ISO/IEC 15286:1999

INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 15286
First edition
1999-05-15
Information technology — 130 mm optical
disk cartridges for information
interchange — Capacity: 5,2 Gbytes per
cartridge
Technologies de l'information — Cartouches de disques optiques de
130 mm pour l’échange d’informations — Capacité: 5,2 Gbytes par
cartouche
Reference number
ISO/IEC 15286:1999(E)

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ISO/IEC 15286:1999(E)
Contents Page
Section 1 - General. 1
1 Scope. 1
2 Conformance. 2
2.1 Optical Disk Cartridge (ODC) .2
2.2 Generating system.2
2.3 Receiving system.2
2.4 Compatibility statement .2
3 Reference . 2
4 Definitions. 2
4.1 asymmetry. 3
4.2 band. 3
4.3 case. 3
4.4 clamping zone . 3
4.5 control track . 3
4.6 Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC). 3
4.7 defect management. 3
4.8 direct overwrite . 3
4.9 disk reference plane. 3
4.10 entrance surface. 3
4.11 Error Correction Code (ECC). 3
4.12 format. 3
4.13 hub. 3
4.14 interleaving. 3
4.15 Kerr rotation. 3
4.16 land and groove . 3
4.17 logical track. 3
4.18 mark . 3
4.19 mark edge. 3
4.20 mark edge recording. 3
4.21 optical disk . 3
4.22 optical disk cartridge (ODC) . 3
4.23 physical track . 3
4.24 polarization. 3
4.25 pre-recorded mark . 4
4.26 read power. 4
4.27 recording layer . 4
4.28 Reed-Solomon code . 4
4.29 space. 4
4.30 spindle . 4
4.31 substrate . 4
4.32 track pitch. 4
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4.33 write-inhibit hole .4
4.34 write once functionality .4
4.35 zone.4
5 Conventions and notations.4
5.1 Representation of numbers .4
5.2 Names .4
6 List of acronyms .5
7 General description of the optical disk cartridge .5
8 General requirements.6
8.1 Environments.6
8.1.1 Test environment .6
8.1.2 Operating environment .6
8.1.3 Storage environment.6
8.1.4 Transportation.7
8.2 Temperature shock.7
8.3 Safety requirements .7
8.4 Flammability.7
9 Reference Drive.7
9.1 Optical system .7
9.2 Optical beam.9
9.3 Read channels.9
9.4 Tracking.9
9.5 Rotation of the disk.10
Section 2 - Mechanical and physical characteristics.10
10 Dimensional and physical characteristics of the case .10
10.1 General description of the case.10
10.2 Relationship of Sides A and B.10
10.3 Reference axes and case reference planes.10
10.4 Case drawings.10
10.5 Dimensions of the case .11
10.5.1 Overall dimensions .11
10.5.2 Location hole .12
10.5.3 Alignment hole .12
10.5.4 Surfaces on Reference Planes P.12
10.5.5 Insertion slots and detent features.13
10.5.6 Gripper slots .14
10.5.7 Write-inhibit holes.14
10.5.8 Media sensor holes .15
10.5.9 Head and motor window.16
10.5.10 Shutter.16
10.5.11 Slot for shutter opener .17
10.5.12 Shutter sensor notch.17
10.5.13 User label areas.18
10.6 Mechanical characteristics.18
10.6.1 Materials .18
10.6.2 Mass.18
10.6.3 Edge distortion.18
10.6.4 Compliance.18
10.6.5 Shutter opening force.18
10.7 Drop test .18
11 Dimensional, mechanical and physical characteristics of the disk .19
11.1 General description of the disk .19
11.2 Reference axis and plane of the disk.19
11.3 Dimensions of the disk .19
11.3.1 Hub dimension.19
11.4 Mechanical characteristics.20
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11.4.1 Material . 21
11.4.2 Mass . 21
11.4.3 Moment of inertia. 21
11.4.4 Imbalance . 21
11.4.5 Axial deflection. 21
11.4.6 Axial acceleration. 21
11.4.7 Radial runout. 21
11.4.8 Radial acceleration . 22
11.4.9 Tilt. 22
11.5 Optical characteristics . 22
11.5.1 Index of refraction. 22
11.5.2 Thickness. 22
11.5.3 Birefringence. 22
11.5.4 Vertical Birefringence . 22
11.5.5 Reflectance. 23
11.5.5.1 General . 23
11.5.5.2 Measured value . 23
11.5.5.3 Requirement . 23
12 Interface between cartridge and drive . 23
12.1 Clamping method . 23
12.2 Clamping force. 23
12.3 Capture cylinder. 23
12.4 Disk position in the operating condition . 24
Section 3 - Format of information. 39
13 Track geometry . 39
13.1 Track shape . 39
13.2 Direction of track spiral. 39
13.3 Track pitch . 39
13.4 Logical track number . 39
13.5 Physical track number . 39
14 Track format. 39
14.1 Physical track layout . 39
14.2 Logical track layout. 40
14.3 Radial alignment . 40
14.4 Sector number . 40
15 Sector format. 40
15.1 Sector layout. 40
15.2 Sector mark . 42
15.3 VFO fields. 43
15.4 Address Mark (AM). 44
15.5 ID fields. 44
15.6 Postamble (PA) . 44
15.7 Transition Area (TA ). 45
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15.8 Gap. 45
15.9 Flag. 45
15.10 Auto Laser Power Control (ALPC). 45
15.11 Sync. 45
15.12 Data field. 46
15.12.1 User data bytes . 46
15.12.2 CRC and ECC bytes. 46
15. 12.3 Bytes for Sector Written Flag (SWF). 46
15.12.4 The bytes following SWF in the Data field of the 1 024-byte and 512-byte sector format. 46
15.12.5 Resync bytes. 47
15.13 Postamble field (PA ) . 47
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15.14 Buffer field. 47
15.15 Transition Area (TA ). 47
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16 Recording code. 47
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17 Formatted Zone.48
17.1 General description of the Formatted Zone .48
17.2 Division of the Formatted Zone.48
17.2.1 Lead-in Zone.50
17.2.2 Manufacturer Zones.50
17.2.2.1 Outer Manufacturer Zone .50
17.2.2.2 Inner Manufacturer Zone.51
17.2.3 User Zone .51
17.2.4 Reflective Zone.51
17.2.5 Control Track Zones .51
17.3 Control Track PEP Zone.51
17.3.1 Recording in the PEP Zone.52
17.3.2 Format of the tracks of the PEP Zone.52
17.3.2.1 Format of a sector .52
17.3.2.1.1 Preamble field.53
17.3.2.1.2 Sync field.53
17.3.2.1.3 Sector Number field.53
17.3.2.1.4 Data field .53
17.3.2.1.5 CRC .55
17.3.2.2 Summary of the format of the Data field of a sector.56
17.4 Control Track SFP Zones .56
17.4.1 Duplicate of the PEP information.57
17.4.2 Media information .57
17.4.3 System Information .59
18 Layout of the User Zone .60
18.1 General description of the User Zone .60
18.2 Divisions of the User Zone .60
18.3 User Area.61
18.4 Defect Management Areas (DMAs) .66
18.5 Disk Definition Structure (DDS) .67
18.6 Rewritable Zone.70
18.6.1 Location.71
18.6.2 Partitioning .
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