Media Care Guide
Protect Your Asset
Proper Media Care
How to care for, handle, inspect and
ship your Maxell media cartridges.
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Why Media
Care Is
Important
Maxell media cartridges are
engineered to be reliable,
robust and durable. They are
manufactured to withstand
up to a million head passes,
and have an archive life of
up to 30 years.
Follow the guidelines in
this booklet to get the most
from your tape.
The safety of your data
relies on proper care and
handling.
Get To Know
Your Cartridge
• Cartridge features
Media Care
Overview
• Protecting your cartridge
• If you drop your cartridge
• Proper storage conditions
• Labeling your cartridge
Visual
Inspection
• When to perform a
visual inspection
• Performing a visual
inspection
• Spotting a damaged
cartridge
Shipping
Cartridges
• How to pack and ship
cartridges
Quick Guide:
Do’s and Don’ts
• A quick and easy guide
to caring for your
media
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Get To Know Your Cartridge
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Get To Know Your Cartridge
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Get To Know
Your Cartridge
Tape Leader Pin
Metal pin connects with grabber arm
to pull media from cartridge.
Reel Lock
Prevents media reel in the cartridge
from spinning when the cartridge
is not loaded in a drive. This
ensures that proper media tension is
maintained.
Cartridge Hub
Mechanical interconnect between the
cartridge and the drive reel motor.
Cartridge Door
Provides access to the tape leader.
Serial Number
May be needed for identication
purposes if you call for service.
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Ultrium LTO Cartridge Features Write Protect Switch
Prevents overwrite or erasure
of data. You can change the
position of the write protect
switch at any time.
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Slide indicator right
to close lock.
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Super DLTtape
DLTtape
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Tape Leader Buckle
Buckles with drive leader to
pull media from cartridge.
DLTtape cartridges (Mylar loop)
Super DLTtape cartridges
(plastic buckle with metal pin)
Reel Lock
Prevents media reel in the cartridge
from spinning when the cartridge
is not loaded in a drive. This ensures
that proper media tension is
maintained.
Cartridge Hub
Mechanical interconnect between the
cartridge and the drive reel motor.
Cartridge Door
Provides access to the tape leader.
Serial Number
May be needed for identication
purposes if you call for service.
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DLTtape and Super DLTtape Cartridge Features Write Protect Switch
Prevents overwrite or erasure
of data. You can change the
position of the write protect
switch at any time.
DLTtape and
Super DLTtape
Write protected – slide switch down
toward label area. Orange indicator
should be displayed.
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Your Cartridge
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