Yamaha MCX-2000 setup guide Playing External Audio Signals, Digital Input, Analog Input

Playing External Audio Signals

As a music server designed to seamlessly integrate all of your audio sources, the MCX-2000 comes standard with analog and digital audio input connectors on the back panel (ANALOG IN and OPTICAL IN). If you have already connected them to the relevant audio output connectors on external equipment (page 9), you can simply select and play external audio signals as another audio source of the MCX-2000. Of course, you can also record them into the music archive (page 69).

1Make sure that audio signals from the external device are set to an appropriate line level, especially when the output level can be controlled from the device (such as a mixer).

nIf the external audio signals come from fixed-level output jacks (such as AUX OUT or OPTICAL OUT on a tape deck), this step may not be necessary.

3Move the selection (highlight) to either option, and then press the SELECT or Play button on the remote control, or select the Play command from the Submenu. The Play Information screen for external inputs appears.

Currently selected input

2Select Top Menu > Library > Inputs to open the following menu screen.

Inputs menu

■Digital Input

Select this when playing audio signals from the OPTICAL IN jack.

■Analog Input

Select this when playing audio signals from the ANALOG IN jacks.

4Start playback on the external output device connected to the currently selected input. For analog signals, you can use the Input Level command to adjust the input level. For optimum results, first adjust the output level from the external device, and then adjust the input level on the MCX-2000.

Adjustment of analog input levels

The Submenu commands in the Play Information screen for external audio signals:

Playback: Provides the same playback control functions (Play and Stop) as available on the remote control. On-screen buttons shown in gray provide no function for external audio signals; the same buttons on the remote control don’t work either.

Input Level: Adjusts the level for the MCX-2000 to receive external audio signals, within a range between –21 dB and +24 dB (factory setting: 0 dB). The MCX-2000 receives external digital audio signals as they’re output from the external device (this command is unavailable.)

Broadcast: Streams external audio signals currently being received on the MCX-2000 to MusicCAST clients specified in a dialog box (page 89).

Recall Play: Makes the MCX-2000 start ‘continued’ playback of a song currently playing on a client specified in a dialog box (page 90).

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