摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a seam of a magnetic head and a magnetic medium from being brought into contact with each other. <P>SOLUTION: The magnetic medium 200 installed in a direction where a magnetic stripe 211 crosses a seam 206 is used as a first medium 200a, and a magnetic medium installed in a direction where a magnetic stripe 221 is in parallel with the seam is used as a second medium 200b, and when magnetic information is read, the magnetic medium is set to a first reading position specified by the location where a magnetic head 181 does not come into contact with the seam of the first medium, the magnetic information is read, and when it is determined that the magnetic medium is the second medium from the reading result at the first reading position, the magnetic medium is set to the second reading position, and the magnetic information is read. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT</p> |