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 the tape<br>17 Housekeeping Frames<br>18 Content of the MIC<br>Annexes<br>A - Measurement of light transmittance<br>B - Measurement of Signal-to-Noise Ratio<br>C - Method for determining the nominal and the maximum<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;allowable recorded levels (pre-recording condition)<br>D - Representation of 16-bit words by 20-Channel bits patterns<br>E - Measurement of bit shift<br>F - Method of measuring the straightness of track edges<br>G - ECC calculation<br>H - Recommendations for transportation<br>J - Read-After-Write<br>K - Example of the content of a Basic Group No. 0<br>L - Examples of chip

Abstract

Specifies the physical and magnetic characteristics of an 8 mm wide magnetic tape cartridge containing a memory chip to enable 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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