Abstract:
Methods of calibrating a helical scan recorder (20, 20') include transporting a storage media (22, 22') past a drum (30, 30') at a controlled linear velocity and recording tracks on the media using a write head (W2, W2'). During a read-after-write operation, servo signals recorded on the traks are read. The servo signals from the tracks are used to determine an axial offset variance (AOV) of the write head (W2, W2') and a read head (R2, R2') on the drum. In one mode, calibration is achieved for a helical scan recorder (20') having a capstan (142') and wherein the tracks are read back within 180 degrees of recordation. In another mode, calibration is achieved for a helical scan recorder which does not have a capstan, and wherein the tracks are read back at least 540 degrees after recordation. The axial offset variance is used in a write splice operation and, in one mode, to determine linear velocity of the media.
Abstract:
The data storage device (2) comprises a substrate (A) with a storage layer (4) and a magnetic head (K) with two magnetic arms (7, 8). Each magnetic arm has a magnetic layer (7a, 8a) forming a magnetic pole (P1, P2) and a magnetic reinforcing layer (7b, 8b) outside the pole region. Here, the reinforcing layers (7b, 8b) represent parts of the outsides of the head (K). In addition, the head (K) is so arranged that it records virtually only with its leading magnetic arm (7). According to the invention, the storage layer (4) is applied to a weakly magnetised sub-layer (5) of thickness Du and magnetic saturation MSu so that Du * MSu >/= 1.2 * D1 * MS1, where D1 is the thickness and MS1 the magnetic saturation of the magnetic layer (7a) of the leading magnetic arm (7).
Abstract:
An extremely narrow control track (15) is provided. By recording such control track cross-wise with respect to data recorded in an adjacent information track (8), a flux sensitive head (34, 36) may be employed to read the recorded control track flux so as to detect, with great sensitivity, polarized flux directions on either side of the centerline of the control track. Such detected polarized flux directions are transformed into corresponding drive signals for corrective head (and/or medium) positioning, thereby to cause the flux sensitive head to follow the centerline of the control track.
Abstract:
@ A magnetic recording and reproducing system uses a composite magnetic head whose surface (6) facing a magnetic recording medium is composed primarily of a ferromagnetic metal (4) and a high permeability ferrite single crystal (3), and which has a region close to a gap (7) and composed of the ferromagnetic metal (4). The magnetic head is arranged in such a fashion that the {710} plane of the ferrite single crystal (3) substantially coincides with a plane (8) forming a principal magnetic circuit of the magnetic head, that the direction lying inside the {110} plane is inclined at an angle of 15° to 75° with respect to a direction perpendicular to the surface (6) facing the recording medium, and that the recording medium travels in a direction which is relatively the same as, and parallel to, a vector formed by projecting a vector extending from the inside to the outside of the surface (6) facing the recording medium in the direction, on the surface (6) facing the magnetic recording medium. By this arrangement, the step occurring on the surface (6) facing the recording medium due to wear caused by the travel of the recording medium, and any output deterioration and fluctuation resulting from the step can be remarkably reduced.
Abstract:
The drawing diagrammatically illustrates the lay-out of a head array. The array comprises 64 sub-arrays, only sub-arrays B1 and B64 being shown. The sub-array 81 comprises 64 heads, each had being represented by two pole pieces, shows as square dots. 64 word lines (not shown) linkthe pole pieces, the first word line linking cores 63, 64; the second 61, 62; and the last cores 1, 2. A single bit line links the 64 cores in sub-array B1. The bit line is linked with odd numbered cores in one sense and with even numbered cores in the opposite sense. A pole piece is uniquely selected by energising the appropriate word line and then pulsing the bit line with a positive or negative pulse to select one or other of the two cores conditioned by the word line. The heads in each column are staggered in the x-direction so that when a recording is made by relative movement in the y-direction, the magnetic spot recorded by a head e.g. head 57 is contiguous with the magnetic spot recorded by the next consecutive head in the column. Further the magnetic spot recorded by the first head in each subsequent sub-array is contiguous with the magnetic spot recorded by the last head of the preceding sub-array.
Abstract:
A magnetic material (1b-2) whose high frequency characteristics vary in response to a signal field recorded on a magnetic recording medium (1) is provided as a magnetic layer in a high frequency coupling circuit including the magnetic recording medium (1) and a reproduction head (5). The coupling degree of the high frequency coupling circuit noticeably varies with the change of the high frequency characteristics of the magnetic material (1b-2), thereby enabling the reproduction of the recorded signal by utilizing the change of the high frequency characteristics.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method of providing a flat and smooth layer of polymeric material on a substrate. The prepolymeric material employed in the method according to the invention, when melted, has a viscosity enabling it to flow into all crevices and voids on the surface of said substrate. The method includes the steps of applying a uniform coating of the prepolymer material on said substrate and heating the substrate to melt said prepolymer, whereby said prepolymeric flows on the surface of said substrate to provide a layer of said prepolymeric material having a flat top surface. Subsequent heating cures the prepolymer to form a flat and smooth layer of polymeric material.
Abstract:
A method for recording and playing back an audio and/or video signal (and associated recording and playback apparatus, comprises: A) converting an audio and/or video signal into a first series of samples, achieved by sampling at a predetermined frequency and writing to a read/write memory (46), B) forming, by the later reading of the samples from memory at a frequency that is different from that of writing and is possibly variable, a recording on a magnetic strip (43) associated with a succession of timing marks (34) which identify recording blocks and a predetermined time T for playback of each block, C) obtaining, by reading the recording and the associated succession of timing marks, a second series of samples which are written to the memory in order, and a timing signal, D) applying the second series of samples read from the memory in an order correlated with that of writing, through a filter, to a transducer, the sampling frequency of the recording or reading of the samples from memory, which varies over time, being determined by the timing signal, in such a way that each recording block is played back in the time T.
Abstract:
An apparatus in a dual actuator disk drive system having a nonpackwriting actuator (9) and a packwriting actuator (8) for controlling the sensing of address marks by the transducers (13, 23, 24, 26, 28 and 30) associated with the nonpacking actuator after a switching operation between any two of the transducers (13, 23, 24, 26, 28 and 30) associated with the nonpackwriter actuator (9). The apparatus comprising an address mark means (48) for generating an address mark search signal to start an address mark search when an address mark is expected to be read by the presently selected transducer (13, 23, 24, 26, 28 or 30) associated with said nonpackwriter actuator (9) and an adjusting means (52, 49) connected to said address mark means (48) for altering the time when said address mark means (48) will generate said address mark search signal such that the newly selected transducer (13, 23, 24, 26, 28 or 30) will read the next address mark to occur on the track being read by the newly selected transducer (13, 23, 24, 26, 28 or 30) after said newly transducer (13, 23, 24, 26, 28 or 30) has been selected.
Abstract:
The invention relates to recording an audio-information signal on a moving magnetic carrier. A method for magnetic recording consists in that a high frequency biasing signal and the recording signal are fed to the recording head, a control signal is formed by the high frequency biasing current and by means of that signal the high frequency biasing signal is modulated. Additionally a discrete value signal is formed whose frequency is changed by means of said control signal within the frequency range of 40 - 200 kHz. By means of the obtained discrete value signal the pulse width modulation of the information signal is then effected, the combination components of the obtained PWM signal serving as the high frequency biasing current and the low frequency components serving as recording signal, and a feedback signal is formed to the point of the recording signal. A device for magnetic recording comprises, connected to the recording head (1), an amplifying circuit (2) for receiving the information signal and a unit (8) for generating the high frequency biasing signal comprising a generator (9) of the discrete value signal connected to a pulse-width modulator (10), feedback being provided in the device on the basis of the recording signal current. The invention can be used to control the frequency of the HF biasing signal and to reduce the time of passage of the control signal.