Roland UA-30 Getting Started page 7

About SCMS
SCMS (Serial Copy Management System) is a function provided on
consumer digital audio devices such as DAT and MD recorders to
protect the rights of the copyright owner by prohibiting digital
second-generation recordings from being made via a digital
connection. If you record via a digital connection from a digital
recorder that has SCMS, the SCMS data will be recorded together
with the digital audio data. Digital audio data that contains SCMS
data cannot be recorded again via a digital connection.
On the UA-30
When data containing the SCMS flag (such as data from an MD that was
digitally copied from a commercial music CD) is input, the UA-30 will
function as follows.
If input from the UA-30's digital input connector:
• The UA-30 cannot record this data to your computer
• The audio will be output from the analog outputs (line output jacks,
headphone jack)
If input from the UA-30's analog inputs (line input jacks):
• Recording can occur normally
You will need to provide these items yourself
External amp, speakers, headphone, and mic are not
included
External amp, speakers, or headphones necessary for listening to the sound
output via the UA-30 are not included. Nor is a mic included for inputting
sound to the UA-30. You will need to provide these items yourself.
Digital input/output cables for connecting the MD or DAT
recorder are not included
Although you can use an MD or DAT digital recorder to perform digital
recording, the cables for connecting the recorder to the UA-30 are not
included. You will need to provide these separately.
Introduction
Regardless of the
presence or absence of the
SCMS flag, data that is
received at the digital
input connector of the
UA-30 will not be output
directly from the digital
output connector.
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