Tascam MD-301mkII user service Guide to the Serial Copy Management System, … Rule

Guide to the Serial Copy Management System

Serial Copy Management

System

This MD deck is in compliance with the Serial Copy Management System standard. This standard has been elaborated to restrict digital-to-digital copying to only the first generation. The basic rules governing this system are as described in the following.

…Rule 2

When an analog source such as an analog disc or FM broadcast is digitally recorded by using a DAT or MD, this recorded source can be digitally recorded on another DAT or MD. However, further digital copying is prohibited.

Playing	Tuner
Turntable	Cassette deck	Microphone
		amplifier

…Rule 3

A DAT deck or an MD deck which is compatible with 32 kHz and 48 kHz sampling frequencies can record the digital audio of satellite broadcasting digitally (digital-to- digital). A first-generation DAT or MD recorded in this way can be recorded again on another DAT or MD digitally (digital-to- digital). However, the second-generation DAT or MD may not be recordable with certain BS tuner models.

…Rule 1

A digital recording is possible from a digital source such as a CD, DAT or pre-mastered MD onto a DAT or recordable MD through a digital input connection. However, further digital-to-digital recording is prohibited for the second generation and later.

Play-	CD player	DAT deck		MD deck
ing
Optical cable or			Digital output jack
coaxial digital

CD player	DAT deck		MD deck
			Line (analog)
Audio			output jacks
connecting cord			Line (analog)
			input jacks
Record-	DAT deck	or	MD deck
ing
		√
DAT			DAT tape or MD
			recorded via
or
			analog-to-digital
MD
			connection

Playing BS Tuner

Optical cable or coaxial digital connecting cable

Record-	DAT deck	or
ing

√

DAT

or

Digital output jack

Digital input jack

MD deck

First-generation DAT or MD recorded via

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connecting cable			Digital input jack
Record-	DAT deck	or	MD deck
ing
		√	First-generation
DAT
			DAT tape or MD
or			recorded via
MD			digital-to-digital
			connection

√

Play-	DAT deck	or
ing

Optical cable or coaxial digital connecting cable

Record-

MD deck

Digital output jack

Digital input jack

MD

√

Play-	DAT deck	or
ing

Optical cable or coaxial digital connecting cable

digital-to-digital connection

MD deck

Digital output jack

Digital input jack

		√
Play-			or
	DAT deck
ing
Digital output jack

Optical cable or coaxial digital connecting cable

Digital input jack

Record- DAT deck or

MD deck

Line (analog) output jacks

Audio connec- ting cord

Line (analog) input jacks

MD deck

ing DAT deck or

√

DAT

or

MD

		√
Play-			or
	DAT deck
ing
Digital output jack

MD deck

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

MD deck

Line (analog) output jacks

Record-	DAT deck	or
ing

√

DAT

or

MD

		√
Play-			or
	DAT deck
ing
Digital output jack

MD deck

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

MD deck

Line (analog) output jacks

ing

Optical cable or
coaxial digital	Audio connec-	Optical cable or
connecting	ting cord	coaxial digital
cable		connecting
		cable

Digital input jack	Line (analog)
	input jacks

Record-				Digital input jack
	DAT deck	or	MD deck
ing				Record-
				ing	DAT deck	or

Audio connec- ting cord

Line (analog) input jacks

MD deck

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