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