Abstract: The present invention provides an inspection system comprising a printing apparatus and an inspection apparatus that inspects a printed matter printed by the printing apparatus. The inspection apparatus obtains a scanned image by reading an image formed on the printed matter, diagnose the printing apparatus based on the scanned image, and in a case in which the printing apparatus is diagnosed as having a defect by the diagnosis, the inspection apparatus presents a countermeasure to be executed in the printing apparatus to resolve the defect. Then, in response to the execution of the countermeasure in the printing apparatus, the inspection apparatus allows an instruction to re-diagnose the printing apparatus to be accepted.

Abstract: A magnetic head for use in an acoustic apparatus having first and second magnetic gaps provided between, and excluding, the head peak on the slidable surface of the magnetic tape and a tape departure point downstream of the running magnetic tape.

Abstract: A magnetic head assembly includes, a magnetic head for magnetic tape recording, a tape guide for guiding a magnetic tape, and a metal frame on which the tape guide is mounted. The magnetic head is fixed directly to the metal frame so that a material for forming the tape guide is not arranged between the magnetic head and the metal frame. The tape guide includes a tape edge positioning portion contacting with an edge of the magnetic tape so that the magnetic tape is positioned in a direction substantially perpendicular to a tape feed direction and substantially parallel to a recording surface of the magnetic tape, a recording surface guide portion for guiding the recording surface of the magnetic tape in a direction substantially perpendicular to the recording surface of the magnetic tape, and a tape urging portion which urges the magnetic tape toward the tape edge positioning portion so that the magnetic tape is positioned along the tape edge positioning portion.