AS 3636.2-1989

1 - AS 3636.2-1989 DATA STORAGE AND TRANSFER MEDIA-STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION AND MAINTENANCE OF MAGNETIC MEDIA FOR USE IN DATA...
4 - PREFACE
4 - CONTENTS
5 - 1 Scope
5 - 2 Definitions
5 - 2.1 accessory.
5 - 2.2 base film.
5 - 2.3 beginning of tape (BOT).
5 - 2.4 cinching.
5 - 2.5 coating.
5 - 2.6 contamination.
5 - 2.7 edge damage.
5 - 2.8 edge lip.
5 - 2.9 end retainer.
5 - 2.10 end of tape (EOT).
5 - 2.11 error.
5 - 2.12 extreme environment.
5 - 2.13 library.
5 - 2.14 magnetic tape.
5 - 2.15 permanent error.
5 - 2.16 reel.
5 - 2.17 retries.
5 - 2.18 spool.
5 - 2.19 tape cleaner.
5 - 2.20 tape evaluator.
5 - 2.21 tape pack.
5 - 2.22 tape transport.
5 - 2.23 tape wind.
5 - 2.24 transient error.
5 - 2.25 write enable ring.
5 - 3 Tape library
5 - 3.1 General
5 - 3.2 Personnel
5 - 3.3 Equipment
5 - 3.4 Location
6 - 3.5 Security, safety and cleaning
6 - 4 Incoming reels (control procedures)
6 - 4.1 Incoming inspection
6 - 4.2 Records
6 - 4.3 Acclimatization
6 - 4.4 Labelling
6 - 4.5 Equalization of tape tension
8 - 5 Storage
8 - 5.1 Environment
8 - 5.2 Protection
8 - 5.3 Long term
8 - 6 Handling
9 - 7 Cleaning and maintenance
9 - 8 Identification and correction of faults
9 - 8.1 Suspect media
9 - 8.2 Irrecoverable error
9 - 8.3 Data retrieval
9 - 8.4 Analysis of a suspect reel
10 - 8.5 Criteria for rejection
10 - 9 Transportation
22 - Appendix
22 - Appendix A. - Goods inwards and inspection procedures
22 - A.1 General
22 - A.2 Goods inwards
22 - A.3 Reel inspection procedures
22 - A.4 Decision

Provides recommendations on the care and maintenance of magnetic tape on spools. It includes recommendations for storage, handling, transportation, inspection, cleaning, maintenance and fault identification. It is identical to and has been reproduced from BS 4783:Part 2: 1988.

This Part of BS 4783 provides recommendations on the care and maintenance of magnetic tapes on open spools. It includes recommendations for storage, handling, transportation, inspection, cleaning, maintenance and fault identification. The photographs that comprise figure 2 give some examples of tape conditions that may lead to poor performance or loss of data or both.