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Yamaha MCX-2000 - MusicCAST Digital Audio Server Setup Manual

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  • Page 1 UCABG MCX-2000 Digital Audio Server Setup Guide...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    We Want You Listening For A Lifetime YAMAHA and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group want you to get the most out of your equipment by playing it at a safe level. One that lets the sound come through loud and clear without annoying blaring or distortion —...
  • Page 3 FCC requirements. Modifications turning the unit “OFF” and “ON”, please try to eliminate the not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, problem by using one of the following measures: granted by the FCC, to use the product.
  • Page 4 For Canadian Customers • Do not attempt to modify or fix this unit. Contact qualified YAMAHA To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot and service personnel when any service is needed. The cabinet should never fully insert.
  • Page 5 Supply of this product does not convey a license nor imply any right to distribute content created with this product in revenue-generating broadcast We, the manufacturer YAMAHA hereby declare that the MCX-2000 systems (terrestrial, satellite, cable and/or other distribution channels),...
  • Page 6 CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. ATTENTION L’emploi de commandes, de réglages ou un choix de procédures différents des spécifications de cette brochure peut entraîner une exposition à d’éventuelles WE87940–C–0 FM ANT WARNING...
  • Page 7 Welcome to MusicCAST MusicCAST is a new, convenient home audio network featuring playback of digital music streams. It consists of a MCX-2000 music server and its dedicated clients (MCX-A10 or MCX-C15, sold separately). With all your music sources—including CDs and radio broadcasts—brought together in a single server unit, each person in the house can enjoy their own music, anytime, on demand.
  • Page 8 Preparing Items Find and take out the following items from the MusicCAST product packages. (See Owner’s Manual for a complete list of supplied items.) MCX-2000 unit (1) Remote control (1) Power cable (1) Options AA batteries (2) Video pin cable (RCA pin) (1) MCX-A10 MCX-C15 Audio pin cable (1)

  • Page 9: Setting Batteries

    Remote Control Features and Operations You can use the supplied remote control to peform most of the MCX-2000 operations (such as selecting a menu item or determining a setting value). Prepare the remote control before operations. Setting Batteries Set batteries inside the remote control as shown below. 1 Remove the bottom cover of the remote control.
  • Page 10 Top Menu Easy Setup Creating a MusicCAST Network The Easy Setup feature lets you quickly create a MusicCAST network. There are several types of MusicCAST networks. Here we explain how to configure the most basic network that’s comprised of a single MCX-2000 server and one or more clients.
  • Page 11 1 With Easy Setup, you can quickly and easily configure your desired MusicCAST network just by following the simple on- screen instructions (page 27). To create a network comprised of an MCX-2000 with clients, specify the options listed below. When the proper settings have been made, a simple diagram of your system appears in the display. Enter the following settings: •...
  • Page 12 3 Following the screen message, start Auto Configuration on each client. Use the front-panel cursor controller to select Top Menu > Setup > Network > Auto Configuration, and then press the PLAY button. The clients start searching for the music server (MCX-2000). PUSH SELECT PUSH...
  • Page 13 5 When the screen shows all clients (IDs) you are using, go to the next screen for updating their firmware. This process is necessary to use them with the MCX-2000. On each client, select Top Menu > Setup > System > System Update, and then press the PLAY button.
  • Page 14 2 Press the CD AUTO STORE button on the MCX-2000 front panel (the tray will close automatically). The RECORDING indicator (at the left of the front panel display) lights in red, followed by the ENCODING indicator lighting in green. CD AUTO STORE button MCX-2000 The RECORDING indicator lights up while the MCX-2000 is importing CD songs in (uncompressed) PCM format.
  • Page 15 5 From one of your clients, select Top Menu > Library > Music Archive. You can see the same menu items — Artists, Albums, Genres and All Songs as found in the MCX-2000 screen. Select one of them and confirm the client display also shows the artist name, album title, genre or a list of songs from the music CD you just imported on the MCX-2000.
  • Page 16 YAMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. RUE AMBROISE CROIZAT BP70 CROISSY-BEAUBOURG 77312 MARNE-LA-VALLEE CEDEX02, FRANCE YAMAHA ELECTRONICS (UK) LTD. YAMAHA HOUSE, 200 RICKMANSWORTH ROAD WATFORD, HERTS WD18 7GQ, ENGLAND YAMAHA SCANDINAVIA A.B. J A WETTERGRENS GATA 1, BOX 30053, 400 43 VÄSTRA FRÖLUNDA, SWEDEN WF 37370 YAMAHA MUSIC AUSTRALIA PTY, LTD.
  • Page 17 UCABG MCX-2000 Digital Audio Server OWNER’S MANUAL...

  • Page 18: Table Of Contents

    Internet Access..................26 Selecting Recording Options..............96 Using the Timer Playback ..............97 Using Easy Setup ............27 Using a Yamaha AV Receiver ............. 98 Easy Setup Overview ................28 Managing an Existing MusicCAST Network ........100 Date and Time..................28 Checking the Network Status...............

  • Page 19: Preface

    Preface Thank you and congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha MCX-2000 Digital Audio Server! The MCX-2000 is a music server that enhances the concept of MusicCAST, a digital music delivery method over a personal network. MusicCAST delivers a new listening style for the digital era. It allows you to record various audio sources, including music CDs, onto the music server, and enjoy streamed playback on a client device (MCX-A10 or MCX-C15, sold separately) placed anywhere in your home, using wired and wireless computer networking technologies.

  • Page 20: What's Included

    What’s Included The MCX-2000 product package contains the following items. When you open the box, first check they have all been included. If something is missing, please contact the dealer from whom you purchased the product. MCX-2000 unit (1) Remote control (1) AA batteries (2) Optical cable (1) Power cable (1)

  • Page 21: Audio Recording Functions

    Audio Recording Functions The MCX-2000 incorporates a large-capacity 160GB hard disk drive, allowing up to 200 hours of digital recording in linear PCM format (16-bit/44.1kHz) or up to 2,000 hours in MP3 format (160kbps bit rate). Recordable audio sources include commercial music CDs, external audio signals, and radio programs from the built-in FM tuner.

  • Page 22: Music Streaming Functions

    Music Streaming Functions Once songs are archived (recorded) on the MCX-2000 hard drive, you can stream them to up to 15 clients via the MusicCAST network. The MCX-2000 can deliver the same music to each client simultaneously (broadcast). It can also deliver different songs to different clients at the same time, at the request of each client.

  • Page 23: Preparations And Setup

    Preparations and Setup This section explains how to connect peripheral devices to your MCX-2000 and set it up as a music server, and how to create a MusicCAST network in conjunction with clients (MCX-A10 or MCX-C15, sold separately). Panel Descriptions: MCX-2000 Front Panel CLIENT STATUS DIGITAL AUDIO SERVER MCX-2000...
  • Page 24 9 RADIO button Press this button to fast access the last selected radio station. Every time you press this button, the radio type cycles through FM, XM, Internet Radio and Presets (XM is for US model only). ) Cursor controller Delivers the same functions with the center controller on the remote control.

  • Page 25: Back Panel

    3 RS-232C port Use this port when connecting the MCX-2000 to a compatible Yamaha AV receiver using an RS-232C cross cable. With this setup, you can synchronize both units’ power on/off timing or automatically select a surround program on the AV receiver to match the genre of a song you select on the MCX-2000.

  • Page 26: Analog Out Jacks (Stereo)

    7 ANALOG OUT jacks (stereo) 9 OPTICAL OUT jack (stereo) Audio playback signals on the MCX-2000 are output from these jacks. Use the supplied optical digital cable (or one purchased separately) to connect the OPTICAL OUT jack to a digital audio input on an external device. Use the supplied stereo pin cable (or one purchased separately) to connect the ANALOG OUT jacks to analog audio input jacks on an external device.

  • Page 27: Panel Descriptions: Remote Control

    (page 17). Slide the TV/AMP switch to TV to control the TV monitor, or to AMP to control a Yamaha AV receiver. You can then use the POWER AMP/TV button to turn the target device on or off, the VOL.

  • Page 28: Playback Control Buttons

    % Playback control buttons You can control playback on the MCX-2000 using: • Pause button ( ) to pause or resume playback of the current song • Skip backward button ( ) to go to the beginning of the previous song (or the current song during playback) •...

  • Page 29: Connecting External Devices

    DO NOT OPEN AC IN W_LAN ANT 75Ω UNBAL. MADE IN MALAYSIA THIS PRODUCT COMPLIES WITH DHHS RULES 21 CFR SUBCHAPTER J APPLICABLE AT DATE OF MANUFACTURE YAMAHA CORPORATION 10-1 NAKAZAWA-CHO, VIDEO HAMAMATSU-SHI, SHIZUOKA-KEN, JAPAN MANUFACTURED BY YEM (M) MANUFACTURED: VIDEO THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES.
  • Page 30 You can call up any necessary operation by selecting a menu item from the Top Menu. In addition, when you turn on the MCX-2000 for the first time after purchase, or after the system reset operation (page 103), the Easy Setup screen (page 27) will appear instead of the Top Menu screen.
  • Page 31 When you press the power switch on a client, it immediately establishes a network connection with the MCX-2000 and enters active mode. (The corresponding CLIENT STATUS indicator lights up on the MCX-2000.) The client shows Top Menu in the backlit display, and gets ready to play a streamed song from the MCX-2000. As mentioned above, even in sleep mode, the MCX-2000 can still respond to a request from any registered client.

  • Page 32: Remote Control Features And Operations

    Remote Control Features and Operations You can use the supplied remote control to do most of the MCX-2000 operations (such as selecting a menu item or determining a setting value). Prepare the remote control before operations. Setting Batteries Set batteries inside the remote control as shown below. 1 Remove the bottom cover of the remote control.

  • Page 33: Using As A Universal Remote Control

    So, if your TV monitor is applicable, select and register the corresponding preset setting to enable the universal control feature. The supplied remote control also supports a compatible Yamaha AV receiver that’s connected to the MCX-2000 using an RS-232C cross cable (page 98).
  • Page 34 Philips Pioneer Portland Proscan Proton Quasar Radio Shack Runco SABA Sampo Samsung Sanyo Schneider Scott Sharp Siemens Signature Sony Sylvania Symphonic Telefunken Thomson Toshiba Videch Wards Zenith Your TV monitor may not be fully controllable even when it’s from a manufacturer (brand) in the above list, depending on the model type or production year.

  • Page 35: Menu Operation Basics

    Menu Operation Basics The MCX-2000 has a menu tree that categorizes all commands, functions and settings relevantly. You can access them by simply selecting a necessary menu item starting with Top Menu. For example, if you want to listen to a music CD, select Library from Top Menu, and then select CD in the next screen.
  • Page 36 4 Now you learned how to go back and forth between screens. Re-select Library from Top Menu, and then select CD as target audio source. Your TV monitor and the built-in display will show a list of songs from the music CD. TV monitor: Built-in display: 5 You can start playing the CD, from the first song in the list, by pressing the Play button on the remote control or on the...
  • Page 37 Submenu is context-sensitive, so available menu commands may change depending on which screen or item you open the menu from. You can always do relevant operations to the current selection, such as song playback or record- ing when you open the Submenu from the CD song list screen. We urge you to check what commands are available from which item or screen every time you find “Submenu”...

  • Page 38: Mcx-2000 Menu Tree

    PS/2 Keyboard (page 98) YAMAHA AV Receiver System Utilities System Information Version (page 102) Hard Drive Capacity MP3 Encode Schedule Controlable YAMAHA AV Receivers (page 103) System Reset (page 103) System Update (page 104) Lock Function Easy Setup (page 27)

  • Page 39: Configuring Your Musiccast Network

    Configuring Your MusicCAST Network After connecting necessary devices and cables to the MCX-2000 music server and clients (optional MCX-A10 or MCX-C15, or both), you can now configure a MusicCAST network customized for your specific needs. The MusicCAST network uses standard wired and wireless PC networking technologies, and the MCX-2000 allows both wired and wireless connections at the same time.
  • Page 40 During automatic configuration of a MusicCAST network, the MCX-2000 utilizes a technique called DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) to assign a unique IP address to each client (DHCP server feature) and define where they are in the MusicCAST network. Once the music server and clients have a unique address in the MusicCAST network, they can find each other, and music streaming and other network communication becomes possible.

  • Page 41: Configuring A Musiccast-Only Network

    Configuring a MusicCAST-only Network The simplest and easiest way is to network the MCX-2000 and its clients in a wireless configuration. In a wireless MusicCAST network, the MCX-2000 can stream music to up to five clients within a range of 30 meters from the server. This is ideal for most houses, since the MusicCAST network can extend to any room without using a single network cable.

  • Page 42: Configuring A Musiccast Network For Pc Network And Internet Access

    Configuring a MusicCAST Network for PC Network and Internet Access Recently, many people are enjoying music using their computers. If you’re managing a music collection on a Windows PC, you can also listen to songs from the collection on the MCX-2000. To enable this, just start networking between that PC and the MCX-2000 (page 31).

  • Page 43: Using Easy Setup

    Using Easy Setup You have many options to set up the MCX-2000 (setting parameters), and they serve as switch or data to make the MCX-2000 the best music server for you. So, you need to understand what each parameter does and set it up appropriately to create your MusicCAST network as purposed. You can manually set up all parameters one by one, but it’s so painful.

  • Page 44: Easy Setup Overview

    Easy Setup Overview Date and Time Move the highlight to a parameter you want to edit, and press the SELECT button. Scroll and display a desired value, and determine it using the SELECT button. The MCX-2000 can get an accurate time from a public time server on the Internet (page 91). MusicCAST System Configuration Select from Stand-alone (no MusicCAST network) or Together with Clients (to enable music streaming).

  • Page 45: Network Connection (With Clients)

    Network Connection (with clients) Select from MusicCAST Only (no PC or Internet access) or PC Network Integration (to enable PC or Internet access). Network Configuration Available network configuration options may vary according to your selections. Select from Automatic (with Internet access), Automatic (without Internet access) or Manual. It’s recommended to select one of the Automatic settings (depending on your need) if you’re unfamiliar with networking.

  • Page 46: For The Mcx-2000 To Access The Internet Via An Existing Pc Network

    For the MCX-2000 to access the Internet via an existing PC network According to the diagram, connect the MCX-2000 Ethernet port to the network hub (or the one equipped with your router) using a standard network cable (CAT5 straight cable). Also, connect all wired clients (using a network cable for each) to the network hub connected to the MCX-2000.

  • Page 47: Automatic Configuration Of A Musiccast Network

    Automatic Configuration of a MusicCAST Network Your MusicCAST network is created when you register clients to the MCX-2000. Once this process is complete, the MCX-2000 and clients can quickly resume network connections even after you reconnect their power cable or awake the MCX-2000 from standby mode (page 14). This section describes the procedure of Client Registration that’s also available as a final step of Easy Setup (page 27).

  • Page 48: Preparation On The Mcx-2000

    Preparation on the MCX-2000 1 Select Top Menu > Setup > Network. 2 From the Network menu, select Client Registration > Auto Configuration. 3 Open the Submenu in the Auto Configuration screen. Select Start from the menu. MCX-2000 continues searching clients for 30 minutes When the MCX-2000 starts searching available clients, register them within 30 minutes.

  • Page 49: Preparation On Each Client

    Preparation on Each Client 1 Turn on the client. The front panel display lights up, showing the initial screen, followed by a “Connecting...” message. If the client display shows the current time without backlight, it’s in sleep mode. If this is the case, press the center stick of the cursor controller. The client wakes up and shows the above message.

  • Page 50: Automatic Registration Of Clients

    Automatic Registration of Clients Before configuring a MusicCAST network through automatic Client Registration, be sure to connect any wired clients to the network hub connected to the MCX-2000. (If you want to integrate your MusicCAST network into an existing PC network, connect both the MCX-2000 and wired clients to the PC network hub.) 1 On each client, press the front panel Play button as the Auto Configuration screen is shown.

  • Page 51: Manual Configuration Of A Musiccast Network

    Manual Configuration of a MusicCAST Network There may be a case you need to assign a fixed IP address to the MCX-2000 and clients to integrate a MusicCAST network into a PC network that has no DHCP server. You can solve it by manually configure some or all of network parameters of the MCX-2000 and clients.

  • Page 52: Settings On The Mcx-2000

    MCX-2000 Client Client Client Client System Unique Server/Client ID Information SV-_ _ _ _ _ CL-_ _ _ _ _ CL-_ _ _ _ _ CL-_ _ _ _ _ CL-_ _ _ _ _ DHCP Server / DHCP Client / DHCP Client / DHCP Client / DHCP Client /...

  • Page 53: Ip Address

    IP Address Setting Method Specifies a DHCP operation of the MCX-2000. When the MCX-2000 has a ‘wired’ connection to a PC network and finds a DHCP server there, it enters DHCP Client mode and gets an IP address from the server. (Accordingly, clients will also get an IP address from the same server.) If the MCX-2000 finds no DHCP server in the connected network, it automatically enters DHCP Server mode.

  • Page 54: Wireless Lan

    Wireless LAN Wireless LAN If you use the wireless functions in your MusicCAST network (or you have a client wirelessly communicating with the MCX-2000), specify ON to enable the wireless access point feature built into the MCX-2000. ESS ID, WEP Key ESS ID is a name of the wireless network configured by the MCX-2000 wireless access point feature, and WEP Key is a password for clients to log onto the network.

  • Page 55: Settings On Each Client

    Settings on Each Client 1 Turn on the client. The front panel display lights up, showing the initial screen, followed by a “Connecting...” message. If the client display shows the current time without backlight, it’s in sleep mode. If this is the case, press the center stick of the cursor controller. The client wakes up and shows the above message.

  • Page 56: Mode

    Mode Specify how this client can connect to a MusicCAST network. With Wireless, its wireless network port is only enabled, disabling its wired (Ethernet) network port. With Auto, the client connects to the MCX-2000 via either active network port (factory setting). When using the wireless port, the ESS ID and WEP Key parameters should be configured according to the target MCX-2000 server.

  • Page 57: Dhcp

    DHCP Specify ON to automatically get an IP address from the MCX-2000 or a DHCP server (or an equivalent router function) in your PC network (factory setting), or OFF to manually specify on this client. When you select OFF, you need to specify appropriate values to the IP Address and Subnet Mask parameters.

  • Page 58: Ess Id

    ESS ID Specify the ESS ID for the wireless network created by the target MCX-2000. You can confirm the MCX-2000 ESS ID, by selecting Top Menu > Setup > Network > Advanced Settings > Wireless LAN. When you have finished, select and determine Save & Network Restart. When the “Please wait.” message is shown and your setting is stored, you will go back to the Manual Setup menu.

  • Page 59: Manual Registration Of Clients

    Manual Registration of Clients Unlike automatic registration (page 34), configuring a MusicCAST network through manual registration is completed with setup on the MCX-2000 only. 1 Select Top Menu > Setup > Network. 2 From the Network menu, select Client Configuration > Manual Configuration. 3 Input each client ID to one of the Client 1 to Client 15 columns (up to 15 units), while viewing the setup chart.

  • Page 60: Confirming Network Status

    Move the highlight (selection) using the up and down arrow buttons on the cursor controller, press the SELECT button to select a column. Input a 5-digit ID number after “CL-”. Use the left and right arrow buttons to move between digits, and the up and down arrow buttons to select a character.

  • Page 61: Updating Client Firmware

    Updating Client Firmware To fully enjoy music streaming over a MusicCAST network, you must first update all of your MusicCAST clients to match up to the latest features the MCX-2000 delivers. Update each client firmware in the following procedure. (You don’t need to operate the MCX-2000.) If you already updated the client firmware using Easy Setup, this process isn’t necessary.

  • Page 62: Applications

    Applications Once you’ve finished setting up your MCX-2000 Select this when listening to a CD set in the MCX-2000. (and MusicCAST clients), you can start using it as Supported CDs are music CDs (CD-DA) and MP3 CDs (CD a music server. This section explains how you ROM).
  • Page 63 2 From this menu screen, you can select an archived song in a The other three categories provide additional methods to enjoy more of your music archive. Use the Playlists menu to specific category. Try tracking down each category from the create and play your own music program, where you can menu.
  • Page 64 3 Move the selection (highlight) to a list item from each screen (artist, album, genre, playlist or statistic information). If you press the Play button on the remote Using the List View control or the MCX-2000 front panel, you can start playback with the first song in the current group.
  • Page 65 Alphabetical index search Buttons Move the selection (highlight) to your target item, and then select Information from the Submenu. A dialog box appears, showing Unlike the PAGE scroll buttons, the Alphabetical index search detailed information of the current item. If it is an album, you can buttons only work with lists that sort items in alphabetical order.

  • Page 66: Adding A Bookmark To A Song

    Adding a Bookmark to a Song Play Information and Controls Starting from one of the four categories in the Music Archive When you start playback of archived music from a group list menu, you can continue sifting and finally reach a song-level (a list view of artists, albums, genres or all songs), a Play list view.

  • Page 67: Playing A Cd

    Broadcast: Streams a song currently played on the Playing a CD MCX-2000 to MusicCAST clients specified in a dialog box (page 89). The CD (compact disc) is one of the most basic and popular media for listening to music. The MCX-2000 even enhances Recall Play: Makes the MCX-2000 start ‘continued’...

  • Page 68: Notes On Playing An Mp3 Cd

    3 When you set a music CD, a “Reading data” message 4 Move the selection (highlight) to a song you want, and appears in the screen and the MCX-2000 starts querying then press the SELECT or Play button on the remote the CDDB database.
  • Page 69 From the folder list view, you can press the Play button on the remote control or select Play from the Submenu to start playback from the first song in the current folder (album). Retrieving Song Data Otherwise, you can press the SELECT button on the cursor When you select “CD”...

  • Page 70: Listening To A Radio Broadcast

    Listening to a Radio Broadcast Listening to FM Radio The FM tuner built into the MCX-2000 provides a set of Before listening to the radio on the MCX-2000, you need to simple, yet comprehensive functions. You can select a do some preparation for each radio type—connecting the desired FM station in one of two ways: manual tuning and supplied antenna for the FM radio (page 4), or making the auto scan tuning.

  • Page 71: Listening To Xm Radio (Us Model Only)

    Every time you press the skip backward or forward button Listening to XM Radio (US model only) ), you can manually decrease or increase the The MCX-2000 U.S. model comes standard with an XM frequency to search for an available station. Satellite Radio tuner.
  • Page 72 Activating Your XM Satellite Radio Account Receiving XM Radio Broadcasts To sign up for an XM Satellite Radio service account, you Once you’ve activated your XM subscriber account, you can need to have your XM Satellite Radio ID number. Follow the start enjoying XM Satellite Radio as another radio source on procedure below to check your ID number, and then access the MCX-2000.
  • Page 73 The Submenu commands in the Play Information screen for the XM radio: Channel Search and Direct Access Playback: Provides the same tuning and playback control functions as available on the remote control. So, you can The MCX-2000 lets you search for the XM radio channel you want to listen to.
  • Page 74 Also in the Submenu, you can select Direct Access if you know the desired channel number. Direct Access entry dialog Specify the desired channel number by pressing the on-screen numeric buttons, followed by OK. Press CLR to clear your entry. Wait for a few seconds until the MCX-2000 automatically tunes in to that channel.

  • Page 75: Listening To Internet Radio

    Listening to Internet Radio The Submenu menu commands in the Play Information screen for the Internet radio: In addition to retrieving the latest CD information from the online CDDB database (page 53) and accurate date and Playback: Provides the same tuning and playback control time data from a public time server (page 91), the MCX-2000 functions as available on the remote control.
  • Page 76 1 Select the Save to Preset command from the Submenu. 3 Move the selection (highlight) to the desired position, and A group selection dialog box appears, where you can then press the SELECT button on the cursor controller. assign the current radio station into a specific group. The selected position flashes several times with a station code.

  • Page 77: Getting The Most Out Of The Presets List

    2 Press the SELECT button to view a list of radio stations registered in the selected group. Getting the most out of the Presets List Preset radio stations Since the MCX-2000 remembers which radio station is last played (selected) at multiple levels—for each group, and for the entire Presets list, you can quickly access radio stations you frequently listen to.
  • Page 78 Registering FM Stations Automatically to the 4 Select Start in the dialog box to start automatic scanning and Presets List registration of FM stations. The station list of the specified You can search for an FM radio station in the Play Information group is shown with “Searching...”...

  • Page 79: Playing External Audio Signals

    Playing External Audio Signals 3 Move the selection (highlight) to either option, and then press the SELECT or Play button on the remote control, As a music server designed to seamlessly integrate all of or select the Play command from the Submenu. The Play your audio sources, the MCX-2000 comes standard with Information screen for external inputs appears.

  • Page 80: Playing Audio Content On The Computer

    Playing Audio Content on the Computer If your MCX-2000 has network connectivity to a Windows PC Server selection dialog box (page 26) that you’re using to manage music files, you virtually have a ‘second’ music server. Your MCX-2000 works as a client to your Windows PC and can search, select and play MP3, WAV and Windows Media Audio (WMA) music files and playlists (text files with the M3U extension) collected or created on that PC over the network.
  • Page 81 4 When you start playback of an MP3, WAV or WMA audio Notes on Playing the Network Content file from the PC, the MCX-2000 shows the Play When using the Network Content feature, you should Information screen as follows. remember the following: •...

  • Page 82: Recording Audio Sources

    Recording Audio Sources Recording Songs from a Music CD In general, music CDs are the easiest and simplest way to You can expand your music archive by recording (or create your music archive. Once CD songs are imported, the importing) songs and other audio programs from commercial MCX-2000 lets you manage them using playlists and other music CDs, external audio signals, and FM radio programs editing features (page 75).
  • Page 83 3 The MCX-2000 shows “Checking disc...” in yellow and 4 If there is a song you don’t want to import, move the starts querying to the CDDB database. If appropriate CD selection (highlight) to that song, and remove the check data is found, the MCX-2000 will present a list of song mark by pressing the SELECT button on the remote names.
  • Page 84 6 When all selected songs are imported, the MCX-2000 3 When the RECORDING indicator goes off, the MCX-2000 shows the following dialog box, asking what you want to shows the following dialog box, asking what you want to do next. do next.

  • Page 85: Recording From Fm Radio Or External Audio Signals

    Recording from FM Radio or External Audio 2 Press the SELECT button on the remote control at the first parameter in the recording screen—Preset or Input, Signals then specify the target FM station or input. If you’re in the Any incoming audio signals can serve as recordable audio FM recording screen, you can select an FM station from sources for the MCX-2000.
  • Page 86 SYNCHRO. Type 6 When you’re ready, move the selection (highlight) to This parameter is only available when SYNCHRO. is selected Recording and select Start. If you’ve selected Full Auto in for Track Marking above. Select Full Auto if you want fully step 3, the yellow “Ready to Record”...

  • Page 87: Duplicating A Music Cd

    7 When the recording is finished automatically, or manually Duplicating a Music CD using the relevant Submenu command, you can now exit This function is useful when you want to make a backup the recording screen to confirm the recorded results. copy of your music CD (CD-DA).
  • Page 88 4 When the image file is created, the MCX-2000 shows the 6 When the MCX-2000 detects an appropriate blank disc, it following dialog box. To continue the process, open the automatically starts writing the image file on that disc. tray and set a CD-R/RW disc for audio recording with “Change disc and proceed with recording”...

  • Page 89: Recording Archived Songs To A Cd

    Recording Archived Songs to a CD According to your selection, the MCX-2000 shows a dialog box, where you can search for the desired album or playlist in As long as you’re keeping PCM song data in the MCX-2000 the same manner you search for a song in the music archive. internal hard drive (factory setting), you can create an original music CD based on a playlist or an album from your music archive at any time.
  • Page 90 4 A list of songs will be shown in white (only when “Ready to 6 When the CD recording process is finished, the record” is shown). If you want, edit the album title and/or MCX-2000 shows the following dialog box, asking what artist name for the CD you’re going to create using the you want to do next.

  • Page 91: Editing The Library

    Editing the Library PS/2 Keyboard Another way to type text characters is to use a PS/2 keyboard connected to the MCX-2000. If you’re familiar with As you collect more music and audio and expand your typing through a PC keyboard, this option is probably MCX-2000 library, you may feel like arranging the content for quicker and easier than using the on-screen character various purposes—for example, manually edit song data of...
  • Page 92 ■ Web Browser Edit Title If you’ve configured your MCX-2000 to be accessible from This allows you to edit song data or other text information in your PC network, you can edit existing text information in the MCX-2000 music archive. When you select a category your music archive using a standard web browser that’s from a drop-down list, a list of items in that category is running on a computer in the PC network.

  • Page 93: Editing Song Data

    Editing Song Data Changing Song Attributes If you’re collecting songs performed by your favorite Each archived song has unique song data—a series of drummer from a number of albums, you may only import his ‘attributes’ including artist name, album title, genre name or her songs to the music archive.
  • Page 94 Change Artist: Lets you change the artist for the current 2 Change the artist for Albums 1, 3 and 5 to Versatile Boss album (Music Archive > Artists > selected artist’s album list you’ve just created. view). • Album 1: Top Menu > Library > Music Archive > Artists Change Album: Lets you change the album for the current >...
  • Page 95 Change Album dialog box Change Genre dialog box In the Change Album dialog box, you can select a target In the Change Genre dialog box, move the selection (highlight) album by navigating down from Artists, Albums or Genres. In to Fusion and then press the SELECT button on the remote this case, you know the target album title (VB Works) so that control.

  • Page 96: Deleting The Pcm Data

    5 When the above procedure is finished, select Top Menu > Here, we’ve shown the general concepts of editing your MCX-2000 music archive. Proper use of the Submenu Library > Music Archive > Artists for the artist list view commands such as New, Change and Delete (...) help you screen.
  • Page 97 ■ 3 Select the Delete PCM data from the Submenu. A dialog Other Song Delete Options box appears, where you can specify target songs. You can selectively delete PCM song data in the above procedure. If you want to delete all existing PCM song data at a time, go to the Library menu screen (Top Menu >...

  • Page 98: Using A Playlist

    Using a Playlist 3 Confirm the new playlist appears in the Playlists screen. The playlists on the MCX-2000 give you new and creative ways to enjoy the songs you’ve stored to your music archive. Each playlist simply lets you combine and arrange archived songs as you like, but a finished playlist can be used in many ways.
  • Page 99 Editing a Playlist 2 From the song list view, you can perform the following Each song title in the playlist is simply a reference point (link) operations using the relevant Submenu commands. to its original song data. In other words, the actual song data is not affected when you add, remove or move songs to the Play: Lets you play the current playlist, starting from the playlist;...

  • Page 100: Registering An Internet Radio Station

    Registering an Internet Radio Station 3 Specify a new radio site using the following two Submenu commands. Either command opens the character palette. The MCX-2000 comes with five Internet radio stations So, you can type necessary text characters using the preassigned.

  • Page 101: Renaming Items From The Radio Presets List

    Renaming Items from the Radio Presets List 3 When you return to the group list view, repeat step 2 for other groups. Otherwise, select a group that lists stations You may have already registered a number of radio stations you want to rename. using the Save to Preset command while listening (page 59), or using the FM Auto Preset command (page 62) when you previously opened the Presets list screen to cover all FM...
  • Page 102 5 When you return to the station list view, repeat step 2 for other stations. You can repeat steps 2 to 5 above to completely rename up to 100 radio stations from 10 station groups—however, that’s too laborious and time-consuming (if you do it at a time). A much easier and faster way is to rename items on a computer, using a web browser (page 76).

  • Page 103: Operating A Client Remotely

    Operating a Client Remotely View Play Info: Shows the Play Information screen for the selected client. If the audio source selected on the client is a song from the MCX-2000 music archive, you can further add Once you’ve created a MusicCAST network, each or remove the bookmark using the Submenu >...

  • Page 104: Selecting The Client Audio Source

    Selecting the Client Audio Source When selecting Radio, the MCX-2000 shows the Presets radio station list. You can select a preset FM station for the Furthermore, when selecting a client by pressing the SELECT selected client in the same manner as for the MCX-2000 button on the remote control, you can specify the audio (page 60).

  • Page 105: Setting The Timer Playback

    Setting the Timer Playback At the lower section in the client source menu screen, you can MusicCAST as an Integrated Music access the timer playback feature for clients, the same feature Delivery System available for the MCX-2000 when you select Top Menu > Setup >...

  • Page 106: Recall Play

    Recall Play This feature lets you relay the audio source being played (or last selected) on a MusicCAST system to another MusicCAST system. When you select the Recall Play command, the MCX-2000 shows the Recall Play dialog box with a list of MusicCAST clients.

  • Page 107: Other Features

    (page 26), you may want this configuration to fully work. Plus, if you’re such an audiophile as to own a high-end audio system with a Yamaha AV receiver, you have a good reason to integrate your MCX-2000 there. Furthermore, you can use the timer playback feature to automatically start music on the MCX-2000 and any MusicCAST client at the specified time.
  • Page 108 Setting Date and Time Manually Selecting the Time Display 1 Select Top Menu > Setup > Date/Time > Manual Setup. 1 Select Top Menu > Setup > Date/Time > Time Display. n If you specified to use an NTP server (ON) in the Auto Setup screen, 2 Change each parameter value as needed.

  • Page 109: Using The Online Cddb Database

    Using the Online CDDB Database 3 When you select OK, the “Saving...” message is shown. The MCX-2000 afterward retrieves song data in the The MCX-2000 incorporates a part of Gracenote CDDB specified manner. database and uses it to retrieve and display song data for music CDs (factory setting).

  • Page 110: Front Panel Display

    Front Panel Display Screen Saver 1 From the User Interface menu, select Front Panel Display. 1 From the User Interface menu, select Screen Saver. 2 Change each parameter value as needed. 2 Change each parameter value as needed. 1 Backlight 1 Use Screen Saver Make the display backlight either Bright or Dark.

  • Page 111: Selecting Playback Options

    Language Selecting Playback Options Select any desired audio source at any time, or program your 1 From the User Interface menu, select Language. own playlists with any combination of songs from the music archive — these are the best part of listening experience on the MCX-2000.

  • Page 112: Selecting Recording Options

    2 MP3 Encode Quality Selecting Recording Options Select the data rate used for MP3 conversion from 160, 256 or Regardless of its type, such as music CD, radio or external 320 kbps (factory setting: 160 kbps). Theoretically, the larger input, the MCX-2000 records or imports an audio source data rate is used, the higher sound quality is obtained.

  • Page 113: Using The Timer Playback

    Using the Timer Playback 3 Select each parameter below and specify what and when you want to play. During programming, you should note the current date and time indication in the upper The MCX-2000 lets you program when your favorite music right corner of the screen.

  • Page 114: Using A Yamaha Av Receiver

    BEFORE the timer starts playback. In this case, the MCX-2000 plays the content according to the current playback mode settings. n The above setup screen doesn’t appear if you’ve not connected a supported Yamaha AV receiver to the MCX-2000. You will see an alert message instead. MCX-2000 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 115 2 Move the selection (highlight) to each parameter below 3 Select OK to save your settings. Now the MCX-2000 is and specify how you want both units to work together. ready for synchronized operations with the AV receiver. 1 Synchronize receiver power ON/OFF If you’ve specified to link the MCX-2000 genres to the AV with the MCX-2000 receiver surround programs, open the genre list screen by...

  • Page 116: Managing An Existing Musiccast Network

    Managing an Existing MusicCAST Wireless LAN Network Network activities, such as streaming music to clients over a MusicCAST network or editing the music archive using a computer in a PC network, are very essential part of how you can use the MCX-2000 in your daily life. This section explains the MCX-2000 networking on the system side.

  • Page 117: Managing The Mcx-2000 System

    (after move or relocation), initialize only network parameters, not the entire MCX-2000 system (page 100). 3 System Update If you got the latest MCX-2000 firmware from Yamaha, you can use this function to update the unit. 4 Lock Function...

  • Page 118: Viewing System Information

    firmware update or when you ask Yamaha for technical support. Hard Drive Capacity In this screen, you can know Yamaha AV Receiver products that you can integrate with the MCX-2000 using an RS-232C cross cable and relevant parameters (page 98).

  • Page 119: Resetting The Mcx-2000 For Factory Settings

    Resetting the MCX-2000 for Factory Settings Updating the MCX-2000 Firmware 1 From the System Utilities menu, select System Reset. Notes on Firmware update When you update the MCX-2000 firmware, be sure to read the document that comes with the firmware update CD. This document contains the latest information on new features and any changes after updating the firmware, other important notices or additional procedure to the following update process.

  • Page 120: Limiting Local Operations On The Mcx-2000

    4 CD tray open Limiting Local Operations on the MCX-2000 Limits access to the built-in CD drive and the Open/Close button operations on the remote control and MCX-2000 1 From the System Utilities menu, select Lock Function. front panel. The password entry dialog box appears, prompting you to enter a predefined password.

  • Page 121: Compatible Media (Cd/Cd-R/Cd-Rw)

    Discs that can be used for recording on this Erasure or loss of data unit Yamaha and suppliers accept no liability for the loss of data written on the HDD and CD-R or CD-RW discs, or any Be sure to use only CD-R and CD-RW discs made by problems caused as a result of using this unit.

  • Page 122: Handling Of Discs

    Handling of discs To prevent a malfunction of this unit Heed the following notes on handling of discs to avoid any • Do not use any non-standard shaped CDs (heart, flower shaped, etc.) available on the market, because they are off cause for a recording failure, a loss of the recorded data, or a balance in their weight.

  • Page 123: About Digital Recording With Musiccast

    About Digital Recording with MusicCAST Source sampling rate conversion Rules of Digital Recording • Digital input of this unit supports sampling frequencies of 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, and 96 kHz. This unit converts these inputs to 44.1 kHz, 16-bit digital signals and records SCMS-Serial Copy Management System them onto the HDD, or a CD-R or CD-RW disc.

  • Page 124: Troubleshooting

    MCX-2000 to standby mode, disconnect the power cable from the AC outlet, and contact the nearest authorized YAMAHA dealer or service center. Symptom...
  • Page 125 Symptom Cause Remedy There are skips or pauses during Surroundings are interfering with wireless network Try using a different wireless network channel, or use playback from the clients. signals (for wireless connections only). a wired network connection. The network is extremely congested (for wired Place your MusicCAST components under a different network connections).
  • Page 126 Symptom Cause Remedy Playback from a wireless client is Audio streaming from the MCX-2000 is affected with Relocate the client or connect it to the MCX-2000 interrupted or unstable. a device that uses the same 2.4 GHz radio signal using a network cable. range (such as microwave oven, wireless handset, or other wireless access point).

  • Page 127: Glossary

    Glossary This manual uses a number of terms that, though not specific to the MusicCAST system, are not in general everyday use. In addition, some terms are used in a slightly unusual context. These words are listed alphabetically and in context below, along with an explanation of their meaning.

  • Page 128: Hard Disk Drive

    Subnet mask Hard disk drive A number identifying the group within a network to which a The component within your server used to store the audio particular component belongs. material from your CDs as data. Hard disk drive capacity is expressed in gigabytes, with a larger number denoting more TCP/IP storage capacity.

  • Page 129: Specifications

    Specifications ■ Audio Performance • Frequency response................20 to 20,000 Hz, ±0.5 dB • S/N ratio (EIAJ) Playback........................100 dB Recording ........................92 dB • Total harmonic distortion (1 kHz) Playback........................0.004 % Recording .........................0.006 % • Dynamic range Playback........................100 dB Recording ........................
  • Page 130 Inputs ..................46 CLIENT STATUS indicators .............7 Internet access via a PC network .......... 30 Connections .................111 Internet Radio ................ 54 Controllable YAMAHA AV Receivers ........102 IP Address ............... 37, 41 Controller ................112 IP address ................111 Create an original CD ............66 IP addresses .................
  • Page 131 XM Satellite Radio ..............55 Recall Play ................51 Recording ................66 RECORDING indicator ............8 Registering an Internet Radio Station ........84 Yamaha AV Receiver ............98 Remote control ..............112 REMOTE terminal ..............10 Renaming Items from the Radio Presets List ......85 Repeat ...................50 REPEAT button ..............12...
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