Appendix

TROUBLESHOOTING

Refer to the chart below when the MCX-1000 does not appear to be functioning correctly. If the problem you are experiencing is not listed below or if the instructions listed next to the problem do not help, set the MCX-1000 to standby mode, disconnect the power cord from the AC outlet, and contact the nearest authorized YAMAHA dealer or service center.

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The MCX-1000 does not turn on

The MusicCAST power plug is not

Insert the power plug firmly into an AC

(SETUP

 

 

when you press STANDBY/ON.

inserted into the AC outlet correctly.

outlet.

GUIDE)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The MCX-1000 does not play

There is condensation on the laser

Turn off the power, wait 20 or 30

 

 

 

CDs.

pickup lens.

minutes, and then turn power on again.

 

 

 

 

The CD is loaded upside-down in the

Load the CD in the disc tray label side

 

 

 

 

disc tray.

up.

 

 

 

 

The CD is dirty.

Clean the CD.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The MCX-1000 cannot store or

The CD-R/CD-RW is finalized.

Load a blank recordable CD-R/CD-RW

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record CDs.

You have inserted a CD-R/CD-RW

into the disc tray.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

which has already had data recorded to

 

 

 

 

 

it in the disc tray.

 

 

 

 

 

There is no space remaining on the hard

Delete songs that you do not need, to

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disk drive.

make space on the hard disk drive.

 

 

 

 

The plug from the MCX-1000 was

For CD-Rs, replace the CD-R with a

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removed from the AC outlet, or the

new disc. For CD-RWs, initialize the

 

 

 

 

MCX-1000 was turned off during the

disc and then record it again.

 

 

 

 

recording process, deleting the songs

 

 

 

 

 

recorded.

 

 

 

 

 

The CD-R/CD-RW is dirty or

Clean or replace the CD-R/CD-RW.

 

 

 

 

scratched.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The MCX-1000 will not record

The maximum length for a single song

The MCX-1000 begins recording a new

 

 

 

songs longer than 100 minutes in

is 99 minutes and 59 seconds.

song after recording for 99 minutes and

 

 

 

duration on its hard disk drive.

 

59 seconds, regardless of the recording

 

 

 

 

 

mode set.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is a pause when starting

The MCX-1000 is playing back tracks

Connect the analog outputs on the

(SETUP

 

 

playback of songs when the

recorded with differing emphasis

MCX-1000 to the amplifier.

GUIDE)

 

 

MCX-1000 is connected to a

settings.

 

 

 

 

digital amplifier.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD-Rs made on the MCX-1000

The CD or DVD player you are using is

Use a CD / DVD player capable of

 

 

 

will not playback correctly on

not capable of playing CD-Rs/

playing back CD-Rs/CD-RWs.

 

 

 

other CD or DVD players.

CD-RWs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sound from the MCX-1000 skips

Either the MCX-1000 or the source

Change the location of your

 

 

 

during playback.

component is being shaken or vibrated.

components (unless the source

 

 

 

 

 

recording was affected by vibrations or

 

 

 

 

 

shocks).

 

 

 

 

The CD is dirty.

Clean the disc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The MCX-1000 does not operate

The system controller has stopped.

Press and hold the STANDBY/ON

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normally.

 

button on the front panel for at least 15

 

 

 

 

 

seconds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can hear the sound of a fan

The internal temperature of the

The internal fan in the MCX-1000

 

 

 

coming from the MCX-1000.

MCX-1000 is rising.

activates when the internal temperature

 

 

 

 

 

of the unit rises. This is not a

 

 

 

 

 

malfunction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Configuration does not

The network settings are incorrect.

→ Check the network settings.

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function correctly.

Surroundings are interfering with

→ Change the location of your

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

wireless network signals (for wireless

MusicCAST client, or try

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

connections only).

connecting using a wired network

 

 

Appendix

 

 

connection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Either the MCX-1000 or the MCX-A10

→ Check the connection procedure and

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is not set to Auto-Configuration mode.

try again.

 

 

 

 

The MusicCAST client is storing or

→ Try again when recording is

 

 

 

 

recording songs.

complete.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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