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Provide Proper Acclimation and Environmental Conditions, Perform a Thorough Inspection

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Figure 11. Double-boxing tape cartridges for shipping Provide Proper Acclimation and Environmental Conditions v Before you use a cartridge, let it acclimate to the normal operating environment for 1 hour. If you see condensation on the cartridge, wait an additional hour. v Ensure that all surfaces of a cartridge are dry before inserting it. v Do not expose the cartridge to moisture or direct sunlight. v Do not expose recorded or blank cartridges to stray magnetic fields of greater than 100 oersteds (for example, terminals, motors, video equipment, X-ray equipment, or 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 42. Perform a Thorough Inspection After purchasing a cartridge and before using it, perform the following steps: v Inspect the cartridge's packaging to determine potential rough handling. v When inspecting a cartridge, open only the cartridge door. Do not open any other part of the cartridge case. The upper and lower parts of the case are held together with screws; separating them destroys the usefulness of the cartridge. v Inspect the cartridge for damage before using or storing it. v Inspect the rear of the cartridge (the part that you load first into the tape load compartment) and ensure that there are no gaps in the seam of the cartridge case (see 1 in Figure 12 on page 33 and 4 in Figure 14 on page 36). If there are gaps in the seam (see Figure 12 on page 33), the leader pin may be dislodged. Go to "Repositioning or Reattaching a Leader Pin" on page 35. 32 IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive Setup and Operator Guide

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Provide Proper Acclimation and Environmental Conditions
v
Before you use a cartridge, let it acclimate to the normal operating environment
for 1 hour. If you see condensation on the cartridge, wait an additional hour.
v
Ensure that all surfaces of a cartridge are dry before inserting it.
v
Do not expose the cartridge to moisture or direct sunlight.
v
Do not expose recorded or blank cartridges to stray magnetic fields of greater
than 100 oersteds (for example, terminals, motors, video equipment, X-ray
equipment, or 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 42.
Perform a Thorough Inspection
After purchasing a cartridge and before using it, perform the following steps:
v
Inspect the cartridge
’
s packaging to determine potential rough handling.
v
When inspecting a cartridge, open only the cartridge door. Do not open any
other part of the cartridge case. The upper and lower parts of the case are held
together with screws; separating them destroys the usefulness of the cartridge.
v
Inspect the cartridge for damage before using or storing it.
v
Inspect the rear of the cartridge (the part that you load first into the tape load
compartment) and ensure that there are no gaps in the seam of the cartridge
case (see
±1²
in Figure 12 on page 33 and
±4²
in Figure 14 on page 36). If there
are gaps in the seam (see Figure 12 on page 33), the leader pin may be
dislodged. Go to
“
Repositioning or Reattaching a Leader Pin
”
on page 35.
Figure 11. Double-boxing tape cartridges for shipping
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IBM 3580 Ultrium Tape Drive Setup and Operator Guide