Sony MDS-E52 manual Guide to the Serial Copy Management System

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Guide to the Serial Copy Management System

This MD recorder uses the Serial Copy Management System, which allows only first-generation digital copies to be made of premastered software via the recorder’s digital input jack. An outline of this system appears below:

1 You can record from digital program sources (CDs, DATs

or premastered MDs) onto a DAT tape or recordable MD

via digital input jack on the DAT or MD recorder.

You cannot, however, record from this recorded DAT tape

or MD onto another DAT tape or recordable MD via the

Additional Information

2You can record the digital input signal of a digital satellite broadcast onto a DAT tape or recordable MD via the digital input jack on the DAT or MD recorder which is capable of handling a sampling frequeny of 32 kHz or 48 kHz. You can then record the contents of this recorded DAT tape or MD (first-generation) onto another DAT tape or recordable MD via digital input jack on the DAT or MD recorder to create a second-generation digital copy. Subsequent recording from the second-generation copy onto another recordable DAT tape or MD is possible only through the analog input jack on the DAT or MD recorder. Note, however, that on some BS tuners, second-generation digital copying may not be possible.

Playing

BS tuner

 

 

digital input jack on the DAT or MD recorder.

CD player

DAT recorder

Optical cable or coaxial digital connecting cable

Digital output jack

Digital input jack

Playing

MD recorder

 

Optical cable or

Digital output jack

 

coaxial digital

 

connecting cable

Digital input jack

 

Recording

DAT recorder or

MD recorder

 

Recording

DAT or MD

DAT recorder or

MD recorder

v

v

First-generation DAT tape or MD recorded via digital-to-digital connection

 

v

First-generation

 

 

DAT tape or MD

DAT or MD

 

recorded via

 

 

digital-to-digital

 

v

connection

Playing

DAT recorder or

 

MD recorder

 

 

 

Playback

DAT recorder or

MD recorder

 

Digital output jack

Optical cable or coaxial digital

connecting cable

Digital input jack

Digital output jack

Line (analog) output jacks

Optical cable or

 

Audio connecting

coaxial digital

 

 

cord

connecting cable

 

 

 

Digital input jack

Line (analog) input jacks

Recording

DAT recorder or

MD recorder

 

Recording

DAT or MD

DAT recorder or

MD recorder

vSecond- generation DAT

tape or MD recorded via digital-to-digital

vconnection

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Playback

DAT recorder or

MD recorder

 

Digital output jack

Line (agalog) output jacks

Optical cable or

 

Audio connecting

coaxial digital

 

connecting cable

 

cord

 

 

Digital input jack

Line (analog) input jacks

Recording

DAT recorder or

MD recorder

 

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Contents MiniDisc Recorder Precautions WelcomeAbout This Manual Table of Contents Unpacking When to replace batteriesConnection Inserting batteries into the remoteConnecting the AC power cord ConnectionWhat cords will I need? To record through Set Input to To record Set REC Mode toPress When TOC flashes in the displayDo the following Playing an MDChecking the remaining recordable time on the MD Useful Tips for RecordingIf Auto Cut appears in the display Auto Cut Monitoring the input signal Input MonitorIf Smart Space appears in the display Smart Space Playing back tracks just recordedRecording Over Existing Tracks Adjusting the Recording LevelWhile Track flashes in the display To record from the middle of the trackTo cancel Automatic Track Marking To display LEVEL-SYNCCase other than the above To stop Music Synchro-Recording To stop Time Machine RecordingIf the CD player does not start playing Synchro-Recording With a Sony CD PlayerTo pause recording You can change CDs during synchro-recordingChecking remaining time and the title of a track Using the DisplayLocating a Specific Track Locating a Particular Point in a Track Playing Tracks RepeatedlyRepeating the current track Setting new starting and ending points To cancel A-B RepeatTo cancel Shuffle Play Repeating a specific portion A-B RepeatCreating Your Own Program Program Play Checking the track orderChanging the track order Pausing after each track Auto Pause Erasing Recordings Erase FunctionInserting blank spaces while recording to tape Auto Space Erasing a single track To cancel the Erase FunctionErasing all tracks on an MD Erasing a part of a trackDividing Recorded Tracks Divide Function To cancel the Divide FunctionYou can undo a track division You can divide a track while recordingYou can undo a track combination To cancel the Combine FunctionLabeling Recordings Title Function Moving Recorded Tracks Move FunctionTo select To cancel labelingUntil If you entered the wrong characterTo label Make sure that the recorder is Changing an existing title ZTo select Press To change Make sure that the recorder isRemote control terminal Function of Control TerminalControl terminal CTRL-S Mounting the recorder DimensionsSystem Limitations Display MessagesMessage Meaning Some tracks cannot be combined with othersTroubleshooting Optional accessories SpecificationsInputs OutputsIndex of Parts and Controls Guide to the Serial Copy Management System DAT recorder or MD recorder DAT or MD Actual total number Sony Corporation
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