Digital Audio Server
Setup Guide
MCX-2000
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
FCC INFORMATION for US customers only
COMPLIANCE INFORMATION STATEMENT
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY PROCEDURE
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR U.K. MODEL
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ATTENZIONE
ACHTUNG
OBSERVERA
PRECAUCIÓN
Welcome to MusicCAST
Wirelessw
Options
Connecting with Peripheral Devices
Preparing Items
Powering Up
Remote Control Features and Operations
Setting Batteries
Creating a MusicCAST Network
Top Menu Easy Setup
Enter the following settings
PUSH SELECT PUSH SELECT PUSH SELECT PLAY
Streaming Music
Remote control
CD AUTO STORE button
When “All Songs” is selected
When “All Songs” is selected
When “All Songs” is selected
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Digital Audio Server
MCX-2000
OWNER’S MANUAL
Table of Contents
Song
Preface
Song 01 Song
Audio Playback Functions
Feature Overview
What’s Included
CD Recording Functions
Audio Recording Functions
Music Archiving Functions
Timer Function
Music Streaming Functions
Front Panel
Preparations and Setup
Panel Descriptions: MCX-2000
8CLIENT STATUS indicators 1~10
$RECORDING indicator
@BROADCAST indicator
#TIMER indicator
%ENCODING indicator
2XM jack US model only
Back Panel
1W_LAN ANT
3RS-232Cport
8ANALOG IN jacks stereo OPTICAL IN jack stereo
@10/100 indicator #LINK/DATA indicator
7ANALOG OUT jacks stereo 9OPTICAL OUT jack stereo
REMOTE terminal
1IR transmitter
Panel Descriptions: Remote Control
2 POWER AMP/TV button 3 TV/AMP switch
24 PLAY INFO. button
^Group selection buttons –/+
TIMER button
%Playback control buttons
&RANDOM button
Initial display
Connecting External Devices
Connecting to the AC Power
STANDBY/ON button: amber
Operation Modes on the MCX-2000
STANDBY/ON button: green
MCX-2000 MCX-A10/MCX-C15
STANDBY/ON button: amber
STANDBY/ON button: red
MCX-2000 MCX-A10/MCX-C15
Setting Batteries
Operating on the Remote Control
Remote Control Features and Operations
Using as a Universal Remote Control
MCX-2000Owner’s Manual
Registering Your TV Monitor to the MCX-2000
Selecting a menu item
Menu Operation Basics
For quick access to Top Menu
Returning to the previous screen
TV monitor Built-indisplay
Move the highlight
Move the highlight
Previous screen
Submenu
MCX-2000Menu Tree
MCX-2000Owner’s Manual
Configuring Your MusicCAST Network
Network Basics
Configuration of a MusicCAST-onlynetwork
Configuring a MusicCAST-onlyNetwork
12:00
12:00
12:00
CDDB database
Using Easy Setup
MusicCAST System Configuration
Easy Setup Overview
Date and Time
Network Connection stand-alone,without clients
Network Connection with clients
Network Configuration
For automatic configuration of a MusicCAST network
MCX-A10 MCX-A10
Automatic Configuration of a MusicCAST Network
Hub MCX-2000
MCX-A10 MCX-C15MCX-C15MCX-C15
Preparation on the MCX-2000
Preparation on Each Client
Automatic Registration of Clients
Clients ID found in the process
Manual Configuration of a MusicCAST Network
Checking Out Parameter Values
Settings on the MCX-2000
2IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway
IP Address
1Setting Method
3DNS Server P, DNS Server S
2ESS ID, WEP Key
Wireless LAN
1Wireless LAN
3Channel
Settings on Each Client
Server ID Client IDs
Mode
Server ID
Subnet Mask
DHCP
IP Address
ESS ID
WEP Key
Manual Registration of Clients
Confirming Network Status
Updating Client Firmware
Playing Archived Music
Applications
Playing Audio Sources
#3 #2
PAGE Scroll Buttons
Using the List View
Selecting a List Item
MCX-2000Owner’s Manual
MCX-2000Owner’s Manual
Identifying an List Item
Alphabetical index search Buttons
Adding a Bookmark to a Song
Play Information and Controls
1 2 3 4 5
Playing a CD
RANDOM
1 2 3
Notes on Playing an MP3 CD
What is CD-TEXT?
Retrieving Song Data
What is Gracenote CDDB?
What are ID3 Tags?
Listening to a Radio Broadcast
Listening to FM Radio
What is XM Satellite Radio?
Listening to XM Radio US model only
Activating Your XM Satellite Radio Account
Receiving XM Radio Broadcasts
Search category
Channel Search and Direct Access
Search all channels
Message
Action/Solution
NO SIGNAL
Description
Registering a Radio Station to the Presets List
Using the Presets List
Listening to Internet Radio
Current radio station FM frequency, etc
Playing a Radio Station from the Presets List
Preset groups
Current radio station
Getting the most out of the Presets List
FM Auto Preset dialog box
Station list
Analog Input
Playing External Audio Signals
Digital Input
Server selection dialog box
Playing Audio Content on the Computer
Network Content menu
Notes on Playing the Network Content
Recording Audio Sources
Recording Songs from a Music CD
1Album title 2 Artist name 3 Categorized genre
Importing a Music CD Automatically
CD AUTO STORE
Recording from FM Radio or External Audio Signals
1Track Marking
2SYNCHRO. Type
Duplicating a Music CD
Initialize Disc and proceed with recording
Songs in the selected album or playlist
Recording Archived Songs to a CD
When Album is selected
Exit this screen Select this to finish the process
Editing the Library
Typing Text Characters
Download Library Information Playlists - Links
Web Browser
Edit Title
Changing Song Attributes
Editing Song Data
Editing Titles
– Change Artist
Change Genre dialog box
Change Album dialog box
Deleting the PCM Data
Now, only MP3 data is stored
Other Song Delete Options
Delete PCM Data dialog box
Using a Playlist
Creating a Playlist
No other Submenu commands available
Editing a Playlist
Registering an Internet Radio Station
Renaming Items from the Radio Presets List
Click Select for a station list view
Operating a Client Remotely
Client currently selected
Selecting the Client Audio Source
Client source menu screen
Client currently selected
Broadcast
Setting the Timer Playback
MusicCAST as an Integrated Music Delivery System
Recall Play dialog box for the MCX-2000
Recall Play
MCX-2000Owner’s Manual
Recall Play dialog box for clients
Other Features
Setting Date and Time
Setting Date and Time Manually
Selecting the Time Display
Page displayed at Power ON
Using the Online CDDB Database
Defining User Interface
Front Panel Display
Screen Saver
Page Displayed at Power ON
Front Panel Display
Selecting Playback Options
2Change each parameter value as needed
Selecting Recording Options
1Select Top Menu Setup Recording
1Type of data stored in Music Archive
4OK, Cancel, Clear
Using the Timer Playback
1Content, Playback
2Activate when?, Date
RS-232C
Using a Yamaha AV Receiver
RS-232C
3Receiver input to which the MCX-2000is connected
•Pressing the STANDBY/ON button
•Selecting a song from the music archive
Checking the Network Status
Initializing Network Settings
Managing an Existing MusicCAST Network
Managing the MCX-2000System
System Utilities menu
MP3 Encode Schedule
Viewing System Information
Version
Controllable YAMAHA AV Receivers
Notes on Firmware update
5Password
Limiting Local Operations on the MCX-2000
1Setup
2Edit function
Discs that can be used for recording
Compatible Media CD/CD-R/CD-RW
Discs that can be used for recording on this unit
79-minute CD-Rdisc
Handling of discs
To prevent a malfunction of this unit
Rules of Digital Recording
Recording of non-audiosignals
About Digital Recording with MusicCAST
Notes on the MusicCast system
Cause
Troubleshooting
Symptom
Remedy
Remedy
Symptom
Cause
MCX-2000Owner’s Manual
Cause
Symptom
Playback from a wireless client is
Remedy
Network connections
Glossary
Playback
Recording
Hardware
Software
Laser Diode Properties
Specifications
Audio Performance
Inputs
Index
Numerics
Page
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