Exabyte EXB-8505 8mm - Manual (Page 41)

8500/8500c Physical Track Structure
In 8500/8500c format, an EXB-8505 or EXB-8505XL uses the W1 and
W2 heads to write two partially overlapping physical tracks on the
tape for each revolution of its head/drum assembly. The width of
each track is 15.5
µ
m. During a read operation, the tape drive uses the
R1 and R2 heads to read the two tracks.
Figure 2-3 shows the physical track structure on a tape written in 8500
and 8500c format.
Figure 2-3 Physical track structure for 8500 and 8500c format
May 1994 EXB-8205 and EXB-8505 2-5
(Standard and XL)
2 Recording Format