Optical disc apparatus, driving control method for objective lens, control method for optical head and recording/reproducing method for optical head
US6246647A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2007/0013
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A malfunction during focussing pull-in in an optical disc recording/reproducing apparatus is to be prevented. To this end, the optical disc recording/reproducing apparatus includes an optical pickup 7 having an objective lens 8 and a biaxial actuator, a photodetector for generating tracking error signals from the return light of the laser light illuminated on the optical disc and a position sensor for detecting the position of the objective lens relative to the optical disc. The optical disc recording/reproducing apparatus also includes an actuator driving circuit for controlling the servo operation of a biaxial actuator 9, based on the tracking error signals, so that the converging point of the light beam will be on the signal recording surface of the optical disc, and a pull-in range decision unit for outputting a permission signal according permission for the servo operation when the position of the objective lens 8 is within a preset range.
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