform bulk erasure of the tape. Bulk erasure will make the cartridge unusable. v Do not expose recorded or blank tape cartridges to stray magnetic fields of greater than 100 oersteds (for example, fields that exist near high-current cables or power supplies). Such exposure can cause the loss of recorded data or make the blank cartridge unusable. v Maintain the conditions that are described in "Environmental and Shipping Specifications for Tape Cartridges" on page 33. 32 IBM 3580 Tape Drive Setup, Operator, and Service Guide

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Handling the Cartridges
Incorrect handling or an incorrect environment can damage the LTO Ultrium Tape
Cartridge or its magnetic tape. To avoid damage to your tape cartridges and to
ensure the continued high reliability of your 3580 Tape Drive, use the following
guidelines:
v
Ensure that all surfaces of a cartridge are dry before inserting it.
v
Do not load a damaged tape cartridge into the 3580 Tape Drive. A damaged
cartridge can interfere with the reliability of the unit. Before loading a tape
cartridge, inspect the cartridge case, cartridge door, and write-protect switch for
cracks or breaks. If you need to recover data from a damaged cartridge, call your
IBM Service Representative.
Note:
IBM charges you for the time and materials that are used during the
service call.
v
Do not open the cartridge case at any time. The upper and lower parts of the
case are welded; separating them destroys the usefulness of the cartridge.
v
Do not handle tape that is outside the cartridge. Handling the tape can damage
the tape’s surface or edges, which may interfere with read or write reliability.
Pulling on tape that is outside the cartridge can damage the tape and the brake
mechanism in the cartridge.
v
Do not stack more than six cartridges. Although cartridges are shipped and
should be stored with the reel in the vertical position, you can temporarily lay the
cartridges flat when moving them. The bottom of each cartridge has four raised
areas that fit into the indented areas on the top of another cartridge. This
construction helps prevent the cartridges from sliding when you move them.
v
Do not expose the tape cartridge to moisture or direct sunlight.
v
Do not degauss a tape cartridge that you intend to reuse. Degaussing will make
the tape unusable.
v
Do not perform bulk erasure of the tape.
Bulk erasure will make the cartridge
unusable.
v
Do not expose recorded or blank tape cartridges to stray magnetic fields of
greater than 100 oersteds (for example, fields that exist near high-current cables
or power supplies). Such exposure can cause the loss of recorded data or make
the blank cartridge unusable.
v
Maintain the conditions that are described in “Environmental and Shipping
Specifications for Tape Cartridges” on page 33.
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