McIntosh MS300 manual

M usic S erver MS 300 User ’s Manual M cIntosh Laboratory , Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New Y ork 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 F AX: 607-724-0549[...]

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IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS! PLEASE READ THEM BEFORE OPERA TING THIS EQUIPMENT . 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer[...]

10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus. 1 1. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer . 12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer , or sold with the apparatus. [...]

P AGE 2 MS300 User ’ s Manual T ABLE OF CONTENTS MS300 USER MANUAL 1 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1B -1C T ABLE OF CONTENTS 2 PRODUCT INTRODUCTION 7 TRADEMARKS & SERVICE MARKS 7 ABOUT THIS MANUAL 8 RECORD YOUR SERIAL NUMBER 8 MANUAL DISCLAIMERS 8 W ARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS 8 W ARRANTY INFORMA TION 8 CONT ACT INFORMA TION 9 COPYRIGHT 9 TERMS AND DEFINIT[...]

P AGE 3 MS300 User ’ s Manual Connecting Kenwood CD/DVD Changers 23 Connecting Pioneer CD/DVD Changers 24 Loading Discs Into Changers 25 Quick Lookup 25 Automatic Bulk Recording 26 Select Tracks to Record 26 IMPORTING MUSIC FILES 27 System Requirements 28 Audio File Requirements 28 Cover Art Image Requirements 28 Importing from a PC 29 Importing [...]

P AGE 4 MS300 User ’ s Manual MANAGING YOUR MEDIA 41 CREA TING PLA YLISTS 41 CREA TING GROUPS 43 ADDING INTERNET RADIO ST A TIONS 45 UPDA TING THE INTERNET RADIO ST A TIONS LIST 46 EDITING MUSIC INFORMA TION 47 Editing Disc Info 47 Automatically Lookup Information for This Disc 48 Searching for the Original Cover 49 Tips for Searching for Covers [...]

P AGE 5 MS300 User ’ s Manual T esting the Your Connection 68 Ethernet Settings 69 Dialup Settings 70 SETTING THE MS300 SERVER SETTINGS 71 CONFIGURING A MS300 SERVER 72 CONFIGURING A MS300 CLIENT 72 PEER TO PEER MUSIC SHARING 73 SELECTING THE AUDIO ENCODER TYPE 74 SETTING THE DISC INSERT PREFERENCES 75 VIDEO OUTPUT PREFERENCES 76 Centering the MS[...]

P AGE 6 MS300 User ’ s Manual CONNECTING TO YOUR MS300 USING A WEB BROWSER 95 USING THE WEB USER INTERF ACE 95 USING THE WEB BROWSER AS A MUSIC CLIENT 96 BACKUP AND REST ORE 97 MS300 MUSIC BACKUP 97 MS300 MUSIC RESTORE 97 TROUBLESHOOTING 98 NETWORK PROBLEMS 98 SOFTW ARE UPDA TE PROBLEMS 98 RECORDING PROBLEMS 98 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION 99 McINTOSH[...]

P AGE 7 MS300 User ’ s Manual INTRODUCTION TRADEMARKS & SERVICE MARKS The McIntosh logo is a trademark of McIntosh Laboratory , Inc.. Other product names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies. Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote®. Gr[...]

P AGE 8 MS300 User ’ s Manual Thank you for purchasing the MS300 Music Server from McIntosh. ABOUT THIS MANUAL This MS300 User ’ s Manual is intended to provide the reader with an overview of the main features and benefits of the McIntosh MS300 Music Server . For more technical information, please refer to the MS300 Advanced User’s Guide ava[...]

P AGE 9 MS300 User ’ s Manual McIntosh shall not be liable for damage or loss of data including but not limited to music recorded to storage devices. It is the customer ’ s responsibility to maintain the original media and/or appropriate backup copies within the specific rights of the media’ s copyright holder . CONT ACT INFORMA TION McIntos[...]

P AGE 10 MS300 User ’ s Manual COPYRIGHT This manual is copyright ©2005, 2006 by McIntosh Laboratory , Inc.. All rights reserved. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS Following are terms used throughout this manual: • Button - refers to a graphic item on the display screen. • Group - a collection of similar music titles. Standard genre groups are provided [...]

P AGE 11 MS300 User ’ s Manual for bit duplicates of the original. • Guide - a grid or list of information, used to browse your media library . • Player - the screen used to display the currently playing media. 5. POWER UP! • Plug each changer into an AC outlet. • Plug the MS300 into an AC outlet. • The Standby LED on the front of the M[...]

P AGE 12 MS300 User ’ s Manual SETUP This manual assumes that you followed the printed “Quick Setup Guide” that came with your MS300. If you have not properly connected your MS300 to your audio/video system, please go back and follow the “Quick Setup Guide” before continuing with this User Manual. POWER ST A TES After the MS300 unit is pl[...]

P AGE 13 MS300 User ’ s Manual SETUP Power button once to turn on the MS300. FRONT P ANEL OVERVIEW 1 - GUIDE 2 - MUSIC SOURCE 3 - RADIO SOURCE 4 - OPEN/CLOSE DRIVE 5 - TRANSPORT : RECORD 6 - TRANSPORT : STOP 7 - TRANSPORT : P AUSE 8 - TRANSPORT : PLA Y 9 - CDRW DRIVE 10 - TEXT DISPLA Y 1 1 - TRANSPORT : BACK 12 - TRANSPORT : NEXT 13 - SELECT 14 -[...]

P AGE 14 MS300 User ’ s Manual 15 - NA VIGA TION 16 - POWER: ST ANDBY/ON 17 - IR RECEIVER REAR P ANEL OVERVIEW 1 - POWER 2 - IR IN / S-LINK / DA TE IN / POWER CONTROL IN 3 - DIGIT AL AUDIO COAX OUT 4 - DIGIT AL AUDIO OPTICAL OUT 5 - DIGIT AL AUDIO OPTICAL IN 6 - DIGIT AL AUDIO COAX IN 7 - ANALOG AUDIO OUT 8 - VIDEO OUT 9 - ANALOG AUDIO IN SETUP 1[...]

P AGE 15 MS300 User ’ s Manual 10 - COMMUNICA TION PORTS 1 1 - ETHERNET SETUP MS300 modes.[...]

P AGE 16 MS300 User ’ s Manual REMOTE CONTROL OVER VIEW ENTERING TEXT WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL The remote control can be used to enter text in all text fields. This text entry capability is provided to allow you to fill out short text fields – such as those that occur in the setup and edit screens. The MS300’ s wireless keyboard should be u[...]

P AGE 17 MS300 User ’ s Manual characters and will cycle through each character for every key press. The text characters follow the same convention used by a standard telephone – except in the case of the “1” and “0” keys which contain additional characters. When entering characters at the beginning of a field or characters that follow[...]

P AGE 18 MS300 User ’ s Manual 8 TUVtuv8 tuvTUV8 9 WXYZwxyz9 wxyzWXYZ9 0 0@ _ - * # [ ] ( )+= 0@ _ - * # [ ] ( )+= GETTING MUSIC INTO THE MS300 Before you can enjoy the many benefits of your MS300 Music Server , you will want to get your music collection into the MS300. The process of getting music into the MS300 is called “Recording” or som[...]

P AGE 19 MS300 User ’ s Manual • Record from an external source (such as a tape, LP , or other real- time source) • T ransfer Music files from your PC using a network Y ou may choose to use any or all of these methods at any time. Each is described on the following pages. RECORDING FROM THE INTERNAL CD The easiest way to get music into your [...]

P AGE 20 MS300 User ’ s Manual • Repeat steps 1-8 for each disc in your music collection. • Highlight and Unselect tracks you do not wish to record before pressing RECORD for the third time. Note: It is also possible to set the MS300 to automatically record the CD when inserted. Refer to the section “Setting User Preferences” for setting [...]

P AGE 21 MS300 User ’ s Manual • Kenwood DV -5900M and DV -5050M CD/DVD Changers (CDs only) • Pioneer DV -F07 CD/DVD changer (CDs only) Note: All three changers must be from the same manufacturer . For example, you can not use 1 Sony and 2 Kenwood changers at the same time. Also, you can not mix Sony CD and Sony CD/DVD changers. Connecting So[...]

P AGE 22 MS300 User ’ s Manual • If you have more than one changer , repeat these steps to connect the additional changers to communications ports and audio jacks 2 and 3 respectively . • For the best audio quality , you should also connect digital optical or coax audio cables (not included) between your changers and the MS300. Connecting Son[...]

P AGE 23 MS300 User ’ s Manual • If you have more than one changer , repeat these steps to connect the additional changers to S-Link and audio jack 2. • For the best audio quality , you should also connect digital optical or coax audio cables between your changers and the MS300. Connecting Kenwood CD/DVD Changers (CDs Only) The MS300 requires[...]

P AGE 24 MS300 User ’ s Manual and the MS300. • T o control power on and power off for the Kenwood changer you must connect the 1/8” male to male cable between the “S-Link/IR Out” jack on the MS300 and the “DVD CONTROL” jack on the Kenwood changer . Connecting Pioneer CD/DVD Changers (CDs Only) The MS300 requires that you connect each[...]

P AGE 25 MS300 User ’ s Manual ports and audio jacks 2 and 3 respectively . • For the best audio quality , you should also connect digital optical or coax audio cables between your changers and the MS300. Loading Discs Into Changers Insert CDs into your changers, following the changer manufacturer ’ s instructions and close the changer door .[...]

P AGE 26 MS300 User ’ s Manual hard drive. Note: The MS300 needs to be connected, via the Ethernet Jack, to an active computer network with access to the Internet for the Quick Lookup Feature to r etrive the Album T itle and T rack Names. Automatic Bulk Recording The MS300 can automatically record every single CD from an external changer , one by[...]

P AGE 27 MS300 User ’ s Manual 2. Press the RECORD key a second time to choose the default recording option “Record to Internal Hard Drive”. 3. The Record Select Guide will be displayed showing the currently highlighted CD with checkmarks to the right of each track name. 4. Navigate Up and Down the Record Select Guide and press the TOGGLE and[...]

P AGE 28 MS300 User ’ s Manual There are some rules to follow to make sure your files are transferred correctly . Please make sure your audio files follow these guidelines before importing them into your MS300. System Requirements • 10/100 Ethernet network • PC or Mac connected to the same local ethernet network as the MS300 • W indows XP[...]

P AGE 29 MS300 User ’ s Manual Importing from a PC Make sure your PC is connected to the same network as your MS300 and follow these steps to mount, transfer , and import music files from your PC to your MS300. On the MS300 (Note: This step only needs to be done once.) 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote control to display the Setup menu. 2. Se[...]

P AGE 30 MS300 User ’ s Manual Importing from a Mac The MS300’ s File Server acts like a W indows File Server on your network, therefore you will need to connect using the MacOS X’ s built-in W indows networking client. Make sure your Mac is connected to the same network as your MS300 and follow these steps to mount, transfer , and import mus[...]

P AGE 31 MS300 User ’ s Manual 5. Next, an authentication dialog will appear . Y ou can ignore this dialog and just click the OK button. 6. Y ou will then have a new drive mounted on your desktop called “Import”. 7. Drag and drop your MP3 or FLAC files onto the Import folder . The MS300 will automatically import, add, and catalog each file [...]

P AGE 32 MS300 User ’ s Manual RECORDING FROM OTHER EXTERNAL SOURCES In addition to recording from external changers, the MS300 allows you to record directly from its analog inputs to the internal hard drive. Follow these steps to record from an external source: 1. Press the RECORD key on the remote control to display the Recording Options Menu. [...]

P AGE 33 MS300 User ’ s Manual ERASING A CD-RW DISC Y ou can use the MS300’ s built-in CD burner to erase the contents of a re-writable CD. Follow these steps to erase a re-writeable CD: 1. Press the RECORD key on the remote to display the Record menu. 2. Select the ERASE CD-RW DISC menu. 3. Confirm that you want to proceed with completely era[...]

P AGE 34 MS300 User ’ s Manual LISTENING TO MUSIC BROWSING YOUR MUSIC LIBRAR Y Now that you have gotten your music into your MS300, it’ s time to enjoy it! The Music Guide allows you to browse, locate, and play all of your music in one easy to use on-screen guide. The Music Guide displays a scrolling list of all your Music T itles. Using the re[...]

P AGE 35 MS300 User ’ s Manual PLA YING THE CURRENT TITLE Playing the currently highlighted T itle is the same as playing a CD in a conventional CD player . Simply press the PLA Y key on the remote control and it begins to play from track 1. Note: If you press SELECT with a T rack highlighted, you will start playback from the selected T rack. Y o[...]

P AGE 36 MS300 User ’ s Manual CHANGING THE GUIDE VIEW The GUIDE button on the remote control is used to switch between the Music Guide and Music Player screens. When you are viewing the Music Player screen, press the GUIDE button to return to the Music Guide. The Music Guide provides you with several ways to view the contents of your Music Libra[...]

P AGE 37 MS300 User ’ s Manual V iew By Song V iew By Song will order the list of T itles alphabetically from A to Z, according to the Song Name. V iew By Cover V iew By Cover displays a graphical 4x2 grid of album cover art, sorted alphabetically from A to Z, according to the Artist Name then Album Name. CHANGING THE CURRENT PLA Y MODE The defau[...]

P AGE 38 MS300 User ’ s Manual VIEWING BY GENRE In addition to the current Guide V iew , the Music Guide automatically organizes your Music into default “Genres” also called “Groups”. The Group Bar displays a horizontal scrolling list of Genres corresponding to the music in your library . Five Genres or Groups are visible at one time. The[...]

P AGE 39 MS300 User ’ s Manual LISTENING TO INTERNET RADIO BROWSING INTERNET RADIO ST A TIONS The Radio Guide displays a scrolling list of Internet Radio Stations. Using the remote control, you can navigate up and down the list. As each Station is highlighted, you will notice that the Information Area and Cover Art changes to reflect the current[...]

P AGE 40 MS300 User ’ s Manual PLA YING THE CURRENT ST A TION Playing the currently highlighted Radio Station is the same as selecting and playing an off air radio station on a typical audio receiver . Simply press the SELECT key on the remote control and the currently highlighted station will be located, buffered, and then played. Y ou’ll noti[...]

P AGE 41 MS300 User ’ s Manual MANAGING YOUR MEDIA CREA TING PLA YLISTS The MS300 allows you to organize your favorite songs into custom “Playlists”. A Playlist is simply a group of songs that you choose from your Music Library . Common uses for Playlists are: • Collections of your favorite songs • Songs that have a similar tempo or feel [...]

P AGE 42 MS300 User ’ s Manual • When you are finished creating your Playlist, the Music Guide is displayed highlighting the newly created Playlist. • Y ou can play any Playlist the same way you play a music title or CD. Just press the PLA Y key on the remote control. • Notice that a Playlist genre is added to the Group Bar . The Playlist [...]

P AGE 43 MS300 User ’ s Manual CREA TING GROUPS In addition to Playlists, the MS300 allows you to create custom “Groups” of Music T itles or Radio Stations. User created Groups appear in the Group Bar along with the automatically created Genre Groups and System Groups (All, CDs, Internal, and Playlists). Some uses for custom Group are: • Or[...]

P AGE 44 MS300 User ’ s Manual • When you are finished creating your Group, the Guide is displayed highlighting the newly created Group. • Notice that a custom Group is added to the Group Bar along with the System Groups. • The custom Group will always be sorted alphabetically within the Group Bar and appear to the right of the All and Pla[...]

P AGE 45 MS300 User ’ s Manual ADDING INTERNET RADIO ST A TIONS The MS300 comes preloaded with several high quality streaming Internet Radio Stations from around the world, but that may not be enough for you, so the MS300 also let’ s you add your own Internet Radio Stations. Internet Radio stations must conform to these specifications: • W i[...]

P AGE 46 MS300 User ’ s Manual UPDA TING THE INTERNET RADIO ST A TIONS LIST McIntosh makes every attempt to insure that the preloaded Internet Radio Stations are alive and well, but due to the dynamic nature of the Internet and the third parties who actually serve up these radio streams, sometimes you will not be able to play a station. The “T [...]

P AGE 47 MS300 User ’ s Manual EDITING MUSIC INFORMA TION The MS300 has access to over 2.5 million CD titles, but you may still encounter a CD that does not return a custom cover or the correct disc information. Y ou can edit the disc information for any Music T itle using the Edit Disc and Edit T racks screens. Editing Disc Info Follow these ste[...]

P AGE 48 MS300 User ’ s Manual Automatically Lookup Information for This Disc The “Lookup This Disc” button will initiate a disc lookup for only this disc. The MS300 will connect to the Gracenote® Music Recognition Service to locate and download the disc information. Follow these steps to lookup information for the current disc: 1. Highlight[...]

P AGE 49 MS300 User ’ s Manual Searching for the Original Cover Occasionally the wrong cover or the default cover will be displayed for a Music T itle. Y ou can manually search for the original cover art by using the “Search for Cover” feature. This is a powerful tool that allows you to search the McIntosh servers for an exact or partial matc[...]

P AGE 50 MS300 User ’ s Manual • Remove Disc Numbers from the T itles. • T ry different spellings in the T itle. • T ry removing part of the Artist Name (if it is more than 2 words). Selecting an Existing Cover If for some reason you can not download the original cover , you can choose one of the existing covers for the current T itle. Foll[...]

P AGE 51 MS300 User ’ s Manual Editing Track Names Y ou can also manually edit the T rack/Song names of the currently highlighted T itle in the Music Guide. Follow these steps to edit the track information for the current Music Title: 1. Highlight the Music Title you want to edit in the Music Guide. 2. Press the OPTIONS key on the remote control.[...]

P AGE 52 MS300 User ’ s Manual EDITING RADIO INFORMA TION Similar to editing Music Information, you can also Edit the Radio Information. Follow these steps to edit the station information for the currently highlighted Internet Radio Station: 1. Make sure you are in the Radio source mode by pressing the RADIO key on the remote. 2. Press the OPTION[...]

P AGE 53 MS300 User ’ s Manual EDITING PLA YLISTS Y ou can change the name and add or remove tracks from any Playlist you created. Follow these steps to edit a Playlist: 1. Press the MUSIC key to make sure you are in the Music source mode. 2. Highlight the Playlist Name you want to edit. Note: The Playlist group will list all of your Playlists. 3[...]

P AGE 54 MS300 User ’ s Manual EDITING GROUPS As with Playlists, you can also edit the name of a Group, add Music T itles or Radio Stations to the Group, or remove Music Titles or Radio Stations from the Group. Follow these steps to edit a Group: 1. Press the MUSIC key if you want to edit the Music Groups or press the RADIO key if you want to edi[...]

P AGE 55 MS300 User ’ s Manual always sorted alphabetically . DELETING MUSIC Y ou can remove any music you have recorded to the MS300 by using the Delete Music feature. Y ou may want to do this if you have filled up your MS300 and you can not record any more music or if you want to remove songs that you just don’t listen to. Follow these steps[...]

P AGE 56 MS300 User ’ s Manual DELETING PLA YLISTS Y ou may delete entire Playlists from the Music Guide. Follow these steps to permanently delete one or more Playlists from the Music Guide: 1. Press the MUSIC key to make sure you are in the Music source mode. 2. Press the OPTIONS key to display the Options Menu. 3. Select the DELETE PLA YLISTS m[...]

P AGE 57 MS300 User ’ s Manual DELETING GROUPS Deleting Groups from the Group Bar is very similar to deleting Playlists. The contents of the Group (the Music Titles or Radio Stations) are not deleted. They are still available in any other Groups they may be assigned to and in the All Group. Follow these steps to delete Groups. 1. Press the MUSIC [...]

P AGE 58 MS300 User ’ s Manual CREA TING CDS The MS300 is a complete media solution for storing, managing, and listening to your music, but what if you want to get your music out of your MS300 and take it with you? The MS300 has that covered as well. Y ou can easily create custom mix CDs, backups copies of any physical CD, and record from the ext[...]

P AGE 59 MS300 User ’ s Manual assemble an “image” of all songs on its internal hard drive. Note: If you selected any songs which are from changer based CDs, this process may take a while to complete as these songs must be read in real-time. 7. After all of the songs have been read, the MS300 will ask if you want to add any more tracks to the[...]

P AGE 60 MS300 User ’ s Manual DUPLICA TING A CD Y ou can duplicate any physical disc located in the internal drive or any external changer . These discs are for backup purposes only . Follow these steps to duplicate a CD: 1. Press the MUSIC key to make sure you are in the Music source mode. 2. Press the RECORD key to display the Music Record Opt[...]

P AGE 61 MS300 User ’ s Manual RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE The MS300 also allows you to record from the external inputs to a blank CD. This allows you to record live performances or any other analog source to a blank CD which can then be played on almost any standard CD Player .. Follow these steps to record direct to CD from an external so[...]

P AGE 62 MS300 User ’ s Manual SETTING USER PREFERENCES User preferences are available to specify global configuration options and preferred system settings. Press the SETUP key on the remote control to display the Setup Menu. Use the navigation keys on the remote control (up, down, left, and right) to highlight and select any menu item. SETTING[...]

P AGE 63 MS300 User ’ s Manual USER PREFERENCES Photo Screen Saver Mode The MS300 has a Photo Screen Saver Mode for displaying your own photos whenever the MS300 is idle for a specified period of time. Y ou can import your own photos into the Photos shared directory using W indows Networking. Photos should be 720x480 for 4:3 NTSC TVs and 640x360[...]

P AGE 64 MS300 User ’ s Manual SETTING YOUR TIME ZONE Specify which US time zone your MS300 is located in. Follow these steps to set your Time Zone: 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu. 2. Select the GENERAL Menu. 3. Select the TIME ZONE Menu. 4. Select your select your Time Zone. USER PREFERENCES[...]

P AGE 65 MS300 User ’ s Manual SETTING YOUR ZIP CODE Select US Zip Code or Canadian Postal Code. Y our Zip Code or Postal Code is used to tell the Automatic Update Manager when to connect to McIntosh for product updates. Follow these steps to set your Zip Code: 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup Menu. 2. Select the GENERAL [...]

P AGE 66 MS300 User ’ s Manual ENABLING P ASSWORD PROTECTION Optional Password Protection enables you to limit user access to the Setup Menus. This is useful to lockout the ability to change the global user settings and preferences. Setting a System Password – Follow these steps to setup a new system password: 1. Using the remote control, enter[...]

P AGE 67 MS300 User ’ s Manual 2. Highlight the CLEAR button on screen and press the SELECT key on your remote. 3. The password and verify fields will be cleared. 4. Highlight the SA VE button and press SELECT . Y ou will now be able to enter Setup without entering a password. CHOOSING YOUR NETWORK CONNECTION MS300 supports two networking method[...]

P AGE 68 MS300 User ’ s Manual T esting the Connection It is a good idea to verify that your selected network connection is functioning properly before exiting the Network Connections screen. Follow these steps to test your selected network connection: 1. Select the TEST CONNECTION button on the Network Connections screen. 2. W ait for the tests [...]

P AGE 69 MS300 User ’ s Manual Ethernet Settings Ethernet is the preferred networking choice which provides you with the best network performance and allows your MS300 to act as a “server” to deliver your music collection throughout your home using other network clients. Ethernet networks require that you configure each device on the network[...]

P AGE 70 MS300 User ’ s Manual Dialup Settings If you are going to use a dialup ISP to connect your MS300 to the Internet, you must provide information for your selected ISP . This information can be obtained by contacting your ISP or from your PC, if you already use it to connect to the Internet. Connect your phone line to a Hayes compatible mod[...]

P AGE 71 MS300 User ’ s Manual SETTING THE MS300 SERVER SETTINGS The MS300’ s server also allows you to control it remotely using a web browser on your PC and allows Network File Sharing for backup and import features. The MS300 Name allows you to easily locate and connect to your MS300 by name. Follow these steps to enter a name for your MS300[...]

P AGE 72 MS300 User ’ s Manual USER PREFERENCES CONFIGURING A MS300 SERVER Every MS300 capable of server functions is automatically enabled to serve MP3 and FLAC audio whenever it is plugged in and properly configured for your network. It is recommended that you give each of your MS300 servers a unique name that describes it’ s location using [...]

P AGE 73 MS300 User ’ s Manual USER PREFERENCES PEER TO PEER MUSIC SHARING The MS300 contains a special music sharing feature that allows two MS300 Music Servers located on the same network to share their music library into two independent zones. The Music Guide from the second MS300 is merged into the Music Guide of the first MS300 to create on[...]

P AGE 74 MS300 User ’ s Manual SELECTING THE AUDIO ENCODER TYPE Y ou can specify which audio encoder (MP3 or FLAC) you want to use for recording audio in to your MS300. The MP3 format allows the most flexibility and compatibility for efficiently storing many audio files while the FLAC format uses considerably more space than MP3 files, but pr[...]

P AGE 75 MS300 User ’ s Manual SETTING THE DISC INSERT PREFERENCES Y ou can specify what to do with new discs inserted into the MS300’ s front panel CD drive. “Display and Play” will display the information for the disc and then play the disc. Record and Eject assists in bulk recording, allowing you to insert disc after disc, automatically [...]

P AGE 76 MS300 User ’ s Manual V ideo Format Allows you to select 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratios on your TV screen. Follow these steps to center the MS300 screen: 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu. 2. Select the VIDEO menu. 3. Select the VIDEO FORMA T menu. 4. Using the Up and Down keys on the remote, select your desired a[...]

P AGE 77 MS300 User ’ s Manual Centering the MS300 Screen Allows you to center the MS300 user interface horizontally on your TV screen. Follow these steps to center the MS300 screen: 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu. 2. Select the VIDEO menu. 3. Select the SCREEN CENTERING menu. 4. Using the Left and Right keys on th[...]

P AGE 78 MS300 User ’ s Manual Adjusting your TV’s Brightness Allows you to adjust the MS300 user interface’ s brightness on your TV screen. Follow these steps to adjust the brightness on your TV : 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu. 2. Select the VIDEO menu. 3. Select the BRIGHTNESS menu. 4. T urn your TV’ s bri[...]

P AGE 79 MS300 User ’ s Manual Adjusting your TV’s Contrast The Contrast or Picture Adjustment control allows you to optimize the contrast (which is sometimes called Picture) of the TV , using the TV’ s Contrast or Picture controls. This setting helps reduce video “blooming” and create a clearer , more readable user interface. Follow thes[...]

P AGE 80 MS300 User ’ s Manual Adjusting your TV’s Sharpness The Sharpness adjustment allows you the set the Sharpness or Detail control of the TV so that onscreen text is as readable as possible. Proper adjustment of the Sharpness control (sometimes called the Detail control) on your TV , allows you to see video and on screen menus more accura[...]

P AGE 81 MS300 User ’ s Manual Adjusting your TV’s Color and T int Color Bars are used to test the TV monitor ’ s ability to reproduce the proper color values. Follow these steps to adjust the Color and Tint on your TV : 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu. 2. Select the VIDEO menu. 3. Select the COLOR BARS menu. 4.[...]

P AGE 82 MS300 User ’ s Manual LOOKING UP DISC INFORMA TION The disc information the MS300 displays on your TV screen is NOT included on the original CDs that you recorded or loaded into your changers. The artist name, album name, and track list are provided by the Gracenote® Music Recognition Service. The album cover art is provided by the McIn[...]

P AGE 83 MS300 User ’ s Manual Automatically Getting Disc Information Once your changers are connected to the MS300 and loaded with CDs, all you have to do is close the changer door and in a few seconds the MS300 will begin looking up the disc information from each disc in each changer . Quick Lookup checks each previously empty slot in the chang[...]

P AGE 84 MS300 User ’ s Manual Getting Disc Information for a Range of Discs If you want to lookup the disc information for a specific range of slots in a changer , you can use the Lookup Range feature. Follow these steps to lookup a range of changer slots: 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu. 2. Select the CHANGER MAN[...]

P AGE 85 MS300 User ’ s Manual Getting Disc Information for All Discs If you want to lookup the disc information for all discs in all changers, you can use the Lookup All feature. Follow these steps to lookup all discs in all changers: 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu. 2. Select the CHANGER MANAGEMENT menu. 3. Select[...]

P AGE 86 MS300 User ’ s Manual RECORDING FROM EXTERNAL CHANGERS In addition to manually loading and recording CDs one by one using the front panel CD drive, you can record as many CD as you want directly from your external changers. The advantage of recording multiple discs from your changers is that you don’t have to sit there and unload/load [...]

P AGE 87 MS300 User ’ s Manual Automatically Recording CDs Y ou can easily record changer based CDs to your MS300’ s internal hard drive using the Quick Record feature. Quick Record will record all tracks from newly added CDs which are NOT already record to your MS300, in one easy step. Follow these steps to automatically record changer CDs to [...]

P AGE 88 MS300 User ’ s Manual Recording a Range of CDs If you want to record a specific range of slots in a changer , you can use the Record Range feature. Follow these steps to record a range of changer slots: 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu. 2. Select the CHANGER MANAGEMENT menu. 3. Select the RECORD DISCS menu.[...]

P AGE 89 MS300 User ’ s Manual Recording All CDs If you want to record all discs in all changers, you can use the Record All feature. Follow these steps to record each disc in all changers: 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu. 2. Select the CHANGER MANAGEMENT menu. 3. Select the RECORD DISCS menu. 4. Select the RECORD A[...]

P AGE 90 MS300 User ’ s Manual CONTROLLING THE MS300 FROM OTHER DEVICES The MS300 provides the user and custom A/V installer with many options for control and integration into any home theater or home automation system using direct IR codes, two-way RS-232 serial control, two-way Ethernet control, and wireless web pad control. The MS300 has built[...]

P AGE 91 MS300 User ’ s Manual MS300 UTILITIES Getting Information about Y our MS300 Information about your MS300 hardware and software is available under the Utilities menu. This information is useful for troubleshooting any problems you may encounter with your network connection or verifying the current software versions. Follow these steps to [...]

P AGE 92 MS300 User ’ s Manual Restarting the System There are two ways of manually performing a full restart or reboot of the MS300 system, one using the front panel power button and the other using the Restart System menu. Follow these steps to restart the system using the front panel Power Button: 1. Press and hold the power button for 4 secon[...]

P AGE 93 MS300 User ’ s Manual Updating the Software The MS300 will automatically check the McIntosh server once a week for any MS300 software updates, and automatically install them. Y ou can also manually check for a software update. Follow these steps to manually update the software: 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup me[...]

P AGE 94 MS300 User ’ s Manual CONTROLLING MS300 FROM A WEB BROWSER MS300 contains a built-in web server which means you can connect to your MS300 and remotely control it using a standard web browser from a PC, Mac, or PDA over your home network. SETTING UP THE MS300 WEB SER VER Y our MS300 acts as a web server on your network allowing you to con[...]

P AGE 95 MS300 User ’ s Manual CONNECTING TO YOUR MS300 USING A WEB BROWSER Note: Any standard web browser which supports HTML 4.0 standards should work, however McIntosh officially supports Inernet Explorer on Windows XP and Safari on Mac OS X. Follow these steps to connect to your MS300 using your Windows XP or Mac OS X computer: 1. Launch Int[...]

P AGE 96 MS300 User ’ s Manual USING THE WEB BROWSER AS A MUSIC CLIENT In addition to remotely controlling your MS300, the built-in web server also functions as a streaming MP3 music File Server to the web browser , providing an easy way to add multiple streaming music clients to your MS300. Note: Y our web browser and computer must be setup to p[...]

P AGE 97 MS300 User ’ s Manual BACKUP AND REST ORE BACKUP AND REST ORE MS300 MUSIC BACKUP It is possible to backup and restore the music contents of the MS300 using the PC file sharing feature. Backup is accomplished by mounting the MS300 onto your PC or Mac desktop and using your computer ’ s backup software. Y ou can also backup the music ?[...]

P AGE 98 MS300 User ’ s Manual TROUBLESHOOTING NETWORK PROBLEMS If you experience problems registering a MS300 or connecting to the Internet to lookup disc information, try these possible fixes before calling T ech Support: • Make sure that your MS300 is properly connected to your home network and that all cables are in working order . • The[...]

P AGE 99 MS300 User ’ s Manual ADDITIONAL INFO ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION MCINTOSH PRODUCT SUPPORT Contact your dealer or McIntosh’ s Customer Support group. Office and Factory: T echnical Support: McIntosh Laboratory Hours: 9:00am - 6:00pm EST , M-F 2 Chambers Street T oll Free: (866) 458-6910 Binghamton, NY 13903 Hours: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm EST , [...]

P AGE 100 MS300 User ’ s Manual SPECIFICA TIONS Specifications are subject to change without notice. Please check the McIntosh web site for any changes to the specifications. Audio Specifications • Frequency Response: 2 – 20,000 Hz, ±1 dB • Signal to Noise Ratio: 102dB (IHF A-W eighted) • Dynamic Range: 96 dB • Harmonic Distortion: [...]

P AGE 101 MS300 User ’ s Manual FCC Part 15, Subpart B Class B Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,[...]

P AGE 102 MS300 User ’ s Manual Gracenote® End-User License Agreement USE OF THIS PRODUCT IMPLIES ACCEPT ANCE OF THE TERMS BELOW . This product contains technology and data from Gracenote of Emeryville, California (“Gracenote”). The technology from Gracenote (the “Gracenote Embedded Software”) enables this product to do disc identificat[...]

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P AGE 104 MS300 User ’ s Manual Packing Instructions: In the event it is necessary to repack the equipment for shipment, the equipment must be packed exactly as shown below . It is very important that the four plastic feet are attached to the bottom of the equipment. This will ensure the proper equipment location on the bottom pad. Failure to do [...]

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McIntosh Laboratory , Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, NY 13903 The continuous improvement of its products is the policy of McIntosh Laboratory Incorporated who reserve the right to improve design without notice. Printed in the U.S.A. McIntosh Part No. 04093701[...]