A new play-back method for R-DAT using `non-tracking´ signal processing

Author

Fukami, Tadashi ; Fukuda, Shinichi ; Maruyama, Kohei ; Ino, Hiroyuki ; Odaka, Kentaro

Author_Institution

Sony Corp., Tokyo, Japan

Volume

37

Issue

4

fYear

1991

fDate

11/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

814

Lastpage

822

Abstract

The authors have developed a nontracking signal processing method for a playback-only rotary-head digital audio tape recorder (R-DAT). The technique of nontracking signal processing and the technical specifications of LSIs to realize the system are described in detail. The method does not employ the AFT control described by Hitomi et al. (ibid. vol.32, no.3, 1986). The main purpose of R-DAT tracking control is to keep both a reasonable error rate and a constant tape speed. The error rate is controlled by multiscanning tracks, and the tape-speed is controlled by managing the buffer RAM

Keywords

acoustic signal processing; digital audio tape; digital signal processing chips; large scale integration; random-access storage; LSI; R-DAT; buffer RAM; constant tape speed; error rate; multiscanning tracks; nontracking signal processing; play-back method; rotary-head digital audio tape recorder; tracking control; Costs; Delay; Error correction; Laboratories; Protection; Radio frequency; Signal processing; Temperature; Vibrations; Writing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Consumer Electronics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0098-3063

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/30.106944

Filename

106944