Abstract: A magnetic recording medium includes a nonmagnetic support and a magnetic layer, and has a coefficient of dynamic friction, on the magnetic layer side surface, of 0.5 or larger as measured at a speed of 1 m/s relative to a sliding member of a magnetic head.

Abstract: To record information in an optical storage medium, a pulsed laser beam produced by a laser light source is split into first and second pulsed laser beams by a beam splitter. The first pulsed laser beam to be concentrated in the optical storage medium supported by a medium support part is interrupted and resumed by a shutter. The second pulsed laser beam is received by a photosensor which produces a detection signal. A controller includes a sync-generator configured to receive the detection signal from the photosensor and to generate a synchronizing signal based upon the received detection signal, and a shutter driver configured to drive the shutter in synchronization with timing represented by the synchronizing signal generated by the sync-generator.

Abstract: A method for recording information on an optical disc having a recording layer which contains a two-photon absorption compound is provided. In this method, the information to be recorded is obtained as first pit array data indicative of a first linear array of pits, wherein the pits in the first linear array correspond to those to be formed on a plurality of tracks arranged spirally or concentrically on the optical disc. The first pit array data is then converted into second pit array data indicative of a second linear array of the pits. The second linear array of the pits corresponds to that to be obtained as a result of scanning, sequentially in radial directions of the optical disc, the pits arranged in the first linear array along the plurality of tracks on the optical disc. An area of the optical disc, which includes an area corresponding to the plurality of tracks, is scanned with a pulsed laser sequentially in the radial directions of the optical disc while rotating the optical disc.

Abstract: A magnetic tape drive includes a magnetic head configured to read or write data on a magnetic tape, a transport unit configured to drive the magnetic tape past the magnetic head, a speed detector configured to obtain speed information related to a transport speed of the magnetic tape, a vibrator configured to vibrate the magnetic head, and a controller configured to carry out control over the vibrator based upon the speed information obtained by the speed detector. The controller determines whether the transport speed of the magnetic tape is not lower than a predetermined value, based upon the speed information, starts operation of the vibrator in response to a determination that the transport speed is lower than the predetermined value, and stops the operation of the vibrator in response to a determination that the transport speed is not lower than the predetermined value.

Abstract: A magnetic tape drive includes a magnetic head configured to read or write data on a magnetic tape, a transport unit configured to drive the magnetic tape past the magnetic head, a speed detector configured to obtain speed information related to a transport speed of the magnetic tape, a vibrator configured to vibrate the magnetic head, and a controller configured to carry out control over the vibrator based upon the speed information obtained by the speed detector. The controller determines whether the transport speed of the magnetic tape is not lower than a predetermined value, based upon the speed information, starts operation of the vibrator in response to a determination that the transport speed is lower than the predetermined value, and stops the operation of the vibrator in response to a determination that the transport speed is not lower than the predetermined value.

Abstract: To provide a recording-medium cartridge and a recording-and-reproducing device in which a write-once area and a re-writable area can exist together. By controlling recording-and-reproducing device 11 based on the information showing the re-writable area and the write-once area stored in management information of cartridge memory 9 and by recording on the magnetic tape MT, co-existence of the re-writable area and the write-once area on the magnetic tape MT is achieved.

Abstract: A magnetic tape drive has a servo head for performing the tracking control and a head unit. The head unit includes a recording head group composed of a plurality of recording heads, which are lined up along the width directions with respect to a magnetic tape. In this head unit, the distance between the recording heads is the same distance as the distance between adjacent data tracks to be formed on the magnetic tape, and the azimuth angle of each recording heads differs with each other. A plurality of data tracks are simultaneously formed on the magnetic tape using a plurality of recording heads, respectively, when performing the recording of data on the magnetic tape.

Abstract: A magnetic tape drive of the present invention is the drive that has a head unit comprising a servo head for trackings and a recording head group, which comprises a plurality of data signal recording heads, wherein the plurality of the data signal recording heads are formed at a pitch corresponding to that of adjacent data tracks on a magnetic tape, and wherein a plurality of adjacent data tracks are simultaneously formed on the magnetic tape with the plurality of the data signal recording heads.

Abstract: A magnetic tape drive of the present invention is the drive that has a head unit comprising a servo head for trackings and a recording head group, which comprises a plurality of data signal recording heads, wherein the plurality of the data signal recording heads are formed at a pitch corresponding to that of adjacent data tracks on a magnetic tape, and wherein a plurality of adjacent data tracks are simultaneously formed on the magnetic tape with the plurality of the data signal recording heads.

Abstract: A magnetic tape drive has a servo head for performing the tracking control and a head unit. The head unit includes a recording head group composed of a plurality of recording heads, which are lined up along the width directions with respect to a magnetic tape. In this head unit, the distance between the recording heads is the same distance as the distance between adjacent data tracks to be formed on the magnetic tape, and the azimuth angle of each recording heads differs with each other. A plurality of data tracks are simultaneously formed on the magnetic tape using a plurality of recording heads, respectively, when performing the recording of data on the magnetic tape.

Abstract: A magnetic tape includes: a back coating layer containing a carbon black; a support; a non-magnetic layer containing a non-magnetic powder and a binder, which is substantially non-magnetic; and a magnetic layer containing a ferromagnetic powder and a binder, in this order, wherein the magnetic tape is a magnetic tape for recording a signal with a 10 to 100 Mbit/cm2 surface recording density; the magnetic tape has a temperature expansion coefficient in a width direction thereof of a 0.0015%/° C. or less, a humidity expansion coefficient of 0.0015%/% RH or less, an offset yield strength in a longitudinal direction thereof of 10N or more, a rupture strength of 30 N or more; and the support has a center plane average roughness on a coating surface side of the magnetic layer of 1.0 nm or less, a center plane average roughness on a coating surface side of the back coating layer of 3.0 to 9.

Abstract: To provide a recording-medium cartridge and a recording-and-reproducing device in which a write-once area and a re-writable area can exist together. By controlling recording-and-reproducing device 11 based on the information showing the re-writable area and the write-once area stored in management information of cartridge memory 9 and by recording on the magnetic tape MT, co-existence of the re-writable area and the write-once area on the magnetic tape MT is achieved.

Abstract: A magnetic tape includes: a back coating layer containing a carbon black; a support; a non-magnetic layer containing a non-magnetic powder and a binder, which is substantially non-magnetic; and a magnetic layer containing a ferromagnetic powder and a binder, in this order, wherein the magnetic tape is a magnetic tape for recording a signal with a 10 to 100 Mbit/cm2 surface recording density; the magnetic tape has a temperature expansion coefficient in a width direction thereof of a 0.0015%/° C. or less, a humidity expansion coefficient of 0.0015%/% RH or less, an offset yield strength in a longitudinal direction thereof of 10N or more, a rupture strength of 30 N or more; and the support has a center plane average roughness on a coating surface side of the magnetic layer of 1.0 nm or less, a center plane average roughness on a coating surface side of the back coating layer of 3.0 to 9.

Abstract: A magnetic tape favorably employable for recording computer data has a support, and on one side of the support, a essentially non-magnetic layer composed of a non-magnetic powder and a binder, and a magnetic layer composed of a ferromagnetic powder and a binder superposed in order, and on the other side, a back-coating layer containing carbon black, wherein the magnetic layer has a thickness of 0.08 to 0.28 &mgr;m and a magnetic flux of 0.02 to 0.1 G·cm.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium prepared by a process which comprises providing a nonmagnetic layer comprising a nonmagnetic powder and a binder on a nonmagnetic support, and then providing one or more magnetic layers containing at least a ferromagnetic powder and a binder on the nonmagnetic layer while the nonmagnetic layer is wet, wherein the thickness of the magnetic layer is from 0.07 to 0.20 .mu.m, the magnetic layer comprises a resin curable by a polyisocyanate as a binder, the nonmagnetic layer is a layer cured by a polyisocyanate, and the ratio N/Fe in the magnetic layer is from 0.010 to 0.090 as determined by an X-ray photoelectric spectrophotometer; and a magnetic recording medium comprising a nonmagnetic support having thereon a lower nonmagnetic layer comprising a nonmagnetic powder and a binder, and further thereon a magnetic layer comprising at least a ferromagnetic metal powder and a binder, wherein the magnetic layer has a thickness of from 0.07 to 0.20 .mu.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium comprises a magnetic layer containing a ferromagnetic powder, a binder and an abrasive material having a Mohs hardness of 8 or more on a non-magnetic support, wherein the average protrusion height, which represents the length between the central line of the surface roughness of the sectional curve of the magnetic layer and the upper end of the abrasive material existing (i) above the central line of the surface roughness of the magnetic layer and (ii) in the surface layer of the magnetic layer, is 15 nm or less.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium comprising a non-magnetic support having thereon a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic powder and a binder resin is disclosed. The magnetic layer contains a first carbon black having a DBP absorption of from 40 to 120 ml/100 g and a second carbon black having a DBP absorption of from 140 to 200 ml/100 g. Both carbon black have an average particle size of from 5 to 35 m.mu.. The medium maintains a high output level and has excellent running stability. Therefore, the dropout due to abrasion caused by an increase in friction coefficient and output reduction due to head clogging, can be avoided.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium is described comprising a nonmagnetic support having formed thereon a magnetic layer containing a ferromagnetic powder, an abrasive, and a binder, wherein the ferromagnetic powder is a metal magnetic powder having a crystallite size of not larger than 200 .ANG., the abrasive comprises (i) an inorganic powder having a Mohs' hardness of more than 9 and a mean particle size of 0.1 to 0.9 .mu.m which is contained in an amount of from 0.1 to 10 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the ferromagnetic powder, and a center-line average surface roughness (Ra) of the magnetic layer is less than 5 nm. The magnetic recording medium exhibits improved properties in C/N, running durability and drop-out. A process of producing the recording medium is also disclosed involving a calender treatment with at least one pair of metal rolls.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium comprising a non-magnetic support having thereon a magnetic layer containing a ferromagnetic powder and a binder, the non-magnetic support comprising polyethylene naphthalate in which Young's modulus in the transversal direction is at least 700 kg/mm.sup.2 and Young's modulus in the mechanical direction is less than 800 kg/mm.sup.2, the ferromagnetic powder being magnetic metal powder, and the total thickness of the magnetic recording material being not more than 11 .mu.m.