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CONTROL TRACK HEAD [2 records]

Record 1 2014-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
OBS

Audio, control, and video tracks on 2-inch tape in quadrature or transverse recording technique.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Video Technology
DEF

[A device that] transmits pulses onto the tape to control the start of each alternate field.

CONT

... the control track head reads the control or sync track and adjusts the capstan speed to position each video head exactly over the appropriate "stripe" of picture information ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vidéotechnique
DEF

Système qui régularise le défilement de la bande magnétique devant les têtes vidéo.

Spanish

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