Abstract: An error correcting and controlling system forms syndromes S.sub.1 and S.sub.2 for each of a set of reproduced, sampled signal words and error correcting words P or Q and also forms a syndrome S.sub.i =S.sub.1 .sym.T.sup.i-7 S.sub.2 by using the result of a CRC check of the set of sampled signal words. An error position i is determined by three zero counters which respectively indicate S.sub.1 .noteq.0, S.sub.2 .noteq.0 and S.sub.i .noteq.0. Alternatively, the system may further include three counters for respectively counting errors developed in the set of sampled signal words, and the error correcting words P and Q, the errors being detected by a CRC check circuit. When any one of the counters counts an error and the remaining counters count no error with S.sub.1 .noteq.0, S.sub.2 .noteq.0 and S.sub.i .noteq.0, a control signal is generated to perform a concealing operation, such as a means value interpolation, etc.