Recording and reproducing apparatus having tracking control responsive to erase head scanning

An information signal recording and reproducing apparatus arranged to record in rotation pilot signals of a plurality of kinds having different frequencies in respective different recording tracks, along with an information signal on a recording medium and to reproduce said information signal from said recording medium, comprising:

• (a) a first rotary head arranged to reproduce said information signal;
• (b) a second rotary head arranged to erase said information signal on said recording medium;
• (c) reference signal generating means arranged to generate in rotation reference signals of a plurality of kinds having different frequencies corresponding to those of said pilot signals;
• (d) control means for controlling the relatie positions of said first rotary head and the recording medium by using said reference signals generated by said reference signal generating means and said pilot signals reproduced by said first rotary head;
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• (e) skipping means for causing said reference signal generating means to change the reference signal generating sequence thereof by skipping a given number of reference signals according to said pilot signals reproduced by said second rotary head.