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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1987
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1984
Victor Blum, Tel Aviv, IL;
Odetics, Inc., Anaheim, CA (US);
Abstract
A recording system is provided in which digital time code information is recorded interspersed on the same data track as analog audio message signals. The time codes have a unique format which enables their bit rate to be extracted while reading the code, thus enabling use of the system with tape transports having unregulated fast wind speeds. The system is placed in a fast wind mode of operation and time codes are read and compared to a preselected time code in order to locate a desired audio message for playback. The configuration of the system ensures that the playback of each message will commence only at the beginning of a message. In addition, the invention eliminates the need for a separate data track for time codes, thus increasing the signal to noise ratio of the system.