Multiple speed scanner servo system for protecting the heads and

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1984-09-20

1986-12-23

McElheny, Jr., Donald

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval

Automatic control of a recorder mechanism

Synchronizing moving-head moving-record recorders

360 73, 360 84, G11B 1566, G11B 552

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046316051

ABSTRACT:
A multiple speed servo is provided which measures and controls the speed of a head scanner below approximately 900 rpm, to maintain a preselected, relatively reduced, scanner speed which is fast enough to aid threading and unthreading tape about the scanner in the reverse direction, but not fast enough to damage the heads or tape. The safe handling is enhanced by selectively reducing the tape speed during reverse threading and unthreading of the tape, to maintain a preferred ratio of scanner circumferential velocity equal to, or slightly greater than, the tape speed. To this end, a slow speed scanner servo is employed to continually monitor and maintain the scanner at the preselected reduced scanner speed while the tape is maintained at the associated reduced tape speed.

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patent: 3783200 (1974-01-01), Jantzen et al.
patent: 4001885 (1977-01-01), Ikushima
patent: 4161002 (1979-07-01), Saito
patent: 4514671 (1985-04-01), Louth
patent: 4536806 (1985-08-01), Louth

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