摘要:
A track retrieving method for making a light beam shift to a target track is provided in an apparatus in which at least one of a writing operation and a reading operation of information is performed to an information medium. A tracking control is applied to the information medium so as to make the light beam position on track. The information medium has tracks such that the polarity of the tracking control is alternately inverted between tracks. The method includes the steps of: making the light beam shift toward the target track, after the tracking control is made non-operational; and detecting a tracking error between the light beam and the track. The method also includes: generating a tracking error signal corresponding to the tracking error; generating a track middle-point signal for detecting a middle-point between adjacent tracks of the information medium based on a change of a polarity of a differentiation signal obtained by differentiating the tracking error signal; and generating a deceleration pulse for decelerating a shift of the light beam according to the track middle-point signal. The method also includes the steps of inverting the polarity of the tracking control before the deceleration pulse is completed, and again operating the tracking control, after the deceleration pulse is completed, to make the light beam position on the target track.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for jumping from an initial track to a target track on a medium having tracks of alternating polarity uses a combination of two-track and one-track jumps to jump to the target track. Detection of the jump middle-point for a two-track jump includes detecting a zero crossing in a tracking error signal. Detection of the jump middle-point for a one-track jump includes detecting a zero-crossing in a differential signal generated according to the tracking error signal. A target track several tracks away may be reached using consecutive two-track jumps, and if necessary, a single one-track jump.
摘要:
In a reference clock signal generator for generating a sampled servo format reference clock signal using a PLL circuit, an unique distance is detected by an output signal of a VCO in a state the PLL circuit is operated based on a clock signal which corresponds to a number of rotations of a disk in generating the reference clock signal. When the unique distance is detected, a dividing ratio of a frequency divider is changed to operate the PLL circuit based on a clock mark detecting signal. The dividing ratio is set so that an oscillation frequency of the VCO becomes constant before and after switching from the clock signal that corresponds to the number of rotations of the disk to the clock mark signal. A count of the frequency divider is preset to zero with the first clock mark signal after the detection of the unique distance and the detection of the clock marks thereafter is carried out based on the count of the frequency divider.
摘要:
In a tracking control apparatus of a recording and reproducing apparatus for an optical disk, information is recorded in groove tracks and land tracks of the optical disk and address information is recorded in an address area arranged to each of the groove tracks and the land tracks, a control signal corresponding to a positional deviation between a light beam spot and a track is derived on the basis of light reflected from the optical disk, and hence an address period in which the light beam spot traces the address area is derived. When the light beam spot traces the land track, a tracking operation is performed by a control signal which is invert in polarity to that of groove track, and when the light beam spot traces the address area, the tracking control is performed by a signal of the same polarity as that of the groove track.
摘要:
A focusing control apparatus is provided for controlling focusing of a light beam on a recording medium. The apparatus includes a control mechanism for maintaining the focusing state of the light beam on the recording medium by moving a focus mechanism based on a comparison between an output signal indicative of the focusing state and a target value. The apparatus further includes a target value setting circuit for setting the target value at a first level when the light beam is irradiated on the land track portions of the recording medium; and for setting the target value at a second level when the light beam is irradiated on the groove track portions.
摘要:
Optical disks compliant with different standards are recorded or reproduced by a single recording/reproducing apparatus by a first step of determining a substrate thickness of the disk based on a focusing error signal, when a focusing section for bringing the light beam into a focus on the disk is moved in such a way as to approach or withdraw from the recording surface of the disk; a second step of performing any one step of determining the number of recording surfaces of the disk when the focusing section is moved in such a way as to approach or withdraw from the recording surface of the disk, and determining whether or not the disk can be recorded and reproduced using a tracking error signal detected when the light beam crosses the track.
摘要:
A method of and an apparatus for setting into operation a focusing control for bringing a focal point of a beam onto a recording surface of an optical disk such that the beam reproduces signals from the recording surface, in which a relative velocity between the focal point and the recording surface is detected on the basis of an output of a focusing error detection device for detecting a gap between the focal point and the recording surface and velocity of a displacement device for driving the focal point in a direction perpendicular to the recording surface is controlled on the basis of the detected relative velocity such that focusing control can be stably set into operation by starting focusing control after controlling the relative velocity.
摘要:
A data-track search apparatus is provided with: a tracking error detection unit for detecting a positioning error between a light beam on a record carrier and a track; a moving unit for moving the light beam on the record carrier in a direction traversing the tracks on the record carrier; a focusing control failure detection unit for detecting a focusing control failure, and a control unit for controlling the moving unit in response to an output signal from the tracking error detection unit during the search for a desired track. The control unit regulates the moving unit so as not to accelerate but to decelerate the moving unit in the event of a focusing control failure.
摘要:
In an apparatus for searching a desired track of a recording carrier by transferring and controlling the reproduction position of the pickup for reproducing the signal recorded on a recording carrier on the basis of reference transfer information, the traveling load is measured, and the value of the reference transfer information is corrected according to this measured value, so that the desired track may be searched stably. The transfer motor is driven so that the reproduction position may move at a constant velocity, and the traveling load is measured. The transfer motor is driven so that the moving speed of the reproduction position or the time for moving a specified distance may be predetermined specific value, and by this driving signal, the value corresponding to the traveling load is determined.
摘要:
A tracking control apparatus having a track jump detection device and a memory for storing driving signals for the tracking control detects a track jump, and when such a track jump has occured, makes the tracking control inoperative, decelerates the velocity of light beam caused by the track jump by driving a voice coil motor using signals inverted from the signals stored in the memory, and, thereby, restarts the tracking control quickly.