摘要:
A high-density recording medium has data tracks and guide tracks formed on both sides of each of the data tracks. Intervals between the guide tracks are set in such a manner that the outer edges of two adjacent guide tracks correspond in position to two tracking laser beam spots on the recording medium. To allow use of either of the high-density recording medium, and a conventional recording medium on which intervals between guide tracks are set in such a manner that the inner edges of two adjacent guide tracks correspond in position to two tracking laser beam spots, control is performed such that polarity of a tracking control servo is selectively inverted depending upon which of the high-density and conventional recording medium is used.
摘要:
Information is recorded or reproduced by moving a recording medium (1) relative to an optical head (7). In order to execute information recording onto the medium (1) in the course of the relative movement involving acceleration and deceleration, the generation timing and intensity of a light beam to be generated in correspondence with the information to be recorded are controlled in response to a varying speed of the relative movement so that data pits to be formed in the recording medium can be standardized in pitch and size irrespective of the relative movement speed (SDP). Also, in order to permit information reproduction from the medium (1) in the course of the relative movement involving acceleration and deceleration, reproduction timing of data read by the optical head (7) is set in synchronism with variation in the relative movement speed (SDP) so that the data can be reproduced at proper timing irrespective of the relative movement speed.