Roland CDX-1 Prohibiting digital copyingDigital Copy Prohibit

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More functions for the CDX-1
Prohibiting digital copying—Digital Copy Prohibit
When digitally recording from the CDX-1 to an MD recorder or similar device, you
can prohibit subsequent digital copying from the recorded MD to another MD
recorder.
If digital copying is prohibited, it will be impossible for the MD that was digitally
copied from the CDX-1 to be subsequently copied in digital form to another MD.
1. Press [UTILITY].
The Menu are displayed as icon.
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2. Press CURSOR [ ] to select the System
icon.
3. Press [YES/ENTER].
The System settings screen appears.
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4. Press CURSOR [ ] to move the cursor to
“D.Copy Protect.”
5. Turn the TIME/VALUE dial to select “ON.”
Subsequently, it will not be possible for a MD digitally recorded from the CDX-1 to
be again copied in digital form to another MD recorder.
● D.Copy Protect (digital copy protect):
Specify whether digital copying of a digitally copied tape will be prohibited.
ON: Digital copying will be prohibited.
THRU: A “Copy Protect Signal” is output with digital signals that are input from
DIGITAL IN (COAXIAL IN or OPTICAL IN) with “Copy Protect Signal.”
When using the CD player functionality (p. 49) of the CDX-1, a “Copy
Protect Signal” is output with digital signals that are playing back track
with “Copy Protect Signal.”
6. Press [DISPLAY] to return to the Basic screen.
*Some DAT recorders do not support SCMS, or do not allow digital connections to a CD player. If
you are using this type of DAT recorder, it will not be possible to record the digital output of the
CDX-1 on a DAT recorder if “D.Copy Protect” is turned “ON.” In such cases, you will need to
turn this setting “THRU.”
What is SCMS?
“SCMS” stands for “Serial Copy Management System.” This is a function of
consumer digital audio devices such as DAT recorders or MD recorders that protects
the copyright of the producer by prohibiting second-generation and subsequent
copies from being made digitally. If digital connections are made to a digital
recorder that has this function, SCMS flags will be recorded along with the digital
audio signals. Digital audio data that contains these flags cannot be recorded again
via a digital connection.