Patent ID: 6061199
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A method of aligning an arcuate scan head assembly with respect to a recording tape, comprising:rotating an arcuate scanner head assembly about an assembly axis, said arcuate scanner head assembly comprising a read head and a write head radially mounted on the assembly;moving a recording tape longitudinally and across the assembly axis, the recording tape having a readable stripe extending along the length of the recording tape at a predetermined lateral position on the recording tape;in response to a signal from the read head, detecting passage of the read head across the readable stripe;determining an angular relationship of the read head with respect to a rotational index when the read head crosses the readable stripe; andadjusting a directional alignment of the arcuate scanner head assembly with regard to an information recording region on the recording tape, in response to the angular relationship of the read head with respect to the rotational index.