HP vs80 manual Maintaining Cartridges

Maintaining Cartridges

To ensure the longest possible life for all of your DLTtape IV cartridges, follow these guidelines:

■Do not drop or strike a cartridge. Excessive shock can displace the tape leader, making the cartridge unusable and possibly damaging the autoloader.

■Store your DLTtape IV cartridges in their storage cases.

■Do not expose your DLTtape IV cartridges to direct sunlight or sources of heat, including portable heaters and heating ducts.

■The operating temperature range for your DLTtape IV cartridges is 50° F to 104° F (10° C to 40° C). The storage temperature range is 60° F to 90°F (16° C to 32° C). Always store your DLTtape IV cartridges in their storage cases.

■If a DLTtape IV cartridge has been exposed to temperatures outside the ranges specified above, stabilize the cartridge at room temperature for the same amount of time it was exposed to extreme temperatures or 24 hours, whichever is less.

■Store your DLTtape IV cartridges in a dust-free environment in which relative humidity is always between 20% and 80% (noncondensing). The ideal storage relative humidity is 40%, ± 20%.

■Do not place DLTtape IV 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 cartridges.

■Place identification labels only in the slide-in slot on the front of the cartridge.

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