McIntosh MS300 user manual Creating CDs, Creating a Custom MIX CD

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CREATING CDs

MS300 User’s Manual

CREATING CDS

The MS300 is a complete media solution for storing, managing, and listening to your music, but what if you want to get your music out of your MS300 and take it with you? The MS300 has that covered as well. You can easily create custom mix CDs, backups copies of any physical CD, and record from the external analog inputs to a CD.

CREATING A CUSTOM MIX CD

A Custom Mix CD is a collection of songs that you record or “burn” to a blank CD. The new CD can then be played in your car stereo, computer, or any CD player which supports CD-R or CD-RW discs.

Follow these steps to create a custom Mix CD:

1.Press the MUSIC key to make sure you are in the Music source mode.

2.Press the RECORD key to display the Music Record Options menu.

3.Select the CREATE AN AUDIO MIX CD button if you want to create a standard audio CD which can be played in almost any CD player or select the CREATE A DATA MIX CD button if you want to create an data CD that can be played in any computer or CD player which supports MP3 CDs.

4.When the Music Record Select Guide appears, you can select one or more songs to include on your Mix CD. Navigation

of the Record Select Guide is the same as the other Guide screens. Note: You can select up to 80 minutes or 700 MB of songs because these are the maximum limits of recordable CDs.

5.Press the RECORD key again to continue the recording process and display the Music Record Progress – CD Read screen.

6.The MS300 will read each song you have selected and

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Contents Music Server MS300 User’s Manual Page Page Important Safety Instructions Page Table of Contents Safety Instructions Product Introduction Table of Contents MS300 User’s Setting the Screen Saver PreferencesActivation Idle Time Mode Setting UP the MS300 WEB Server Using the WEB User Interface Restarting the System Updating the SoftwareGeneral Speciﬁcations Audio SpeciﬁcationsVideo Speciﬁcations FCC Part 15, Subpart BTrademarks & Service Marks IntroductionElectronics Three Year Limited Warranty Certificate About this Manual Record Your Serial NumberRepair Authorization Copyright Quick Setup SetupOff = unit on Power button once to turn on the MS300 Navigation Power STANDBY/ON IR Receiver Communication Ports Entering Numeric Entry Mode Setup Music on the MS300 Getting Music Into the MS300Recording from the Internal CD Supported External CD Changers Connecting Sony DVP-CX777ES CD/DVD Changers CDs Only Connecting Sony CD Changers Connecting Kenwood CD/DVD Changers CDs Only Connecting Pioneer CD/DVD Changers CDs Only Loading Discs Into Changers Hard drive Importing Music Files System Requirements MS300 User’s Importing from a PC MS300 User’s Importing from a Mac MS300 User’s Recording from Other External Sources Erasing a CD-RW Disc Listening to Music Playing the Current Title View By Artist Changing the Current Play Mode MS300 User’s View By SongViewing by Genre Listening to iRADIO Browsing Internet Radio StationsPlaying the Current Station Managing Your Media Creating PlaylistsManaging Your Media Creating Groups Managing Your Media Adding Internet Radio Stations Managing Your Media Editing Disc Info MS300 User’s Automatically Lookup Information for This Disc MS300 User’s Searching for the Original Cover MS300 User’s MS300 User’s Editing Track Names Editing Radio Information Editing Playlists Follow these steps to edit a Group Always sorted alphabetically You may delete entire Playlists from the Music Guide Follow these steps to delete Groups Creating CDs Creating a Custom MIX CDCreating CDs Duplicating a CD Recording from AN External Source User Preferences Activation Idle TimeMS300 User’s Photo Screen Saver Mode Specify which US time zone your MS300 is located Setting Your ZIP Code Enabling Password Protection Choosing Your Network Connection MS300 User’s Testing the Connection MS300 User’s Ethernet Settings MS300 User’s Dialup Settings Setting the MS300 Server Settings Networking Configuring a MS300 ServerConfiguring a MS300 Client Server SelectionPeer to Peer Music Sharing Selecting the Audio Encoder Type Setting the Disc Insert Preferences Video Output Preferences Video FormatMS300 User’s Centering the MS300 Screen MS300 User’s Adjusting your TV’s Brightness MS300 User’s Adjusting your TV’s Contrast MS300 User’s Adjusting your TV’s Sharpness MS300 User’s Adjusting your TV’s Color and Tint Looking UP Disc Information MS300 User’s Automatically Getting Disc Information MS300 User’s Getting Disc Information for a Range of Discs MS300 User’s Getting Disc Information for All Discs Recording from External Changers MS300 User’s Automatically Recording CDs MS300 User’s Recording a Range of CDs MS300 User’s Recording All CDs Controlling the MS300 from Other Devices MS300 Utilities MS300 User’s Restarting the System MS300 User’s Updating the Software Setting UP the MS300 WEB Server WEB Browser ControlConnecting to Your MS300 Using a WEB Browser Using the WEB Browser AS a Music Client Backup and Restore MS300 Music BackupTroubleshooting Network ProblemsAdditional Info Mcintosh Product SupportAudio Speciﬁcations MS300 User’s FCC Part 15, Subpart B Gracenote License Agreement MS300 User’s Manual Packing Instructions MS300 User’s Manual