Table of Contents

Section 1 - General<br>1 Scope<br>2 Conformance<br>3 Normative references<br>4 Terms and 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 Tape format<br>12 Data format<br>13 Method of recording<br>14 Block Recording Format<br>15 Types and Use of Blocks<br>16 Format of Entities<br>17 Format of Envelopes<br>18 Error handling<br>Annexes<br>A - Measurement of light transmittance<br>B - Procedure for the measurement of abrasivity<br>C - Generation of the Data Block CRCs<br>D - Generation of page CRCs<br>E - ECC generation<br>F - Allocation of Physical Tracks to Logical Tracks<br>G - Recommendations for transportation<br>H - Inhibitor tape<br>J - Recommendations on tape durability<br>K - Handling guidelines

Abstract

Describes the physical and magnetic characteristics of a 12,7 mm wide, 448-track 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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