Data storage device compensating for magnetic tape distortion when shingle writing data tracks

A data storage device configured to access a magnetic tape, the data storage device comprising:

• a plurality of heads configured to write a plurality of data tracks on the magnetic tape;
• and
• control circuitry configured to:
• use the heads to write a first plurality of data tracks on the magnetic tape at a first track pitch;
• measure a distortion of the magnetic tape after writing the first plurality of data tracks;
• and
• use the heads to shingle write a second plurality of data tracks relative to the first plurality of data tracks at a second track pitch different than the first track pitch to compensate for the measured distortion of the magnetic tape.

A data storage device configured to access a magnetic tape, the data storage device comprising:

• a plurality of heads for writing first and second sets of data tracks on the magnetic tape;
• a means for determining a distortion in the magnetic tape of a first set of data tracks after the first set of data tracks have been written;
• and
• a means for controlling the heads to shingle write a second set of data tracks relative to the first set of data tracks based on the determined distortion.

A data storage device configured to access a magnetic tape, the data storage device comprising:

• a plurality of heads configured to write a plurality of data tracks on the magnetic tape;
• and
• control circuitry configured to:
• use the heads to write a first plurality of data tracks on the magnetic tape at a first track pitch, wherein the first track pitch is defined by a first distance between adjacent first tracks of the first plurality of data tracks;
• and
• use the heads to shingle write a second plurality of data tracks relative to the first plurality of data tracks at a second track pitch different than the first track pitch to compensate for a distortion of the magnetic tape, wherein the second track pitch is defined by a second distance between adjacent second tracks of the second plurality of data tracks.