Protecting Songs (Song Protect) - Roland VS-1680 Owner's Manual

To Prohibit Digital Copying
When mixing down from the VS-1680 to a DAT
recorder or similar recorder via a digital connection,
you can prevent digital copying of the tape to which
the mixdown has been recorded.
For example, you are allowed to make only one copy
of a regular audio CD onto a DAT tape. Once the digi-
tal copy has been made to the DAT tape, you cannot
make further copies onto other digital devices using
digital connections. This function makes DAT tapes
copied digitally from the VS-1680 behave as those
copied digitally from CDs.
1. Hold down [SHIFT] and press [F5 (SYSTEM)].
The System menu icon appears in the display. If the
System menu icon does not appear, then press [F6
(EXIT)].
2. Press [F1 (SYSPM)]. If "SYSPM" does not appear
in [F1], first press [PAGE] until "SYSPM" is dis-
played, and then press [F1 (SYSPM)].
3. Using [
], [ ], [
"Digital Copy Protect."
Digital Copy Protect (Digital Copy Protect
Switch)
This setting determines whether or not the digitally
mixed down tape can be later copied digitally.
Off: Digital copying is not prohibited.
On: Digital copying is prohibited.
4. Rotate the TIME/VALUE dial. If you want to pro-
hibit digital copying, the set this to "On."
5. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)].
Returns to Play condition.
With this procedure, you have made it so that your
digitally mixed master tapes cannot be later copied
digitally onto DAT tapes or similar digital media.
* Some DAT recorders do not conform to SCMS standards
or cannot be connected digitally to CD players. If you are
using such a DAT recorder, then if you set the Digital
Protect Switch to "On," the digital output from the VS-
1680 cannot be copied to the DAT recorder. In such
instances, set the Digital Protect Switch to "Off."
SCMS (Appendices p. 64)
], and [ ], select
Chapter 3 Multi-Track Recording
Protecting Songs
(Song Protect)
The possibility that a performance saved to
the disk may still be mistakenly overwritten
(recorded over), or that the song itself may be
accidentally deleted has been considered. You can pro-
tect songs from being rewritten in situations such as
these. The function is called Song Protect.
Turning on Song Protect disables the following opera-
tions.
• Recording
• Undo (and Redo)
• Song Name, Song Optimize, Song Arrange, Song
Split, and Song Combine
• Track Edit and Phrase Edit
• Recording to Sync Tracks
• Creating Tempo Maps
• Song Store
About Effective Use
Song Protect performs the same function as the
protect tab or switch on floppy disks and magnet-
optical disks. Thus, even if Song Protect is turned
on, you can still store locate points and mark
points, and carry out operations such as changing
Scenes. However, when you try to save the work
you have done, "Song Protected" appears in the
display, and you are prevented from continuing
any further with the save. However, when you
remove Song Protect, any settings made when
Song Protect was on are lost.
After you have finished all work for the day, turn
on Song Protect immediately before shutting off
the power to the VS-1680. Furthermore, right
after turning on the power to the VS-1680 at the
beginning the day's operations, you should
immediately turn off Song Protect.
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