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 Acronyms<br>7 Environment and safety<br>Section 2 - Requirements for the Cartridge<br>8 Dimensional and Mechanical Characteristics of the Cartridge<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 Method of recording servo bands<br>12 Method of recording data tracks<br>13 Format<br>14 Recording of data on tape<br>15 Regions on tape<br>Annexes<br>A - Measurement of Bit Shift<br>B - Measurement of Broad Band Signal-to-Noise Ratio<br>C - Tape Abrasivity Measurement Procedure<br>D - LTO Cartridge Memory<br>E - Flexural Rigidity Procedure<br>F - LTO CM electrical interface<br>G - Recommendations for transportation<br>H - Inhibitor Tape<br>I - Vendor code lists

Abstract

Describes the physical and magnetic characteristics of magnetic tape cartridges, using magnetic tape 12,65 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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