1964_IMPORT_AND_EXPORT_(STRATEGIC_COMMODITIES)_REGULATIONS — Page 133

1988 Ed.]

Import and Export (Strategic Commodities) Regulations

[CAP. 60

G133

[Subsidiary]

IL1572

Recording or reproducing equipment, "recording media" and technology, as follows, and specially designed components, accessories and "software" therefor:

Note:

For equipment which may be used in conjunction with electronic computers, see Item IL1565.

(a) Recording or reproducing equipment using magnetic techniques, except:

(i) When specially designed for:

(1) Audio programmes on tape or disk;

(2) Analogue recording or reproducing of video programmes on tape or disk;

Or

Note:

This clause does not apply to:

(a) Magnetic heads mounted on servo-mechanisms which include piezo-electric transducers and have a gap width less than 0.75 micrometre (29.5 microinches); or

N.B.

Gap width is the dimension of the gap parallel to the relative movement between tape and head.

(b) Cylindrical structures used to record or reproduce video signals in a helical scan system recorder or reproducer;

(3) Digital reproducing (i.e. play-back only) of video programmes from tape or disk;

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(ii) When specially designed to use magnetic card, tag, label or bank cheque "recording media" with a magnetic surface area not exceeding 85 cm2 (13 sq. in.);

(iii) Analogue magnetic tape recorders having all of the following characteristics:

(a) Bandwidth at maximum speed not exceeding 300 kHz per track;

(b) "Recording density" not exceeding 2000 magnetic flux sine waves per linear cm (5080 magnetic flux sine waves per linear inch) per track;

(c) Not including recording or reproducing heads designed for use in equipment with characteristics superior to those defined in (a) or (b) above;

(d) Tape speed not exceeding 155 cm/s (61 inches per second);

(e) Number of recording tracks (excluding audio voice track) not exceeding 28;

(f) Start-stop time not less than 25 ms;

(g) Equipped with tape-derived (off-tape) servo speed control and with a time displacement (base) error, measured in accordance with applicable IRIG or EIA documents, of no less than ±5 microsecond;

(h) Using only direct or FM recording;

(i) Not ruggedized for military use;

(j) Not rated for continuous operation in ambient temperatures from below 273K to above 328K (from below -40°C to above +55°C); and

(k) Not specially designed for underwater use;

N.B.

Analogue instrumentation recording equipment permitting the recording of digital signals (e.g. using a high density digital recording (HDDR) module) and having all the characteristics in sub-item (a)(iii) above are not embargoed by this Item.

(iv) Digital recording or reproducing equipment having all of the following characteristics:

(a) Cassette/cartridge tape drives or magnetic tape drives which do not exceed: