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 Environment and safety<br>Section 2 - Requirements for the unrecorded tape<br>7 Mechanical and electrical requirements<br>8 Magnetic recording characteristics<br>9 Tape quality<br>Section 3 - Mechanical specifications of the tape cartridge<br>10 General<br>Section 4 - Requirements for an interchanged tape<br>11 Method of recording<br>12 Servo tracks<br>13 Data track format<br>14 Tape format<br>15 Packet format<br>16 Device blocks<br>17 Device block format<br>18 ECC<br>19 Recording of bytes on tape<br>Annexes<br>A - Tape abrasivity measurement procedure<br>B - Media type label<br>C - Measurement of bit shift<br>D - Vendor Identification Code<br>E - Recommendations for transportation<br>F - Inhibitor tape<br>G - Tape durability

Abstract

Describes the physical and magnetic characteristics of a magnetic tape cartridge, using a magnetic tape 12,7 mm wide, so as to provide physical interchange 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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