Yamaha Symptom, Cause, Remedy, MCX-2000Owner’s Manual, There are skips or pauses during

Symptom	Cause	Remedy
There are skips or pauses during	Surroundings are interfering with wireless network	Try using a different wireless network channel, or use
playback from the clients.	signals (for wireless connections only).	a wired network connection.
	The network is extremely congested (for wired	Place your MusicCAST components under a different
	network connections).	subnet.
	Thick walls, televisions, microwave ovens, and	Relocate your client, or use a wired network
	devices such as cellular telephones that transmit	connection to connect the client to the MCX-2000.
	radio signals may interfere with or block the wireless
	network signals from the MusicCAST system.
The server does not appear to find the	The MCX-2000 is set not to access the Gracenote	Set the MCX-2000 to access the Gracenote CDDB.
correct album, or finds no albums at all,	CDDB
when you attempt to store an album.
	The MCX-2000 is only accessing its built-in	The built-in Gracenote CDDB database on the
	Gracenote CDDB.	MCX-2000 may not contain data on some CDs. Set
		the MCX-2000 to access the Gracenote CDDB via the
		Internet (note: connect the MCX-2000 to the Internet
		first).
	The MCX-2000 cannot access the Internet-based	Check the network settings.
	Gracenote CDDB service even though it is set to do
	so.
The MCX-2000 does not display the	The MusicCAST supports languages in compliance	Edit the text manually.
data it obtains from the Gracenote	with ISO-8859-1 standards. Data that is not in
CDDB correctly.	accordance with these standards does not display
	correctly.
The MCX-2000 stops storing songs	The hard disk drive is full.	Delete any songs you do not need, or delete PCM
prematurely.		versions of songs.
	The MCX-2000 is set to Synch. Recording for signals	Store songs manually.
	from external inputs.
You are unable to select some songs	You are attempting to select songs for which only	The server cannot record MP3 files to CD.
for recording to the CD.	MP3 files exist.
You cannot enter the CD creation or	The MCX-2000 is already recording something other	Stop all other recording.
CD storing screens after recording	than the item you are attempting to select.
from an external device.
Volume levels for the analog inputs are	The current analog input level setting is not	Use the “REC Level” in the Submenu to set an
too low or too high (distorted).	appropriate.	appropriate recording level.
You cannot change from external input	The MusicCAST is recording from an external input.	Stop recording from an external source.
to another playback option.
Playback changes from the external	Another operator is changing sources.	Stop the operator from changing sources.
input for no apparent reason.
The MCX-2000 does not control the AV	You are using a “straight” RS-232 cable.	Use a “cross” cross-type RS-232 cable.
receiver correctly.
	You have not set the MCX-2000 to change AV	Set The server to change AV receiver settings.
	receiver settings.
	The AV receiver 6 channel input parameter, is set to	Set the AV receiver 6 channel setting to “OFF”.
	“ON”.
The correct time is not displayed.	The power cable has been disconnected from an AC	The MCX-2000 holds backup data for no longer than
	outlet for more than 6 hour.	6 hour after the power cable is disconnected from the
		AC outlet. Disconnecting it for longer than this will
		reset the internal clock. Reconnect the power cable
		within one minute of disconnection.
There is a gap between MP3 songs.	MP3 songs are encoded individually.	This is not a defect in the MCX-2000.
There is no sound from analog inputs.	The external component is not connected correctly.	Connect the component correctly.
Playback is delayed or starts at the	The CD is scratched or dirty.	Check the CD, and replace it if necessary.
wrong place on the CD.
The speakers emit a humming sound.	Connect your components correctly.	Connect the stereo pin cables firmly.
The remote control does not appear to	The batteries in the remote control are exhausted.	Replace both batteries with new ones.
function correctly.
	You are attempting to operate the	Use the remote control within a 60 degree arc, no
	MCX-2000 from too far away. You are not aiming the	further than 6 meters from the MCX-2000.
	remote controller at the MCX-2000.
	Bright light (such as sunlight or light from a	Relocate the MCX-2000 so that no bright light strikes
	fluorescent lamp) is striking the remote control	the remote control sensor.
	sensor.
Playback on the clients skips or	The current state of your network (wired or wireless) is	Try stopping playback and/or recording.
pauses.	preventing smooth playback.
	The MCX-2000 is doing too many tasks, such as	Reduce simultaneous tasks and ‘unload’ the
	streaming to multiple clients (including streaming	MCX-2000.
	PCM data), recording or importing music, editing a
	name or title using the PS/2 keyboard, etc., at the
	same time.

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