Patent ID: 6760285
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk device for carrying out at least one of recording and reproducing of information by irradiating a disk-shaped recording medium or a disk with a light beam, said disk device comprising:a photo-diode divided into four segments for receiving light reflected by the disk; a focusing error signal creating circuit for creating a focusing error signal which is a level difference between a first sum signal indicative of a sum of output signals from two segments on one diagonal line of said photo-diode and a second sum signal indicative of a sum of output signals from two segments on the other diagonal line thereof; a tracking error signal creating circuit for creating a tracking error signal indicative of a phase difference between the first sum signal and the second sum signal; a focusing drive signal creating circuit for creating a focusing drive signal to set the value of said focusing error signal at the reference level; a tracking drive signal creating circuit for a tracking drive signal to set the value of said tracking error signal at the reference level; a focusing actuator for moving a focal point of the light beam applied on the disk in an optical axis direction of the light beam; a tracking actuator for moving a focal point of the light beam applied on the disk in a radial direction of the disk; a driver for driving said focusing actuator and said tracking actuator on the basis of said focusing drive signal and said tracking driving signal, respectively; a servo mechanism adjusting circuit for executing focusing balance adjustment of adjusting said focusing error signal creating circuit so that the reproduction quality is optimum in a state where focusing servo of controlling the focal point of the light beam applied on the disk to follow a recording face of the disk is active; tracking balance rough adjustment of adjusting said error signal creating circuit so that tracking balance deviation becomes small to such an extent that a tracking servo operates normally, the tracking balance deviation being indicative of an amplitude difference between an upper side and lower side relative to the reference level of a waveform generated in said tracking error signal when the focal point of the light beam applied on the disk crosses a track of the disk, said tracking servo of controlling the focal point of the light beam applied on the disk to follow a track of the disk; and tracking balance fine adjustment of adjusting said tracking error signal creating circuit so that the tracking balance deviation is cancelled, wherein when it is recognized that a disk is replaced by another disk, said balance adjusting circuit executes the adjustment in the order of said tracking balance rough adjustment, said focusing balance adjustment and said tracking balance fine adjustment.