Guide to the Serial Copy Management System

Serial Copy Management

System

This MD deck is in compliance with the Serial Copy Management System standard. This standard has been elaborated to restrict digital-to-digital copying to only the first generation. The basic rules governing this system are as described in the following.

Rule 2

When an analog source such as an analog disc or FM broadcast is digitally recorded by using a DAT or MD, this recorded source can be digitally recorded on another DAT or MD. However, further digital copying is prohibited.

Playing

Tuner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turntable

 

Cassette deck

Microphone

 

 

amplifier

 

 

 

 

Rule 3

A DAT deck or an MD deck which is compatible with 32 kHz and 48 kHz sampling frequencies can record the digital audio of satellite broadcasting digitally (digital-to- digital). A first-generation DAT or MD recorded in this way can be recorded again on another DAT or MD digitally (digital-to- digital). However, the second-generation DAT or MD may not be recordable with certain BS tuner models.

Rule 1

A digital recording is possible from a digital source such as a CD, DAT or pre-mastered MD onto a DAT or recordable MD through a digital input connection. However, further digital-to-digital recording is prohibited for the second generation and later.

Play-

CD player

 

 

DAT deck

MD deck

ing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical cable or

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digital output jack

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

coaxial digital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD player

DAT deck

MD deck

 

 

 

Line (analog)

Audio

 

 

output jacks

 

 

 

connecting cord

 

Line (analog)

 

 

 

 

 

 

input jacks

Record-

DAT deck

or

MD deck

ing

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAT

 

 

DAT tape or MD

 

 

recorded via

or

 

 

 

 

analog-to-digital

MD

 

 

 

 

connection

Playing

BS Tuner

Optical cable or coaxial digital connecting cable

Record-

DAT deck

or

ing

 

 

DAT

or

Digital output jack

Digital input jack

MD deck

First-generation DAT or MD recorded via

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connecting cable

 

Digital input jack

 

 

 

Record-

DAT deck

or

MD deck

ing

 

 

 

 

 

First-generation

DAT

 

 

 

 

DAT tape or MD

or

 

 

recorded via

MD

 

 

digital-to-digital

 

 

 

connection

Play-

DAT deck

 

 

or

ing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical cable or coaxial digital connecting cable

Record-

MD deck

Digital output jack

Digital input jack

MD

Play-

DAT deck

 

 

or

ing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical cable or coaxial digital connecting cable

digital-to-digital connection

MD deck

Digital output jack

Digital input jack

 

 

Play-

 

 

or

DAT deck

 

ing

 

 

 

 

Digital output jack

 

 

Optical cable or coaxial digital connecting cable

Digital input jack

Record-

DAT deck

or

MD deck

Line (analog) output jacks

Audio connec- ting cord

Line (analog) input jacks

MD deck

ing

DAT deck

or

 

 

DAT

or

MD

 

 

Play-

 

 

or

DAT deck

 

ing

 

 

 

 

Digital output jack

 

 

MD deck

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

MD deck

Line (analog) output jacks

Record-

DAT deck

or

ing

 

 

DAT

or

MD

 

 

Play-

 

 

or

DAT deck

 

ing

 

 

 

 

Digital output jack

 

 

MD deck

Second-generation DAT tape or MD recorded via digital-to-digital connection

MD deck

Line (analog) output jacks

ing

Optical cable or

 

 

coaxial digital

Audio connec-

Optical cable or

connecting

ting cord

coaxial digital

cable

 

connecting

 

 

cable

Digital input jack

Line (analog)

input jacks

 

Record-

 

 

 

Digital input jack

 

DAT deck

or

MD deck

 

 

 

ing

Record-

 

 

 

 

 

 

ing

DAT deck

or

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audio connec- ting cord

Line (analog) input jacks

MD deck

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