Sony DTC-670 Operating Instructions Manual page 37

You can record a digital audio tape recorded via analog input/output to another via digital input/output. But, you cannot
make a second generation tape via digital input/output.
Turntable
DAT deck
Analog input/output
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Tape recorded via analog input/output
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(playback) Coaxial digital cable DAT deck (recording)
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Optical digital cable Digital input/output
(Recording is possible when connected
via analog input/output.)
There are no restrictions for generation when DAT decks are connected via analog input/output each other.
These rules does not apply when you use a DAT deck which does not adopt the Serial Copy Management System.
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