Patent ID: 7660212
Filing Date: 2010-02-09
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. An optical disk apparatus comprising: servo control means for carrying out a servo control of tracking of an optical pickup based on a tracking error signal; TE balance regulating means for detecting a TE balance correction value to be an offset voltage, which is to be added to the tracking error signal, for equalizing, with a reference voltage, a central voltage of the tracking error signal when a beam spot of the optical pickup crosses a track; detrack regulating means for detecting a detrack correction value to be an offset voltage, which is to be added to the tracking error signal, for causing signal quality of an output of the optical pickup to be the highest; and TE offset correcting means for setting an offset voltage, which is to be added to the tracking error signal, to be the TE balance correction value when the beam spot is caused to follow the track and a difference between the TE balance correction value and the detrack correction value is smaller than a predetermined value, setting the offset voltage, which is to be added to the tracking error signal, to a value being close to a side of the TE balance correction value by the predetermined value from the detrack correction value when the beam spot is caused to follow the track and there is brought a detrack increasing state in which the difference is greater than the predetermined value, and setting the offset voltage, which is to be added to the tracking error signal, to be the TE balance correction value when a seeking operation is carried out.