Sony MJ-L1 MJ-L1A operating instructions Guide to the Serial Copy Management System, Rule

Guide to the Serial Copy Management System

An MD recorded through a digital input cannot be used to make another recording with digital input. As a digital audio component, this MD deck conforms with the Serial Copy Management System standards. The Serial Copy Management System restricts copies made by recording digital signals to first-generation copies only.

However, subsequent recording from the first-generation copy onto another recordable DAT tape or MD is possible through the analog input jack on the DAT or MD deck.

There are three general rules that apply to this unit.

Rule 1

You can record from digital programme sources (CDs, DATs or premastered MDs) onto a DAT tape or recordable MD via the digital input jack on a DAT or MD deck. You cannot, however, record from this recorded DAT tape or MD onto another DAT tape or recordable MD via a digital input jack on the DAT or MD deck.

CD player	DAT deck
Playing	MD deck
	Digital output jack
Optical cable or
coaxial digital
connecting cable
	Digital input jack
Recording DAT deck or MD deck

First- generation DAT tape or

DAT or MDMD recorded via digital-to- digital connection

Playing	DAT deck or MD deck
Digital output jack		Line (analog) output jacks
Optical cable		Audio
or coaxial
digital		connecting
connecting		cord
cable
Digital input jack		Line (analog) input jacks

Recording DAT deck or MD deck

Rule 2

You can record a digital signal input from a digital satellite broadcast onto a DAT tape or recordable MD via the digital input jack on the DAT or MD deck which is capable of handling a sampling frequency of 32 kHz or 48 kHz. (This unit supports 44.1 kHz only.)

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 deck to create a second-generation digital copy. Note, however, that on some BS tuners, second-generation digital copying may not be possible.

Playing	BS tuner
Optical cable or		Digital output jack
coaxial digital
connecting cable
		Digital input jack
Recording	DAT deck or MD deck
		First-
		generation
		DAT tape or
DAT or MD		MD recorded
		via digital-to-
		digital
		connection
Playback DAT deck or MD deck
Optical cable or		Digital output jack
coaxial digital
connecting cable
		Digital input jack
Recording DAT deck or MD deck
		Second
		generation
DAT or MD		DAT tape or
		MD recorded
		via digital-to-
		digital
		connection
Playback DAT deck or MD deck
Digital output jack		Line (analog) output jacks
Optical cable		Audio
or coaxial
digital		connecting
connecting		cord
cable
Digital input jack		Line (analog) input jacks
Recording	DAT deck or MD deck

Rule 3

You can record a DAT tape or MD recorded via the DAT or MD deck’s analog input jack onto another DAT tape or MD via the DAT or MD deck’s digital output jack. You cannot, however, make a second-generation DAT tape or MD copy via the DAT or MD deck’s digital output jack.

Turntable		Tuner
CD player		Cassette deck
DAT deck		Microphone
		amplifier
Playing	MD deck
Audio connecting		Line (analog) output
cord		jacks

Line (analog) input jacks

Recording DAT deck or MD deck

DAT tape or MD recorded

DAT or MDvia analog-to- digital connection

Playing DAT deck or MD deck

Digital output jack

Optical cable or coaxial digital connecting cable

	Digital input jack
Recording DAT deck or MD deck
	First-
	generation
	DAT tape or
DAT or MD	MD recorded
	via digital-to-
	digital
	connection
Playing DAT deck or MD deck
Digital output jack	Line (analog) output jacks
Optical cable
or coaxial	Audio
digital	connecting
connecting	cord
cable
Digital input jack	Line (analog) input jacks

Recording DAT deck or MD deck

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