Other Features; Setting Date And Rme - Yamaha MCX-2000 Owner's Manual

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Other Features
Your
~.;1CX··2000
is fully functonal sirnply confiqured \j\iith
Easy Setup. But, it becomes rnore convenient and usefu! if
you fne tune the unit to suit your need. It you riave a
broaclband Internet connection ancl already nlacie it
accessible frorn the
rY1CX·-2000 via your PC netvvork.
{()afje
~26),
you rnay vvant this confi[Juration to fully vvork.
r:';lus, if you're such an audiophile as to ovvn a high-end audio
SystEHll with a YSlrnaf'la AV receiver, you have a oood reason
to integrate your
~,,1CX-200()
there. FurHletTnOre, you can use
the tirner playback featur'e to autonlatically start rTiusic on the
t\~CX-2000
and any
~J1usjcCAST
client at the specifieei tirne.
This section explains hovv to set up and use the
rv1CX~2000
for such nifty functons.
Setting Date and Time
Every
~/1usicCp\ST
client can autor-natcaHy correct its
~nternal
clock to rnatcr-l that of the
~v1CX-2000,
over trle
f\~usicCAST
netvvork. Because this n-lecllanisrn sets each
~,,~usicCAST
systern trle sarne tirre, accuracy of the
f\~CX··2000
internal
clock l)eCornes the rnore in-lportant. VVllen you select Top
~J1enu
.>
Setup.> Date/Tirne, you can contiqur-e tile serve(s
internal
c~ock
in several vvays.
Correcting Date and Time Automatically
1 Select Top Menu> Setup> Date/Time> Auto Setup.
2 Select the first item. "Use NTP Serve(' and set to ON.
When you set this parameter to ON, the following three
parameters becorne available.
Server Address
SpecJy! an NTP server you vvant to use for date and tir1l8
correction vvith 1tS URL (server- narYle) or IP ad(jress. VVhen URL
is specified: ifs necessary Hlat U1e MCX-2000 can connect at
least one active Di'JS server to find the tin-Ie server (paJe 37).
9
Time Zone
Specify frorn the Hst vvhere YOl/re using the
~v~CX-2000
and
clients. If your locale isn1t in the list, select the closest city or a
tirne difference value frOrYl
G~;f1T
(Green\rvich rYlean tirne) for your
locale.
e
Daylight Saving
Se1ect this to ON if your locale vvhere you use the i\.1CX-2000
and clients is in daylight
sav~ng
tirne. (Tinle goes fast by one
hour.) If not
1
set th1S paran-leter to OFF.
!1l~
Once the \,1CX· 2000
~~tart~~
using the
~JTP
;:,e1ver, :ts jr:terna\ Oock "vvd\
3utomatic;'3!1y be COfT8cteci everyone !"1our.
3 When you select OK! the ;'Saving ..." rnessage is shown
and the MCX-2000 immediately starts querying to the
specified NTP server. When the MCX-2000 receives the
response from the server, its internal clock is corrected
right away and the result is soon reflected on each
MusicCAST client.
Auto Setup
PC users may kno\;v their cor-nputers can retrieve accurate
ciate ancl tilT1e settinQs from trle Internet. Tllere are special
sen/ers called f\lTP (netvJork tinle protocol) servers on the
Internet, vvhlch publicly serve accurate thne retrieved frorn a
GPS systern or an
atom~c
clock. Since the fvlCX-2000 can
access one of t!lese servers to correct \ts \nternal clock,
other
~\~usicC/\ST
ciients can then correct their date and tifTie
settinqs accordinqly.
Manual Setup
'vVhen you turned on the
~J1CX-2000
for the first tin-Ie, Easy
Setup lets you specitl several basic settings
lnc!udin~J
date
anc) bne (paQe 28). If you don't use automatic correction
using a time server, rnanuaHy adjust elate and tinle once
~n
a
vv11He.
Time Display
y~')u
can specify IlovV Hie
~v1C)<-2000 interna~
clock sho\fJS trle
current tirne. Since your settinqs are transferred to each
client over the fv1usicCAST netvJork, you can autofllatically
unify the
c~ock
ctsr.:day on all !\/1usicCl\ST systerns.
~J:I8j]
USil"'lg
a tif"ne server on your GOinputer,
to the above
in adcJdiol"L you
puLJ!ic f\JTP server.
speuf'y" a private one.
the same
specify a
MC;<-2000 OVJner's lvionuol
91
Other Features
Your
~.;1CX··2000
is fully functonal sirnply confiqured \j\iith
Easy Setup. But, it becomes rnore convenient and usefu! if
you fne tune the unit to suit your need. It you riave a
broaclband Internet connection ancl already nlacie it
accessible frorn the
rY1CX·-2000 via your PC netvvork.
{()afje
~26),
you rnay vvant this confi[Juration to fully vvork.
r:';lus, if you're such an audiophile as to ovvn a high-end audio
SystEHll with a YSlrnaf'la AV receiver, you have a oood reason
to integrate your
~,,1CX-200()
there. FurHletTnOre, you can use
the tirner playback featur'e to autonlatically start rTiusic on the
t\~CX-2000
and any
~J1usjcCAST
client at the specifieei tirne.
This section explains hovv to set up and use the
rv1CX~2000
for such nifty functons.
Setting Date and Time
Every
~/1usicCp\ST
client can autor-natcaHy correct its
~nternal
clock to rnatcr-l that of the
~v1CX-2000,
over trle
f\~usicCAST
netvvork. Because this n-lecllanisrn sets each
~,,~usicCAST
systern trle sarne tirre, accuracy of the
f\~CX··2000
internal
clock l)eCornes the rnore in-lportant. VVllen you select Top
~J1enu
.>
Setup.> Date/Tirne, you can contiqur-e tile serve(s
internal
c~ock
in several vvays.
Correcting Date and Time Automatically
1 Select Top Menu> Setup> Date/Time> Auto Setup.
2 Select the first item. "Use NTP Serve(' and set to ON.
When you set this parameter to ON, the following three
parameters becorne available.
Server Address
SpecJy! an NTP server you vvant to use for date and tir1l8
correction vvith 1tS URL (server- narYle) or IP ad(jress. VVhen URL
is specified: ifs necessary Hlat U1e MCX-2000 can connect at
least one active Di'JS server to find the tin-Ie server (paJe 37).
9
Time Zone
Specify frorn the Hst vvhere YOl/re using the
~v~CX-2000
and
clients. If your locale isn1t in the list, select the closest city or a
tirne difference value frOrYl
G~;f1T
(Green\rvich rYlean tirne) for your
locale.
e
Daylight Saving
Se1ect this to ON if your locale vvhere you use the i\.1CX-2000
and clients is in daylight
sav~ng
tirne. (Tinle goes fast by one
hour.) If not
1
set th1S paran-leter to OFF.
!1l~
Once the \,1CX· 2000
~~tart~~
using the
~JTP
;:,e1ver, :ts jr:terna\ Oock "vvd\
3utomatic;'3!1y be COfT8cteci everyone !"1our.
3 When you select OK! the ;'Saving ..." rnessage is shown
and the MCX-2000 immediately starts querying to the
specified NTP server. When the MCX-2000 receives the
response from the server, its internal clock is corrected
right away and the result is soon reflected on each
MusicCAST client.
Auto Setup
PC users may kno\;v their cor-nputers can retrieve accurate
ciate ancl tilT1e settinQs from trle Internet. Tllere are special
sen/ers called f\lTP (netvJork tinle protocol) servers on the
Internet, vvhlch publicly serve accurate thne retrieved frorn a
GPS systern or an
atom~c
clock. Since the fvlCX-2000 can
access one of t!lese servers to correct \ts \nternal clock,
other
~\~usicC/\ST
ciients can then correct their date and tifTie
settinqs accordinqly.
Manual Setup
'vVhen you turned on the
~J1CX-2000
for the first tin-Ie, Easy
Setup lets you specitl several basic settings
lnc!udin~J
date
anc) bne (paQe 28). If you don't use automatic correction
using a time server, rnanuaHy adjust elate and tinle once
~n
a
vv11He.
Time Display
y~')u
can specify IlovV Hie
~v1C)<-2000 interna~
clock sho\fJS trle
current tirne. Since your settinqs are transferred to each
client over the fv1usicCAST netvJork, you can autofllatically
unify the
c~ock
ctsr.:day on all !\/1usicCl\ST systerns.
~J:I8j]
USil"'lg
a tif"ne server on your GOinputer,
to the above
in adcJdiol"L you
puLJ!ic f\JTP server.
speuf'y" a private one.
the same
specify a
MC;<-2000 OVJner's lvionuol
91

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