Patent ID: 6965490

Claim:
A multi-channel head position controlling apparatus comprising: a multi-channel head including a plurality of unit recording heads arranged with a predetermined spacing so as to have head gaps of said unit recording heads aligned with one another, said multi-channel head forming a plurality of multi-linear recording tracks on a tape-like recording medium; a supporting section for supporting said multi-channel head so as to contact said tape-like recording medium upon forming an azimuth angle relative to the running direction of said tape-like recording medium, and making said azimuth angle variable; a separate detecting section disposed a pre-determined distance from said multi-channel head in the direction opposite the running direction of said tape-like recording medium for detecting a deviation between a reproducing level of a control record which is previously recorded on said multi-linear recording tracks and a reference level; and a displacement control section for controlling displacement of said supporting section and varying said azimuth angle so as to minimize said deviation.