AS 3636.4-1989

1 - AS 3636.4-1989 DATA STORAGE AND TRANSFER MEDIA-STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION AND MAINTENANCE OF MAGNETIC MEDIA FOR US EIN DATA...
4 - PREFACE
4 - CONTENTS
5 - 1 Scope
5 - 2 Definitions
5 - 2.1 base film.
5 - 2.2 beginning of tape (BOT).
5 - 2.3 cinching.
5 - 2.4 edge damage.
5 - 2.5 edge lip.
5 - 2.6 error.
5 - 2.7 end of tape (EOT).
5 - 2.8 extreme environment.
5 - 2.9 library.
5 - 2.10 magnetic tape.
5 - 2.11 magnetic tape cartridge/magnetic tape cassette.
5 - 2.12 retries.
5 - 2.13 tape cleaner.
5 - 2.14 tape evaluator.
5 - 3 Library
5 - 3.1 General
5 - 3.2 Personnel
5 - 3.3 Equipment
5 - 3.4 Location
5 - 3.5 Security, safety and cleaning
6 - 4 Incoming cartridges and cassettes (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
6 - 5 Storage
6 - 5.1 Environment
6 - 5.2 Protection
8 - 5.3 Long term
8 - 6 Handling
8 - 7 Cleaning and maintenance
8 - 8 Identification and correction of faults
8 - 8.1 Suspect media
9 - 8.2 Irrecoverable error
9 - 8.3 Data retrieval
9 - 8.4 Analysis of a suspect cartridge or cassette
9 - 9 Transportation
10 - Appendix
10 - Appendix A - Goods inwards and inspection procedures
10 - A.1 General
10 - A.2 Goods inwards
10 - A.3 Inspection procedures
10 - A.4 Decision

Provides recommendations on the care and maintenance of magnetic tape cartridges and cassettes. 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 4:1988.

This Part of BS 4783 provides recommendations on the care and maintenance of tape cartridges and cassettes.It includes recommendations for storage, handling, transportation, inspection, maintenance and fault identification.