Table of Contents

Section 1 - General<br>1 Scope<br>2 Conformance<br>3 Normative references<br>4 Definitions<br>5 Conventions and Notations<br>6 Acronyms<br>7 Environment and safety<br>Section 2 - Requirements for the case<br>8 Dimensional and mechanical characteristics of the case<br>Section 3 - Requirements for the unrecorded tape<br>9 Mechanical, physical and dimensional characteristics<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;of the tape<br>10 Magnetic recording characteristics<br>Section 4 - Requirements for an interchanged tape<br>11 Format<br>12 Method of recording<br>13 Track geometry<br>14 Recorded patterns<br>15 Format of a track<br>16 Layout of a Single Data Space tape<br>17 Layout of a partitioned tape<br>18 Housekeeping Frames<br>Annex A - Measurement of the light transmittance of the<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;prisms<br>Annex B - Measurement of light transmittance of tape and<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;leaders<br>Annex C - Measurement of Signal-to-Noise Ratio<br>Annex D - Method for determining the Nominal and the Maximum<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allowable Recorded Levels<br>Annex E - Representation of 8-bit bytes by 10-bit patterns<br>Annex F - Measurement of bit shift<br>Annex G - Measurement of track edge linearity<br>Annex H - Tape abrasicity measurement procedure<br>Annex J - Method of measurement of the track width<br>Annex K - Recognition Holes<br>Annex L - Means to open the lid<br>Annex M - Recommendations for transportation<br>Annex N - Read-After-Write<br>Annex P - Example of the content of a Basic Group No. 0

Abstract

Gives the physical and magnetic characteristics of a 3,81 mm wide magnetic tape cartridge to enable physical interchangeability of such cartridges between drives.

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Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Canadian Standards Association
ProductNote	Reconfirmed EN
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