Hello,

if your barcode is a code 39, you should see that the tape numbers always end 
with L2, L3 or L4, thus specifying the type of tape.

What king of jukebox are you using ?

Denis

----- "Nico De Ranter" <nico AT SONYCOM DOT COM> a écrit :

> I always assumed the barcode labels on LTO tapes could contain any
> sequence of letters and digits.  However I recently upgraded our
> LTO-1
> setup to LTO-4. When I replaced catridges today I ran out of LTO-4
> labels (that came with the new device) so I took one of the old
> labels
> (ending in -L1) and put that on the LTO-4 tape.  Now Networker is
> refusing to label the tape claiming it's an "incompatible medium". 
> 
> Is this indeed due to the label or is this a coincidence and do I
> happen
> to have a broken tape?  I need to be sure as I'm about to order extra
> tapes. If I can't keep on using my supply of ...-L1 labels I may want
> to
> order prelabeled tapes in stead
> 
> (In the past I have used ..-L1 labels on LTO-2 tapes without any
> problems.)
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Nico
> 
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