摘要:
Crosstalk between tracks, land prepit leakage, and effects of recording power modulation can cause the wobble signal period to change irregularly, thereby producing jitter in the recording clock which is derived by frequency multiplying the wobble signal. This problem is resolved by a recording clock generating circuit having an arrangement to average the wobble signal period, a timer for generating a rectangular wave with substantially the same period as the average period, and a frequency multiplying PLL for multiplying the timer output. The period averaging arrangement in particular determines the approximate average period at every wobble period and reflects the phase difference between the wobble signal and the timer in the timer setting so as to improve recording clock stability.
摘要:
Multi-pulse trains of a forward laser beam are applied to an optical disc to record mark areas thereon. The multi-pulse trains correspond to the mark areas respectively. The multi-pulse trains represent information to be recorded. Detection is made as to an intensity of a reflected laser beam which results from reflection of the forward laser beam by the optical disc. The detected intensity is divided by a setting intensity to get a division result. A condition of recording of each of the mark areas is detected in response to the division result. An amplitude of each of the multi-pulse trains is controlled in response to the detected condition.
摘要:
Playback signal amplitude drops and continuity of the signal track amplitude is lost at the beginning the data recording area when data is incrementally written to optical discs such as DVD-R or DVD-RW media. Feed-forward control quickly settles semiconductor laser recording power to the target power level immediately after an incremental recording starts. While recording continues, feedback control maintains laser power at a desired recording power level even when the required current supply varies due to the temperature characteristics of the semiconductor laser when recording lasts for an extended period of time. A semiconductor laser control method and semiconductor laser control device thereby maintain laser power at a stable target recording power level quickly and for as long as recording continues.
摘要:
An apparatus operates for recording and reproducing information on and from a recording medium formed with a track and pre-pits. The track has a wobble. The pre-pits are in a predetermined phase relation with the wobble of the track. The apparatus includes a pickup for reproducing a signal from the recording medium. A limiter operates for limiting an amplitude of the signal reproduced by the pickup in response to a limiting level, and thereby processing the signal reproduced by the pickup into a limiting-resultant signal. A filter operates for suppressing components of the limiting-resultant signal, and thereby processing the limiting-resultant signal into a filtering-resultant signal. The components have specified frequencies, and are caused by the pre-pits. The limiting level for the limiter is generated in response to the filtering-resultant signal. A signal caused by the wobble of the groove is extracted from the filtering-resultant signal.
摘要:
A video disk recorder has a function for carrying out a linking on an optical disk and contains a predetermined data building-in circuit for supplying a predetermined fixed data as a playback data. Upon linking, a linking point is placed in a CPM area on the optical disk and the fixed data is recorded in this CPM area. Upon playback of the CPM area in which the linking is carried out, the fixed data supplied from the predetermined data building-in circuit is read out as the playback data.
摘要:
A speed and position control apparatus comprising: an encoder generating two-phase signals having a 90-degree phase difference to correspond to a movement of a carrier; and adder obtaining a sum of phase signals; a subtracter obtaining a subtraction of phase signals; a circuit making bi-leveled signals from the sum and subtraction signals; a circuit obtaining an exclusive OR signal based on the bi-leveled signals; a circuit generating differential signals of respective phase signals; a first selector selecting either of the differential signals by the exclusive OR signal; a first switch selectively outputting an output of the first selector or its opposite-polarity output signal based on the bi-leveled subtraction signal; a second selector selecting either of the respective phase signals by the exclusive OR signal; a second switch selectively outputting an output of the second selector or its opposite-polarity output signal based on the bi-leveled subtraction signal; a device inputting an AC component of the second switch output signal to a sample and hold circuit; and a device returning an output of the sample and hold circuit, which holds a sample value inputted during a predetermined period of time in response to a building-up of the exclusive OR output signal, to its input terminal so as to realize a DC restoration.
摘要:
An optical disc apparatus reads the address information from an optical disc which has tracks and track spaces formed between tracks. The apparatus has an optical head which irradiates the disc with light and includes tracking detectors, divided into a first detector and a second detector in a track direction, detecting the light reflected from the disc and outputting detection signals, an adjusting circuit which adjusts amplitudes of the first and second detection signals and outputs the signals at a position where the address information is recorded, a differential amplifying circuit which outputs the differential signal which is the difference between the adjusted first and second detection signals, and an address detecting circuit which detects the address information based on the differential signal. As a result, the optical disc apparatus accurately detects whether information is being recorded on a correct track and improves the reliability during recording.
摘要:
A period accumulating portion inputs a reference clock “Clock 2” and a wobbling pulse WBLPOL_I obtained by binarizing a wobbling signal extracted from a reproduction output from a DVD, and accumulates and counts reference clocks “Clock 2” in an interval of predetermined periods of the wobbling pulses WBLPOL_I so as to obtain a count value “m”. An average period detecting circuit obtains an average count value “n” corresponding to the interval of an averaged period of the wobbling pulse by dividing a count value of the reference clock “Clock 2” with a number of the predetermined periods. A divider generates a wobbling pulse WBLPOL_O having a constant period, deprived of a period fluctuation due to a prepit by dividing the reference clock based on the average count value. The phase of that generated wobbling pulse WBLPOL_O having the constant period is matched with the phase of a land prepit LPP by a LPPWindow generating circuit, a phase comparator, an AC phase shifter and a PLL circuit, and the wobbling pulse, whose phase is matched, is outputted as a recording/reproducing clock signal WTCLK.
摘要:
A terminal structure is disclosed, wherein a metal plate is turnable at one end thereof with respect to a metal terminal, and a torsion coil spring 23 has one end normally pressing the metal plate so that the metal plate may be turned away from the metal terminal when the terminal structure is operated to insert an electrically conductive wire thereinto and so that the metal plate may be turned towards the metal terminal when a force is applied to the electrically conductive wire to pull out the same from the terminal structure, thereby to press the electrically conductive wire against the metal terminal with a stronger force of the torsion coil spring, thus securing the electric conduction between the metal terminal and the electrically conductive wire while allowing the electrically conductive wire to be connected and disconnected to and from the terminal structure with a light operating action.