Sony NW-MS9 operating instructions MagicGate, Memory Stick, OpenMG, Magicgate

Glossary

MagicGate

Copyright protection technology that consists of authentication and encryption technology

Authentication ensures that protected content is transferred only between compliant devices and

media, and that protected content is recorded and transferred in an encrypted format to prevent

unauthorized copying or playback

Note
MAGICGATE	is terminology	denoting the copyright	protection	system developed by Sony It does not
guarantee conversion	among other	media

“MagicGate

Memory

Stick”

A

compact

IC recording

media

“Memory

Stick”

equipped

with

“MagicGate”

copyright

protection

technology

You

can

record

or

play

data,

such as

music,

that

requires

copyright

protection

only

by

using a

“MagicGate

Memory

Stick”

with

“MagicGate”

compatible

equipment

(e g

, Network

Walkman)

“MagicGate

Memory

Stick”

can

be

used

to

record

any other

kind

of

digital

data with

any

other

“Memory

Stick”

compatible

equipment

“MagicGate

Memory

Stick”

is

distinguished

by

the “MG”

and “MAGIC

GATE”

logos

“Memory

Stick”

“Memory

Stick”

is a

portable

and

compact

Integrated

Circuit

recording

medium

There

are

two

types

of “Memory

Stick”:

“MagicGate

Memory

Stick”

equipped

with

“MagicGate”

copyright

protection

technology

and a normal

“Memory

Stick”

not

equipped

with the

copyright

protection

technology

You

can

record

image

files,

audio

files,

and

sound

files

using

“Memory

Stick”

compatible

audio

visual

devices,

or record

data

from

the

computer

Data

with

different

formats

can

be

stored

in

the

same

“Memory

Stick

“

(Please

refer

to

the

instruction

manuals

that

come

with

the

devices

to check

which

format

the

equipment

is

able

to

read

)

For

example,

you

can store

image

files

in

the

space

available

on

“MagicGate

Memory

Stick”

using

the

respective

equipment

even

if there

are

already

audio

files

in

“MagicGate

Memory

Stick

”

OpenMG

Copyright

protection

technology

that

securely

manages

music

content

from

the

EMD/Audio

CD

on

a

personal

computer

Application

software

that

is installed

on

the

computer

encrypts

the

digital

music

content

when

recording

on

the

hard

drive

This

allows

you

to enjoy

music

content

on

the

computer,

but

prevents

unauthorized

transmission

of

this

content

across

a network

(or

elsewhere)

This

PC

copyright

protection

complies

with

“MagicGate,”

and

allows

you

to

transfer

digital

music

content

from

a PC’s

hard

drive

to

a compliant

device

ATRAQ,

which

stands

for

Adaptive

Transform

Acoustic

Coding3,

is

audio

compression

technology

that

satisfies

the

demand

for

high

sound

quality

and

high

compression

rates

The

ATRACS

compression

rate

is

approximately

10

times

higher

than

that

of

the

Audio

CD,

resulting

an

increased

data

capacity

for

the

media

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