Sony MXD-D1 manual Guide to the Serial Copy Management System, Rule

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Guide to the Serial Copy Management System

An MD recorded with 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 signal to first-generation copies only. However, subsequent recording from the second- generation copy onto another recordable DAT tape or MD is possible only 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 sound sources (CDs, DATs or premastered MDs) onto a DAT tape or recordable MD via digital input jack on the DAT or MD deck. You cannot, however, record from this recorded DAT tape or MD onto another DAT tape or recordable MD via the digital input jack on the DAT or MD deck.

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Rule 2

You can record the digital input signal of 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

v

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

Playing

Optical cable or coaxial digital connecting cable

MD deck

Digital output jack

Digital input jack

Playing

MD deck

Digital output jack

Optical cable or coaxial digital

connecting cable

Digital input jack

Recording

DAT or MD

Playing

DAT deck or

MD deck

vFirst-generation DAT tape or MD recorded via digital-to-digital

vconnection

DAT deck or

MD deck

Recording

DAT or MD

DAT deck or

MD deck

vSecond- generation DAT tape or MD

recorded via digital-to-digital

vconnection

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

Playing	DAT deck or
	MD deck

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

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