Applications; Playing Audio Sources - Yamaha MCX-2000 Owner's Manual

, Applications
Once you've finished setting up your MCX-2000
(and MusicCAST clients), you can start using it as
a music server. This section explains how you
can play and record audio sources on the
MCX-2000, and stream music to the clients over
the MusicCAST network. .
Playing Audio Sources
The
t'v~CX-2000
supports playback of Tive different audio
sources, and they are accessible from Hie Library sc::reen
opened fronl the Top fv1enu. Select Top iv1enu
>
Library for
the follo\Jving screen.
CD
Select this \Nhen listening to a CD set in tile MCX-2000.
Supported CDs are rTiusic CDs (CD·,DA) and
~v1P3
CDs (CD
RO~Jl).
Since the rv1CX-2000 can track the file hierarchy in an
~J1P3
CD
(up to eiqht levGls), you can play sonqs orqanized in
folders or directories.
Inputs
Select this vvhen listening to incorning analog or digital auc.iio
signals frorn an external device. Playback control for these
external inputs should be done trorY! the external (j8vice.
~.IELcl
The rvlCX-20CO can piay anyone of tho abovo audio sourco:::; '.JvhHo
;~io~'~~~~::~g a
cFffef"8nt :3rc;t-1ivecJ
scng
to 8i3.ch
(~Hent in
:;OLH"
~',{1usicCN3T
~.IIEll]
rvlus!c strearninn \!Viii start when you :::;01ect
and
pia:/ (r"c:quesU
8
song
on eacii client. VI/hile song selection aneJ playback control of strearned
ITH.iS1C
are based on cHent operations. can sUI contr-ol each client
f{ojnlO1:0!Y from the rvlCx.-20CO (pago
To enjoy listening to songs from the nlusic archive. you need
to record then, beforehand
O(lto
the
~,,~CX-2000
(page 66),
You can
add
unique data
to
each song or audio progranl to
easily find
~t
later in the rnusic archive. In fact, the
son~J
data
gives a great help to categorize or group archived songs.
Playing rchived
usic
Music Archive
Select this \Nhen listening to rnusic recorded rror-n sources
suer! as rnusie CDs, radios or external audio signals. V\Jhen
you record these audio sources, the
~,ACX-2000
lets you add
inforrraton such as song title. artist narne, a!bun'1 narY18 and
genre to each song (or audio program), aHovt/lng you to
quickly find the
rnus~e
you vvant to listen to.
Radio
Select this when listening to a radio broae)cast. You can
select one of main radio sources at any time: the built-in FfV1
tuner,
X~J1
Satell!te Radio
(US
nlocle! oniy) and Internet radio.
Network Content
Select this to receive ancl play audio contentfrorn a
VVindo\tvs
PC ~n
the netvvork vvrlere the
~v'1CX-2000
is
connected. The supplied softvt/are prograrn must be installed
beforehand on that corYlputer
(pa~Je
64).
46
~j1CX-20CC
()wner's iv1onUOl
1 Select Top fV1enu
>
Library >
~J1usjc
Archive to open the
follovJ~ng ~J1us~c
!-\rchive rnenu screen.
Music Archive menu
, Applications
Once you've finished setting up your MCX-2000
(and MusicCAST clients), you can start using it as
a music server. This section explains how you
can play and record audio sources on the
MCX-2000, and stream music to the clients over
the MusicCAST network. .
Playing Audio Sources
The
t'v~CX-2000
supports playback of Tive different audio
sources, and they are accessible from Hie Library sc::reen
opened fronl the Top fv1enu. Select Top iv1enu
>
Library for
the follo\Jving screen.
CD
Select this \Nhen listening to a CD set in tile MCX-2000.
Supported CDs are rTiusic CDs (CD·,DA) and
~v1P3
CDs (CD
RO~Jl).
Since the rv1CX-2000 can track the file hierarchy in an
~J1P3
CD
(up to eiqht levGls), you can play sonqs orqanized in
folders or directories.
Inputs
Select this vvhen listening to incorning analog or digital auc.iio
signals frorn an external device. Playback control for these
external inputs should be done trorY! the external (j8vice.
~.IELcl
The rvlCX-20CO can piay anyone of tho abovo audio sourco:::; '.JvhHo
;~io~'~~~~::~g a
cFffef"8nt :3rc;t-1ivecJ
scng
to 8i3.ch
(~Hent in
:;OLH"
~',{1usicCN3T
~.IIEll]
rvlus!c strearninn \!Viii start when you :::;01ect
and
pia:/ (r"c:quesU
8
song
on eacii client. VI/hile song selection aneJ playback control of strearned
ITH.iS1C
are based on cHent operations. can sUI contr-ol each client
f{ojnlO1:0!Y from the rvlCx.-20CO (pago
To enjoy listening to songs from the nlusic archive. you need
to record then, beforehand
O(lto
the
~,,~CX-2000
(page 66),
You can
add
unique data
to
each song or audio progranl to
easily find
~t
later in the rnusic archive. In fact, the
son~J
data
gives a great help to categorize or group archived songs.
Playing rchived
usic
Music Archive
Select this \Nhen listening to rnusic recorded rror-n sources
suer! as rnusie CDs, radios or external audio signals. V\Jhen
you record these audio sources, the
~,ACX-2000
lets you add
inforrraton such as song title. artist narne, a!bun'1 narY18 and
genre to each song (or audio program), aHovt/lng you to
quickly find the
rnus~e
you vvant to listen to.
Radio
Select this when listening to a radio broae)cast. You can
select one of main radio sources at any time: the built-in FfV1
tuner,
X~J1
Satell!te Radio
(US
nlocle! oniy) and Internet radio.
Network Content
Select this to receive ancl play audio contentfrorn a
VVindo\tvs
PC ~n
the netvvork vvrlere the
~v'1CX-2000
is
connected. The supplied softvt/are prograrn must be installed
beforehand on that corYlputer
(pa~Je
64).
46
~j1CX-20CC
()wner's iv1onUOl
1 Select Top fV1enu
>
Library >
~J1usjc
Archive to open the
follovJ~ng ~J1us~c
!-\rchive rnenu screen.
Music Archive menu