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Re: [Networker] LTO4 Labels : Purchase or Home-made ?

2009-12-17 12:01:09
Subject: Re: [Networker] LTO4 Labels : Purchase or Home-made ?
From: "Hawkins, Michael" <Mike.Hawkins AT TDSECURITIES DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:59:44 -0600
We get our tapes pre-labeled.  Cost about 35 cents more per tape, and well 
worth it.  Sometimes they mess up, IE the readable numbering is horizontal 
verses vertical but doesn't affect the barcode.  

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From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On 
Behalf Of Manel Rodero
Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 10:48 AM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: [Networker] LTO4 Labels : Purchase or Home-made ?

Hello,

With our old SDLT-320 library (a Qualstar one) we used to print our 
labels using a program called "Batch Barcode Maker". These home-made 
labels worked perfectly.

Now, we've changed our library to LTO-4 (a Quantum Scalar i500) and the 
commercials said to us that we must purchase the labels because its 
quality is better for the reader.

In the Quantum User's Guide we can read (p. 361) the following:

Quantum-supplied barcode labels provide the best results. Barcode labels
from other sources can be used, but they must meet the following
requirements:
- ANSI MH10.8M-1983 Standard
- Number of digits: 5 to 16 (default for LTO is 6+2)
- Background reflection: greater than 25 percent
- Print contrast: greater than 75 percent
- Ratio: greater than 2.2
- Module: minimum .254 mm (10 mil)
- Print tolerance: ± 57 mm
Additional Requirements:
- Length of the rest zones: 5.25 mm ± 0.25 mm
- No black marks should be present in the intermediate spaces or rest
zones
- No white areas should be present on the bars

So, if we print our labels in adhesive paper, do we will have any 
problem with the library? Are some of you using custom labels? Can we 
use all the chars in Code 39? (for example, can we have a tape labeled 
like "HIS050"?).

I'm asking this because the labels aren't cheap :-( ... and I would like 
to know what are you doing with the labels for your LTO4 tapes.

Thank you very much.

-- 

        Manel Rodero Blánquez
o o o  IT Systems Manager
o o o  Laboratori de Càlcul
o o o  Facultat d'Informàtica de Barcelona
U P C  Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - Barcelona Tech

        E-mail : manel AT fib.upc DOT edu
        Tel.   : +34 93 401 0847
        Web    : http://www.fib.upc.edu/

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