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Operation - Ripping
6.1 The Ripping Process
Ripping CDs is a simple process. It is preferable, while
ripping, for HDX-SSD to be connected to a working and
reliable internet service.
Note:
An internet connection is necessary for the HDX-SSD
to identify CDs and download their artist, title, track listing
and artwork data. If the HDX-SSD is unable to access the
internet while ripping, it will initially interrogate a small
internal database for the CD’s associated data. If the CD is
not found on the internal database, only the ripped audio
data and its identification code will be stored. Manual
input of CD data or further AMG and FreeDB database
requests can be made via the Desktop Client application
once an internet connection is re-established.
Note:
Right-click on the album name in the Desktop Client
interface to request an online database lookup manually.
To rip a CD press the front panel or handset
open
button
and place the CD on the drawer. Press the
open
button
again to close the drawer. Ripping will begin automatically
and takes up to eight minutes.
Note:
It is good practice to check that the playing surface
of each CD is clean before ripping.
Note:
Ripping can be cancelled once underway by
pressing the HDX-SSD front panel open button or selecting
Abort on the Front Panel Display Interface Ripping Monitor
page.
When the HDX-SSD has ripped the CD and downloaded its
associated data it will eject the CD automatically. As soon
as a CD has been ejected, the HDX-SSD is ready to rip the
next one. The
Ripping Monitor
menu provides feedback on
progress as the ripping process takes place.
The CD will be included in the HDX-SSD’s music library listing
a short while after it has been successfully ripped. It will
then be available for playback either locally or across a
NaimNet network.
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HDX-SSD will only fulfil its potential if it holds a significant library of music. A typical music
CD carries approximately 600MB of data so every 1TB of network storage capacity will
hold approximately 1500 CDs. Ripping a typical CD takes up to eight minutes thanks to
the advanced data handling algorithms that ensure, unless the CD is badly damaged, the
ripped data is always a “bit-perfect” copy.
6.2 Copyright Issues
The music carried on a CD, and the recording of the CD
itself, is likely to be the subject of copyright restrictions
which allow the owner of the CD only to make copies
(ripping in effect copies a CD) for personal use only.
Ripping CDs that you don’t personally own may violate
copyright law.
Note:
CD copyright law may vary with territory.
