Rotary head type recording and/or reproducing apparatus

An apparatus for recording digital data including time code comprising:

• time code signal input terminal means for receiving a first time code signal including first time code data having a first synchronizing signal and time code series and comprised of a plurality of bits;
• time code decoding means for decoding said first time code signal and generating second time code data;
• synchronizing signal input terminal means for receiving a second synchronizing signal;
• bit number data generating means for generating bit number data corresponding to the number of said plurality of bits of said first time code data in response to said second synchronizing signal;
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• means for recording said digital data including said second time code data and said bit number data to a recording medium in synchronism with said second synchronizing signal.

An apparatus for encoding time code comprising:

• synchronizing signal input terminal means for receiving a first synchronizing signal;
• time code data input terminal means for receiving said time code data;
• bit number data input terminal means for receiving said bit number data;
• bit clock input terminal means for receiving a bit clock signal corresponding to a bit period of bits of a time code of a first time code signal including first time code data having a second synchronizing signal and time code series and comprised of a pluralityof bits;
• said counter means loaded with said bit number data in response to said second synchronizing signal and for counting said second bit clock signal until a carry signal is generated;
• time code encoding means connected to receive said time code data and for generating said first kind of time code series in response to said carry signal from said counter means;
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• time code signal output terminal means for deriving a first time code signal including first time code data having a second synchronizing signal and time code series and comprised of a plurality of bits.

An apparatus for reproducing digital data including time code comprising:

• synchronizing signal input terminal means for receiving a first synchronizing signal;
• means for reproducing said digital data including time code data and bit number data from a recording medium in synchronism with said first synchronizing signal;
• bit clock input terminal means for receiving a bit clock signal corresponding to a bit period of bits of a time code of a first time code signal including first time code data having a second synchronizing signal and time code series and comprised of a plurality of bits;
• said counter means loaded with said bit number data in response to said second synchronizing signal and for counting said second bit clock signal until a carry signal is generated;
• time code encoding means connected to receive said time code data and for generating said first kind of time code series in response to said carry signal from said counter means;
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• time code signal output terminal means for deriving a first time code signal including first time code data having a second synchronizing signal and time code series and comprised of a plurality of bits.

An apparatus for recording and/or reproducing digital data including time code comprising:

• time code signal input terminal means for receiving a first kind of time code signal including a time code synchronizing signal and a first kind of time code series each code having a plurality of bits;
• time code decoding means for decoding each of said time code of said first kind of time code series and generating a control signal corresponding to said time code synchronizing signal, time code data, and a first clock signal corresponding to a bit period of bits of said time code;
• time code data output terminal means for deriving said time code data;
• counter means reset in response to said control signal from said time code decoding means and for counting said first clock signal corresponding to the number of said plurality of bits;
• synchronizing signal input terminal means for receiving a second synchronizing signal;
• latch means connected to receive said second synchronizing signal and for latching a content of said counter means in response to said second synchronizing signal so as to generate bit number data;
• bit number data output terminal means for deriving said bit number data;
• means for recording and/or reproducing said digital data including said time code data and bit number data to and/or from a recording medium in synchronism with said second synchronizing signal;
• time code data input terminal means for receiving said time code data;
• bit number data input terminal means for receiving said bit number data;
• bit clock input terminal means for receiving a second bit clock signal;
• said counter means loaded with said bit number data in response to said second synchronizing signal and for counting said second bit clock signal until a carry signal is generated;
• time code generating means connected to receive said time code data and for generating said first kind of time code series in response to said carry signal from said counter means;
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• time code signal output terminal means for deriving said first kind of time code series.