Guide To The Serial Copy Management System; Serial Copy Management System - Tascam MD-301mkII Owner's Manual

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 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
ing
Digital output jack
Optical cable or
coaxial digital
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-
or
DAT deck MD deck
ing
Line (analog)
Digital output jack
output jacks
Optical cable or
Audio connec-
coaxial digital
ting cord
connecting
cable
Line (analog)
Digital input jack
input jacks
Record-
or
DAT deck MD deck
ing
... 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
Turntable
CD player
Audio
connecting cord
Record-
DAT deck
ing
MD deck
DAT
or
MD
Play-
DAT deck
ing
Optical cable or
coaxial digital
connecting cable
Record-
DAT deck
ing
DAT
or
MD
Play-
DAT deck
ing
Digital output jack
Optical cable or
coaxial digital
connecting
cable
Digital input jack
Record-
DAT deck
ing
Tuner
Microphone
Cassette deck
amplifier
DAT deck MD deck
Line (analog)
output jacks
Line (analog)
input jacks
or
MD deck
√
DAT tape or MD
recorded via
analog-to-digital
connection
√
or
MD deck
Digital output jack
Digital input jack
or MD deck
√
First-generation
DAT tape or MD
recorded via
digital-to-digital
connection
√
or MD deck
Line (analog)
output jacks
Audio connec-
ting cord
Line (analog)
input jacks
or MD deck
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... 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.
BS Tuner
Playing
Digital output jack
Optical cable or
coaxial digital
connecting cable
Digital input jack
Record-
or
DAT deck MD deck
ing
√
First-generation
DAT
DAT or MD
or
recorded via
MD digital-to-digital
connection
√
Play-
DAT deck or MD deck
ing
Digital output jack
Optical cable or
coaxial digital
connecting cable
Digital input jack
Record-
DAT deck or MD deck
ing
√
Second-generation
DAT DAT tape or MD
recorded via
or
digital-to-digital
MD
connection
√
Play-
or MD deck
DAT deck
ing
Line (analog)
Digital output jack
output jacks
Optical cable or
coaxial digital
Audio connec-
connecting
ting cord
cable
Line (analog)
Digital input jack
input jacks
Record-
or
DAT deck MD deck
ing