Patent ID: 7064916
Filing Date: 2006-06-20
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A magnetic tape apparatus for controlling a running of a magnetic tape, the magnetic tape apparatus controllable of a cleaning medium to clean a magnetic head, comprising: a feed reel shaft and a take-up reel shaft respectively adapted to hold a feed reel and a take-up reel of the cleaning medium; a magnetic head; a control part controlling the feed reel shaft and the take-up reel shaft so as to reel the cleaning medium; and a cleaning section determining part determining a cleaning section on the cleaning medium that is used for a single cleaning step of the magnetic head, wherein said control part controls the feed reel shaft and the take-up reel shaft to clean the magnetic head for the cleaning section by the cleaning medium, and wherein said control part reduces a tension of the cleaning medium more than that applying in a normal running by independently controlling the feed reel and the take-up reel when said control part runs the cleaning medium to the cleaning section determined by the cleaning section determining part.