Re: [Networker] LTO4 Labels : Purchase or Home-made ?
2009-12-17 12:30:57
Thanks Michael,
At this moment we have 60 new tapes that came with the purchase of our
new library but as we didn't think about the labels, they are labeled
from 000001-L4 to 000060-L4.
We would like to change these labels to "LNR001" or "DEF001" or "HIS001"
names (3-chars prefix + 3-numbers suffix). Our provider said that they
have labels with numbers, not chars.
Are some of you using printed/home-made labels?
Thank you.
Hawkins, Michael wrote:
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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Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 10:48 AM
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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
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