The burst pattern shape in a discrete medium is set to a shape (truncated
quadrangular pyramid shape) having substantially trapezoidal shapes in a
track width direction and in a track circumferential direction,
respectively, and a predetermined relationship is satisfied among W1, W2,
Tp, and Wr where W1 represents an upper side corresponding to the surface
of a convex magnetic recording layer and W2 a lower side corresponding to
the lower surface of the convex magnetic recording layer in the
trapezoidal shape in the track width direction, Tp represents a data
track pitch of a data information recording portion, and Wr represents a
read width of a magnetic head. Therefore, the burst pattern shape makes
it possible to largely reduce a production load in processing and still
to obtain an accurate position error signal.