Sony MSAC-US30: Restrictions imposed by the copyright protection
Restrictions imposed by the copyright protection: Sony MSAC-US30
Table of contents
- English
- Notice
- Pay attention to the following points when using this unit. zHint
- Table of contents
- On “Memory Stick” What is “Memory Stick”? “Memory Stick” types that can be used with this unit
- What is “MagicGate”? Using MagicGate compatible “Memory Stick”
- System requirements
- When using Windows 2000/Windows XP
- On System Restore and Windows XP/Windows Me
- Checking the supplied accessories
- Supplied applications
- Using the operating instructions and online help
- How to use the online Help (When Using Windows)
- Installing the software on your computer Installing the device driver on your computer 1 Turn on your computer.
- 2 Insert the supplied CD-ROM (MSAC-US30) into the CD-ROM 3 Carefully read the License Agreement, and then click the [Agree] button. 4 Click the [Next] button as prompted on the screen.
- 5 When you click [Finish], the driver installation is completed. 6 Following this, installation of the “Memory Stick Formatter” starts. 7 When you click [Finish], installation of “Memory Stick Formatter” is completed.
- 8 Following this, installation of the operating instructions (PDF file) is performed automatically.
- Installing the “SonicStage” software (including “OpenMG”) on your computer 1 Do as follows to install “SonicStage”. 2 Carefully read the License Agreement, and then click the
- 3 Click the [Next] button as prompted on the screen. 4 Select the folder in which you want to install “SonicStage”. 5 Select the folder for storing the “OpenMG” contents.
- 6 Click the [Finish] button. 7 Click the [Restart] button to restart your computer.
- Connecting this unit to your computer On the special USB cable
- Recommended ways for connecting this unit
- Confirming that connections are completed
- When the removable disk (Memory Stick icon) is not indicated 1 Double-click the “System” icon on the “Control Panel”. 2 Check if the device driver has already been installed.
- 2 (Continued) 3 Delete the driver if installed.
- – When using Windows 98SE/Windows Me –
- Copying image data recorded on “Memory Stick” to your computer
- Disconnecting the unit from your computer 1 Click the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon in the task tray in the lower right corner of the screen. 2 Click “Safely remove Sony Memory Stick USB Reader/Writer (MSAC-US30)-Drive (F:)”.
- 3 [“Sony Memory Stick USB Reader/Writer (MSAC-US30) can be safely removed.”] is displayed.
- How to Use (When using Macintosh) You can use this unit without installing the driver by connecting this unit to your computer. Removing this unit from your computer or removing “Memory Stick” from this unit.
- About “SonicStage”
- Categorizing imported music as desired (Play List)
- Music files compatible with “SonicStage”
- WMT (Windows Media Technologies) compatible music files
- Check-in/check-out
- Before using “SonicStage” (Be sure to read)
- Cautions when using “OpenMG Jukebox” Writing to a CD-RW/CD-R disc
- Launching “SonicStage”
- Formatting (initialization) of “Memory Stick”
- Write-protecting data Data read/write speed
- Precautions for use of “Memory Stick”
- Uninstalling (Deleting) the software – In the case of Windows 2000/Windows XP – 1 Using Windows 2000: Select [Settings] from the [Start] menu and then click [Control Panel].
- 2 Using Windows 2000: Double-click the “Add/Remove Programs” icon. 3 Click “Change/Remove”. 4 Select the software to be removed (“SonicStage”, Memory Stick Formatter) from the list of “Currently installed
- Troubleshooting Symptom Cause/Solution
- Restrictions imposed by the copyright protection
- Specifications
- LIMITED WARRANTY
Restrictions imposed by the copyright
protection
Restrictions imposed by the copyright-
protection technology “OpenMG”
The “SonicStage” software employs the Sony-developed copyright-
protection technology “OpenMG” to safeguard the copyrights of music
contents. To allow copyright-protected music data to be handled on a
personal computer, “OpenMG” employs an advanced encryption
technology that complies with the SDMI agreement. Consequently, please
understand that the following restrictions apply when you use the
software.
•Music data stored on your computer’s hard disk by use of “SonicStage”
cannot be played back on another computer, even after being copied to
that device.
•Music data transferred (checked out) from your computer on a
MagicGate compatible “Memory Stick” cannot be played back on
another computer, etc., even when copied to the device.
•Music data transferred (checked out) to a MagicGate compatible
“Memory Stick” cannot be transferred (checked in) to any other
computer than the one from which the data was originally transferred.
•The same “SonicStage” program cannot be installed on multiple
computers.
•If Usage Rule conditions are attached to music data in accordance with
the wishes of the copyright holder and service businesses, you can only
perform the operations that are allowed in accordance with the imposed
rules. In the case of music data, such as music CDs, etc., where no usage
rules apply, you can only perform the operations defined by the basic
SDMI rules (Default Usage Rule). According to the Default Usage Rule
“a single set of music data can only be checked out 3 times.”
•In accordance with the SDMI agreements, the “SonicStage” software is
not capable of handling music data with imbedded copy-guard signals.
•The current version of the “SonicStage” software is designed based on
the current SDMI agreements. There is a possibility that a part of the
functions featured in the current software version may become unusable
if the SDMI stipulations are to be amended in the future. Upgraded
versions are scheduled to be released to cope with future amendments.
Please note that upgrade versions may be offered at cost to the user.
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