HP A3716A DDS-3 Autoloader User's Manual - 3716-96001

Care of Cartridges and Drive
Write-Protecting a Cartridge
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Write-Protecting a Cartridge
If you want to protect the data on a cartridge from being altered or overwritten,
you can write-protect the cartridge.
To write-protect a cartridge, slide the tab on the rear of the cartridge so that the
hole is open. In this state, data can be read from the tape but not written to it.
Caution The tape log, which contains a history of usage of the tape, cannot be updated
when the cartridge is write-protected and will become inaccurate.
Labeling Cartridges and Magazines
n Ensure that no more than one label is stuck to the label area of the cartridge
(see figure 6.1).
n Only use labels provided with cartridges. Never use non-standard labels, and
never stick anything to the cartridge other than in the label area.
n Ensure that the corners of cartridge and magazine labels stick firmly to the
surface and do not curl at their edges.
n Make sure that the magazine label is stuck firmly in the recessed label area
on the side of the magazine. If the label is stuck in a position other than in
the label area (see figure 6.2), the magazine may jam in the mechanism.
Figure 6.1 Write-protecting a cartridge
U
NPROTECTED
To allow a cartridge to be
written to, slide the tab so
that the hole is closed.
W
RITE-PROTECTED
To write-protect the
cartridge, slide the tab
so that the hole is open.
Label area