Method and apparatus for recording or reproducing information on or from recording medium

An apparatus for recording or reproducing information on or from a recording medium, said apparatus capable of reproducing serial data on the basis of signals derived on each of front edges and each of rear edges of a plurality of pieces of recorded information on said recording medium, comprising:

• a bit-synchronization signal reproducing circuit for reproducing first and second bit-synchronization signals respectively corresponding to said front edges and said rear edges from signals derived on said front edges and said rear edges alternately provided in said recorded information, said first and second bit-synchronization signals having individual phases but the same frequency as each other;
• a bit-synchronization signal synthesizing circuit for alternatively switching the first and second bit-synchronization signals after a predetermined time every time the first or second bit-synchronization signal is detected, and for synthesizing the first and second bit-synchronization signals in such a manner that a phase of the synthesized bit-synchronization signal constantly corresponds to phases of said front edges and said rear edges to be detected;
• a delay circuit for generating a delay signal as a gate signal on each switching by said synthesizing circuit;
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• a data reproducing circuit for sequentially reproducing the serial data directly from signals derived on a lot of said front edges and said rear edges by using the synthesized bit-synchronization signal.