Specifications; Cartridges; Tape Transport System; Recording/Playback System - Sony SIR-1000W Instruction Manual

18 Specifications

18-1 Cartridges

Product name
Magnetic substance
Tape base material
Tape thickness
Tape width
Tape length
Cartridge external dimensions
Effective data capacity

18-2 Tape Transport System

Head configuration
Head drum diameter
Head drum wrapping angle : 212°
Head drum rotational speed : 4800 rpm
Tape speed, relative speed :
Track pitch
Tracking system
Tape end detection
Recording/playback direction
Motors
Drum control
Capstan control
Reel control
Fast-forward/rewind time
Search speed

18-3 Recording/Playback System

Recording system
Playback system
Additional writing
Error correction
Recording/playback transfer rate : 26.11 Mbps
: SDX1-25C (with MIC)
SDX-T3C (with MIC)
SDX-T3N (without MIC)
: Pure cobalt vapor-deposited AME
: PET
: 7 µm
: 8.0 mm
: 170 m
: 95 (W) × 62 (H) × 15 (D) mm
: 25 GB (without compression)
50 GB (Compression)
: 2 for recording, 3 for playback
: 40 mm
Speed ratio
1 (normal speed)
: 11 µm
: 3T ATF area division
: By photo-sensor
: Forward only
: 1× drum, 1× capstan, 2× reel, 1× tape loader, 1× cartridge loader
: Speed control and phase control (recording/playback)
: Speed control and phase control (recording),
ATF control (playback)
: Speed control and constant tension control
(recording/playback)
: Less than 2.5 minutes (at 70 times normal speed, 170 m tape)
: 70 times normal speed (max.)
: NRZ saturation azimuth recording
: PR (1.1) viterbi decoding
: Direct overwriting
: Double Reed Solomon code
Tape speed Relative speed
mm/s m/s
20.63 10.053
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