Method of and apparatus for positioning a rotary magnetic head drum in an arcuate scan system

摘要

An apparatus for positioning at least one magnetic head relative to a magnetic tape for recording and reproducing information includes a head unit for holding at least one magnetic head and a moving unit for moving the head unit parallel to a surface of the magnetic tape in a direction along the width of the magnetic tape so that the head unit is kept at a constant angle relative to the surface of the magnetic tape.