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Magnetic tape device and method of controlling magnetic tape device

  • US 5,923,494 A
  • Filed: 03/20/1996
  • Issued: 07/13/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/20/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A magnetic tape device wherein a servo signal read from a servo track provided on a magnetic tape and a magnetic head having one or more head cores is moved in the direction of the width of the tape to position said head cores on predetermined data tracks, comprising:

  • a positioning control portion for controlling the positioning of said magnetic head, said positioning control portion being responsive to a moving speed of the tape and controlling said magnetic head So that said magnetic head moves between different data tracks in the direction of the width of the tape when the tape is moving at a speed equal to or higher than a predetermined value greater than zero and said magnetic head does not move between the different data tracks when the tape is moving at a speed below the predetermined value including when the tape is stationary.

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