Reading device with cross-talk correction of two signal trains

A device for reading a record medium having at least one frame of information segments arranged side by side in alternating odd and even positions, said device comprising:

• a reading head for carrying out parallel reading of said frame of information segments with a first group of reading elements that are arranged to read only odd position information segments to produce an odd signal train and a second group of reading elements that are arranged to read only even position information segments to produce an even signal train;
• a first cross-talk correction circuit including first input circuitry connected to receive each of the odd and even signal trains, said first input circuitry supplying first cross-talk correction circuit inputs with an odd target signal segment that corresponds to an odd target information segment of said frame along with two adjacent even signal segments from the even signal train that correspond to even information segments of said frame which are adjacent to the odd target information segment, said first cross-talk correction circuit providing a cross-talk corrected odd output signal stream of cross-talk corrected odd target signal segments;
• a second cross-talk correction circuit including second input circuitry connected to receive each of the odd and even signal trains, said second input circuitry supplying second cross-talk correction circuit inputs with an even target signal segment that corresponds to an even target information segment of said frame along with two adjacent even signal segments from the odd signal train that correspond to odd information segments of said frame which are adjacent to the even target information segment, said second cross-talk correction circuit providing a cross-talk corrected even output signal stream of cross-talk corrected even target signal segments.