Yamaha mcx-1000 manual

UCG B A[...]

2 I IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS • Explanation of Graphical Symbo ls The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, with in an equilateral triangle, is intended to aler t you to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’ s enclosure that may be of suf ficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to perso[...]

3 W e W ant Y ou Listening For A Lifetime Y AMAHA and the Electronic Industries Association ’ s Consumer Electronics Group want you to get the mos t out of your equipment by playing it at a safe level. One that lets the sound come through loud and clear without anno ying blaring or distortion - and, m ost importantly , without affecting your sens[...]

4 • T o assure the finest performance, please re ad this manual carefully . Keep it in a safe place for future reference. • Install this unit in a well ve ntilated, cool, dry , clean place - away from direct sunlight, heat s ources, vibration, dust, moisture, and/or cold. A void ventilation space of at lea st 30 cm on the top, 20 cm on the left[...]

5 For US customers For Canadian customers For U.K. and Eur opean customers CA UTION: READ TH IS BEFORE OPERA TING THIS UNI T This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for uncontrolled equip ment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of at lea st 20cm between the radiator and the persons [...]

6 CONTENTS Features of the MusicCAST server .............. ..................8 About this manual ............ ....................... .......................8 What is the MusicCAST system? ................................... 9 Supplied accessories ............. ......................... ............. 10 Controls and functions (YAMAHA standard) ....[...]

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 receiver surround effect settings for a genre ....[...]

8 Getting star ted The MusicCAST system uses a w ireless network to connect the MusicCAST ser v er and MusicCA ST clients, which call up and pla y songs stored in the MusicCAST server . Y ou can use a MusicCAST client anywhere where it can receiv e wireless netw or k signals from the MusicCAST server . F eature include • High speed stor age of CD[...]

Getting started Getting star ted 9 The MusicCAST system consists of tw o components, the MusicCAST se r v er and the MusicCAST client, which allow y ou to store music and play it bac k in multiple locations. Y ou can store many of the CDs in your collection and pla y them bac k whenev er you w ant, rather lik e a Juk e bo x. The two component s in [...]

Getting star ted 10 After unpac king, check that the follo wing par ts are included. • Remote Control • Batteries (size AA, UM-3, or R6) (2) • A udio Pin Cable (1) • Optical Cable (1) • Video Pin Cable (1) Supplied accessories[...]

Getting started Getting star ted 11 Fr ont panel 1 ST ANDBY/ON Switches the MusicCAST server between standby and p ower on modes. Press and hold ST ANDBY/ON for two seconds to place all MusicCAST cl ients in sleep mode and place the MusicCAST server in standby mode. 2 Disc tra y 3 PLA Y INFO . Displays the Play Info. screen on the on-screen display[...]

Getting star ted 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 F ront panel door N F ront panel diap la y Displays information on the operations and status of the MusicCAST server .[...]

Getting started Getting star ted 13 Rear panel 1 VIDEO jacks NO TE 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. • S VIDEO IN jack Connects to the S VIDEO outp[...]

Getting star ted 14 Remote contr ol 1 ST ANDBY/ON Switches the MusicCAST server between standby and power on modes. Press and hold ST ANDBY/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 T imer function. 3 AR TISTS Displays the Artists screen on [...]

Getting started Getting star ted 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 PLA YBA CK Displays the Client Playback screen on[...]

Getting star ted 16 Preparing the MusicCAST server remote contr ol ■ Inserting the batteri es 1 Remo ve the cover on t he underside of the remote control. 2 Insert two AA batteries into the battery compartment, chec king that the positiv e (+) and negative (–) terminals on the batteries correspond to the polarit y markings on the case. 3 Slide [...]

Getting started Getting star ted 17 Y ou must connect y our MusicCAST system correctly to use all of its functions to the f ull. Follo w the instructions in the attached “ Setup guide ” carefully when setti ng up your system. Component chec k list ❍ TV/monito r Allows y ou to carry out all oper ations on the MusicCAST ser v er from the on-scr[...]

Getting star ted 18 The MusicCAST ser v er has f our diff erent standby an d power modes , and uses each in a specific set of circumstances . The MusicCAST ser ver consumes po wer in all modes , howe ver standb y modes generally consume less po wer than when the MusicCAST is in po wer on mode . The f ollowing diagram illustr ates the MusicC AST ser[...]

Getting started Getting star ted 19 This section giv es a brief sequential e xplanation of the procedures in v olved in using y our MusicCAST ser v er . Ref er to it as a guide to using this man ual. Using this manual SECTION TITLE CONTENT 1 Getting start ed Use the manual, che ck your system connections, and learn about the basic op erations of th[...]

Getting star ted 20 Use the remote control and t he television connect ed to your MusicCAST server to carry out the procedures described in this manual. If you connect y our M usicCAST ser ver to a tele vision, you can search for CD titles, art ist names, and other data on screen. Y ou can also set all the other parameter s used to operate the Musi[...]

21 21 Storing music on the MusicCAST server Storing m usic on the MusicCAST ser ver Y ou can gain easy access to all o f the songs in y our CD collection, and pla y them back in m ultiple locations using MusicCAST c lients if y ou store them on the har d disk drive in the MusicCAST server . Storing them together with the rele vant alb um, ar tist, [...]

Storing m usic on the MusicCAST ser ver 22 4 Press T OP MENU. The T op Menu screen appears on the on-screen display . 5 Use / to mov e the cursor to “ Recor ding ” and press SELECT . The Recording screen appears on the on-screen display . HINT HINT You can also access the Recording screen directly by pressing RECORDING. 6 Use / to mov e the cur[...]

Storing music on the MusicCAST server Storing music on the MusicCAST server 23 The CD contents displa y screen When y ou load a CD , the MusicCAST server reads its type and volume, and looks f or the na mes of the songs , album, artist, and genre in its b uilt-in Gracenot e CDDB ® database . The method the MusicCAS T uses to obtain inf or ma tion [...]

Storing m usic on the MusicCAST ser ver 24 Storing a CD Store a CD on the hard disk driv e of the MusicCAST ser v er . 1 Follow the pr ocedure describ ed on page 21 to displa y the contents of a CD on th e on-screen displa y . 2 Select the son gs you want to s tore . By default, the MusicCAST server selects all songs for storage. There are checkbox[...]

Storing music on the MusicCAST server Storing music on the MusicCAST server 25 4 When stora g e is complete, the f ollowing screen appear s on the on-screen displa y: • T o check the content you have just stored, choose “Open stored album page” and press SELECT . • T o store another CD, choose “Store another CD” and press SELECT . - The[...]

Storing m usic on the MusicCAST ser ver 26 The MusicCAST ser v er can record material from e xternal components such as MD and record play ers. It can also perf or m such functions as automatically finding gap s between songs in audio material and synchroniz e the star ting and stopping of re cording with pla yback fr om external components . Chec [...]

Storing music on the MusicCAST server Storing music on the MusicCAST server 27 Recor ding 1 Press ST ANDBY/ON to turn the MusicCAST server power on. 2 T urn the po wer of the TV/monitor connected to the MusicCAST server on, and set it to display the MusicCAST on-s creen display . (refer to your TV/monitor manual for instructions on how to configure[...]

Storing m usic on the MusicCAST ser ver 28 7 Set the recor ding level as necess ar y . See page 28 for an explanation on adjusting recording levels. 8 Adjust the recor ding mode as necessary . Use / / / to move the cursor to an appropriate recording type and press SELECT . See page 29 for more information. 9 Use / / / to mo ve the curs or to “ RE[...]

Storing music on the MusicCAST server Storing music on the MusicCAST server 29 When recor ding from an analog sour ce The MusicCAST se r v er records an ything from components connect ed to its analog input jac ks as an analog source. 1 Follow t he procedure d escribed on page 27 to display the “ Store fr om External Inputs ” screen on the on-s[...]

30 Pla ybac k Y ou can listen to music stored on th e MusicCAST serv er , using album, artist, genre, or song title to sear ch fo r the songs you wa nt. During pla yback, the MusicCAST server displa ys the name of the song pla ying, and a left and right level meter at the bottom of the on-screen displa y . • Check that the MusicCAST server is cor[...]

Playback P l ay b a ck 31 3 Use / to mov e 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 down to see more artists. 4 Use / to[...]

P l ay b a ck 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 curr ent album is complete (see page 44). • You can set the MusicCAST server to repeatedly play songs by the same artist (repeat playback, page 46). Yo[...]

Playback P l ay b a ck 33 3 Use / to mov e the cursor to “ Alb ums ” 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 alb um and press SELECT . All of the songs on the a[...]

P l ay b a ck 34 1 Press T OP MENU. The T op Menu screen appears on the on-screen display . 2 Use / to mov e 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 t he MusicCAST serve r appear on screen in alphabetic[...]

Playback P l ay b a ck 35 5 Use / to select an alb um 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-s creen display and playback begins. There are t wo Play Information scr eens available during playback. Use / [...]

P l ay b a ck 36 1 Press T OP MENU. The T op Menu screen appears on the on-screen display . 2 Use / to mov e the cursor to “ Library ” and press SELECT . The Library screen appears on the on-screen display . 3 Use / to mo ve the cur sor to “ All Songs ” and press SELECT . The Songs screen appears on the on-screen display . The songs stored [...]

Playback P l ay b a ck 37 There are t wo Play Information scr eens available during playback. Use / to switch between them. See page 39 for a detailed explanation of the play back screens. Press MENU to return to the list screen. Pressing PLA Y INFO. displays the Play Information screen. HINT HINT • You can access the Songs screen directly by pre[...]

P l ay b a ck 38 The MusicCAST ser v er stores a list of songs that y ou attach bookmarks to , which you ca n access for easy ref erence and pla yback. See page 53 f or an e xplanation of how to assign bookmarks . 1 Press T OP MENU. The T op Menu screen appears on the on-screen display . 2 Use / to mov e the cursor to “ Library ” and press SELE[...]

Playback P l ay b a ck 39 If y ou choose a song and press SELECT , or if y ou press PLA Y INFO. during playbac k, information on the curren t song appears on the on-screen displa y . Use / to s witch between the two a vailab le Pla y Inf or mation screens . The abo ve screen displays the album, ar tist, and gen re to which the curren t song is assi[...]

P l ay b a ck 40 T o use the sub menu: 1 Press SUBMENU . The Play Information screen submenu appears on the on- screen display . 2 Use / / / to mov e the cursor to the su b menu field y ou want to select and press SELECT . The selected setting changes. 3 T o clo se the sub menu, mo ve the cursor to and press SELECT to c lose the submenu, or alterna[...]

Playback P l ay b a ck 41 Y ou can make lists ( playlists) of y our f av orite songs from songs y ou hav e stored on the MusicCAST ser v er . Y ou can also include albums, ar tists, an d genres in pla ylists. Ad ditionally , since the MusicCAST server can make CDs from pla ylists, th ey are useful when making or iginal CDs . The MusicCAST ser v er [...]

P l ay b a ck 42 4 Use / to select a collect ion 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 playlists. 5 Use / to select a pla ylist and press[...]

Playback P l ay b a ck 43 Sear ch f orward Press during pla yback. Pla ybac k resumes when you stop pressing . Sear ch bac kwar d Press during pla yback. Pla ybac k resumes when you stop pressing . NO TE You can also use the search function when you have paused playback using . Skipping to the next song Press . Press repeated ly to advan ce to succ[...]

P l ay b a ck 44 The MusicCAST ser v er lets you pla yback songs with v arious associations. The f ollowing associations , called Groups , are av ailable: • Alb um • Ar tist • Genre • Pla ylist • Bookmark, All songs • Recorded son gs • Song Statistics The selection criteria you use to choose a song for pla yback also defines th e play[...]

Playback P l ay b a ck 45 Listening to ar tists Select an ar tist from the Ar tists screen (see page 3 0) and either press , or press SU B MENU , select “ Pla y ” and press SELECT . Pla yback of t he alphabetically first song of the ar tist you select begins, and contin ues pla yback of all the songs from all alb ums by this a r tist in alphabe[...]

P l ay b a ck 46 Y ou can set the MusicCAST server to repeat pla yback of songs , albums , ar tists, and pla ylists. 1 Press PLA Y INFO . to displa y the Pla y Inf ormation screen. 2 Press REPEA T . The repeat mode changes with each press. •“ Repeat-all ” repeats playback of all songs within the current group. •“ Repeat-single ” repeats[...]

Playback P l ay b a ck 47 Y ou can set the MusicCAST ser ve r to play bac k songs from alb ums, ar tists , genres, and pla ylists in random order . 1 Press PLA Y INFO . to displ ay the Pla y Inf ormation screen. 2 Press RANDOM. The repeat mode changes with each press. •“ Random-on ” indicates that random playback of all songs within the curre[...]

P l ay b a ck 48 Y ou can use the MusicCAST server as a standar d CD play er to listen to CDs . 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray . If there is alrea dy a CD in the MusicCAST server , skip directly to step 4. 2 Place the CD in the Music CAST server in the disc tra y . Place the CD in the tray label-side up, aligned with the grooves on the di[...]

Playback P l ay b a ck 49 7 Use / to select a song and press SELECT . The Play Information screen appears on the on-s creen display and playback begins. There are t wo Play Information scr eens available during playback. Use / to switch between them. See page 39 for a detailed explanation of the play back screens. Press MENU to return to the list s[...]

P l ay b a ck 50 Y ou can listen to material from e xter nal components , such as MD pla yers , 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 T OP MENU. The T op Menu screen appears on the on-screen display . 2 Use / to mov e the curs[...]

Playback P l ay b a ck 51 Y ou can listen to songs store d on the MusicCAST ser ver recorded from e xternal components. 1P r e s s T O P M E N U . The T op Menu screen appears on the on-screen display . 2 Use / to mov e the cursor to “ Library ” and press SELECT . The Library screen appears on th e on-screen display . 3 Use / to mov e the curso[...]

P l ay b a ck 52 Use the MusicCAST ser v er to listen to MP3 CDs. 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray . If there is alrea dy a CD in the MusicCAST server , skip directly to step 4. 2 Place the CD y ou wish to store in the MusicCAST server i n the disc tra y . Place the CD in the tray label-side up, aligned with the grooves on the disc tray . 3[...]

Playback P l ay b a ck 53 7 Use / to mov e the cursor to an alb um and press SELECT . The names of all of the songs in the album appear on the on- screen display . 8 Use / to move th e cursor to the song y ou want to listen to a nd press SELECT . Playback of the song you select begins. HINT HINT Press BACK to return to the prev ious screen. Move th[...]

P l ay b a ck 54 3 Use / to mov e 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 s ong to list en to and p ress SELECT . The Play Information screen appears on the[...]

Playback P l ay b a ck 55 4 Use / and SELECT to place a c heck in the “ Delete all ” che ckbox. 5 Use / to move the cur sor 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. Y ou can vie w lists of the songs that are listened to most f[...]

P l ay b a ck 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. ■ T o stop pla yback Press . ■ T o temporaril y halt playbac k Press . Press again to resume pla yback. Carr y out the f ollowing procedu re to displa y useful inf ormat[...]

57 57 Editing Editing The MusicCAST ser v er organize s the songs it stores by song, artist, album , and genre name. Although you can store songs without p roviding this inf or mation, findin g the songs listen is much easier if the rele vant names are stored toge ther with the songs. The MusicC AST ser ver provides a v ar iety of m ethods of as si[...]

Editing 58 ■ Genre list (Genres) screen ■ Song lists (Songs) screen SUB MENU FIELD CONTENT PAGE Play Play material fro m the curren tly selected genre. 34 Add to playlis t Add th e currently selected genr e to a playlis t. 75 Edit title Enter or edit the name of the currently selecte d genre. 68 Delete Delete the currently se lect genre from th[...]

Editing Editing 59 Create an alb um from son gs within the MusicCAST server , and edit or delete e xisting alb ums in the MusicCAST ser ver database. Opening the alb um editing screen (sub menu) F ollow the procedure below to open the alb um editing screen, and edit alb um details. 1P r e s s T O P M E N U . The T op Menu screen appears on the on-s[...]

Editing 60 Creating a new alb um Y ou can create an alb um out of songs y ou select from those store d in the MusicC AST ser ver . 1 Follow the pr ocedure describ ed on page 59 “ Opening the alb um editing screen ” to di splay the alb um editing screen. 2 Use / to mov e the cursor to “ Ne w Album ” and press SELECT . The album name entry sc[...]

Editing Editing 61 Deleting an Alb um Y ou can delete an alb um from the MusicCAST ser v er database . 1 Follow t he procedure d escribed on page 59 “ Opening the alb um editing scr een ” to di splay the album editing screen . 2 Use / to mov e the cursor to “ Delete ” and press SELECT . The following screen appears. 3 Use / to move the cur [...]

Editing 62 4 Use / to move the cursor to an ar ti st and press SELECT . The albums of the artist you select appear on the on-screen display . 5 Use / to mov e the cursor to the al bum y ou want to mo ve and press SUB MENU . The Sub Menu appears on the on-screen display . 6 Use / to mov e the cursor to “ Mo ve to ” and press sele ct. The destina[...]

Editing Editing 63 4 Use / to mov e the cursor to a genre and press SELECT . The albums of the genre you select appear on the on-screen display . 5 Use / to mo ve the cursor to th e album y ou want to mo ve and press SUB MENU. The Sub Menu appears on the on-screen display . 6 Use / to mov e the cursor to “ Mo ve to ” and press selec t. The dest[...]

Editing 64 Create a ne w ar tist, and edit or delete e x isting ar tists in the MusicCAST server dat abase. Opening the ar tist editin g screen (sub menu) F ollow the procedure below to open the ar tist editing screen, and edit artist details. 1 Press T OP MENU. The T op Menu screen appears on the on-screen display . 2 Use / to mov e the cursor to [...]

Editing Editing 65 Creating a ne w ar tist Y ou can create a new artist and store it in the MusicCAST ser ver database . 1 Follow t he procedure d escribed on page 64 “ Opening the artist editing sc reen ” to display the artist editing screen. 2 Use / to mov e the cursor to “ New artist ” and press SELECT . The artist name entry sc reen app[...]

Editing 66 Deleting an ar tist Y ou can delete an alb um from the MusicCAST server database. 1 Follow the pr ocedure describ ed on page 64 “ Opening the artist editing scr een ” to display the artist editing screen. 2 Use / to mov e the cursor to “ Delete ” and press SELECT . The following screen appears. 3 Use / to move t he cursor to “ [...]

Editing Editing 67 Create a ne w genre, and edit or delete ex isting genres in the MusicCAST ser v er database . Opening the genre editing screen (sub menu) F ollow the procedure below to open the genre ed iting screen, and edit artist details. 1P r e s s T O P M E N U . The T op Menu screen appears on the on-screen display . 2 Use / to mov e the c[...]

Editing 68 Creating a new genre Y ou can create a ne w genre and store it in the MusicCAST ser v er database. 1 Follow the pr ocedure describ ed on page 67 “ Opening the genre editing screen ” to displa y the genre editing scr een. 2 Use / to mov e the cursor to “ Ne w Genre ” and press SELECT . The genre name entry screen appears. 3 Use / [...]

Editing Editing 69 Deleting a genre Y ou can delete a genre from the MusicCAST server database . 1 Follow t he procedure d escribed on page 67 “ Opening the genre edit ing screen ” to display the g enre editing screen. 2 Use / to mov e the cursor to “ Delete ” and press SELECT . The following screen appears. 3 Use / to move the cur sor to ?[...]

Editing 70 Edit song names and delete son gs from the data base on your MusicCAST server . Opening the song editing screen (Sub menu) F ollow the proced ure below to open the song editing screen, and edit song details. 1 Press T OP MENU. The T op Menu screen appears on the on-screen display . 2 Use / to mov e the cursor to “ Library ” and press[...]

Editing Editing 71 Changing a song name Y ou can change the names of songs stored in the MusicCAST ser ver database. This is useful in cas es such as when the MusicCAST ser ver is not ab le to obtain an y song name dat a dur ing the stor age process , or when y ou record mate r ial from an ex ter nal component. 1 Follow t he procedure d escribed on[...]

Editing 72 The MusicCAST ser ver does not autom atically store any song, album, ar tist, o r genre inform ation when it r ecords material from e xter nal componen ts. Y ou can add this inf or mation to songs y ou create using the editing fun ctions described in this section, and store the so ngs in the MusicCAST ser ver librar y . Assigning a name [...]

Editing Editing 73 5 Use / to move th e cursor to the song y ou want to edit, and pres s SUB MENU. The Sub Menu appears on the on-screen display . Changing a song name Y ou can change the name s of songs stored in the MusicCAST ser v er d atabase that you record from e xter nal components. Although th e MusicCAST ser ver does not store any song na [...]

Editing 74 Mo ving a song Y ou can mov e songs to diff erent ar tists , albums , or genres . This moving pr ocess also automatically star ts the proced ure of enc oding son gs recorde d from e xter nal components into MP3 f or mat. 1 Follow the pr ocedure describ ed on page 70 to displa y the song editing screen. 2 Use / to mov e the cursor to “ [...]

Editing Editing 75 Mak e and store lists (pla ylists) of y our f av orite songs and alb ums on the MusicCAST server f or easy access. The MusicCAST ser ve r stores pla ylists in 10 groups, called collectio ns. Y ou can make up to 10 07 playlists , each containing up to 9 99 items, and assign them to collectio ns in any wa y you lik e. Carr y out th[...]

Editing 76 5 Press SUB MENU to display the Sub Menu. 6 Use / / / to mo ve the cursor to “ Ne w Playlist ” and press SELECT to open the pla ylist name entry screen. The playlist name entry screen appears on the on-screen display . 7 Use / / / to sele ct characters and enter th e play list name . See page 78 for an explanation of how to enter cha[...]

Editing Editing 77 12 Select songs t o add to the playlist. • Using artist nam es to select songs. Select “ Artists ” , choose an arti st, and then se lect 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 “ add ” and press SELECT , the M[...]

Editing 78 This section e xplains how to use th e on-screen ke yboard to enter char acters on all entr y screens . If you connect a PS/ 2 ke yboar d to the Music CAST ser ver , you can us e it to ente r characters dire ctly from these screens . See page 79 f or a detailed explanat ion. 1 Use / / / to select a c haracter , and press SELECT . The sel[...]

Editing Editing 79 Y ou can use a PS/2 ke yboard connected to the PS/2 por t on the front pan el of the MusicCAST ser ver t o enter and edit inf or mation in the MusicCAST server whene ver the on- screen ke yboard appears on the on-screen displa y . Y ou can also use the k eyboar d to duplicate cer tain functions that y ou would normally carr y out[...]

80 Creating CDs Use the MusicCAST server t o make original CDs containing songs y ou select fr om those stored in its database. Y ou can also use it to duplicate directl y any CDs you o wn. The CD-Rs and CD-R Ws produced b y the MusicCAST server can be pla yed in most general-purpose CD pl ayer . Some CD and DVD players cannot play CDs recorded usi[...]

Creating CDs Creating CDs 81 4P r e s s T O P M E N U . The T op Menu screen appears on the on-screen display . 5 Use / to mov e the cursor to “ Recor ding ” 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 / to mov e the cursor to “ [...]

Creating CDs 82 • T o select songs fr om 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. • T o sele ct songs from the “ Song statisti cs ” list Select “ Song Statistics ” , select a classifica ti[...]

Creating CDs Creating CDs 83 11 Repeat step 10 unti l you ha ve selected all the songs y ou wish to rec ord. 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 all songs. 12 When y ou have fini[...]

Creating CDs 84 Remo ving a song from the recor ding list 1 Follow the pr ocedure describ ed on page 81 to displa y the list of songs designated f or record ing. 2 Use / / / to select a song to can cel. 3 Use / / / to select “ Delete ” . 4 Press SELECT . The name of the song you select is displayed in red. 5 Use / to select “ OK ” and pres [...]

Creating CDs Creating CDs 85 Use the MusicCAST to duplicate dire ctly any CDs you o wn. The CDs that the MusicCAST ser v er creates cannot be copied . 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray . 2 Place the CD y ou want to duplicate in the disc tray . 3 Press OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tra y . Pushing the disc tray gently causes it to close. W ait[...]

Creating CDs 86 7 Use / to mov e the cursor to “ CD Duplicate ” and press SELECT . The following screen appears on the on-screen display: 8 Press OPEN / C LOSE to open the di sc tray , load in the disc you want to duplicate , then pres s OPEN / CLOSE again. The follow screens appear on the on-screen display in sequence. 9 Use / to mov e the cur[...]

Creating CDs Creating CDs 87 Finalization is the processing of CD-Rs and CD-R Ws so that standard CD players, and CD-R W capable players can read them. Y ou cannot use the MusicCAST server to add s ongs to a finalized CD-R W . Initialize the CD-R W to make it recordable (see page 89). 12 Once duplic ation is complete, the MusicCAST server finalizes[...]

Creating CDs 88 Y ou can adjust the quality and speed of the recording pr ocess using the settings described in this section. Use / / / and SELECT to set th e parameters. When y ou are finished, use / / / to select “ OK ” and press SELECT . The changes y ou make are reflected in the MusicCAST ser ver , and the on -screen displa y retur ns to th[...]

Creating CDs Creating CDs 89 Delete pre viously recorded material from a CD-RW and r e-record new ma ter ial onto it. This p rocess of deletion is called “ initialization ” . 1 Carry out steps 1 to 3 on page 80 to lo ad the CD-R W you want to in itialize into the MusicCAST server . 2P r e s s T O P M E N U . The T op Menu appears on th e on-scr[...]

90 Using the MusicCAST with a Y AMAHA A V receiver If y ou connect a Y AMAHA receiver to y our MusicCAST server using a cr oss type RS-232C cable, the MusicCAST server can con trol the volume, c hange inputs and effect pr ograms, and perf orm other operations in combinati on with the receiver , as well as tr ansmit radio broadcasts from Y AMAHA A V[...]

Using the MusicCAST with a Y AMAHA A V receiver 91 Using the MusicCAST with a YAMAHA AV receiver [ Y ou can set the MusicCAST receiv er to automatically change t he surround progr am settings on a Y AMAHA A V receiv er fo r each genre it pla ys back. This allows y ou to choose the setting that most sui ts a specific genre. Carr y out the follo wing[...]

92 Contr olling MusicCAST c lients Remotel y control any MusicCAST c lients connected to your M usicCAST ser ver . This function allo ws you to operate m ultiple MusicCAST c lients sim ultaneously , and t o check what specific MusicCAST c lients are pla ying. Y ou can chec k the current status of any MusicCAST clien t connected to the MusicCAST ser[...]

Contr olling MusicCAST c lients 93 Controlling MusicCAST clients Star t pla yback on an y MusicCAST client connected to the MusicCAST server . 1P r e s s T O P M E N U . The T op Menu screen appears on the on-screen display . 2 Use / to mov e the cursor to “ Client Play back ” and press SELECT . The Client Playback screen appears on the on-scre[...]

Contr olling MusicCAST c lients 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 MusicCA ST server locks or unlocks the Mus icCAST client, and it is no longer possible to p erform operations from the front panel or the remote control of the locked MusicCAS[...]

Contr olling MusicCAST c lients 95 Controlling MusicCAST clients Switch MusicCAST clients between sleep and power on modes using the MusicCAST ser ver . 1 Carry out the pr ocedure described on pa g e 92 to displa y the Client Pla yback scr een. 2 Use / to mov e the cursor to selec t a MusicCAST c lient. 3 Press SUB MENU . The Sub Menu appears on th[...]

Contr olling MusicCAST c lients 96 6 When y ou have finish entering the ne w MusicCAST c lient name, use / / / to mo ve the cur sor to “ OK ” and press SELECT to confirm the ne w name and close the Sub Men u. Select “ Cancel ” to close the Sub Menu without changing the name.[...]

Using the Timer function for playback and recording 97 97 Using the Timer function f or pla ybac k and recor ding Use the Timer funct ion to automaticall y star t pla yback on the MusicCAST server or MusicCAST c lients, start recording o n the MusicCAST server , or place MusicCAST component s in standb y or sleep modes at the time y ou set in the T[...]

Using the Timer function f or playbac k and recording 98 9 Select an item to st ar t pla yback fr om. • Using artist names Select “ Artists ” , choose an artist, move the cursor to “ sele ct ” and press SELECT . T imer playback will start from this artist. • Using album names Select “ Albums ” , choose an album, move the cu rsor to [...]

Using the Timer function f or pla ybac k and recor ding 99 Using the Timer function for playback and recording 4 Use / / / to mov e the cursor to “ Use recor ding timer ” and press SELECT . The Recording T imer screen appears on the on-screen display . 5 Use / / / to mov e the cursor to “ Use recor ding timer ” . Press SELECT to pla ce a ch[...]

Using the Timer function f or playbac k and recording 100 3 Use / to mov e the cursor to “ Server Timer Functions ” and press SELECT . The Server T imer Functions screen appears on the on-screen display . 4 Use / to mov e the cursor to the “ Activ ate ” chec kbo x and press SELECT . A tick appears in the “ Activate ” checkbox. T o deact[...]

Using the Timer function f or pla ybac k and recor ding 101 Using the Timer function for playback and recording Setting pla ybac k Timer details f or MusicCAST c lients 1P r e s s T O P M E N U . The T op Menu screen appears on the on-screen display . 2 Use / to mov e the cursor to “ Timer Setup ” and press SELECT . The T imer Setup screen appe[...]

Using the Timer function f or playbac k and recording 102 Activ ating the Timer function Y ou must activ a te the Timer functi on separately from setting the actual Time r details in order to use the MusicCAST client pla yback Timer . The Timer will not function if y ou do not activ ate it, e ven if you set oth er parameters on the Timer function s[...]

Using the Timer function f or pla ybac k and recor ding 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 displays all albums linke d to this artist f[...]

104 Configuring the MusicCAST netw ork The Musi cCAST ser ver stores all data use d in your MusicCAST system, an d distributes it to M usicCAST c lients for pla yback. MusicCAST c lients do not store or recor d any m usic data. All components in the MusicCAST system use a Local Area Netw ork (LAN) for transmission and recept ion data. The MusicCAST[...]

Configuring the MusicCAST networ k Configuring the MusicCAST netw ork 105 What is a wired netw ork connection, and when should I use one? Wired ne tworks use cables (called LAN cables or CA T -5 cables) connec ted between com ponents to transf er dat a to a centr al network component ( a network hub), which th en transf ers the data on to t he appr[...]

Configuring the MusicCAST netw ork 106 The MusicCAST server a nd MusicCAST clients are equipped with an A uto Configurat ion function that mak es configuring network settings on bot h the MusicCAST ser ver and Mu sicCAST clients a quick an d easy process. Alternatively y ou can set all rele vant netw ork parameters manually if y ou wish. Preparing [...]

Configuring the MusicCAST networ k Configuring the MusicCAST netw ork 107 3 If the f ollowin g screen appears on your MusicCAST c lient on-screen display , use / on the MusicC AST client r emote contr ol or front panel to selec t the server ID that appear s on the top right of the MusicCAST server on-scre en display . NO TE The selection screen onl[...]

Configuring the MusicCAST netw ork 108 This section e xplains the pur pose and function of each screen in the MusicCAST ser ve r network setting menus a vailab le in the “ Exper t Settings section ” . Usually , the A uto Configur ation functions of the Mu sicCAST ser ver and client will enable y ou to successfully connect all of your MusicCAST [...]

Configuring the MusicCAST networ k Configuring the MusicCAST netw ork 109 2 Use / to mov e the cursor to “ IP Address ” and press SELECT . The IP Address screen appears on the on-screen display . ■ Setting the IP ad dress of the MusicCAST server • What is an IP address? Each component on a network uses an address to identify itself to other[...]

Configuring the MusicCAST netw ork 110 ■ Setting the MusicCAST server to obta in an IP address from a DHCP s er ver Y ou can set the MusicCAST server to obtain an I P address from a DHCP ser ver . In th is case the MusicCAST ser v er also automatically obtains Subnet Mask, Default Gate wa y , and DNS Ser ver settings. • What is DHCP? Under a DH[...]

Configuring the MusicCAST networ k Configuring the MusicCAST netw ork 111 Wireless LAN screen Use this scr een to set the wireless LAN parameters for the MusicCAST system wireless network. 1 Carry out the pr ocedure described on pa g e 108 to displa y the Exper t Settings screen on the on- screen displa y . 2 Use / to mo ve the cursor to “ Wi rel[...]

Configuring the MusicCAST netw ork 112 3 Use / to mov e the cursor to “ Netw ork ” and press SELECT . The Network screen appears on the o n-screen display . IP Address screen This screen shows th e follo wing inf or mation about the network st atus of the MusicCAST ser v er : • Server ID The ID the Music CAST server uses in the Auto Configura[...]

Configuring the MusicCAST networ k Configuring the MusicCAST netw ork 113 Use this screen to manually enter the ID slof the MusicCAST clients you wish to connect to the MusicCAST ser ver . Ref er to page 55 of the MCX-A10 owner ’ s manual f or more information on how to check the ID of y our MusicCAST client. Carr y out the f ollowing pr ocedure [...]

Configuring the MusicCAST netw ork 114 6 When y ou have finished sett ing codes, use / / / to mo ve the cursor to “ OK ” and press SELECT to confirm the settings y ou have made and exi t the screen. T o exit the screen without making any changes mo ve the cursor to “ Cancel ” and press SELECT . Y ou should now set the following parameters o[...]

System setup 115 115 System setup This section e xplains ho w to configure the MusicCAST system set tings. Y ou can set each parameter using the setting screens on the on-screen display . System Setup menus The system setup section contains the f ollowing menu s: •N e t w o r k Configure MusicCAST network settings to enable MusicCAST clients to c[...]

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 output the Screen Display Only show On Screen Di[...]

System setup 117 System setup 1P r e s s T O P M E N U The T op Menu screen appears on the on-screen display . 2 Use / to mo ve 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 th e parameter you wish to alter . Use this screen to set th[...]

System setup 118 3 Set the date and ti me. • T o set the date and time manuall y Remove the chec k from the “ Use NTP server ” checkbox, and use / / / to move the cursor to the field you want to set. Use / / / to change the setting. • T o connect to the NTP ser ver and set the date and time automatically Place a check in the “ Use NTP ser[...]

System setup 119 System setup Y ou can change the manner in which th e MusicCAST outputs the on-screen displa y to the TV/monitor . Y ou can set it to alwa ys output the displa y , or to automatica lly tur n the display off when y ou are no t using it. 1 Follow t he procedure described on page 117 “Opening the syst em setting screens” to displa[...]

System setup 120 3 Set the connectio n parameters. Use / / / and SELECT to place a check in the checkbox of the function you want the MusicCAST server to use. Y ou can select multiple options if necessary . • P erform CD lookups automatically The MusicCAST serv er automatically refers to the Gracenote CDDB for information every time you load a CD[...]

System setup 121 System setup Set the format which the Mus icCAST ser ver uses to stor e songs. 1 Follow t he procedure described on page 117 “ Opening the syst em setting screens ” to displa y the System Setup screen. 2 Use / to mov e the cursor to “ Recor ding ” and press SELECT . The Recording screen appears on the on-screen display . 3 [...]

System setup 122 Set the par ameters f or use with an A V receiv er connected to th e MusicCAST ser ver with an RS-232C cab le. • Check that the MusicCAST server and the AV rece iver are connected correctly. • You can check that the AV receiver you use is controllable from the MusicCAST server on page 133. 1 Follow the pr ocedure describ ed on [...]

System setup 123 System setup • Synchr onize powe r ON/OFF with the MusicCAST The A V receiver will turn on when you turn the MusicCAST server on. • Change surround program for each genre pl a yed. The MusicCAST server will automatically change the surround program on the A V receiver to suit the song it is playing back. To automatically change[...]

System setup 124 T ur n A uto Lev elling function on or off. A u to Le velli ng automatically produces or increases the base v olume of pla ybac k to a theoretical a ver age in order to eliminate an y large diff erences in the v olume at which so ngs were recorded. 1 Follow the pr ocedure describ ed on page 117 “ Opening the syste m setting scree[...]

System setup 125 System setup T ur n PCM form at distr ibute to MusicCAST clients on or off, and designate the client the Mu sicCAST ser ver distributes PCM f or mat songs to . Songs distrib ute with a PCM f or mat generally ha ve a be tter sound quality than MP3 f or mat songs. NO TE • The MusicCAST server can di stributes songs in PCM forma t t[...]

System setup 126 Connect a standa rd PS/2 ke yboard to the PS/2 k eybo ard jack on the fr ont panel of the MusicCAST server to mak e entering characters and n umbers easier . Use this screen to configure the MusicCAST server f or the ke yboard you wish to connect to it. NO TE Disconnect the MusicCAST server from the AC outlet before attempting to c[...]

System setup 127 System setup 3 Use / / / to select a standb y mode , and press SELECT . •“ Mode 1 ” Y ou can only activate the MusicCAST server from the remote control or the MusicCAST server . •“ Mode 2 ” Y ou can activate the MusicCAST se rver from the remote control, the MusicCAST server , and MusicCAS T clients connected to the Mus[...]

System setup 128 Y ou can delete the PCM data, or all of the song data stored on theMusicCAST server , from the hard disk driv e. 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 pr ocedure describ ed on page 117 “ Opening the syste m setting screen[...]

System setup 129 System setup 3 Press OPEN/CLOSE to op en the disc tray . 4 Place the update CD in the disc tra y . 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 e the cursor to “ Start ” and press SELE[...]

130 Chec king system inf ormation Use the following pr oc edures and menus to check the version of firmware in your MusicCAST ser ver , th e amount of a vaila ble space on the hard disk dr ive , and other information related to the MusicCAST system. 1 Press T OP MENU. The T op Menu screen appears on the on-screen display . 2 Use / to mov e the curs[...]

Chec king system info rmation 131 Checking system information Chec k the amount of a vailab le space on the hard driv e and the amount of tim e left f or you to record so ngs with.The figures disp la yed are not e xact a nd should o nly be used as a guide. 1 Follow t he procedure described on page 130 “ Opening the syst em setting screens ” to [...]

Chec king system information 132 The MusicCAST server automatical ly conv er ts all songs stored to MP3 f or mat (see page 25). Y ou can chec k the status of an y songs the MusicCAST ser ver is currently encoding, as well as the nam es of the songs that hav e ye t to be encoded. 1 Follow the pr ocedure describ ed on page 130 “ Opening the syste m[...]

Chec king system info rmation 133 Checking system information Y ou can displa y a list of A V receiv ers that you ca n control from the MusicCAST ser ve r . 1 Follow t he procedure described on page 130 “ Opening the syst em information sc reens ” to displa y the Inf ormation screen. 2 Use / to mov e the cursor to “ Contr ollable Y AMAHA A V [...]

134 Appendix ■ Discs that can be used f or recording on this unit Be sure to use only CD-R and CD-R W discs made by reliable manufacturers. CD-R and CD-R W digital audio discs that display either of the following marks can be used wit h this unit. ■ Discs that can be used f or recor ding • CD-R discs can only be recorded on once, and the reco[...]

Appendix Appendix 135 ■ Handling of discs Heed the following notes on hand ling 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 des igned for use with CDs (including 8cm [3 ” ] discs) bearing the , , or marks on ly . Never attempt t o load any oth[...]

Appendix 136 Rules of digital recor ding ■ SCMS-Serial Copy Ma nagement System As a digital audio component, th is unit conforms with t he Serial Copy Management System (SCMS) standards. The Serial Copy Management System restricts copies made by recording digital signals to first-generation copies onl y . The digital program sources that have bee[...]

Appendix Appendix 137 Ref er to the char t belo w when the MCX-1000 does not appear t o be functioning correctly . If the prob lem yo u are e xper iencing is not listed below or if the instructions listed next to the prob lem do not help, set the MCX-1000 to standb y mode, disconne ct the pow er cord from the A C outlet, and contact the nearest aut[...]

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 th e MCX-1000 on. There are no songs which the MCX-1000 has finished encoding to MP3 format in t[...]

Appendix Appendix 139 The time setti ng on the MCX- 1000 is in correct. The power cord has been disconnected from an AC outlet for more than 1 minute. → The MCX-1 000 holds backup data for no longer than 1 minute after the power cord is disconnected from the AC outlet. Disconnecting it for longer than thi s will reset the internal clock. Reconnec[...]

Appendix 140 This manual uses a n umber of ter ms that, though not specific to the Mu sicCAST system, are not in general e veryda y use. In addition, some terms are used in a slightly unusual co ntext . These words are listed alphabetically and in co ntex t below , along with an e xplanation of thei r meaning. P l ay b a ck ■ Albu m A collection [...]

Appendix Appendix 141 ■ DNS server A computer that is running a DNS service (see DNS). ■ ESS ID The ID of the channel that y our MusicCAS T system uses to transmit data when using wire less connections . ■ Gatewa y The IP ad dress of th e compone nt on a ne twork through whic h other compone nts on the same net work connect to the Internet. ?[...]

Appendix 142 Software ■ Database The organiz ed collection of data stor ed 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 displa y consisting of a multiple ch oice style list of options that you can choose fr om. Menus are displa y ed on the o[...]

Appendix Appendix 143 ■ A udio P erformance Frequency response ................................... 5 to 20,000 Hz, ± 0.5 dB S/N ratio (EIAJ) Playback.......................................................................... 105 dB Recording ....... ........... ........... ........... ........... ............ ........... 92 dB T otal harmonic dis[...]

Appendix 144 A Activating MusicCAST the Timer function ................ 99 Activating the Timer function ............. ................. .... 102 ACTIVE indicator ........... ................ ................ .......... 13 album editing scree n ............ ................. ................ ... 59 album name ................ ................ .....[...]

Appendix Appendix 145 GROUP ....................... ................ ................ ........4 5 Group Play ... ................. ................ ................ ........... 39 Groups ... ................ ................ ................ ................. .44 H Handling of discs . ................ ................ ................ ...135 hard d[...]

Appendix 146 Selecting a song by its name ............ ................. ...... 36 Server ID ........... ................ ................ ................. .... 112 Signal Level ...................... ................ ................. .... 112 Skipping group ..................... ................. ................ ... 45 Skipping to anothe r song[...]

[...]

Y AMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION, USA 6660 ORANGETHORPE A VE., BUENA P ARK, CALIF . 90620, U.S.A. Y AMAHA CANADA MUSIC L TD. 135 MILNER A VE., SCARBOROUGH, ONT ARIO M1S 3R1, CANADA Y AMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROP A G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 25462 RELLINGEN BEI HAMBURG, F .R. OF GERMANY Y AMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. RUE AMBR OISE CROIZA T BP70 CROISSY[...]