Chapter 14 Working With Cartridges and Barcodes
Installing Barcode Labels
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• Standard Six — Six character barcode number with or without a two-
character media ID; for example, “XXXXXXL4” or ”XXXXXX”. Only
the six character barcode number is reported to the host.
•
Plus Six — Six character barcode number followed by a two-character
media ID; for example, “XXXXXXL4”. The six character barcode and
media ID are reported to the host.
•
Extended — Five to 16 characters total, including a barcode number
and optional two-character media ID. All characters are reported to
the host, regardless of the barcode label having a media ID or not. If a
media ID is included, the label must have a five to 14 character
barcode followed by a media ID; for example,
“XXXXXXXXXXXXXXL4”. If a media ID is not included, the label
must have a five to 16 character barcode number; for example,
“XXXXX” or “XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX”.
•
Media ID Last — Five to 14 character barcode number followed by a
two-character media ID, for example, “XXXXXXXXXXXXXXL4”. The
media ID is reported to the host last, as in “XXXXXXXXXXXXXXL4”.
•
Media ID First — Five to 14 character barcode number followed by a
two-character media ID, for example, “XXXXXXXXXXXXXXL4”. The
media ID is reported to the host first, as in “L4XXXXXXXXXXXXXX”.
Installing Barcode Labels
Each cartridge in the library must have an external label that is machine
readable to identify the barcode. Most manufacturers offer cartridges
with the labels already applied or with the labels included that you can
attach.
All barcode labels must be applied to the front of a cartridge. Peel off the
label and place it on the cartridge. The label must be placed entirely
within the recessed area on the cartridge. Verify that the label is oriented
so that the numbers appear above the barcode (see Figure Figure 72
on
page 529).
Place the barcode label as level as possible in the provided space for the
label. If the label is not placed horizontally level, barcode label scan/read
operations may encounter difficulties reading the label.
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