Yamaha MCX-2000 Editing the Library, Typing Text Characters, PS/2 Keyboard, Character Palette

Editing the Library PS/2 Keyboard

	Another way to type text characters is to use a PS/2
As you collect more music and audio and expand your	keyboard connected to the MCX-2000. If you’re familiar with
MCX-2000 library, you may feel like arranging the content for	typing through a PC keyboard, this option is probably
various purposes—for example, manually edit song data of	quicker and easier than using the on-screen character
your favorite CD because it’s too new to retrieve correct data	palette.
from CDDB, or because it’s a homemade demo CD from		RECORDI
your musician friend. There may also be cases in which you		ENCODIN
want to change attributes (album or artist) of specific songs		CD AUTO STORE
to compile your original CD, or you want to delete existing
PCM song data to open up space on the MCX-2000’s built-in	PS/2 KEYBOARD PHONES	LEVEL
hard drive. In daily use, you may often create several playlists
for archived songs, or register a new Internet radio station to
the Presets list. This section explains how to customize your	MIN	MAX
music library to your own needs and preferences.

Typing Text Characters

While editing song data from the music archive or while configuring the MCX-2000, you may be asked to specify items (parameter values) with typed text. To facilitate this, the MCX-2000 allows you to type text using the on-screen character palette or a PS/2 keyboard, according to your preference.

Character Palette

When you select Submenu commands such as Edit or New (target), or other parameters that require a text-based value such as Internet URL, you’re prompted with a special dialog box as shown below.

Text area Insertion point

Character palette

nText characters shown on the character palette is determined with the Language setting (page 95).

nAlways put the MCX-2000 in sleep or standby mode before connecting or disconnecting the PS/2 keyboard. Otherwise, the unit may be damaged.

Simply use the PS/2 keyboard when you’re prompted to type characters, together with the character palette. Move the insertion point in the text area using two arrow keys on the character palette (you cannot move the insertion point from the PS/2 keyboard), and then edit or type text characters together with Shift, Caps Lock, Delete and Backspace keys on the PS/2 keyboard. When typing is complete, simply use cursor keys to move the selection (highlight) to OK and press Enter key.

F1	TOP MENU
F2	LIBRARY
F3	MUSIC ARCHIVE
F4	PLAY INFO.
F5	p PLAY
F6	e PAUSE
F7	s STOP
F8	RADIO
F9	Edit title (not present on the remote control)
F10	Clear (during title input)
	(not present on the remote control)
Delete	Delete (not present on the remote control)
Page Up	PAGE u
Page Down	PAGE d

u / j / d / i (cursor)

This on-screen keyboard lets you type text only using the cursor controller (arrow keys and SELECT keys). Simply move the selection (highlight) to the character you want to enter at the insertion point, and then press the SELECT key while controlling using the six control keys:

←: Moves the insertion point to the left.

→: Moves the insertion point to the right.

bksp: Deletes a character on the left of the insertion point.

del : Deletes a character on the right of the insertion point.

clear: Deletes all characters in the text area at a time.

A↔a : Modifies character key functions (uppercase, lowercase and other symbols); currently available characters are indicated in white.

Example of an English PS/2 keyboard

nThe MCX-2000 doesn’t support text entry using any other keys not mentioned here (such as Ctrl, Alt, Insert, Esc and function keys). In addition, you can use Page Up and Page Down keys in a list view instead of the PAGE scoll buttons on the remote control (page 48).

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