Patent ID: 6711104
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk reading apparatus comprising:a pickup that detects data recorded along tracks of a disk by using a light; a tracking error signal generator that generates a tracking error signal on the basis of an output from said pickup; a binarizor that binarizes the tracking error signal from said tracking error signal generator with a hysteresis width into a track count signal to transmit the track count signal; a servo unit that causes said pickup to follow said tracks based on the tracking error signal; a jump unit that causes said pickup to track-jump to an intended track by counting the number of jumped tracks on the basis of the track count signal; a malfunction detector that transmits a malfunction signal indicative of a malfunction of tracking when level inversion occurs in the track count signal while said servo unit is causing said pickup to follow said tracks; and a controller that widens said hysteresis width when said servo unit causes said pickup to follow said tracks, and narrows said hysteresis width when the jump unit causes said pickup to jump over the tracks.