Yamaha MCX 1000 - MusicCAST - Digital Audio Server Owner's Manual
Summary of MCX 1000 - MusicCAST - Digital Audio Server
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2 i important safety instructions • explanation of graphical symbols the lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute...
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3 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 - and, most im...
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4 • to assure the finest performance, please read this manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference. • install this unit in a well ventilated, cool, dry, clean place - away from direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, dust, moisture, and/or cold. Avoid ventilation space of at lea...
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5 for us customers for canadian customers for u.K. And european customers caution: read this before operating this unit this equipment complies with fcc radiation exposure limits set forth for uncontrolled equipment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of at least...
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6 contents features of the musiccast server ................................8 about this manual ..........................................................8 what is the musiccast system? ...................................9 supplied accessories ...................................................10 co...
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7 selecting a recording format .................................. 88 setting recording speed ......................................... 88 setting the recording auto level function ............... 88 deleting a cd-rw (initialization) ................................. 89 automatically adjusting av rec...
Page 8: Getting Started
8 getting started the musiccast system uses a wireless network to connect the musiccast server and musiccast clients, which call up and play songs stored in the musiccast server. You can use a musiccast client anywhere where it can receive wireless network signals from the musiccast server. Feature ...
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Getting started getting started 9 the musiccast system consists of two components, the musiccast server and the musiccast client, 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 ...
Page 10: Supplied Accessories
Getting started 10 after unpacking, check that the following parts are included. • remote control • batteries (size aa, um-3, or r6) (2) • audio pin cable (1) • optical cable (1) • video pin cable (1) supplied accessories.
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Getting started getting started 11 front panel 1 standby/on switches the musiccast server between standby and power on modes. Press and hold standby/on for two seconds to place all musiccast clients in sleep mode and place the musiccast server in standby mode. 2 disc tray 3 play info. Displays the p...
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Getting started 12 k level control controls the volume level of the output to your headphones. L analog rec level control controls the recording level when recording from a source connected to the analog in jacks. M front panel door n front panel diaplay displays information on the operations and st...
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Getting started getting started 13 rear panel 1 video jacks note the musiccast server does not record any video signal. Video signals from the s video in and video in jacks are passed directly to the s video out and video out jacks respectively, and are not processed in the musiccast server at all. ...
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Getting started 14 remote control 1 standby/on switches the musiccast server between standby and power on modes. Press and hold standby/on for two seconds to place all musiccast clients in sleep mode and place the musiccast server in standby mode. 2 timer activates the musiccast server timer functio...
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Getting started getting started 15 o all songs displays the all songs screen on the on-screen display. P genres displays the genres screen on the on-screen display. Q cd displays the cd screen on the on-screen display. R bookmarks displays the bookmarks screen on the on-screen display. S client play...
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Getting started 16 preparing the musiccast server remote control ■ inserting the batteries 1 remove the cover on the underside of the remote control. 2 insert two aa batteries into the battery compartment, checking that the positive (+) and negative (–) terminals on the batteries correspond to the p...
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Getting started getting started 17 you must connect your musiccast system correctly to use all of its functions to the full. Follow the instructions in the attached “setup guide” carefully when setting up your system. Component check list ❍ tv/monitor allows you to carry out all operations on the mu...
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Getting started 18 the musiccast server has four different standby and power modes, and uses each in a specific set of circumstances. The musiccast server consumes power in all modes, however standby modes generally consume less power than when the musiccast is in power on mode. The following diagra...
Page 19: Using This Manual
Getting started getting started 19 this section gives a brief sequential explanation of the procedures involved in using your musiccast server. Refer to it as a guide to using this manual. Using this manual section title content 1 getting started use the manual, check your system connections, and le...
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Getting started 20 use the remote control and the television connected to your musiccast server to carry out the procedures described in this manual. If you connect your musiccast server to a television, you can search for cd titles, artist names, and other data on screen. You can also set all the o...
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21 21 storing music on the musiccast server storing music on the musiccast server you can gain easy access to all of the songs in your cd collection, and play them back in multiple locations using musiccast clients if you store them on the hard disk drive in the musiccast server. Storing them togeth...
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Storing music on the musiccast server 22 4 press top menu. The top menu screen appears on the on-screen display. 5 use / to move the cursor to “recording” and press select. The recording screen appears on the on-screen display. Hint hint you can also access the recording screen directly by pressing ...
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Storing music on the musiccast server storing music on the musiccast server 23 the cd contents display screen when you load a cd, the musiccast server reads its type and volume, and looks for the names of the songs, album, artist, and genre in its built-in gracenote cddb ® database. The method the m...
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Storing music on the musiccast server 24 storing a cd store a cd on the hard disk drive of the musiccast server. 1 follow the procedure described on page 21 to display the contents of a cd on the on-screen display. 2 select the songs you want to store. By default, the musiccast server selects all so...
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Storing music on the musiccast server storing music on the musiccast server 25 4 when storage is complete, the following screen appears on the on-screen display: • to check the content you have just stored, choose “open stored album page” and press select. • to store another cd, choose “store anothe...
Page 26: The Musiccast Server
Storing music on the musiccast server 26 the musiccast server can record material from external components such as md and record players. It can also perform such functions as automatically finding gaps between songs in audio material and synchronize the starting and stopping of recording with playb...
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Storing music on the musiccast server storing music on the musiccast server 27 recording 1 press standby/on to turn the musiccast server power on. 2 turn the power of the tv/monitor connected to the musiccast server on, and set it to display the musiccast on-screen display. (refer to your tv/monitor...
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Storing music on the musiccast server 28 7 set the recording level as necessary. See page 28 for an explanation on adjusting recording levels. 8 adjust the recording mode as necessary. Use / / / to move the cursor to an appropriate recording type and press select. See page 29 for more information. 9...
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Storing music on the musiccast server storing music on the musiccast server 29 when recording from an analog source the musiccast server records anything from components connected to its analog input jacks as an analog source. 1 follow the procedure described on page 27 to display the “store from ex...
Page 30: Playback
30 playback you can listen to music stored on the musiccast server, using album, artist, genre, or song title to search for the songs you want. During playback, the musiccast server displays the name of the song playing, and a left and right level meter at the bottom of the on-screen display. • chec...
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Playback playback 31 3 use / to move the cursor to “artists” and press select. The artists screen appears on the on-screen display. The artist names stored in the musiccast server appear on screen in alphabetical order. The screen can display 10 artists at a time. Use / to scroll the display up or d...
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Playback 32 hint hint • you can access the artists screen directly by pressing artists. • you can set the musiccast server to play the next album by the select artist when playback of the current album is complete (see page 44). • you can set the musiccast server to repeatedly play songs by the same...
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Playback playback 33 3 use / to move the cursor to “albums” and press select. The albums stored in the musiccast server appear on screen in alphabetical order. The screen can display 10 albums at a time. Use / to scroll the display up or down to see more albums. 4 use / to select an album and press ...
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Playback 34 1 press top menu. The top menu screen appears on the on-screen display. 2 use / to move the cursor to “library” and press select. The library screen appears on the on-screen display. 3 use / to move the cursor to “genres” and press select. The genres stored in the musiccast server appear...
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Playback playback 35 5 use / to select an album and press select. All of the songs on the album you select appear on the on- screen display. 6 use / to select a song and press select. The play information screen appears on the on-screen display and playback begins. There are two play information scr...
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Playback 36 1 press top menu. The top menu screen appears on the on-screen display. 2 use / to move the cursor to “library” and press select. The library screen appears on the on-screen display. 3 use / to move the cursor to “all songs” and press select. The songs screen appears on the on-screen dis...
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Playback playback 37 there are two play information screens available during playback. Use / to switch between them. See page 39 for a detailed explanation of the playback screens. Press menu to return to the list screen. Pressing play info. Displays the play information screen. Hint hint • you can ...
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Playback 38 the musiccast server stores a list of songs that you attach bookmarks to, which you can access for easy reference and playback. See page 53 for an explanation of how to assign bookmarks. 1 press top menu. The top menu screen appears on the on-screen display. 2 use / to move the cursor to...
Page 39: The Play Information Screen
Playback playback 39 if you choose a song and press select, or if you press play info. During playback, information on the current song appears on the on-screen display. Use / to switch between the two available play information screens. The above screen displays the album, artist, and genre to whic...
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Playback 40 to use the sub menu: 1 press submenu. The play information screen submenu appears on the on- screen display. 2 use / / / to move the cursor to the sub menu field you want to select and press select. The selected setting changes. 3 to close the sub menu, move the cursor to and press selec...
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Playback playback 41 you can make lists (playlists) of your favorite songs from songs you have stored on the musiccast server. You can also include albums, artists, and genres in playlists. Additionally, since the musiccast server can make cds from playlists, they are useful when making original cds...
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Playback 42 4 use / to select a collection and press select. All of the playlists in the musiccast server assigned to the collection you select appear in alphabetical order on the on- screen display. The screen can display 10 items at once. Use / to scroll the display up or down to see more playlist...
Page 43: Skipping to Another Song
Playback playback 43 search forward press during playback. Playback resumes when you stop pressing . Search backward press during playback. Playback resumes when you stop pressing . Note you can also use the search function when you have paused playback using . Skipping to the next song press . Pres...
Page 44: Groups
Playback 44 the musiccast server lets you playback songs with various associations. The following associations, called groups, are available: • album • artist • genre • playlist • bookmark, all songs • recorded songs • song statistics the selection criteria you use to choose a song for playback also...
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Playback playback 45 listening to artists select an artist from the artists screen (see page 30) and either press , or press sub menu, select “play” and press select. Playback of the alphabetically first song of the artist you select begins, and continues playback of all the songs from all albums by...
Page 46: Repeat Playback
Playback 46 you can set the musiccast server to repeat playback of songs, albums, artists, and playlists. 1 press play info. To display the play information screen. 2 press repeat. The repeat mode changes with each press. • “repeat-all” repeats playback of all songs within the current group. • “repe...
Page 47: Random Playback
Playback playback 47 you can set the musiccast server to play back songs from albums, artists, genres, and playlists in random order. 1 press play info. To display the play information screen. 2 press random. The repeat mode changes with each press. • “random-on” indicates that random playback of al...
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Playback 48 you can use the musiccast server as a standard cd player to listen to cds. 1 press open/close to open the disc tray. If there is already a cd in the musiccast server, skip directly to step 4. 2 place the cd in the musiccast server in the disc tray. Place the cd in the tray label-side up,...
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Playback playback 49 7 use / to select a song and press select. The play information screen appears on the on-screen display and playback begins. There are two play information screens available during playback. Use / to switch between them. See page 39 for a detailed explanation of the playback scr...
Page 50: Components
Playback 50 you can listen to material from external components, such as md players, connected to the musiccast server. Check that the external component is correctly connected to the musiccast server before you carry out this procedure. 1 press top menu. The top menu screen appears on the on-screen...
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Playback playback 51 you can listen to songs stored on the musiccast server recorded from external components. 1 press top menu. The top menu screen appears on the on-screen display. 2 use / to move the cursor to “library” and press select. The library screen appears on the on-screen display. 3 use ...
Page 52: Listening to Mp3 Cds
Playback 52 use the musiccast server to listen to mp3 cds. 1 press open/close to open the disc tray. If there is already a cd in the musiccast server, skip directly to step 4. 2 place the cd you wish to store in the musiccast server in the disc tray. Place the cd in the tray label-side up, aligned w...
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Playback playback 53 7 use / to move the cursor to an album and press select. The names of all of the songs in the album appear on the on- screen display. 8 use / to move the cursor to the song you want to listen to and press select. Playback of the song you select begins. Hint hint press back to re...
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Playback 54 3 use / to move the cursor to “bookmark” and press select. The bookmark screen appears on the on-screen display. The screen can display 10 bookmarks at a time. Use / to scroll the display up or down to see more bookmarks. 4 use / to select a song to listen to and press select. The play i...
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Playback playback 55 4 use / and select to place a check in the “delete all” checkbox. 5 use / to move the cursor to “ok” and press select. The musiccast server deletes all bookmarks. Use / to move the cursor to “quit” and press select to exit from the submenu. You can view lists of the songs that a...
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Playback 56 there are two play information screens available during playback. Use / to switch between them. See page 39 for a detailed explanation of the playback screens. ■ to stop playback press . ■ to temporarily halt playback press . Press again to resume playback. Carry out the following proced...
Page 57: Editing
57 57 editing editing the musiccast server organizes the songs it stores by song, artist, album, and genre name. Although you can store songs without providing this information, finding the songs listen is much easier if the relevant names are stored together with the songs. The musiccast server pro...
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Editing 58 ■ genre list (genres) screen ■ song lists (songs) screen sub menu field content page play play material from the currently selected genre. 34 add to playlist add the currently selected genre to a playlist. 75 edit title enter or edit the name of the currently selected genre. 68 delete del...
Page 59: Editing Album Details
Editing editing 59 create an album from songs within the musiccast server, and edit or delete existing albums in the musiccast server database. Opening the album editing screen (sub menu) follow the procedure below to open the album editing screen, and edit album details. 1 press top menu. The top m...
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Editing 60 creating a new album you can create an album out of songs you select from those stored in the musiccast server. 1 follow the procedure described on page 59 “opening the album editing screen” to display the album editing screen. 2 use / to move the cursor to “new album” and press select. T...
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Editing editing 61 deleting an album you can delete an album from the musiccast server database. 1 follow the procedure described on page 59 “opening the album editing screen” to display the album editing screen. 2 use / to move the cursor to “delete” and press select. The following screen appears. ...
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Editing 62 4 use / to move the cursor to an artist and press select. The albums of the artist you select appear on the on-screen display. 5 use / to move the cursor to the album you want to move and press sub menu. The sub menu appears on the on-screen display. 6 use / to move the cursor to “move to...
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Editing editing 63 4 use / to move the cursor to a genre and press select. The albums of the genre you select appear on the on-screen display. 5 use / to move the cursor to the album you want to move and press sub menu. The sub menu appears on the on-screen display. 6 use / to move the cursor to “mo...
Page 64: Editing Artist Details
Editing 64 create a new artist, and edit or delete existing artists in the musiccast server database. Opening the artist editing screen (sub menu) follow the procedure below to open the artist editing screen, and edit artist details. 1 press top menu. The top menu screen appears on the on-screen dis...
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Editing editing 65 creating a new artist you can create a new artist and store it in the musiccast server database. 1 follow the procedure described on page 64 “opening the artist editing screen” to display the artist editing screen. 2 use / to move the cursor to “new artist” and press select. The a...
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Editing 66 deleting an artist you can delete an album from the musiccast server database. 1 follow the procedure described on page 64 “opening the artist editing screen” to display the artist editing screen. 2 use / to move the cursor to “delete” and press select. The following screen appears. 3 use...
Page 67: Editing Genre Details
Editing editing 67 create a new genre, and edit or delete existing genres in the musiccast server database. Opening the genre editing screen (sub menu) follow the procedure below to open the genre editing screen, and edit artist details. 1 press top menu. The top menu screen appears on the on-screen...
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Editing 68 creating a new genre you can create a new genre and store it in the musiccast server database. 1 follow the procedure described on page 67 “opening the genre editing screen” to display the genre editing screen. 2 use / to move the cursor to “new genre” and press select. The genre name ent...
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Editing editing 69 deleting a genre you can delete a genre from the musiccast server database. 1 follow the procedure described on page 67 “opening the genre editing screen” to display the genre editing screen. 2 use / to move the cursor to “delete” and press select. The following screen appears. 3 ...
Page 70: Editing Songs
Editing 70 edit song names and delete songs from the database on your musiccast server. Opening the song editing screen (sub menu) follow the procedure below to open the song editing screen, and edit song details. 1 press top menu. The top menu screen appears on the on-screen display. 2 use / to mov...
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Editing editing 71 changing a song name you can change the names of songs stored in the musiccast server database. This is useful in cases such as when the musiccast server is not able to obtain any song name data during the storage process, or when you record material from an external component. 1 ...
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Editing 72 the musiccast server does not automatically store any song, album, artist, or genre information when it records material from external components. You can add this information to songs you create using the editing functions described in this section, and store the songs in the musiccast s...
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Editing editing 73 5 use / to move the cursor to the song you want to edit, and press sub menu. The sub menu appears on the on-screen display. Changing a song name you can change the names of songs stored in the musiccast server database that you record from external components. Although the musicca...
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Editing 74 moving a song you can move songs to different artists, albums, or genres. This moving process also automatically starts the procedure of encoding songs recorded from external components into mp3 format. 1 follow the procedure described on page 70 to display the song editing screen. 2 use ...
Page 75: Making Playlists
Editing editing 75 make and store lists (playlists) of your favorite songs and albums on the musiccast server for easy access. The musiccast server stores playlists in 10 groups, called collections. You can make up to 1007 playlists, each containing up to 999 items, and assign them to collections in...
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Editing 76 5 press sub menu to display the sub menu. 6 use / / / to move the cursor to “new playlist” and press select to open the playlist name entry screen. The playlist name entry screen appears on the on-screen display. 7 use / / / to select characters and enter the playlist name. See page 78 fo...
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Editing editing 77 12 select songs to add to the playlist. • using artist names to select songs. Select “artists”, choose an artist, and then select a song. The songs you select appear on the left of the on-screen display, in the order you select them in. If you select on artist, move the cursor to ...
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Editing 78 this section explains how to use the on-screen keyboard to enter characters on all entry screens. If you connect a ps/2 keyboard to the musiccast server, you can use it to enter characters directly from these screens. See page 79 for a detailed explanation. 1 use / / / to select a charact...
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Editing editing 79 you can use a ps/2 keyboard connected to the ps/2 port on the front panel of the musiccast server to enter and edit information in the musiccast server whenever the on-screen keyboard appears on the on-screen display. You can also use the keyboard to duplicate certain functions th...
Page 80: Creating Cds
80 creating cds use the musiccast server to make original cds containing songs you select from those stored in its database. You can also use it to duplicate directly any cds you own. The cd-rs and cd-rws produced by the musiccast server can be played in most general-purpose cd player. Some cd and d...
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Creating cds creating cds 81 4 press top menu. The top menu screen appears on the on-screen display. 5 use / to move the cursor to “recording” and press select. The recording screen appears on the on-screen display. Hint hint you can access the recording screen directly by pressing recording. 6 use ...
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Creating cds 82 • to select songs from a playlist select “playlists” and then the song you want to record. The name of the song you select appears on the left of the display. Song names appear in the order you select them. • to select songs from the “song statistics” list select “song statistics”, s...
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Creating cds creating cds 83 11 repeat step 10 until you have selected all the songs you wish to record. If you want to cancel a selected song, use / / / to select the song you want to cancel, then move the cursor to “delete” and press select. Selecting “clear all songs” and pressing select cancels ...
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Creating cds 84 removing a song from the recording list 1 follow the procedure described on page 81 to display the list of songs designated for recording. 2 use / / / to select a song to cancel. 3 use / / / to select “delete”. 4 press select. The name of the song you select is displayed in red. 5 us...
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Creating cds creating cds 85 use the musiccast to duplicate directly any cds you own. The cds that the musiccast server creates cannot be copied. 1 press open/close to open the disc tray. 2 place the cd you want to duplicate in the disc tray. 3 press open/close to close the disc tray. Pushing the di...
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Creating cds 86 7 use / to move the cursor to “cd duplicate” and press select. The following screen appears on the on-screen display: 8 press open / close to open the disc tray, load in the disc you want to duplicate, then press open / close again. The follow screens appear on the on-screen display ...
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Creating cds creating cds 87 finalization is the processing of cd-rs and cd-rws so that standard cd players, and cd-rw capable players can read them. You cannot use the musiccast server to add songs to a finalized cd-rw. Initialize the cd-rw to make it recordable (see page 89). 12 once duplication i...
Page 88: Setting Recording Parameters
Creating cds 88 you can adjust the quality and speed of the recording process using the settings described in this section. Use / / / and select to set the parameters. When you are finished, use / / / to select “ok” and press select. The changes you make are reflected in the musiccast server, and th...
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Creating cds creating cds 89 delete previously recorded material from a cd-rw and re-record new material onto it. This process of deletion is called “initialization”. 1 carry out steps 1 to 3 on page 80 to load the cd-rw you want to initialize into the musiccast server. 2 press top menu. The top men...
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90 using the musiccast with a yamaha av receiver if you connect a yamaha receiver to your musiccast server using a cross type rs-232c cable, the musiccast server can control the volume, change inputs and effect programs, and perform other operations in combination with the receiver, as well as trans...
Page 91: For A Genre
Using the musiccast with a yamaha av receiver 91 using the musiccast with a yamaha av receiver [ you can set the musiccast receiver to automatically change the surround program settings on a yamaha av receiver for each genre it plays back. This allows you to choose the setting that most suits a spec...
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92 controlling musiccast clients remotely control any musiccast clients connected to your musiccast server. This function allows you to operate multiple musiccast clients simultaneously, and to check what specific musiccast clients are playing. You can check the current status of any musiccast clien...
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Controlling musiccast clients 93 controlling musiccast clients start playback on any musiccast client connected to the musiccast server. 1 press top menu. The top menu screen appears on the on-screen display. 2 use / to move the cursor to “client playback” and press select. The client playback scree...
Page 94: Simultaneously
Controlling musiccast clients 94 3 press sub menu. The sub menu appears on the on-screen display. 4 use / to move the cursor to “lock on/off” and press select. The musiccast server locks or unlocks the musiccast client, and it is no longer possible to perform operations from the front panel or the r...
Page 95: Musiccast Server
Controlling musiccast clients 95 controlling musiccast clients switch musiccast clients between sleep and power on modes using the musiccast server. 1 carry out the procedure described on page 92 to display the client playback screen. 2 use / to move the cursor to select a musiccast client. 3 press ...
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Controlling musiccast clients 96 6 when you have finish entering the new musiccast client name, use / / / to move the cursor to “ok” and press select to confirm the new name and close the sub menu. Select “cancel” to close the sub menu without changing the name..
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Using the timer function for playback and recording 97 97 using the timer function for playback and recording use the timer function to automatically start playback on the musiccast server or musiccast clients, start recording on the musiccast server, or place musiccast components in standby or slee...
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Using the timer function for playback and recording 98 9 select an item to start playback from. • using artist names select “artists”, choose an artist, move the cursor to “select” and press select. Timer playback will start from this artist. • using album names select “albums”, choose an album, mov...
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Using the timer function for playback and recording 99 using the timer function for playback and recording 4 use / / / to move the cursor to “use recording timer” and press select. The recording timer screen appears on the on-screen display. 5 use / / / to move the cursor to “use recording timer”. P...
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Using the timer function for playback and recording 100 3 use / to move the cursor to “server timer functions” and press select. The server timer functions screen appears on the on-screen display. 4 use / to move the cursor to the “activate” checkbox and press select. A tick appears in the “activate...
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Using the timer function for playback and recording 101 using the timer function for playback and recording setting playback timer details for musiccast clients 1 press top menu. The top menu screen appears on the on-screen display. 2 use / to move the cursor to “timer setup” and press select. The t...
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Using the timer function for playback and recording 102 activating the timer function you must activate the timer function separately from setting the actual timer details in order to use the musiccast client playback timer. The timer will not function if you do not activate it, even if you set othe...
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Using the timer function for playback and recording 103 using the timer function for playback and recording pressing select when the cursor is on a selection option such as “artists” moves selection one level deeper into the selection menu. For example pressing select the cursor is on an artist disp...
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104 configuring the musiccast network the musiccast server stores all data used in your musiccast system, and distributes it to musiccast clients for playback. Musiccast clients do not store or record any music data. All components in the musiccast system use a local area network (lan) for transmiss...
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Configuring the musiccast networ k configuring the musiccast network 105 what is a wired network connection, and when should i use one? Wired networks use cables (called lan cables or cat-5 cables) connected between components to transfer data to a central network component (a network hub), which th...
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Configuring the musiccast network 106 the musiccast server and musiccast clients are equipped with an auto configuration function that makes configuring network settings on both the musiccast server and musiccast clients a quick and easy process. Alternatively you can set all relevant network parame...
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Configuring the musiccast networ k configuring the musiccast network 107 3 if the following screen appears on your musiccast client on-screen display, use / on the musiccast client remote control or front panel to select the server id that appears on the top right of the musiccast server on-screen d...
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Configuring the musiccast network 108 this section explains the purpose and function of each screen in the musiccast server network setting menus available in the “expert settings section”. Usually, the auto configuration functions of the musiccast server and client will enable you to successfully c...
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Configuring the musiccast networ k configuring the musiccast network 109 2 use / to move the cursor to “ip address” and press select. The ip address screen appears on the on-screen display. ■ setting the ip address of the musiccast server • what is an ip address? Each component on a network uses an ...
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Configuring the musiccast network 110 ■ setting the musiccast server to obtain an ip address from a dhcp server you can set the musiccast server to obtain an ip address from a dhcp server. In this case the musiccast server also automatically obtains subnet mask, default gateway, and dns server setti...
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Configuring the musiccast networ k configuring the musiccast network 111 wireless lan screen use this screen to set the wireless lan parameters for the musiccast system wireless network. 1 carry out the procedure described on page 108 to display the expert settings screen on the on- screen display. ...
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Configuring the musiccast network 112 3 use / to move the cursor to “network” and press select. The network screen appears on the on-screen display. Ip address screen this screen shows the following information about the network status of the musiccast server: • server id the id the musiccast server...
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Configuring the musiccast networ k configuring the musiccast network 113 use this screen to manually enter the id slof the musiccast clients you wish to connect to the musiccast server. Refer to page 55 of the mcx-a10 owner’s manual for more information on how to check the id of your musiccast clien...
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Configuring the musiccast network 114 6 when you have finished setting codes, use / / / to move the cursor to “ok” and press select to confirm the settings you have made and exit the screen. To exit the screen without making any changes move the cursor to “cancel” and press select. You should now se...
Page 115: System Setup
System setup 115 115 system setup this section explains how to configure the musiccast system settings. You can set each parameter using the setting screens on the on-screen display. System setup menus the system setup section contains the following menus: • network configure musiccast network setti...
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System setup 116 expert settings - dhcp service musiccast server dhcp service off range start 192.168.1.2 date / time use ntp server no synchro interval 12 hour time zone u/c : - 5:00 b : 0:00 g : + 1:00 a : + 10:00 j : + 9:00 day light saving manual setup date 1.1.2003 time 0:00:00 video out always...
Page 117: Setting The Date and Time
System setup 117 system setup 1 press top menu the top menu screen appears on the on-screen display. 2 use / to move the cursor to “system setup” and press select. The system setup screen appears on the on-screen display. There are 15 parameters in all. Use / to select the parameter you wish to alte...
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System setup 118 3 set the date and time. • to set the date and time manually remove the check from the “use ntp server” checkbox, and use / / / to move the cursor to the field you want to set. Use / / / to change the setting. • to connect to the ntp server and set the date and time automatically pl...
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System setup 119 system setup you can change the manner in which the musiccast outputs the on-screen display to the tv/monitor. You can set it to always output the display, or to automatically turn the display off when you are not using it. 1 follow the procedure described on page 117 “opening the s...
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System setup 120 3 set the connection parameters. Use / / / and select to place a check in the checkbox of the function you want the musiccast server to use. You can select multiple options if necessary. • perform cd lookups automatically the musiccast server automatically refers to the gracenote cd...
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System setup 121 system setup set the format which the musiccast server uses to store songs. 1 follow the procedure described on page 117 “opening the system setting screens” to display the system setup screen. 2 use / to move the cursor to “recording” and press select. The recording screen appears ...
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System setup 122 set the parameters for use with an av receiver connected to the musiccast server with an rs-232c cable. • check that the musiccast server and the av receiver are connected correctly. • you can check that the av receiver you use is controllable from the musiccast server on page 133. ...
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System setup 123 system setup • synchronize power on/off with the musiccast the av receiver will turn on when you turn the musiccast server on. • change surround program for each genre played. The musiccast server will automatically change the surround program on the av receiver to suit the song it ...
Page 124: Setting The Screen Display
System setup 124 turn auto levelling function on or off. Auto levelling automatically produces or increases the base volume of playback to a theoretical average in order to eliminate any large differences in the volume at which songs were recorded. 1 follow the procedure described on page 117 “openi...
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System setup 125 system setup turn pcm format distribute to musiccast clients on or off, and designate the client the musiccast server distributes pcm format songs to. Songs distribute with a pcm format generally have a better sound quality than mp3 format songs. Note • the musiccast server can dist...
Page 126: Setting Up A Ps/2 Keyboard
System setup 126 connect a standard ps/2 keyboard to the ps/2 keyboard jack on the front panel of the musiccast server to make entering characters and numbers easier. Use this screen to configure the musiccast server for the keyboard you wish to connect to it. Note disconnect the musiccast server fr...
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System setup 127 system setup 3 use / / / to select a standby mode, and press select. • “mode 1” you can only activate the musiccast server from the remote control or the musiccast server. • “mode 2” you can activate the musiccast server from the remote control, the musiccast server, and musiccast c...
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System setup 128 you can delete the pcm data, or all of the song data stored on themusiccast server, from the hard disk drive. You cannot recover data once you delete it. Check that deleting this data will not inconvenience anyone who uses the musiccast server. 1 follow the procedure described on pa...
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System setup 129 system setup 3 press open/close to open the disc tray. 4 place the update cd in the disc tray. The musiccast server checks the update cd content. If the musiccast system can verify the validity of the update cd the start update prompt appears on the on-screen display. 5 use / to mov...
Page 130: Checking System Information
130 checking system information use the following procedures and menus to check the version of firmware in your musiccast server, the amount of available space on the hard disk drive, and other information related to the musiccast system. 1 press top menu. The top menu screen appears on the on-scree...
Page 131: Server
Checking system information 131 checking system information check the amount of available space on the hard drive and the amount of time left for you to record songs with.The figures displayed are not exact and should only be used as a guide. 1 follow the procedure described on page 130 “opening the...
Page 132: Checking Mp3 Encoding Status
Checking system information 132 the musiccast server automatically converts all songs stored to mp3 format (see page 25). You can check the status of any songs the musiccast server is currently encoding, as well as the names of the songs that have yet to be encoded. 1 follow the procedure described ...
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Checking system information 133 checking system information you can display a list of av receivers that you can control from the musiccast server. 1 follow the procedure described on page 130 “opening the system information screens” to display the information screen. 2 use / to move the cursor to “c...
Page 134: Appendix
134 appendix ■ discs that can be used for recording on this unit be sure to use only cd-r and cd-rw discs made by reliable manufacturers. Cd-r and cd-rw digital audio discs that display either of the following marks can be used with this unit. ■ discs that can be used for recording • cd-r discs can ...
Page 135: No!
Appendix appendix 135 ■ handling of discs heed the following notes on handling of discs to avoid any cause for a recording failure, a loss of the recorded data, or a malfunction of this unit. • this compact disc recorder is designed for use with cds (including 8cm [3”] discs) bearing the , , or mark...
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Appendix 136 rules of digital recording ■ scms-serial copy management system as a digital audio component, this unit conforms with the serial copy management system (scms) standards. The serial copy management system restricts copies made by recording digital signals to first-generation copies only....
Page 137: Troubleshooting
Appendix appendix 137 refer to the chart below when the mcx-1000 does not appear to be functioning correctly. If the problem you are experiencing is not listed below or if the instructions listed next to the problem do not help, set the mcx-1000 to standby mode, disconnect the power cord from the ac...
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Appendix 138 you cannot start playback on the mcx-a10. Auto configuration has not finished. → carry out the auto configuration process. 106 the network settings are incorrect. → check the network settings. 108 the mcx-1000 is not turned on. → turn the mcx-1000 on. There are no songs which the mcx-10...
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Appendix appendix 139 the time setting on the mcx- 1000 is in correct. The power cord has been disconnected from an ac outlet for more than 1 minute. → the mcx-1000 holds backup data for no longer than 1 minute after the power cord is disconnected from the ac outlet. Disconnecting it for longer than...
Page 140: Terms Used In This Manual
Appendix 140 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. ...
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Appendix appendix 141 ■ dns server a computer that is running a dns service (see dns). ■ ess id the id of the channel that your musiccast system uses to transmit data when using wireless connections. ■ gateway the ip address of the component on a network through which other components on the same ne...
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Appendix 142 software ■ database the organized collection of data stored on the hard disk drive in your musiccast server. The data is arranged in a logical manner so that it is easy to access, manage, and update. ■ menu a display consisting of a multiple choice style list of options that you can cho...
Page 143: Specifications
Appendix appendix 143 ■ audio performance frequency response................................... 5 to 20,000 hz, ±0.5 db s/n ratio (eiaj) playback.......................................................................... 105 db recording...................................................................
Page 144: Index
Appendix 144 a activating musiccast the timer function ................99 activating the timer function ..................................102 active indicator .....................................................13 album editing screen ................................................59 album name .....
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Appendix appendix 145 group ...............................................................45 group play ...............................................................39 groups .....................................................................44 h handling of discs .................................
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Appendix 146 selecting a song by its name ...................................36 server id ................................................................112 signal level ...........................................................112 skipping group ......................................................
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