Yamaha MCX-2000 Album, Artist, Bookmark list, MP3 format, PCM format, Storing, Genre, Group, Song

Glossary

This manual uses a number of terms that, though not specific to the MusicCAST system, are not in general everyday use. In addition, some terms are used in a slightly unusual context. These words are listed alphabetically and in context below, along with an explanation of their meaning.

Playback

Album

A collection of songs in the MusicCAST database assigned to a particular artist, and given a name. Each album is assigned to an artist. By default, each CD you store in the server stored as an Album.

Artist

The item in the MusicCAST database to which albums are assigned. The artist of any CD you store in the MusicCAST is stored as the artist to the corresponding album (see album above).

Bookmark list

A list of songs you have designated for easy retrieval.

MP3 format

A data format used to store music on the hard disk drive in the server. MP3 files take roughly one tenth of the space that PCM files take to store the same song. However, sound quality is not as good as that of PCM files, and the server cannot record MP3 files to a CD-R.

PCM format

A data format used to store music on the hard disk drive in the server. PCM files provide CD quality audio playback but require a lot of space on the hard disk drive.

Storing

Copying the tracks on a CD onto the hard disk drive in the server.

Genre

The music type to which the albums stored in the server are assigned. Examples include Jazz, Rock, and Classical.

Group

The category which you are operating your MusicCAST component in. For example, if you play an album without selecting a song, then you are operating within the “album” category. If you play a genre without selecting a song, you are operating within the “genre” category.

Playlist

A list of songs you designate using the server for playback in a given sequence.

Song

A single continuous track, equivalent to a single track from a CD, cassette, or other source, stored on the server.

Network connections

Connections

The links between the components in your MusicCAST network which allow them to exchange information. MusicCAST components can make both wired and wireless connections.

DHCP

A system of automatically assigning IP addresses to components in a LAN. A server component running a DHCP service assigns an IP address to components when they are switched on.

DNS

An abbreviation for Domain Name System.

DNS server

A computer that is running a DNS service (see DNS).

Recording

CDDB

The CDDB (Gracenote CDDB Music Recognition Service) is a database which you can access to gain information on the songs, artists, genre, and album names for music CDs.

CD-TEXT

Data encoded on some CDs which contains information on its song titles, album, artist, and genre names.

Encoding

The process of converting PCM data stored from a CD into MP3 data.

ESS ID

The ID of the channel that your MusicCAST system uses to transmit data when using wireless connections.

Gateway

The IP address of the component on a network through which other components on the same network connect to the Internet.

IP address

Four 3 digit numbers that together make up a unique identity number used by a component connected to a network.

Network

A collection of electronic components which share data and resources with one another.

Network cable

A cable for connecting two components on a Local Area Network (LAN).

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