摘要:
At least one bit of a digital signal including a plurality of bits to be simultaneously recorded on a plurality of tracks of a magnetic tape, is recorded on at least two tracks located at opposite sides with respect to a reference track. The reference track carries a reference signal utilized for producing a synchronous signal with which the plurality of bits are reproduced in synchronization. When reproducing, a.c. signals derived from the two corresponding tracks having the simultaneously recorded bits are added to each other whereby the phase difference of the plurality of bits with respect to the reference signal is compensated while drop out phenomenon is reduced.
摘要:
A phase locked loop circuit comprises a phase comparator having an operation range with specific limits for phase comparing. A voltage-controlled oscillator produces an output at the output of the phase locked loop. At the same time, the oscillator output is fed to the phase comparator. A detector circuit, supplied with the output of the phase comparator, detects any exceeding of a specific limit of the phase by comparing the operation range of the phase comparator with a phase deviation of the oscillator output signal fed to the phase comparator. The detector produces an output correction voltage. An adder circuit adds this output correction voltage and an output error voltage of the phase comparator and supplies the resulting added voltage, as a control voltage, to the voltage-controlled oscillator. This phase locked loop operates in a state wherein the lock range thereof has been equivalently expanded by the correction voltage.