Chapter 3 Multi-Track Recording
1.Press [SYSTEM] several times until “SYS System PRM?” appears in the display.
2.Press PARAMETER [ 
] several times until “D.CpyProtect” appears in the display.
3.Rotate the TIME/VALUE dial.
Digital Copy Protect (Digital Copy Protect Switch)
This setting determines whether or not the digitally mixed down tape can be later copied digitally. If you wish to prohibit digital copying, set this “On.”
Off: Digital copying is not prohibited.
On: Digital copying is prohibited.
4.Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)]. Returns to Play condition.
With this procedure, you have made it so that your digitally mixed master tapes cannot be later copied digitally onto DAT tapes or similar digital media.
*Some DAT recorders do not conform to SCMS standards or cannot be connected digitally to CD players. If you are using such a DAT recorder, then if you set the Digital Protect Switch to “On,” the digital output from the VS- 880EX cannot be copied to the DAT recorder. In such instances, set the Digital Protect Switch to “Off.”
SCMS (Appendices p. 124)
Protecting Songs (Song Protect)
The possibility that a performance saved to the disk may still be mistakenly overwritten (recorded over), or that the song itself may be accidentally deleted has been considered. You can protect songs from being rewritten in situations such as these. The function is called Song Protect.
Turning on Song Protect disables the following opera- tions.
•Recording
•Undo (and Redo)
•Song Name, Song Optimize
•Track Edit
•Recording to Sync Tracks
•Creating Tempo Maps
•Song Store
About Effective Use
Song Protect performs the same function as the protect tab or switch on floppy disks and magnet- optical disks. Thus, even if Song Protect is turned on, you can still store locate points and mark points, and carry out operations such as changing Scenes. However, when you try to save the work you have done, “Song Protected” appears in the display, and you are prevented from continuing any further with the save. However, when you remove Song Protect, any settings made when Song Protect was on are lost.
After you have finished all work for the day, turn on Song Protect immediately before shutting off the power to the
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