Abstract:
The invention is based on a process for reading magnetically recorded signals from a photographic film provided with a transparent thin magnetic layer. The signals from a magnetic reading head applied to the moving film are pre-amplified and the pre-amplified signals are evaluated. Signals capable of being read from transparent magnetic layers are likely to be at least two hundred times weaker than those from standard layers used for recording audio signals or computer data. The object of the invention is therefore to design a procedure suitable for reading extremely weak magnetic signals. This involves operating the magnetic reading head (2) through the pre-amplifier in short-circuit. This means that the internal resistance Ri of the magnetic head is very high compared to the input resistance Re of the amplifier connected immediately downstream of the magnetic head coil.
Abstract:
There is described a method and apparatus for magnetic recording wherein the signal to be recorded is modified in inverse proportion to the transfer function of the recording process. In addition, the harmonics of the modified signal are subjected to phase advance in relation to their frequency.
Abstract:
Thermomagnetic optical recording method which can be employed in a photomagnetic disk apparatus using a photomagnetic memory. The surface of a substrate (1) is provided with a recording film by deposition, that is, with a soft magnetic film (2) which is easily magnetized perpendicular to its plane, and in which recording is effected by means of magnetic bubbles. A metal or semi-metal film (3) is laminated onto the film (2) by deposition so that it is directly adjacent thereto, to form a recording medium (4). Then a bias magnetic field is applied to the magnetizable film (2) of the recording medium (4) so that a single magnetic domain is produced over all the surface thereof, and the magnetization thereof is oriented in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the film. Laser beam pulses are applied onto the single magnetic domain to form a cylindrical magnetic domain which is magnetized in the direction opposite to the direction of magnetization of the applied bias magnetic field, to record bit data. This arrangement makes it possible to effect recording by means of a semiconductor laser with an output wavelength which is barely absorbed by the magnetizable film (2) acting as the recording film, e.g., of a long wavelength.
Abstract:
A signal delay device comprises a CMOS gate circuit (12, 14) having an input terminal (13) to which a binary input signal to be delayed is applied, an output terminal (15) from which a delayed signal is derived and power voltage supply terminals to which operation power voltages are applied. The delay time of the CMOS gate circuit depends upon voltage applied to it and, utilizing this phenomenon, voltage control means (16,18) is provided in a power supplying path for the CMOS gate circuit for controlling voltage applied to the CMOS gate circuit. The signal delay device using the CMOS gate circuit is applied to various circuits including an analog signal delay circuit, a jitter absorption circuit and a fixed head type magnetic tape reproducing device.
Abstract:
A method of making a linearity standard magnetic tape is disclosed which includes the steps of providing a rotary magnetic head (1 to 4) assembly including a pair of magnetic heads (HA, HB) having different azimuth gaps, respectively, and for recording slant tracks (1a, 1b) alternately on a magnetic tape (2), a circuit (6,8,10) for supplying a first pilot signal (f 2 , f 4 ) of low frequency and a linearity standard signal of high frequency (e. g. 1 MHz) to one of the magnetic heads (HB) and a circuit (5, 7, 9) for supplying a second pilot signal (f 1 , f 3 ) of a low frequency and a bias signal of higher frequency (e.g. 9 MHz) than that of the linearity standard signal to the other (HA) of the magnetic heads.
Abstract:
A helical scanning type video tape recorder having a rotary cylinder (2) which is slidable on a video tape (3); and a pair of vertical magnetization recording heads (11, 12) mounted on the peripheral wall of the rotary cylinder (2) at prescribed positions; that plane of the vertical magnetization recording heads (11, 12) which faces the magnetic plane of the video tape (3) being provided with a main magnetic pole (33) and auxiliary magnetic pole (31), thereby causing at least one portion (34a) of the recording magnetic flux (Φ) passing from the auxiliary magnetic pole (31) to the main magnetic pole (33) to penetrate the recording magnetic layer (3c) of the video tape (3) at substantially right angles.
Abstract:
5 A helical scan type magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus in which a magnetic tape (1) is guided helically around a rotary magnetic head assembly (5) over an angular range approximately to 360°. Two magnetic heads (6, 7) are disposed relatively closely to each other at an angle smaller than 180°. The rotary magnetic head assembly (5) performs a single complete rotation for a unit period, for example, one-field period. In recording, video signal of the unit period undergoes time axis compression to be compressed to a period corresponding to a scanning period of the heads during which the magnetic heads (6,7) are in contact with the magnetic tape (1) in each rotation of the head assembly (5) and supplied to the magnetic heads which are so designed that the azimuth angles of the respective gaps differ from each other. The time-axis-compressed video signal is supplied to the two magnetic heads alternately in each of successive rotations of the head assembly (5). Alternatively, the video signal is separated into a luminance signal and a chrominance signal, wherein the former is supplied to one (6') of the magnetic heads while the latter is simultaneously supplied to the other (7'). The record tracks (65, 66, 67, 68) are formed on the magnetic tape in a pattern identical with the track pattern formed by a conventional two-head helical scan type video recorder in which the magnetic heads are disposed in opposition to each other with an angular distance of 180° therebetween and in which no time axis conversion is performed. Thus, the magnetic tape recorded according to the proposal can be reproduced by using the conventional magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus of two-head helical scan type.
Abstract:
A video tape recorder includes a rotary magnetic head drum having a rotating member and a magnetic head (9) mounted on the rotating member, a laser element (LD) mounted on the rotating member, a current source (10) for supplying a constant current to the laser element (LD), a circuit for electrically connecting a coil (8) of the magnetic head (9) in parallel with the laser element (LD), a photoelectric conversion member (PD) fixed in the video tape recorder, and members (12, 15) for optically coupling the laser element (LD) with the photoelectric conversion member (PD).
Abstract:
Circuitry usable in a tamper protected recording system for characterizing audio signals at the time of recording including a filter (10) for selecting a portion of the audio signal, a zero crossing detector (14) to detect zero crossings, a threshold detector (16) to determine when the threshold of the detector is satisfied, a first microprocessor (18) for counting the zero crossing detections for successive time intervals and determining for each of the time intervals whether the threshold was satisfied and a second microprocessor (20) for converting the counts and threshold information into data signals that can be recorded with the audio signal.