Apparatus for reproducing signals from a tape medium

摘要

An apparatus for reproducing signals which are recorded on a tape to form oblique tracks thereon. The apparatus includes a drum which has a plurality of rotary heads adjoining each other for scanning respective oblique tracks simultaneously to produce reproduced signals. The tape is wrapped around the drum and overlaps a first lead angle so that each of the rotary heads scans a plurality of the oblique tracks during one rotation in a still mode in which the tape is not transported. A control unit is also provided for controlling a rotational speed of the rotary heads and a transport speed of the tape; and a processes unit for processing the reproduced signals.