The Musiccast System; The Musiccast Server - Yamaha MCX 1000 - MusicCAST - Digital Audio Server Manual

The MusicCAST system

The MusicCAST system consists of two components which allow you to store music and play it back in multiple
locations. You can store many of the CDs in your collection and play them back whenever you want, rather like a
jukebox. The two components in the system are explained below.
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The MusicCAST Server

The MusicCAST server can store approximately 1,000
music CDs on its internal hard disk drive, which it can
then playback, or distribute to MusicCAST clients for
playback at a distance. It records the names of the
songs, artist, album, and the music genre of the CD
during the storage process, allowing easy access to
the songs without requiring you to enter any data by
hand. You can then use these criteria to look for and
select songs for playback simply and quickly. You can
also set the MusicCAST Server to play songs at
random, repeat one particular song, or select from a
number of other playback options.
The actual number of CDs the MusicCAST server can store
depends on the format you choose to store songs in.
The MusicCAST Client
The MusicCAST client connects to the MusicCAST
server, acting as a player for the songs stored on its
hard disk drive.
Since the MusicCAST client can connect to the
MusicCAST server through a wireless connection, you
can install it without installing any connecting cables.
You can, for example, install a MusicCAST server in
your living room, and MusicCAST clients in your
bedroom and childrens' rooms, then and listen to the
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music stored in the MusicCAST server from each
location. The MusicCAST client allows you to search
for songs in the same manner as the MusicCAST
server, by selecting song, album, artist, or genre.
Additionally, because the MusicCAST server is
capable of connecting to up to 5 MusicCAST clients
over wireless connections, or 7 MusicCAST clients via
a combination of wired and wireless connections, you
can play different songs on multiple MusicCAST clients
at the same time.
NOTE
• The MusicCAST server is capable of distributing music to up
to 7 MusicCAST clients simultaneously. Depending on
factors such as the playback format you are using and the
strength of the network signal available to MusicCAST
clients connecting via wireless connections, it may be
advisable to reduce the number of MusicCAST clients in
your MusicCAST system if you encounter problems with
playback.
• When using many MusicCAST clients simultaneously, the
MusicCAST system is sensitive to changes or weakness in
network signal strength. To ensure smooth playback select a
low MP3 bitrate to store songs in (see page 121).
• Changes in the strength of the network signal, or a weak
network signal, can easily affect playback of songs
distributed to MusicCAST clients in PCM format over
wireless network connections. If playback skips or pauses,
set the MusicCAST server to distribute songs to MusicCAST
clients in MP3 format.
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