New Features In Version 2; Using This Unit With Microsoft Windows Media Connect 2.0; Connecting This Unit And Your Pc By Using Windows Media Connect 2.0 - Yamaha MCX-2000 Owner's Manual Addendum

New Features in Version 2

Using This Unit with Microsoft Windows Media Connect 2.0

Use this feature as an alternative to DiXiM Media Server (included in the MCX–2000 package) to access the shared music
files stored on your PC.
Microsoft Windows Media Connect is the technology that allows you to share the music files stored on your personal
computer (PC) with the digital media receivers (the AV components compatible with Windows Media Connect). When you
connect this unit to your PC with Windows Media Connect 2.0 installed, this unit acts as the digital media receivers, and
you can enjoy playing back the audio contents stored on your PC.
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Refer to the documents of Windows Media Connect 2.0 for details about the PC system requirements to this feature.
Connecting This Unit and Your PC by
Using Windows Media Connect 2.0
To use this unit with Windows Media Connect 2.0, you
have to connect this unit to your PC and configure them
appropriately. The following procedure is a standard
example. Some details of the function may vary
according to your PC configuration and connection
environment.
1
Install Microsoft Windows Media Connect 2.0 to your
PC.
You can download the installer of Microsoft Windows
Media Connect 2.0 from the Microsoft website.
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Read the documents of Windows Media Connect 2.0 carefully
when you install Windows Media Connect 2.0 to your PC. The
documentations about Windows Media Connect 2.0 are on the
Microsoft website.
2
Activate the Windows Media Connect 2.0 application.
3
Click on the "Devices" icon on the Windows Media
Connect 2.0 application window, and then confirm
that the server has been recognized.
Once this unit has been recognized, the name of the
server appears in the Windows Media Connect 2.0
application window as follows.
This unit (The MAC address is an example)
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When there are some digital media receivers in the same local
area network, the names, icons, or statuses appear in the
Windows Media Connect 2.0 application window.
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