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Guide to the serial copy management system
Since your MD unit uses the Serial Copy Management
System (SCMS), MDs recorded through the digital
input terminal cannot be used to make subsequent
copies to other MDs through the digital output termi-
nal. The following diagram shows a system for making
copies through the digital or analog terminals.
Rule 1
You can record digital source (CD, premastered MD,
and DAT equipment with a sampling frequency of 44.1
kHz) to a recordable MD through the digital input ter-
minal.
However, you cannot make subsequent copies from
the recordable MD to other recordable MDs through
the digital output terminal. Subsequent copies can be
made only through the analog output terminal.
Rule 2
You can record a digital satellite broadcast signal onto
a recordable MD via the digital input terminals on the
MD recorder, which is capable of handling a sampling
frequency of 32 kHz or 48 kHz. You can then record
the contents of this recorded MD (first-generation)
onto another recordable MD via digital input terminals
on the MD recorder to create a second-generation
digital copy.
Note, however, that with some BS tuners, second-
generation digital copying may not be possible.
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Rules for digital recording
CD player DAT deck
MD recorder
Digital output terminal
Digital input terminal
Line (analog)
output terminal
Audio connecting
cable
Line (analog)
input terminal
Digital output terminal
Digital input terminal
Playing
MD recorder
Optical cable or
coaxial digital
connecting cable
MD
First-generation MD
recorded via
digital-to-digital
connection
MD recorder
Optical cable or
coaxial digital
connecting cable
MD recorder
Recording
Playing
Recording
BS tuner
Digital output terminal
Digital input terminal
Recording
Line (analog)
output terminal
Audio connecting
cable
Line (analog)
input terminal
Digital output terminal
Digital input terminal
Playing
Digital output terminal
Digital input terminal
MD recorder
MD
First-generation MD
recorded via
digital-to-digital
connection
MD recorder
Optical cable or
coaxial digital
connecting cable
MD recorder
Optical cable or
coaxial digital
connecting cable
MD recorder
Optical cable or
coaxial digital
connecting cable
MD
Second-
generation MD
recorded via
digital-to-digital
connection
MD recorder
Playing back
Playing back
Recording
Recording