6068 International Standard (ISO INTE RNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION MEXAYHAPOAHAA OPIAHM3AUWA NO CTAHAAPTW3AUWMORGANISATION INTE RNATIONALE DE NORMALISATION Information processing - Recording characteristics of instrumentation magnetic tape (including telemetry systems) - Interchange requirements télemesure) -- Spécifications d'échanges First edition -- 1985-03-01 UDC 681.327.64 Ref. No. 1ISO 6068-1985(E) G861-8909 0S! Descriptors : data processing, information interchange, magnetic tapes, tape recorders specifications, magnetic properties, tests, magnetic tests, measuring instruments. Price based on 98 pages Copyright International Organization for Standardization Not for Resale Foreword national standards bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISo technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, govern- mental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISo, also take part in the work. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circuiated to the member bodies for approval before their acceptance as Internationai Standards by least 75 % approval by the member bodies voting. International Standard ISO 6068 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 97, Informationprocessingsystems It cancels and replaces ISO 3413-1975 and iSO 3615-1976 of which it constitutes a technical revision. @ International Organization for Standardization, 1985 Printed in Switzerland 1i Copyrightlnternational Oorganization for Standardization tworking permited without license from IHS Not for Resale Contents Page Scope and field of applicatiol 1 1 2 References 3 Definitions 4 Tape and recorder/reproducer characteristics 4 4 4.1 General 4.2 Tape and reel characteristics 4 4.2.1 Tape widths 4 4.2.2 Reels 4 4.3 Tape speeds 4 4.3.1 Standard tape speeds . 4 4.3.2 Effective tape speeds 4 4.4 Track configurations . 4 4.5 Recorder/reproducer characteristics 4 4.5.1 Data scatter 4 4.5.2 Data azimuth (static) 4 4.5.3 Data azimuth (dynamic) , 5 4.5.4 Individual track data azimuth difference 5 4.5.5Head tilt 5 4.5.6 Head interchangeability 5 Head poiarity 4.5.7 5 4.5.8 Standard tensile force 5 4.6 Other characteristics 5 Modes of recording 9 5.1 Direct recording (DR) 5.1.1 Bandwidths 9 ili Copyright International Organization for Standardization IsefromIHS Not for Resale Nor