Storing music on the MusicCAST server

You can gain easy access to all of the songs in your CD collection, and play them back in multiple locations using MusicCAST clients if you store them on the hard disk drive in the MusicCAST server. Storing them together with the relevant album, artist, genre, and song titles enables you to quickly and simply search for songs you want to listen to and play them back.

Music storage formats

The MusicCAST server can store songs in both PCM and MP3 formats, and is set to store both by default. PCM format stores music with the same quality as CD, while the MP3 format uses highly compressed data. Storing songs in PCM format results in a high-quality sound but requires a large amount of space on the MusicCAST server hard disk drive. Storing songs in MP3 format results in sound quality that is not as high as that of PCM format songs but requires less space on the MusicCAST server hard disk drive. This enables you to store more songs on the hard disk drive (roughly 10 times more, depending upon the MP3 recording settings you choose).

The MusicCAST server stores PCM format songs mainly for playback on the MusicCAST server, and for recording onto CDs. The MusicCAST server can distribute PCM format songs to a single client, however normally the MusicCAST server distributes MP3 to MusicCAST clients (see page 125 for more information on distributing PCM format songs to MusicCAST clients).

Loading a CD into the MusicCAST server

Storing music on the MusicCAST server

4

2

7,9

5,6

Most of the explanations in this manual center on using the remote control to operate MusicCAST components, but you can also access most functions directly from the MusicCAST server and client units. Refer to the illustrations provided with each explanation to check which keys or buttons are applicable, and use those controls indicated for each numbered step to carry out procedures.

1Insert the MusicCAST server power cord into an AC outlet.

2

7,9

5,6

 

 

4

2Press STANDBY/ON on the MusicCAST server to turn its power on.

The STANDBY/ON indicator turns green.

3Turn the power of the TV/monitor connected to the MusicCAST server on, and set it to display the MusicCAST on-screen display (refer to your TV/Monitor manual for instructions on how to do this).

(This picture depicts the style of AC outlet found in the U.S.A).

The STANDBY/ON indicator turns red.

21

Page 21
Image 21
Yamaha mcx-1000 manual Music storage formats, Loading a CD into the MusicCAST server, Storing music on the MusicCAST server