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HP Surestore DLT1 drives use only DLTtape IV cartridges. Your HP Surestore DLT1 tape drive can read
but not write DLTtape IV cartridges that use the DLT 4000 format.
Note Your HP Surestore DLT1 tape drive automatically ejects any other cartridge types and any cartridges
whose format it cannot read. If you want to reuse cartridges that have been formatted with a drive
other than DLT1, use a magnetic bulk eraser to prepare the cartridges for use with your
HP Surestore DLT1 tape drive.
Only rely on the best media to protect your valuable data. Thanks to HP's rigorous testing programs,
HP Surestore DLT1 data and cleaning cartridges are the safest investment you can make. Order
online at: //www.hp.com/go/storagemedia. If you do not have internet access, please contact
your local HP Customer Contact Center.
Write-protecting cartridges
If you want to protect the data on a cartridge from being altered or overwritten, you can write-protect
the cartridge. To write-protect a cartridge, slide the switch to the left
to the left to the left
to the left to write-protect the cartridge.
Note a small orange rectangle is visible, indicating that the cartridge is write-protected. To write-
enable a cartridge, slide the switch to the right
to the rightto the right
to the right to allow your HP Surestore DLT1 tape drive to write
data to the cartridge. Figure 8 illustrates the location of the write-protect switch.
Cleaning cartridges
When the Caution LED is on, your HP Surestore DLT1 tape drive’s read/write head may need to be
cleaned. It is good practise to clean the drive once every two weeks. Each cleaning cartridge can be
used up to 20 times. Always place a check mark in a box each time you use the cartridge to clean
the drive. Replace the cleaning cartridge when all the boxes are checked.
Caution You must use
only
DLT1 cleaning cartridges with HP Surestore DLT1 tape drives. Be aware that
cleaning cartridges that do not specify DLT1 on the cartridge may be accepted by the drive but will
not clean the drive.
A cleaning cartridge is supplied with each tape drive. Insert the cleaning cartridge and the drive will
carry out its cleaning cycle. When the cleaning cartridge has cleaned the read/write head, the
Caution LED turns off to indicate that you should remove the cleaning cartridge.
Looking after cartridges
• Do not touch the tape media.
• Do not attempt to clean the tape path or tape guides inside the cartridge.
• Do not leave cartridge tapes in excessively dry or humid conditions. Do not leave cartridges in
direct sunlight or in places where magnetic fields are present (for example, under telephones, next
to monitors or near transformers).
• Do not drop cartridges or handle them roughly.
• Place identification labels only in the slide-in slot on the front of the cartridge.
• Store the cartridges in their storage cases in a dust-free environment in which temperatures are
always between 16
o
C and 32
o
C (60
o
F to 90
o
F).
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