Driving, starting or stopping record carriers of filamentary or web form Driving both such record carriers and heads Guiding such record carriers or containers therefor Control thereof Control of operating function

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G11B15/00Driving, starting or stopping record carriers of filamentary or web form Driving both such record carriers and heads Guiding such record carriers or containers therefor Control thereof Control of operating function

G11B15/005Programmed access in sequence to indexed parts of tracks of operating tapes, by driving or guiding the tape G11B15/02Control of operating function G11B15/023remotely controlled G11B15/026by using processor G11B15/03by using counters G11B15/04Preventing, inhibiting, or warning against accidental erasing or double recording G11B15/05by sensing features present on or derived from record carrier or container G11B15/06by sensing auxiliary features on record carriers or containers G11B15/07on containers G11B15/08by photoelectric sensing G11B15/087by sensing recorded signals G11B15/093by sensing driving condition of record carrier G11B15/10Manually-operated control Solenoid-operated control G11B15/103electrically operated G11B15/106mechanically operated G11B15/12Masking of heads; circuits for Selecting or switching of heads between operative and inoperative functions or between different operative functions or for selection between operative heads Masking of beams G11B15/125conditioned by the operating function of the apparatus G11B15/14Masking or switching periodically G11B15/16by sensing presence, absence or position of record carrier or container G11B15/17of container G11B15/18Driving Starting Stopping Arrangements for control or regulation thereof G11B15/1808Driving of both record carrier and head G11B15/1816Programmed access in sequence to indexed parts of operating tapes cooperating with rotating heads G11B15/1825driving or moving the head in a direction which cuts across the direction of travel of the tape G11B15/1833with head driven in a plane, cyclically around an axis G11B15/1841with provision for information tracking by moving the transducing part of the head relative to the headwheel, in the direction of the scanning movement G11B15/185using signals recorded in tracks disposed in parallel with the scanning direction G11B15/1858using auxiliary signals G11B15/1866superimposed on the main signal track G11B15/1875adaptations for special effects or editing G11B15/1883for record carriers inside containers G11B15/1891the record carrier being endless G11B15/20Moving record carrier backwards or forwards by finite amounts G11B15/22Stopping means G11B15/24Drive disengaging means G11B15/26Driving record carriers by members acting directly or indirectly thereon G11B15/28through rollers driving by frictional contact with the record carrier G11B15/285through pneumatic means G11B15/29through pinch-rollers or tape rolls G11B15/295with single capstan or drum simultaneously driving the record carrier at two separate points of an isolated part thereof G11B15/30through the means for supporting the record carrier G11B15/32through the reels or cores on to which the record carrier is wound G11B15/34through non-skip drive means G11B15/38Driving record carriers by pneumatic means G11B15/385directly G11B15/40Driving record carriers otherwise than by electric motor G11B15/42manually G11B15/43Control or regulation of mechanical tension of record carrier G11B15/44Speed-changing arrangements Reversing arrangements Drive transfer means therefor G11B15/442Control thereof G11B15/444reversing arrangements G11B15/446by driving the reels only G11B15/448automatic reverse drive transfer therefor G11B15/46Controlling, regulating, or indicating speed G11B15/463by using pilot tracking tones embedded in binary coded signals G11B15/467in arrangements for recording or reproducing wherein both record carriers and heads are driven G11B15/4671by controlling simultaneously the speed of the tape and the speed of the rotating head G11B15/4672with provision for information tracking G11B15/4673by controlling the speed of the tape while the head is rotating G11B15/4675with provision for information tracking G11B15/4676using signals recorded in tracks disposed in parallel with the scanning direction G11B15/4677using auxiliary signals G11B15/4678superimposed on the main signal track G11B15/473by controlling the speed of the heads G11B15/4731control of headwheel rotation G11B15/4733with provision for information tracking G11B15/4735using signals recorded in tracks disposed parallel with the scanning direction G11B15/4736using auxiliary signals G11B15/4738superimposed on the main signal track G11B15/48Starting Accelerating Decelerating Arrangements preventing malfunction during drive change G11B15/50by mechanical linkage G11B15/52by using signals recorded on, or derived from, record carrier G11B15/54by stroboscope by tachometer G11B15/56the record carrier having reserve loop G11B15/58with vacuum column G11B15/60Guiding record carrier G11B15/602for track selection, acquisition or following G11B15/605without displacing the guiding means G11B15/607Pneumatic guiding G11B15/61on drum G11B15/615inside container G11B15/62Maintaining desired spacing between record carrier and head G11B15/64by fluid-dynamic spacing G11B15/66Threading Loading Automatic self-loading G11B15/662Positioning or locking of spool or reel G11B15/665by extracting loop of record carrier from container G11B15/6651to pull the record carrier against non rotating heads G11B15/6653to pull the record carrier against drum G11B15/6655using one loading ring G11B15/6656using two-sided extraction G11B15/6658with two loading rings rotating in opposite directions G11B15/67by extracting end of record carrier from container or spool G11B15/671using pneumatic means G11B15/672Extracting end of record carrier from container or single reel G11B15/673Threading end of record carrier externally to single reel G11B15/674Threading or attaching end of record carrier on or to single reel G11B15/675Guiding containers G11B15/67502Details G11B15/67505Servo control G11B15/67507Ejection damping means G11B15/6751with movement of the cassette parallel to its main side G11B15/67513and movement of driving elements perpendicular thereto G11B15/67515with servo control G11B15/67518with ejection damping means G11B15/67521of cassette with internal belt drive G11B15/67523with servo control G11B15/67526with ejection damping means G11B15/67528of endless tape cassette G11B15/67531with servo control G11B15/67534with ejection damping means G11B15/67536of cassette inside drawer G11B15/67539with servo control G11B15/67542with ejection damping means G11B15/67544with movement of the cassette parallel to its main side and subsequent movement perpendicular thereto G11B15/67547the two movements being made by the cassette holder G11B15/67549with servo control G11B15/67552with ejection damping means G11B15/67555the second movement only being made by the cassette holder G11B15/67557with servo control G11B15/6756with ejection damping means G11B15/67563with movement of the cassette perpendicular to its main side G11B15/67565of the cassette with holder G11B15/67568with servo control G11B15/67571with ejection damping means G11B15/67573of the cassette without holder G11B15/67576with servo control G11B15/67578with ejection damping means G11B15/67581with pivoting movement of the cassette holder G11B15/67584outside the apparatus G11B15/67586with servo control G11B15/67589with ejection damping means G11B15/67592inside the apparatus G11B15/67594with servo control G11B15/67597with ejection damping means G11B15/68Automatic cassette changing arrangements; automatic tape changing arrangements G11B15/6805with linearly moving rectangular box shaped magazines G11B15/681in vertical direction G11B15/6815in horizontal direction G11B15/682with fixed magazines having fixed cassette storage cells G11B15/6825Details of magazines G11B15/683wherein the recorder or player is moved according to the location of a selected cassette G11B15/6835the cassettes being transferred to a fixed recorder or player using a moving carriage G11B15/684the cassettes having a storage position inside the magazine and a slightly shifted active position G11B15/6845with rotatable magazine G11B15/685the cassettes being arranged in a single level G11B15/6855wherein the recorder or player is moved towards a selected cassette in the magazine G11B15/686with a fixed recorder or player in the centre or at the periphery of the magazine G11B15/6865with a fixed recorder or player under the magazine G11B15/687the cassettes being arranged in multiple levels G11B15/6875wherein the recorder or player is moved towards a selected cassette in the magazine G11B15/688the cassettes being transferred to a fixed recorder or player using a moving carriage G11B15/6885the cassettes being conveyed within a cassette storage location G11B15/689Control of the cassette changing arrangement G11B15/6895Automatic tape changing arrangements G11B15/70The record carrier being an endless loop record carrier