IBM Partner Pavilion T400F - Manual (Page 64)

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 62.
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
4 in Figure 17 on page 56). If there are gaps in the seam (see
Figure 15 on page 53), the leader pin may be dislodged. Go to “Repositioning or
Reattaching a Leader Pin” on page 55.
Figure 14. Double-boxing tape cartridges for shipping
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