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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION ADVANCED OPERATIONS FEATURES ...... 2 SYSTEM OPTIONS ...... 46 MusicCAST SYSTEM OVERVIEW.....3 Auto Play function...... 46 The server ...... 4 Auto Level Control function...... 46 The client ...... 4 Selecting the output ...... 47 The amplifier ...... 4 Sleep mode...... 48 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES...... 5 DISPLAY SETTINGS...... 49 TOLISTENING Before using the remote control ...... 6 Adjusting the display contrast ...... 49 MUSIC Replacing the battery in the Screen Saver function ...... 50 remote control ...... 6 SYSTEM SETTINGS ...... 51 CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS ...... 7 Checking system information ...... 51 Front panel...... 7 Resetting to the factory presets...... 52 Rear panel...... 8 CHECKING NETWORK Bottom panel ...... 9 SETTINGS ...... 54
Remote control ...... 10 OPERATIONS Front panel displays...... 12 ADVANCED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
LISTENING TO MUSIC TROUBLESHOOTING ...... 55 QUICK MENU REFERENCE ...... 58 TURNING ON THE POWER ...... 14 GLOSSARY ...... 59 BASIC FUNCTIONS ...... 15 SPECIFICATIONS ...... 62 Using the remote control ...... 15 INFORMATION Using the front panel controller...... 15 ADDITIONAL Listening to songs stored on the server .. 16 Adjusting the volume ...... 18 Adjusting the tone...... 19 Switching the time display mode ...... 20 Repeat playback mode...... 20 Random playback mode ...... 21 Group playback mode...... 22 HANDY FUNCTIONS...... 23 FAVORITES function...... 23 Song statistics function...... 28 Using playlists ...... 29 Recall Play function ...... 30 Bookmark function...... 31 OFF Timer function...... 34 ON Timer function ...... 36 Broadcast function...... 38 LISTENING TO EXTERNAL COMPONENTS ...... 40 Listening to components connected to the MCX-CA15...... 40 Listening to YAMAHA AV receiver radio station presets ...... 41 Using YAMAHA AV link technology... 42 Listening to components connected to the server ...... 44
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FEATURES
The MusicCAST MCX-C15 Distributed Audio Controller (hereafter, “the client”) is designed to work in conjunction with the MusicCAST MCX-1000 Digital Audio Server (hereafter, “the server”) to allow you to store and listen to your entire music collection. With multiple clients, you and others can simultaneously access and enjoy your music collection from up to seven different locations. The client is designed to bring you the following features:
◆ Instant access to all music data stored on an ◆ Repeat, Random, Bookmark and Auto Play MCX-1000 server functions ◆ Simultaneous playback from multiple locations ◆ Four assignable FAVORITES buttons for direct (when using multiple clients) playback of your favorite music ◆ Modern in-wall design with paintable face plate ◆ Playback and sleep timers to match every interior ◆ Output selection mode for volume and tone ◆ Easy-to-read LCD (128 x 32 dots) settings ◆ IR wireless remote control ◆ AV link functionality for integrated control of YAMAHA AV receivers
About this manual • y indicates a tip for your operation. • This unit must be installed by a qualified technician as indicated in the Install Manual provided. Do not attempt to install this unit yourself. • For details regarding client installation and network configuration, refer to the Install Manual provided. • This manual explains how to use the various functions of the client using the remote control. While many functions are accessible from the client’s front panel, some functions are only accessible from the remote control. • This manual is printed prior to production. Design and specifications are subject to change in part as a result of improvements, etc. In case of differences between the manual and the product, the product has priority.
Printing this manual You can print out a copy of this manual for handy reference from the Owner’s Manual CD-ROM. Before printing, check that the page settings are correct for your printer. The size of this manual can be adjusted for printout on A4 and Letter size paper for easier reading.
This unit must be installed by a qualified technician as indicated in the Install Manual provided. Do not attempt to install this unit yourself.
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MusicCAST SYSTEM OVERVIEW INTRODUCTION With a variety of network configuration methods possible using a Local Area Network (LAN), the MusicCAST system allows everyone in the family to store their music collection in one central location for playback from other locations around your home. Once music data is stored, you can have fun creating playlists, bookmark songs, and even register your favorite music for instant access at the press of a button. The advanced MusicCAST system is comprised of a server and its connected clients, and the MCX-CA15 optional amplifier can be connected to provide power to speakers and external components.
Server (MCX-1000)
Client (MCX-C15) Client (MCX-A10)
y • You can combine up to seven wired and wireless connections as long as you use no more than five wireless connections. • Compared with wireless networks, wired networks can carry data over greater distances and to more clients. The server supports simultaneous playback for seven clients over a wired network.
Notes • The actual number of CDs the server can store depends on the format in which you choose to store songs. Typically, the server can store approximately 1,000 CDs on its 80 GB hard disk drive if you choose to store the songs in MP3 format only, or approximately 100 CDs in PCM format. • The server can supply different songs to multiple clients simultaneously for up to seven clients via a combination of wired and wireless connections. Depending on a number of factors, such as the playback format you are using and the strength of the network signal available, it may be advisable to reduce the number of clients to which the server is distributing music simultaneously if you encounter problems with playback. • To ensure smooth playback, select a low MP3 bitrate when storing songs. See “Setting the data storage format” in the MCX-1000 Owner’s Manual, page 121.
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MusicCAST SYSTEM OVERVIEW
The server
MCX-1000 Digital Audio Server
The server can store approximately 1,000 music CDs in MP3 format or 100 music CDs in PCM format on its internal hard disk drive for playback from the server or its connected clients. The server automatically stores song, artist and album names as well as genre information for each CD during the recording process, allowing easy access to your music without the need to enter any data manually. Once stored, songs can be selected, sorted and played in a variety of quick and simple ways. The server can supply different songs to multiple clients simultaneously, as well as supply songs in linear PCM format to one client at a time. The client
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Clients themselves do not store or record any music data. Instead, they connect to the server to retrieve stored music. This allows you to install a server in your living room, and clients in your bedroom and children’s rooms, and listen to music stored on the server from each of these locations. The client also allows you to select, sort and play songs in a variety of the ways, just like the server. The amplifier
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MCX-CA15 Distributed Audio Amplifier
The MCX-CA15 Distributed Audio Amplifier can work as a stand alone amplifier for integration with your existing audio system or paired with your client to complete the MusicCAST system. As a companion to your client, the MCX-CA15 functions as a power amplifier and DC power distributor. It provides power to all connected speakers, and can display your client’s on-screen display (OSD) on a TV or monitor connected to the client. The MCX-CA15 is fully controllable from your client.
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SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES INTRODUCTION After unpacking, check that you received all of the following parts.
Remote control Quick Manual Install Manual LIBRARY
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1234 INSTALL MANUAL QUICK MANUAL ATTENTION: These units must be installed by a qualified technician. Do not attempt to install these units yourself.
SELECT Upgrade CD-ROM Owner’s Manual CD-ROM (this manual) BOOKMARK
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AC adaptor (LSE0215C1240) Power cable (1.6 m)
I/O box
VIDEO OUT IR OUT CONTROL OUT AUDIO OUT +12V 20mA MAX
MCX-IB15 DC power cable (2 m) x 2 DC OUT CAT-5 cable (straight, 2 m) +12VGND +12V GND
DC IN 12V AV IN
Spacers x 4
Note Depending on the wiring configuration method used during installation, additional parts may be required.
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SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES
■ Notes on the lithium battery Before using the remote Please take care when using the lithium battery as it control may explode if mistreated. • Please use a CR2025 lithium battery. When the remote control is shipped, a thin piece of • Do not recharge the battery. plastic film is placed between the battery and remote • Never abuse or disassemble the battery. control circuitry to prevent operation during • When replacing the battery, make sure the shipping. You must remove this film before using polarity is correct. If inserted incorrectly, it may the remote control for the first time. cause a fire or explosion. • Avoid placing the lithium battery or the remote control with the battery installed in places of high temperature, such as in direct sunlight. • Keep the battery out of reach of children. If swallowed, seek medical help immediately. • If the battery leaks, dispose of it immediately. Avoid touching the leaked material or letting it Replacing the battery in the come into contact with clothing, etc. Skin remote control contact may result in burns. If this occurs, wash the affected area with water promptly and seek If you find that the remote control needs to be used medical attention. closer to the front panel than usual, the battery is • When disposing of the battery, insulate it with weak. Replace the battery with a new one. tape, etc. Never dispose of it in a fire. Further, dispose of the battery according to local regulations.
1 Slide the battery holder out of the remote control by pushing a pointed object (such as a ball-point pen) into the hole in the holder.
2 Remove the used battery and insert the new one in the holder so that the “+” (positive) mark faces upward.
3 Slide the holder back into the remote control.
Note The casing of the remote control is very stiff, and may require significant pressure to remove the battery holder.
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CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS INTRODUCTION Front panel
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1 Front panel display 5 button Displays information on client settings and songs. Switches the client between the sleep and power on 2 p / s (play/stop) modes. Starts and stops playback of the selected song. Press and hold for 10 seconds to reset your system. 3 MENU 6 Controller Moves the on-screen cursor and selects chosen Switches the on-screen display between the Menu and Play Info screens each time this button is items in the on-screen display. pressed (see page 12). 7 VOL – / VOL + Displays the clock in the front panel display when Increases or decreases the volume level of client this button is pressed twice in succession. playback. Displays the Top Menu screen when this button is pressed and held for an extended period of time. 8 Remote control signal receiver Receives infrared signals from the client remote 4 TIMER indicator control. Lights up when the ON Timer or OFF Timer function is activated (see pages 34 and 36). 9 FAVORITES (1 through 4) Use to access your favorite music for instant playback (see page 23).
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DC IN GND +12V VIDEO OUT 2 1 3
1 VIDEO OUT jack Connect to the video input on your TV or monitor to view the content of the client’s front panel display. 2 +12V terminal The supplied DC power cable must be connected to this terminal by a qualified technician during installation. 3 GND terminal This terminal must be properly grounded by a qualified technician during installation.
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CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS INTRODUCTION Bottom panel
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1 AV OUT terminal Connect to the I/O box or MCX-CA15 using the supplied CAT-5 cable (straight). 2 LAN terminal Connect to a network using a commercially available CAT-5 cable (straight).
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CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS
Remote control 5 Cursor buttons u / d / j / i / SELECT Moves the on-screen cursor and selects chosen 1 items in the on-screen display.
MCX-3 WD01440 LIBRARY 6 PLAY INFO. 2 A Displays the Play Info screen on the on-screen VOL display (see page 12). 3 MUTE B 7 MENU FAVORITES 4 1234 Switches the on-screen display to the Menu screen when the Play Info screen is displayed (see page 12).
5 SELECT Displays the clock in the front panel display when this button is pressed twice in succession. 6 C Displays the Top Menu screen when this button is BOOKMARK pressed and held for an extended period of time. MENUPLAY INPUT 7 INFO. D PAUSE RANDOM 123 E 8 Playback control buttons
8 STOP REPEAT 456 F b / a
GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL Access the previous/next song in the playback 9 7S G group you are listening to.
OFF TIMER ON TIMER 0 H e (PAUSE) Pauses playback on the client. w / f Search backward/forward through the song you are currently listening to.
1 Infrared window s (STOP) Outputs infrared control signals to the client. Aim Stops playback on the client. this window at the client you want to operate. p (PLAY) 2 LIBRARY Starts playback of the selected item. Use to access the music stored on the server by 9 – (GROUP) / + (GROUP) artist, album, genre, etc. Access the previous/next playback group. 3 MUTE 0 OFF TIMER Mutes the sound output by the client. Activates the OFF Timer function (see page 34). 4 FAVORITES (1 through 4) Press this button repeatedly to cycle through the Use to access your favorite music for instant available timer settings. playback (see page 23).
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A button INTRODUCTION Switches the client between the sleep and power on modes. B VOL – / VOL + Increases or decreases the volume level of client playback. C INPUT Switches the client’s input source when using the AV link function. D BOOKMARK Attaches or removes a bookmark from a song (see page 31). E RANDOM Turns the Random playback mode on and off (see page 21). F REPEAT Turns the Repeat playback mode on and off (see page 20). G RECALL Use to start the Recall playback function (see page 30). H ON TIMER Activates the ON Timer function (see page 36).
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5 Mute icon Front panel displays Indicates that the client is muted. You can access all of the client’s functions and 6 Network connection icon parameters using the front panel display. Indicates that the client is currently connected to the y server. You can also output information appearing in the 7 Menu display area client’s front panel display to your TV or monitor Displays the contents of the menu currently being using the VIDEO OUT jack (see page 8). accessed. ■ Menu screen ■ Play Info screen 3456 4 5 6 1 Library 2 1 -00:00 Artists 7 2 Albums Album / Artist 3 Song Press MENU on the remote control or front panel to display information about menus. Press PLAY INFO. on the remote control or MENU on the front panel to display information on the song
MENU or MENU your client is currently playing, or the last song played if one is not currently being played.
Remote control Front panel PLAY MENU INFO. or 1 Top bar Displays the name of the menu currently being Remote control Front panel accessed. 2 Cursor 1 Time counter Indicates the currently selected menu. Displays the amount of time that has elapsed since playback of the song began or the time remaining 3 Lock icon until playback is complete (see page 20). You can lock clients from the server so that only the volume and mute functions are controllable from the 2 Album/artist name client. When locked, the client displays the lock Displays the name of the album or artist for the song icon in the top bar of the display. You can also currently being played back. unlock clients from the server (see the MCX-1000 3 Song name Owner’s Manual, page 93). Displays the name of the song currently being 4 Playback icon played back. Indicates that a playback signal is being received from an external source connected to the server (including the tuner).
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4 Current action mode icon INTRODUCTION Indicates the current action being taken by the client. s : Playback is stopped. p : A song is being played back. e : Playback is paused. 5 Repeat playback icon Indicates that the client is in Repeat playback mode (see page 20). 6 Random playback icon Indicates that the client is in Random playback mode (see page 21).
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TURNING ON THE POWER
When your client is ready for operation, turn on the Before proceeding, make sure the power to power. the MCX-1000 server is turned on. The client has two operation modes: 1 Press on either the remote control On The client is connected to a power or front panel. source and is in operation mode. The client turns on and the MusicCAST Startup Sleep The client is connected to a power screen is displayed. source and activates only when the unit is operated or it receives an infrared signal from the remote control. In this mode, this unit consumes a small amount of power in order to receive infrared signals from the 2 The client attempts to connect to the remote control. server, and the following screen is displayed.
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BOOKMARK PLAY 3 If the client is able to make a MENU INPUT INFO. PAUSE RANDOM 123 connection, the Top Menu screen
STOP REPEAT 456 appears and the network connection GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL 7S icon appears in the top right corner of OFF TIMER ON TIMER the display. Network connection icon
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If the client is unable to connect to the server, it continues displaying the “Connecting...” message. Press any button on the client to MCX-C15 cancel the connection process, then check that your client network connection settings are MENU
VOL correct (see page 54). 1 1 234 FAVORITES Note If no operation is performed for 30 minutes, the client automatically switches to sleep mode. Press SELECT or to reactivate the client.
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Using the remote control Using the front panel The remote control transmits a directional infrared controller beam. Be sure to aim the remote control directly at Moving the controller in the directions indicated on the remote control signal receiver on the front panel the front panel of the client performs the same during operation. action as pressing the equivalent cursor key on the
remote control. For example, pushing the client TOLISTENING controller upwards produces the same result as MUSIC pressing u on the remote control. Pushing the controller directly into the front panel has the same
MCX-C15 effect as pressing SELECT on the remote control.
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■ Handling the remote control • Do not spill water or other liquids on the remote control. • Do not drop the remote control. • Do not leave or store the remote control in the following types of conditions: – high humidity, such as near a bath – high temperature, such as near a heater or stove – extremely low temperatures – dusty places
CAUTION • If remote control operation of this unit causes abnormal operation of any other component, change the placement of that component. • Make sure the remote control signal receiver is not exposed to direct sunlight or strong light. Such exposure may inhibit the remote control’s functionality.
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The steps below describe how to access a song Listening to songs stored on directly from the “Artists” library, but can also be the server used to choose songs from the following libraries: Artists To search for songs by artist. Two kinds of files are available for playback from Albums To search for songs by album. your client: MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3) and Genres To search for songs by genre. PCM (Pulse Code Modulation). All Songs To display a list of all MP3 files do not take up a large amount of space, registered songs in enabling you to store approximately 1,000 CDs on alphabetical order. the server. Playlists To view all registered playlists. PCM files provide better sound quality during Song Statistics To view statistics on songs that playback, they require large amounts of space. You have been played. can store approximately 100 CDs in PCM format. Bookmarks To view bookmarked songs. The client displays an “*” (asterisk) next to the External Inputs To select an optical, coaxial or names of songs stored in this format. If the server is analog input source connected set to distribute PCM files, you can play back PCM to the server or an AV receiver files on one client at a time. For details, see the connected to the server. MCX-1000 Owner’s Manual, page 125.
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The client retrieves and plays back music files VOL stored on the server. You can play back songs MUTE FAVORITES grouped by artist, album or genre, as well as play 1234 back songs at random, from pre-chosen lists or in SELECT playback groups. Playback groups are defined by 2-7
BOOKMARK your playback selection. For example, selecting an MENUPLAY INPUT INFO. 1 PAUSE RANDOM album from the “Albums” menu for playback sets 123 STOP REPEAT albums as the playback group. Further, you can 456 GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL 7S choose to play back groups repeatedly (page 20), 4-6 OFF TIMER ON TIMER play back songs at random from within a playback group (page 21), or play back all of the songs in the currently selected group (page 22). 1 Press and hold MENU until the Top Menu screen is displayed.
2 Press u / d to choose “Library” and press SELECT.
Top Menu Library Recall Play
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3 Press u / d to choose “Artists” and 7 Press j if you want to return to the List press SELECT. screen. Library y Artists When playback is finished, the client begins Albums playback of the next song stored in the selected library. ■
To stop playback TOLISTENING 4 Press u / d to choose an artist. Press s .
Press SELECT to display all of the albums MUSIC assigned to the artist. STOP Press p to begin playback of all songs by the 5 or selected artist in alphabetical order.
Artists Remote control Front panel Bon Jovi Bruce Springsteen ■ To pause playback Press e . Press e again to resume playback. 5 Press u / d to choose the name of the PAUSE album you want to listen to. 2 Press SELECT to display all of the songs on the album. Press p to begin playback of the entire album. Remote control Artists-Albums ■ Born To Run To search within a song Darkness On The Edge O Press f to search forward during playback. To search backward, press w . You cannot search any farther than the beginning or end of a song using 6 Press u / d to choose a specific song these buttons. and press SELECT or p to begin While f or w is pressed, no sound is output playback. by the client. However, this is not a malfunction.
4 6 Artists-Songs and Thunder Road Tenth Avenue Freeze Ou Remote control Remote control
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■ To skip songs Playback skips to the next song each time you press Adjusting the volume a . To skip to the beginning of the song currently Use the following procedure to increase or decrease being played, press b once. To skip to the the volume level of the output from the client. beginning of the previous song, press b twice. You cannot skip through songs when playback is MCX-3 WD01440 paused or stopped. LIBRARY VOL MUTE VOL – / VOL + 1 3 FAVORITES buttons and 1234
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Remote control Remote control BOOKMARK MENUPLAY INPUT INFO. PAUSE RANDOM 123
STOP REPEAT ■ To skip playback groups 456 GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL 7S
Press + (GROUP) to skip to the next item in the OFF TIMER ON TIMER playback group (see “Playback groups”, page 16). Press – (GROUP) to skip to the previous item. If only one item is registered in a playback group, pressing – (GROUP) / + (GROUP) does not have or any effect.
GROUP GROUP 7 and S
Remote control Remote control MCX-C15 VOL – / ■ To display song information MENU VOL VOL + buttons Press PLAY INFO. during playback to switch to the 1 234 Play Info screen. FAVORITES
PLAY INFO.
Remote control Press VOL + or VOL – to increase or decrease the volume level. The volume level changes accordingly.
Note You can control the volume output level of registered YAMAHA AV amplifiers via an IR flasher using the client’s remote control. For details, see page 42.
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Adjusting the tone 4 Press i to increase the value of the setting, and press j to decrease the You can adjust the nature of the sound output by the value. client. You can change these settings to create sound Press SELECT or MENU to confirm the value with strong deep bass, or to emphasize the treble. you have set and return to the Tone screen.
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1 Press and hold MENU until the Top Menu screen is displayed.
2 Press u / d to choose “Tone” and press SELECT. Top Menu Input Tone
3 Press u / d to choose “Treble” or “Bass” and press SELECT. Tone Treble Bass
Treble Adjusts the treble for sound output by the client. Bass Adjusts the bass for sound output by the client.
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Switching the time display Repeat playback mode mode You can use this function for repeated playback of a You can change the time display on the Play Info single song or all of the songs in a playback group. For a detailed description on playback groups, see screen so that it displays either the time elapsed page 16. since playback began for the song currently being played, or the time remaining until playback of the ■ Remote control operation song is complete.
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1 Press PLAY INFO. to display the Play 1 Press PLAY INFO. to display the Play Info screen during playback. Info screen during playback, then press i . 2 Press REPEAT repeatedly to switch between the Repeat playback modes. 00:06 When the Repeat playback mode is activated, Born To Run / Bruce Spr the repeat playback mode indicator appears in Tenth Avenue Freeze O the top bar of the front panel display.
REPEAT
2 Press u / d to choose “Time” and press SELECT.
Group SINGLE Bookmark OFF Repeat playback mode indicator Time ELAP 00:06 Born To Run / Bruce Spr 3 Press u / d to choose a time mode. Tenth Avenue Freeze O ELAP Displays the time elapsed since the Each time you press REPEAT, the Repeat beginning of the song. playback mode indicator changes as follows: REM Displays the time remaining until the end of the song. / ALL Repeatedy plays back all songs in the currently selected group. 4 Press SELECT to confirm. / SINGLE Repeatedly plays back the 5 Press j to return to the Play Info screen. currently selected song. (no icon) / Turns off Repeat playback OFF mode.
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■ Front panel operation Random playback mode You can use this function for random playback of songs within the selected playback group. y To choose a playback group, press p in step 4 or 5 MCX-C15 2-5 in “Listening to songs stored on the server” 1 MENU (page 16). TOLISTENING VOL
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FAVORITES 1234 1 Press MENU to display the Play Info SELECT screen during playback, then move the 1 BOOKMARK controller towards i . MENUPLAY INPUT INFO. PAUSE RANDOM 123
STOP REPEAT 2 00:06 456 GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL 7S
Born To Run / Bruce Spr OFF TIMER ON TIMER Tenth Avenue Freeze O
2 Move the controller towards u or d to choose “Repeat” and press SELECT. 1 Press PLAY INFO. to display the Play Info screen during playback. Repeat OFF Random OFF 2 Press RANDOM repeatedly to switch the Group ALL mode on and off. If you activated the Random playback mode, the Random playback mode indicator lights in 3 Move the controller towards u or d to the top bar of the front panel display. choose “ALL”, “SINGLE” or “OFF”. RANDOM
4 Press SELECT to confirm.
5 Move the controller towards j to return to the Play Info screen. Random playback mode indicator 00:06 Born To Run / Bruce Spr Tenth Avenue Freeze O
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■ Front panel operation Group playback mode You can use this function to define the range of songs for playback when using the normal playback mode, Repeat playback mode (page 20) and Random playback mode (page 21).
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STOP REPEAT 1 Press MENU to display the Play Info 456 GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL screen during playback, then move the 7S OFF TIMER ON TIMER controller towards i .
00:06 Born To Run / Bruce Spr 1 Press PLAY INFO. to display the Play Tenth Avenue Freeze O Info screen during playback, then press i . 2 Move the controller towards u or d to choose “Random” and press SELECT. 00:06 Born To Run / Bruce Spr Tenth Avenue Freeze O Repeat OFF Random OFF Group ALL 2 Press u / d to choose “Group” and press SELECT. 3 Move the controller towards u or d to Repeat OFF choose “ON” or “OFF”. Random OFF Group SINGLE ON Enables Random playback mode OFF Disables Random playback mode 3 Press u / d to choose “SINGLE” or “ALL”. 4 Press SELECT to confirm. SINGLE Plays all of the songs in the 5 Move the controller towards j to return currently selected group (album, to the Play Info screen. artist or genre). ALL Plays all of the songs in the currently selected group (album, artist or genre), then advances to the next group.
4 Press SELECT to confirm.
5 Press j to return to the Play Info screen.
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■ To assign songs stored in a server FAVORITES function library: The FAVORITES buttons (1 through 4) enable you
MCX-3 WD01440 to access your favorite music for instant playback at LIBRARY
the touch of a button. Each FAVORITES button can VOL MUTE
be used in one of three ways: FAVORITES 1234 7 Method 1: TOLISTENING
SELECT
To assign playback of songs stored in a server 2-6 MUSIC
library (page 23). BOOKMARK MENUPLAY INPUT INFO. 1 PAUSE RANDOM Method 2: 123 STOP REPEAT To switch playback to a radio station broadcast 456 GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL 7S
being received on a YAMAHA AV receiver OFF TIMER ON TIMER connected to the server (page 24). Method 3: To switch playback to the audio signal being input from an external component connected to the server 1 Press and hold MENU until the Top (page 25). Menu screen is displayed. Before you can use a FAVORITES button, an item must be assigned to that button. The following 2 Press u / d to choose “Library” and examples show you how to assign the four item press SELECT. types available. Top Menu Notes Library • If a FAVORITES button that has not yet been Recall Play assigned is pressed, the message “Not assigned” appears briefly in the front panel display. Press u / d to choose “Artists” and • If a FAVORITES button is pressed while the client 3 press SELECT. is in sleep mode, the client turns on and starts playback automatically. Library • When using an external component, always make Artists sure it is connected properly and the power is Albums turned on. Playback may not start automatically when you press the appropriate FAVORITES button with some external components. In this 4 Press u / d to choose an artist. case, you must start playback manually from the external component. Artists Avril Lavigne Bob Dylan
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■ To assign radio stations preset on 5 Press i to display the Favorites registration screen. YAMAHA AV receivers:
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Assign to FAV MUTE
FAVORITES 1234 9
SELECT 2-8 6 Press u / d to choose a FAVORITES BOOKMARK
MENUPLAY INPUT INFO. button (1 through 4) and press SELECT. 1 PAUSE RANDOM 123
STOP REPEAT The display returns to the previous screen, and 456
GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL the number of the FAVORITES button you 7S registered appears to the left of the name of the OFF TIMER ON TIMER artist.
Set "Favorites" Assign to FAV 1 Press and hold MENU until the Top Menu screen is displayed.
2 Press u / d to choose “Library” and Artists press SELECT. 1 Avril Lavigne Top Menu Bob Dylan Library Recall Play 7 Press the FAVORITES button you selected in step 6 to start playback of 3 Press u / d to choose “External Inputs” the songs stored on the server. and press SELECT. The Play Info screen appears and playback starts. Library Bookmarks 00:10 External Inputs Let Go / Avril Lavigne Anything But Ordinary 4 Press u / d to choose “AV Receiver” Note and press SELECT. If another item was previously assigned to the External Inputs FAVORITES button you selected here, that Analog assignment is automatically cancelled when you AV Receiver press SELECT in step 6 above.
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5 Press u / d to choose a preset group 9 Press the FAVORITES button you and press SELECT. selected in step 7 to start radio broadcast playback on your AV receiver. External Inputs The Play Info screen appears and playback Preset A starts. Preset B Play Info External Inputs 6 Press u / d to choose the station you [A2] Station 2 TOLISTENING
want to access. MUSIC
External Inputs Notes Station 1 • If another item was previously assigned to the Station 2 FAVORITES button you selected here, that assignment is automatically cancelled when you press SELECT in step 8 above. 7 Press i to display the Favorites • If no YAMAHA AV receiver is connected to the registration screen. server, the message “Receiver unavailable” is displayed briefly in the front panel display. Set "Favorites" Assign to FAV ■ To assign external components connected to the server:
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button (1 through 4) and press SELECT. FAVORITES The display returns to the previous screen and 1234 7 the number of the FAVORITES button you SELECT registered appears to the left of the name of the 2-6
BOOKMARK
MENUPLAY INPUT AV amplifier. INFO. 1 PAUSE RANDOM 123
STOP REPEAT Set "Favorites" 456 GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL 7S
Assign to FAV2 OFF TIMER ON TIMER
External Inputs 1 Press and hold MENU until the Top Station 1 Menu screen is displayed. 2 Station 2
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2 Press u / d to choose “Library” and 6 Press u / d to choose a FAVORITES press SELECT. button (1 through 4) and press SELECT. The display returns to the previous screen, and Top Menu the number of the FAVORITES button you Library registered appears to the left of external input Recall Play source.
Set "Favorites" 3 Press u / d to choose “External Inputs” Assign to FAV3 and press SELECT. Library Bookmarks External Inputs External Inputs 3 Optical Coaxial 4 Press u / d to choose “Optical”, “Coaxial” or “Analog”. External Inputs 7 Press the FAVORITES button you selected in step 6 to start audio Optical playback from the connected Coaxial component. The Play Info screen appears and playback starts. 5 Press i to display the Favorites registration screen. Play Info External Inputs Set "Favorites" Optical Assign to FAV
Note If another item was previously assigned to the FAVORITES button you selected here, that assignment is automatically cancelled when you press SELECT in step 6 above.
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■ To clear FAVORITES button 4 Press u / d to choose “Clear FAV1”, assignments “Clear FAV2”, “Clear FAV3”, “Clear FAV4” or “Clear All” and press SELECT.
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VOL MUTE Favorites FAVORITES 1234 Clear FAV Clear FAV2 SELECT 2-4 TOLISTENING
BOOKMARK
PLAY Clear FAV1 MUSIC MENU INPUT Clears the assignment for INFO. 1 PAUSE RANDOM 123 FAVORITES button 1. STOP REPEAT 456 Clear FAV2 Clears the assignment for GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL 7S FAVORITES button 2. OFF TIMER ON TIMER Clear FAV3 Clears the assignment for FAVORITES button 3. Clear FAV4 Clears the assignment for FAVORITES button 4. 1 Press and hold MENU until the Top Clear All Clears the assignments for all Menu screen is displayed. FAVORITES buttons.
2 Press u / d to choose “Setup” and press SELECT. Top Menu Edit Bookmark Setup
3 Press u / d to choose “Favorites” and press SELECT. Setup Screen Saver Favorites
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Song statistics function 3 Press u / d to choose “Song Statistics” and press SELECT. You can display statistical data about the songs and albums stored on the server. Library The following statistical data is available: Playlist Song Statistics Times played: Displays songs in order of the number of times they have been played. 4 Press u / d to choose the statistic you Recently played songs: want to view and press SELECT. Displays songs in order starting with the most recently played. Song Statisti... Recently stored albums: Times played Recently played songs Displays albums in order starting with the most recently stored on the server.
MCX-3 WD01440 5 Press u / d to choose a song or album LIBRARY
VOL and press SELECT. MUTE Playback of the song or album begins. FAVORITES 1234 Times played SELECT 2-5 She's the One BOOKMARK Born to Run MENUPLAY INPUT INFO. 1 PAUSE RANDOM 123
STOP REPEAT 456
GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL 7S y OFF TIMER ON TIMER If you selected “Recently stored albums” in step 4, choose a song and press SELECT to start playback.
1 Press and hold MENU until the Top Menu screen is displayed.
2 Press u / d to choose “Library” and press SELECT.
Top Menu Library Recall Play
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Using playlists 4 Press u / d to choose a collection of playlists and press SELECT. You can make up to 1,007 lists (playlists) of your The playlists registered in the collection are favorite songs from the server (see the MCX-1000 displayed. Owner’s Manual, page 45). The server classifies these playlists and divides them into groups. The Playlists server can store up to ten different groups, Collections 1 commonly referred to as “collections”, which you Collections 2 can access from the client. TOLISTENING MUSIC Note 5 Press u / d to choose a playlist and You cannot alter playlists from the client. press SELECT. Playlists-List... MCX-3 WD01440 LIBRARY Playlist (1) VOL
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FAVORITES 1234 The display changes to show the songs SELECT 2-6 registered to the playlist. An “L” is displayed
BOOKMARK next to albums, an “A” next to artists, and a “G”
MENUPLAY INPUT INFO. 1 PAUSE RANDOM next to genres that are linked to the playlist. 123
STOP REPEAT 456
GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL 7S 6 Press u / d to choose a song and press OFF TIMER ON TIMER SELECT. Playback of the song you selected begins. Press j to return to the list of songs. y 1 Press and hold MENU until the Top • When playback of the song you select is finished, Menu screen is displayed. playback of the next song in the playlist begins. • If you want to play back all of the songs in a 2 Press u / d to choose “Library” and playlist, press p at the end of step 5. press SELECT. • You can copy the contents of your client’s bookmark list to create a playlist (page 32). Top Menu Library Recall Play
3 Press u / d to choose “Playlists” and press SELECT. Library All Songs Playlists
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Recall Play function 2 Press u / d to choose “Recall Play” and press SELECT. You can use this function to continue listening to the song currently being played back from the client or Top Menu the server on another client. This is handy if you Library need to move from room to room. Recall Play
Notes Press u / d to choose the client from • Only those clients registered on the server are 3 which you want to recall playback and available for use with the Recall Play function. For press SELECT. details, see the MCX-1000 Owner’s Manual (page 106). Recall Play • If no song is currently being played back on the Server source component, the destination component Client 1 recalls playback information from the point at which playback was last stopped on the source To cancel Recall Play, press j to return to the component. previous screen. • You cannot recall playback information from the server when it is playing back a CD, MP3 CD or a y song recorded from an external device. You can edit the names of the clients listed in the • The destination component can recall playback Recall Play screen. For details, see the MCX-1000 modes such as Random, Repeat, and Broadcast Owner’s Manual, page 95. from the source device. • Operating the source component after you activate ■ To recall playback from the server the Recall Play function does not affect playback MCX-3 WD01440 on the destination component. LIBRARY
VOL ■ To recall playback from another MUTE FAVORITES client 1234
SELECT MCX-3 WD01440 2-3 LIBRARY
VOL BOOKMARK MENUPLAY INPUT INFO. MUTE 1 PAUSE RANDOM 123 FAVORITES
1234 STOP REPEAT 456
GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL 7S SELECT 2,3 OFF TIMER ON TIMER
BOOKMARK
MENUPLAY INPUT INFO. 1 PAUSE RANDOM 123
STOP REPEAT 456
GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL 5 7S Press and hold MENU until the Top OFF TIMER ON TIMER 4 1 Menu screen is displayed.
1 Press and hold MENU until the Top Menu screen is displayed.
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2 Press u / d to choose “Recall Play” and Bookmark function press SELECT. When you bookmark your favorite songs, they are Top Menu stored in a temporary list for easy access. The list Library can hold up to 999 bookmarked songs and can be Recall Play copied to create a playlist at any time. This enables you to preserve multiple lists of your favorite songs.
A checkmark is displayed next to all bookmarked TOLISTENING 3 Press u / d to choose “Server” and songs for easy identification.
press SELECT. MUSIC ■ Recall Play Setting a bookmark You can set a bookmark whenever the Play Info Server screen or a menu list is displayed. Client 1
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previous screen. MUTE
FAVORITES 1234 ■ Using shortcut keys to start recall SELECT playback BOOKMARK
MENUPLAY INPUT You can use the keys on the client’s remote control INFO. BOOKMARK PAUSE RANDOM 123 button
to start recall playback without using the menus in STOP REPEAT 456
GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL the front panel display. 7S
OFF TIMER ON TIMER 1 Press and hold RECALL.
RECALL Press BOOKMARK to bookmark the song. A check mark (✔) appears next to the song name. To remove the bookmark, press BOOKMARK once more. 2 Press one of the following: 00:06 Shortcut Source Born To Run / Bruce Spr key component Tenth Avenue Freeze O + (S) Server A bookmarked song in the Play Info screen b (1) Client 1 e (2) Client 2 Artist-Songs a (3) Client 3 Thunder Road w (4) Client 4 Tenth Avenue Freeze O s (5) Client 5 f (6) Client 6 A bookmarked song in the Menu screen – (7) Client 7 y You can press BOOKMARK with an album selected to bookmark the entire album. However, you cannot remove bookmarks in the same way. Bookmarks must be removed for each song individually.
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■ To play bookmarked songs ■ To copy the bookmark list to a playlist
MCX-3 WD01440 LIBRARY You can copy the entire content of your client VOL bookmark list to a playlist. This makes your MUTE
FAVORITES bookmark list readily available for playback from all 1234 other clients in your MusicCAST system as well as from the server. SELECT 2-5
BOOKMARK MCX-3 WD01440 MENUPLAY INPUT INFO. LIBRARY 1 PAUSE RANDOM 123 VOL STOP REPEAT 456 MUTE
GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL FAVORITES 7S 1234
OFF TIMER ON TIMER
SELECT 2,3
BOOKMARK
MENUPLAY INPUT INFO. 1 PAUSE RANDOM 123
1 Press and hold MENU until the Top STOP REPEAT 456
Menu screen is displayed. GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL 7S 4 OFF TIMER ON TIMER 2 Press u / d to choose “Library” and press SELECT. Top Menu 1 Press and hold MENU until the Top Library Menu screen is displayed. Recall Play 2 Press u / d to choose “Edit Bookmark” and press SELECT. 3 Press u / d to choose “Bookmarks” and press SELECT. Top Menu Recall Play Library Edit Bookmark Song Statistics Bookmarks 3 Press u / d to choose “Copy to Playlist” and press SELECT. 4 Press u / d to choose a song and press SELECT. Edit Bookmark Playback of the selected song begins. Copy to Playlist Clear All Bookmarks Tenth Avenue Freeze O Like A Rolling Stone
5 Press j to return to the list of songs.
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■ To clear all bookmarks 4 Press p to create the playlist.
The client creates a new playlist in the default MCX-3 WD01440 collection (“Collection 1”) on the server, and LIBRARY VOL the display returns to the Edit Bookmark MUTE
FAVORITES screen. 1234
Press PLAY to copy, SELECT 2,3 < to cancel. BOOKMARK
MENUPLAY INPUT TOLISTENING INFO. 1 PAUSE RANDOM 123
STOP REPEAT 456 MUSIC
GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL 7S
OFF TIMER ON TIMER Edit Bookmark 4 Please wait.
1 Press and hold MENU until the Top Menu screen is displayed. Playlist Name: '04/ 3/24 11:53 2 Press u / d to choose “Edit Bookmark” and press SELECT. Top Menu To cancel without copying the bookmark list, press j . Recall Play Edit Bookmark
3 Press u / d to choose “Clear All” and press SELECT. Edit Bookmark Copy to Playlist Clear All
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4 Press p to erase the bookmark list. OFF Timer function The following screens appear in order. You can activate this function so that the client Press PLAY to clear, switches off automatically after the specified period < to cancel. of time. For example, this function is handy if you want to listen to music while going to sleep. y The ON Timer and OFF Timer functions can be Press PLAY to clear, used simultaneously. Please wait. ■ To activate the OFF Timer function
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MUTE
FAVORITES Edit Bookmark 1234
Copy to Playlist SELECT Clear All 2-5
BOOKMARK
MENUPLAY INPUT INFO. 1 PAUSE RANDOM 123
To cancel without erasing the bookmark list, STOP REPEAT 456
press j . GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL 7S
OFF TIMER ON TIMER y Erasing the list of bookmarks after copying it to a playlist allows you to start creating a new bookmark list. 1 Press and hold MENU until the Top Menu screen is displayed.
2 Press u / d to choose “Setup” and press SELECT. Top Menu Edit Bookmark Setup
3 Press u / d to choose “OFF Timer” and press SELECT. Setup OFF Timer ON Timer
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■ To switch the OFF Timer function 4 Press u / d to choose the desired number of minutes before the client on and off automatically switches to sleep mode. MCX-3 WD01440 You can choose from the following settings: LIBRARY
VOL
OFF, 30min, 60min, 90min, 120min. MUTE
FAVORITES OFF Timer 1234
OFF SELECT 30min TOLISTENING BOOKMARK
MENUPLAY INPUT INFO. MUSIC PAUSE RANDOM 123
STOP REPEAT 456
GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL 5 Press SELECT to confirm the setting. 7S OFF TIMER OFF TIMER ON TIMER OFF Timer button OFF 30min Press OFF TIMER repeatedly. After a small delay, the display returns to the The OFF Timer screen appears briefly in the front Setup screen and the TIMER indicator lights. panel display. Each time OFF TIMER is pressed, the screen scrolls to the next setting. You can choose from the following settings: OFF, 30min, 60min, 90min, 120min.
OFF TIMER
Edit Bookmark OFF Timer: OFF
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ON Timer function 3 Press u / d to choose “ON Timer” and press SELECT. You can use this function to set the client to Setup automatically switch on and begin playback at a specified time. For example, this function is handy if OFF Timer you want to wake up to music. ON Timer y The ON Timer and OFF Timer functions can be 4 Press SELECT once more. used simultaneously. The cursor enters the ON Timer setting field. Note ON Timer When using this function, Auto Play must be set to [OFF ] “ON” (see page 46) to enable playback to begin Save automatically after the client switches itself on. ■ To activate the ON Timer function ON Timer
MCX-3 WD01440 LIBRARY [OFF ] VOL Save MUTE
FAVORITES 1234 5 Press u / d to choose “ON” and press SELECT 2-8 i .
BOOKMARK
MENUPLAY INPUT INFO. 1 PAUSE RANDOM 123 ON Timer
STOP REPEAT 456 [ON 0:00 AM ]
GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL 7S Save OFF TIMER ON TIMER
6 Enter the time you want the client to automatically turn on and press 1 Press and hold MENU until the Top SELECT. Menu screen is displayed. Press u / d to cycle through the displayed characters, and press j / i to move the cursor 2 Press u / d to choose “Setup” and left and right. press SELECT. ON Timer Top Menu [ON 6:00 AM ] Edit Bookmark Save Setup
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7 Press u / d to choose “Save” and press Notes SELECT. • Make sure the server is set to ON or LAN standby ON Timer mode when using the ON Timer function to start [ON 6:00 AM ] playback from a client. For details, see the Save MCX-1000 Owner’s Manual, page 18. • You can choose from two different time display settings (12-hour and 24-hour) on the server. This setting can be changed as follows: TOLISTENING
ON Timer Press u / d to choose “System Setup” - “Date/ MUSIC Time” - “Time Display”, then choose “24 hours” ON 6:00 AM or “12 hours (AM/PM)”, and press SELECT. Press u / d / j / i to choose “OK” and press To cancel the ON Timer setting, press u / d to SELECT. choose “Cancel”.
8 Press to place the client in sleep mode. The TIMER indicator lights in the front panel.
■ To switch the ON Timer function on and off
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MUTE
FAVORITES 1234
SELECT
BOOKMARK
MENUPLAY INPUT INFO. PAUSE RANDOM 123
STOP REPEAT 456
GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL 7S
OFF TIMER ON TIMER ON TIMER button
Press ON TIMER repeatedly. The ON Timer screen appears briefly in the front panel display. Each time ON TIMER is pressed, this setting switches between “ON” and “OFF”.
ON Timer ON 00:00
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Broadcast function 2 Press u / d to choose “Recall Play” and press SELECT. You can use this function to enjoy the same song from different locations around your home. Top Menu Library When the server is set to Broadcast mode, the song Recall Play being played back on the server is distributed simultaneously to all clients set up to receive Broadcast playback. 3 Press u / d to choose a MusicCAST Make sure the server is in Broadcast mode before component currently in Broadcast mode carrying out the following procedure on your client. and press SELECT. The Play Info screen appears and Broadcast Notes playback begins on the client you are operating. • One or more clients must be set up on the server Recall Play before Broadcast playback will begin. Server • Starting Broadcast playback on a client or the Client 1 server turns off the OFF Timer and ON Timer functions. Further, the Timer functions do not return to their previous state when Broadcast playback stops. Reset these functions as required. • You may experience a difference of up to 0.2 00:06 seconds in playback synchrony between clients. Born To Run / Bruce Spr Tenth Avenue Freeze O ■ To add clients into Broadcast To cancel without adding the client to playback Broadcast playback, press j .
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MUTE
FAVORITES 1234
SELECT 2-3
BOOKMARK
MENUPLAY INPUT INFO. 1 PAUSE RANDOM 123
STOP REPEAT 456
GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL 7S
OFF TIMER ON TIMER
1 Press and hold MENU until the Top Menu screen is displayed.
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■ To remove clients from Broadcast playback
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MUTE
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SELECT LISTENING TOLISTENING
BOOKMARK
MENUPLAY INPUT INFO. MUSIC PAUSE RANDOM 123
STOP STOP REPEAT 456 button GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL 7S
OFF TIMER ON TIMER
Press s . Broadcast playback stops on the client you are operating, and the Play Info screen appears in the front panel display.
STOP 5
00:06 Born To Run / Bruce Spr Tenth Avenue Freeze O
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Listening to components 2 Press u / d to choose “Input” and connected to the MCX-CA15 press SELECT. Top Menu You can use your client to enjoy audio from an external component, such as a CD player or control Setup amplifier connected to the AUDIO IN jack on the Input MCX-CA15. Before you can play back audio signals from an 3 Press u / d to choose “AUDIO IN” and external component, you must choose “MCX- press SELECT. CA15/MCX-IB15” in “Setup” - “Amplifier”. For Playback of the song you are currently listening details, see “Registering YAMAHA AV receivers” to stops, and the client outputs the audio signal on page 42. from the external component connected to the Notes MCX-CA15. • While a song stored on the server is being played back from the client, no sound is output from the Input external component connected to the MCX-CA15. Server Sound will only be output after playback stops. AUDIO IN • When an audio signal from an external component is being played back and a FAVORITES button Server Outputs the audio signal from the registered to a different component is pressed, server. playback stops and then begins on the component AUDIO IN Outputs the audio signal from the assigned to the FAVORITES button. connected external component. Auto Automatically switches the audio MCX-3 WD01440 input source between the server LIBRARY
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SELECT 2,3 y If an audio signal from an external component is BOOKMARK
MENUPLAY INPUT INFO. 1 PAUSE RANDOM being played back and a song stored on the server is 123
STOP REPEAT selected for playback, this setting automatically 456
GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL 7S returns to “Server”.
OFF TIMER ON TIMER ■ To return to playback from the server Choose “Server” in step 3 above. 1 Press and hold MENU until the Top Menu screen is displayed.
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Listening to YAMAHA AV 1 Press and hold MENU until the Top receiver radio station presets Menu screen is displayed. You can use your client to enjoy radio stations preset 2 Press u / d to choose “Library” and on a YAMAHA AV receiver if one is connected to press SELECT. the server. All stations preset on your YAMAHA AV receiver are available for selection. Top Menu Library Make sure that both the server and connected Recall Play TOLISTENING
YAMAHA AV receiver are turned on before MUSIC carrying out the following procedure. 3 Press u / d to choose “External Inputs” Notes and press SELECT. • This function is only available if your server is Library connected to a correctly configured tuner- equipped YAMAHA AV receiver via a cross type Bookmarks RS-232C cable. Further, the REC OUT jack on External Inputs your YAMAHA AV receiver must be connected to the server’s ANALOG IN jack. See the 4 Press u / d to choose “AV Receiver” MCX-1000 Owner’s Manual (page 13). and press SELECT. • The server can only distribute one radio preset source signal at a time to clients. Switching the External Inputs preset radio station on one client changes the Analog preset radio station for all clients connected to AV Receiver your server. In this case, the server automatically switches to external analog input. • The server cannot distribute signals from external 5 Press u / d to choose a preset group components or AV receivers in PCM format and press SELECT. quality. Signals are distributed in MP3 format quality, regardless of the PCM settings on the External Inpu... server. Preset A Preset B
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MUTE 6 Press u / d to choose the station you
FAVORITES 1234 want to access and press SELECT. Playback of the selected radio station begins.
SELECT 2-6 External Inpu...
BOOKMARK
MENUPLAY INPUT INFO. Station 1 1 PAUSE RANDOM 123 Station 2 STOP REPEAT 456
GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL 7S
OFF TIMER ON TIMER
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Using YAMAHA AV link MCX-C15 technology
CAT-5 cable AV OUT MCX-C15
MENU
YAMAHA AV link technology enables you to VOL
1 234 control YAMAHA AV receivers connected to the MCX-CA15 FAVORITES MCX-CA15 or I/O box from your client. AV IN or I/O box
AV link technology can be used to: VIDEO OUT MCX-CA15
AUDIO OUT SW OUT • Adjust or mute the volume output level of the AUDIO IN IR/CTRL VIDEO OUT
LIBRARY
VOL
DC IN 12V MUTE connected YAMAHA AV receiver connected to FAVORITES STATUS 1234 the client. AUDIO SELECT BOOKMARK
MENUPLAY INPUT INFO. PLAY PAUSE RANDOM OUT 123
STOP REPEAT 456
• Switch preset groups and stations when the input GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL 7S IR/CTRL or OFF TIMER ON TIMER on the connected YAMAHA AV receiver is set IR OUT to TUNER. • Switch the input of the connected YAMAHA AV AUDIO IN VIDEO IN receiver to play back songs selected from the client. IR flasher YAMAHA AV link technology requires the use of an IR flasher (or infrared emitter), which issues AV YAMAHA AV link control commands to your YAMAHA AV receiver/amplifier receiver connected to the MCX-CA15 or I/O box. Note Notes The IR flasher must be positioned so that it is in • Only YAMAHA AV receivers currently support direct line with the IR receiver of the connected the AV link function. YAMAHA AV receiver you are using. • Zone selection is only available with some YAMAHA AV receivers. For details, refer to the ■ Registering YAMAHA AV receivers owner’s manual for the receiver you are using. To control a YAMAHA AV receiver using YAMAHA AV link technology, register your ■ AV link connections YAMAHA AV receiver using the following If you want to enjoy YAMAHA AV link technology, procedure. a YAMAHA AV receiver that supports AV link must
be connected to the AUDIO OUT jacks on the MCX-3 WD01440 LIBRARY
MCX-CA15 or I/O box. Further, an IR flasher must VOL be connected to the IR/CTRL jack on the MUTE FAVORITES MCX-CA15 or the IR OUT jack on the I/O box. 1234
SELECT 2-6
BOOKMARK
MENUPLAY INPUT INFO. 1 PAUSE RANDOM 123
STOP REPEAT 456
GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL 7S 7 OFF TIMER ON TIMER
1 Press and hold MENU until the Top Menu screen is displayed.
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LISTENING TO EXTERNAL COMPONENTS
2 Press u / d to choose “Setup” and 7 Press p to confirm your selection. press SELECT. Information about the component you selected appears briefly. Top Menu Edit Bookmark Press PLAY to update, Setup press < to cancel. LISTENING TOLISTENING 3 Press u / d to choose “Amplifier” and press SELECT. MUSIC Amp:RX-V2400/DSP... Setup Zone:Main Output Input:CD Amplifier
Notes 4 Press u / d to choose the name of the • “MCX-CA15” is set as the default YAMAHA receiver connected to the client and AV amplifier. press SELECT. • When “MCX-IB15” is set in the “Amplifier” menu and the MCX-CA15 is connected to your Amplifier client, no sound is output from the speakers RX-V1400/DSP-AX1400 connected to the MCX-CA15. RX-V2400/DSP-AX2400 • The “AUDIO OUT” menu is only available when “MCX-CA15” or “MCX-IB15” is set in the “Amplifier” menu, or the I/O box 5 If a zone setting is available, press (MCX-IB15) is connected to your client. If you u / d to choose the zone you want to try to access the “AUDIO OUT” menu at any use and press SELECT other time, the message “Prohibited” appears in the display. Amp Zone Main Zone2
6 Press u / d to choose the input on your YAMAHA AV receiver connected to the MCX-CA15 or I/O box and press SELECT. Amp Input CD-R CD
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LISTENING TO EXTERNAL COMPONENTS
■ Using AV link Listening to components
MCX-3 WD01440 LIBRARY u / d connected to the server MUTE VOL cursor MUTE You can use your client to enjoy audio from an button FAVORITES keys 1234 external component connected to either the VOL – / OPTICAL IN, COAXIAL IN, or ANALOG IN jack SELECT VOL + on the server.
BOOKMARK buttons b / a MENUPLAY INPUT INFO. PAUSE RANDOM buttons 123 Notes STOP REPEAT 456
GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL – (GROUP) / 7S • Changing the external source selection on a client + (GROUP) OFF TIMER ON TIMER changes the external source selection for all clients buttons connected to your server. • You cannot use this function when the server is in Broadcast mode because the server can only To change the volume output level of the connected distribute one source signal at a time to clients. YAMAHA AV receiver: • The server cannot distribute signals from external Press VOL – / VOL + . components or AV receivers in PCM format. Signals are distributed in MP3 format quality, To mute the volume output level of the connected regardless of the PCM settings on the server. YAMAHA AV receiver:
Press MUTE. MCX-3 WD01440 LIBRARY To switch the preset group for playback on the VOL MUTE
FAVORITES connected YAMAHA AV receiver: 1234 Press – (GROUP) / + (GROUP). To switch the preset station for playback on the SELECT 2-5
BOOKMARK connected YAMAHA AV receiver: PLAY MENU INPUT INFO. 1 PAUSE RANDOM Press b / a . 123
STOP REPEAT 456
GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL To switch the input of the connected YAMAHA AV 7S receiver to play back songs selected from the client: OFF TIMER ON TIMER Press u / d .
Notes 1 Press and hold MENU until the Top • Depending on the YAMAHA AV receiver you Menu screen is displayed. are using, pressing MUTE may not have any affect. • You can only use – (GROUP) / + (GROUP) and 2 Press u / d to choose “Library” and b / a when the input of your connected press SELECT. YAMAHA AV receiver is set to TUNER. Top Menu Library Recall Play
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LISTENING TO EXTERNAL COMPONENTS
3 Press u / d to choose “External Inputs” and press SELECT. Library Bookmarks External Inputs LISTENING TOLISTENING 4 Press u / d to choose “Optical”,
“Coaxial” or “Analog” and press MUSIC SELECT. External Inputs Optical Coaxial
5 The client outputs the audio signal being received from the appropriate external component. To return to playback from the server Choose an item other than “External Inputs” in step 3 above.
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SYSTEM OPTIONS
Auto Play function Auto Level Control function You can use this function to automatically resume The server stores songs at the same volume level as playback of the last song the client played before the their original source. This function allows you to client was placed in sleep mode. control the variation in volume level that may arise when consecutively playing back songs whose
MCX-3 WD01440 LIBRARY original sound levels differ. Auto Level Control
VOL automatically reduces or increases the base volume MUTE
FAVORITES level of each song to a theoretical average during 1234 playback.
SELECT 2-4 Note
BOOKMARK
MENUPLAY INPUT INFO. 1 PAUSE RANDOM This function may not produce the best results if you 123
STOP REPEAT are listening sequentially to different genres with 456
GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL 7S widely varying base volume levels. If you notice OFF TIMER ON TIMER that the quality of your listening experience decreases when you turn on this function, please turn it off.
MCX-3 WD01440 1 Press and hold MENU until the Top LIBRARY
Menu screen is displayed. VOL MUTE
FAVORITES 1234 2 Press u / d to choose “Setup” and press SELECT. SELECT 2-4
BOOKMARK
MENUPLAY INPUT Top Menu INFO. 1 PAUSE RANDOM 123
Edit Bookmark STOP REPEAT 456
GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL Setup 7S
OFF TIMER ON TIMER
3 Press u / d to choose “Auto Play” and press SELECT. 1 Press and hold MENU until the Top Setup Menu screen is displayed. ON Timer Auto Play 2 Press u / d to choose “Setup” and press SELECT.
4 Press u / d to choose “ON” or “OFF” Top Menu and press SELECT. Edit Bookmark Setup Auto Play OFF ON
ON Enables the Auto Play mode. OFF Disables the Auto Play mode.
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SYSTEM OPTIONS
3 Press u / d to choose “Auto Level Selecting the output Control” and press SELECT. You can use this function to select the output control Setup method of the client. In most cases, such as when Auto Play using the MCX-CA15, choose “Variable”. Auto Level Control y When the client is first installed, “Variable” is automatically set as the default. 4 Press u / d to choose “ON” or “OFF”
and press SELECT. MCX-3 WD01440 LIBRARY
VOL
Auto Level Co... MUTE
FAVORITES OFF 1234 ON SELECT 2-4
ON Enables the Auto Level Control BOOKMARK OPERATIONS MENUPLAY INPUT INFO. ADVANCED 1 PAUSE RANDOM mode. 123
STOP REPEAT OFF Disables the Auto Level Control 456
GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL mode. 7S OFF TIMER ON TIMER
1 Press and hold MENU until the Top Menu screen is displayed.
2 Press u / d to choose “Setup” and press SELECT. Top Menu Edit Bookmark Setup
3 Press u / d to choose “AUDIO OUT” and press SELECT. Setup Auto Level Control AUDIO OUT
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SYSTEM OPTIONS
4 Press u / d to choose “Variable” or Sleep mode “Fixed” and press SELECT. If you will not be using your client for an extended AUDIO OUT period, you can place it in sleep mode. Power Variable consumption is reduced in sleep mode, but the client Fixed still consumes a small amount of power to keep the display and remote control signal receiver in Variable Controls the playback volume and operation. tone using the client settings. MCX-3 WD01440 LIBRARY Fixed Controls the playback volume and button VOL
tone using the external component MUTE
FAVORITES settings. In this case, you cannot 1234 control the playback volume and
tone using the client. SELECT
BOOKMARK
Notes MENUPLAY INPUT INFO. PAUSE RANDOM 123
STOP REPEAT • Depending on the settings of the external 456
GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL component you are using, this function may not 7S work as described above. OFF TIMER ON TIMER • If “Fixed” is selected in step 4, the volume output level of your client is set to maximum. In this case, adjust the volume level on the connected Press . component before starting playback. The message “Please wait.” is displayed and the client switches to sleep mode. The current time appears in the display.
Please wait.
PM
y To display the time correctly, check the server connections, or change the time display setting on the server as follows: Press u / d to choose “System Setup” - “Date/ Time” - “Time Display”, then choose “24 hours” or “12 hours (AM/PM)”, and press SELECT. Press u / d / j / i to choose “OK” and press SELECT.
Note The client automatically switches to sleep mode if no operation is performed for 30 minutes.
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DISPLAY SETTINGS
Adjusting the display contrast 4 Press i or u to increase the contrast and j or d to decrease it. Depending on the location of your client, you may want to alter the contrast of the display for easier Contrast viewing. Darker settings make for easier viewing at night, while brighter settings make for easier viewing during the daytime.
MCX-3 WD01440 LIBRARY 5 Press SELECT to confirm.
VOL
MUTE
FAVORITES 1234
SELECT 2-5
BOOKMARK
MENUPLAY INPUT INFO. OPERATIONS
1 PAUSE RANDOM ADVANCED 123
STOP REPEAT 456
GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL 7S
OFF TIMER ON TIMER
1 Press and hold MENU until the Top Menu screen is displayed.
2 Press u / d to choose “Setup” and press SELECT. Top Menu Edit Bookmark Setup
3 Press u / d to choose “Contrast” and press SELECT. Setup Amplifier Contrast
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DISPLAY SETTINGS
Screen Saver function 4 Press u / d to choose “ON” or “OFF” and press SELECT. The client features an on-screen display Screen Saver function, which when enabled, runs Screen Saver automatically if no action is performed for 2 OFF minutes or longer. Using the Screen Saver function ON prevents damage to your TV or monitor screen caused when the same screen is displayed for an ON Enables the Screen Saver function. extended period. OFF Disables the Screen Saver function.
MCX-3 WD01440 LIBRARY
VOL
MUTE
FAVORITES 1234
SELECT 2-4
BOOKMARK
MENUPLAY INPUT INFO. 1 PAUSE RANDOM 123
STOP REPEAT 456
GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL 7S
OFF TIMER ON TIMER
1 Press and hold MENU until the Top Menu screen is displayed.
2 Press u / d to choose “Setup” and press SELECT. Top Menu Edit Bookmark Setup
3 Press u / d to choose “Screen Saver” and press SELECT. Setup System Screen Saver
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SYSTEM SETTINGS
Checking system 4 Press u / d to choose “Information” and press SELECT. information Information about the current firmware version You can check the system information for your is displayed. client, such as the firmware version currently being used, by performing the following procedure. System Information
MCX-3 WD01440 LIBRARY System Update
VOL
MUTE
FAVORITES 1234
SELECT 2-5 Information
BOOKMARK
MENUPLAY INPUT INFO. Version:0.3.65 [011] 1 PAUSE RANDOM 123 OPERATIONS
2004/04/15 09:10:52 ADVANCED STOP REPEAT 456
GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL 7S
OFF TIMER ON TIMER 5 When finished, press j to return to the Top Menu screen.
1 Press and hold MENU until the Top Menu screen is displayed.
2 Press u / d to choose “Setup” and press SELECT. Top Menu Edit Bookmark Setup
3 Press u / d to choose “System” and press SELECT. Setup Network System
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SYSTEM SETTINGS
Resetting to the factory 1 Press and hold MENU until the Top presets Menu screen is displayed. If you want to reset all of your client’s parameters 2 Press u / d to choose “Setup” and for any reason, do the following. This procedure press SELECT. resets ALL parameters, including the FAVORITES buttons, etc. This procedure should be performed in Top Menu the following situations only: Edit Bookmark Setup • When your client appears to be functioning incorrectly for no apparent reason, and reference to “TROUBLESHOOTING” (page 55) is of no Press u / d to choose “System” and assistance. 3 press SELECT. • When you have made multiple mistakes in setting the parameters on your client and wish to Setup start again. Network • When you wish to reset the client completely for System use in a different MusicCAST network.
CAUTIONS 4 Press u / d to choose “System Reset” • Resetting the client to its default settings and press SELECT. will not reverse any updates to the firmware, or erase any data stored on System your MusicCAST network. System Update • Because this procedure resets all of the System Reset client’s parameters to their initial settings, you need to set them again after performing the reset procedure. 5 Press p to begin the resetting process. • Note that when resetting all parameters, the client also resets its network Press PLAY to restore parameters, and disconnects itself from to factory setting. your MusicCAST network.
MCX-3 WD01440 LIBRARY To cancel without resetting, press j .
VOL
MUTE
FAVORITES 1234 6 The client automatically switches itself off and then on again. SELECT 2-4 The resetting process is complete.
BOOKMARK
MENUPLAY INPUT INFO. 1 PAUSE RANDOM Note 123
STOP REPEAT 456 You cannot reset the client to the factory presets if it GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL 7S is locked from the server. See “To unlock a client OFF TIMER ON TIMER 5 from the server” (page 53).
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SYSTEM SETTINGS
■ To unlock a client from the server 4 Press u / d to choose “Client” and press SELECT. 1 Choose “Top Menu” - “System Setup” - The Lock ON/OFF screen appears. “Lock function” on the server. The password entry screen appears.
Press SELECT to remove the check 5 OPERATIONS from the checkbox, then press ADVANCED 2 Press u / d / j / i and SELECT to enter u / d / j / i to choose “OK” and press the password, then choose “OK” and SELECT. press SELECT. The lock function is disabled and the display The menu selection screen appears. returns to the function selection screen.
3 Press u / d to choose “System Setup” and press SELECT. The function selection screen appears.
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CHECKING NETWORK SETTINGS
You can check your client’s current network settings 4 Press u / d to choose “Status” and using the following procedure. press SELECT. If they are incorrect (for example, you cannot access the server), refer to the Install Manual (page 21) for Network details on how to manually configure the network Status settings for your client. Auto Configuration Note These settings cannot be changed if the client is locked from the server. To remove the lock, see “To 5 Press u / d to choose “IP Address” and unlock a client from the server” (page 53). press SELECT. Status MCX-3 WD01440 LIBRARY IP Address VOL
MUTE
FAVORITES 1234 Your client’s network settings are displayed. SELECT 2-6
BOOKMARK IP Address MENUPLAY INPUT INFO. 1 PAUSE RANDOM 123 ID: [ ] STOP REPEAT 456 IP: [ 0. 0. 0. 0] GROUPPLAY GROUP RECALL 7S
OFF TIMER ON TIMER ID The unique ID used to identify your client on the network. IP The IP address used by your client. Press d to display the following: 1 Press and hold MENU until the Top Menu screen is displayed. Msk The subnet mask your client is operating under. MAC 2 Press u / d to choose “Setup” and The MAC address of your client. This press SELECT. is a unique identification code used by your client within the MusicCAST Top Menu network. Edit Bookmark Setup 6 When finished, press j to return to the Top Menu screen.
3 Press u / d to choose “Network” and press SELECT. Setup Contrast Network
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TROUBLESHOOTING
Refer to the chart below when this unit does not function properly. If the problem you are experiencing is not listed below or if the instruction below does not help, stop using this unit and disconnect the power cord, then contact the nearest authorized YAMAHA dealer or service center.
Problem Cause Remedy Refer to page
The client does The volume setting of the Increase the volume setting. 18 not output any client is low. sound. The speakers are not connected Check the connections between — correctly to the MCX-CA15. the MCX-CA15 and the speakers.
You cannot The server is turned off. Turn on the server. — start playback on the client. The server’s hard disk drive Wait until the server completes does not contain any songs that encoding songs to MP3. Register MCX-1000 have been completely encoded songs stored from external Owner’s to MP3 format. components to the library, or wait Manual, for the MP3 encoding process to page 21 complete. The song stored on the server Wait until the song has been MCX-1000 has not yet been converted to converted to MP3 format (until Owner’s INFORMATION
MP3 format. the asterisk (“*”) disappears from Manual, ADDITIONAL next to the song name). page 21
Playback from The network is extremely Place your clients under an the client skips. congested. independent subnet mask, or — upgrade your network hardware.
Playback on the You are using close to the Reduce the number of clients to client skips or maximum number of clients which the server is distributing pauses. and simultaneously playing, music simultaneously, or stop any — storing, or editing on the operation you are performing on server. the server. The client does The server is currently Wait until the server finishes not play back recording the song selected for encoding the song to MP3. MCX-1000 some songs playback. Owner’s displayed in the Manual, song selection page 21 menus.
You cannot The server is recording from an Wait until the server finishes MCX-1000 select an external source. recording. Owner’s external input Manual, on the server page 26 from the client.
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TROUBLESHOOTING
Problem Cause Remedy Refer to page
None of the The client is locked from the Use the server to remove the lock. controls other server. MCX-1000 than the volume Owner’s control have Manual, any effect on page 93 the client.
Starting The client and the radio are too Place the client and the radio at playback on the close to each other. least one meter apart. client produces — interference noise on nearby radios.
There is a This is normal when listening significant with the client. pause between — playback of songs on the client.
You cannot The ANALOG REC LEVEL Increase the ANALOG REC MCX-1000 access a preset on the front panel of the server LEVEL. Owner’s radio station on is set too low. Manual, a YAMAHA AV page 29 receiver connected to The parameters for the AV Configure the AV receiver MCX-1000 your receiver connected to the parameters correctly. Owner’s MusicCAST server are incorrect. Manual, system. page 122 The AV receiver connected to Turn the AV receiver on. — the server is not turned on.
The AV receiver is not Correctly connect the AV receiver MCX-1000 correctly connected to the to the server. Owner’s server. Manual, page 13
The AV receiver is not Refer to the owner’s manual of — receiving a strong radio signal. your AV receiver.
Playback cuts Another MusicCAST Stop the other MusicCAST off or switches component is changing the component from changing input to another input tuner preset or external input sources. when listening on the server. — to a tuner preset on the client.
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TROUBLESHOOTING
Problem Cause Remedy Refer to page
The STATUS The protection circuitry on the Check that the speaker wires are indicator of the MCX-CA15 has been activated not touching each other. MCX-CA15 is due to a short circuit, etc. After checking that all flashing rapidly. connections are correct, reset the — client by pressing and holding on the client for 10 seconds. INFORMATION ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL
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QUICK MENU REFERENCE
The following chart is a convenient reference guide for finding menus and parameters when you want to perform an operation on the client in a hurry.
Artists OFF (page 16) 30min Albums OFF Timer 60min (page 16) (page 34) Genres 90min (page 16) 120min All Songs Library (page 16) Playlists OFF/ON (page 29) ON Timer Save Song Statistics (page 36) Cancel (page 28) Bookmarks (page 31) OFF External Inputs Auto Play (page 44) (page 46) ON
Server OFF Auto Level Control Client 1 (page 46) ON Client 2 AUDIO OUT Variable Client 3 Fixed Recall Play (page 47) (page 30) Client 4
Client 5 Amplifier (page 42) Client 6 Contrast Client 7 (page 49) Status Copy to Playlist Auto Configuration (Install Manual, p20) Edit (page 32) Network Bookmark (page 54) Manual Setup Clear All (Install Manual, p21) (page 33)
Setup Information System System Update (pages 51 and 52) System Reset Server Input AUDIO IN OFF Screen Saver (page 40) Auto ON (page 50)
Treble Clear FAV1 Tone Bass Clear FAV2 (page 19) Favorites Clear FAV3 (page 27) Clear FAV4 Clear All * Client default settings are underlined.
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GLOSSARY
This manual uses a number of terms that, though not specific to the MusicCAST system, are not in general everyday use. In addition, some terms are used in a slightly unusual context. These words are listed alphabetically and in context below, along with an explanation of their meaning. Playback Recording Album MP3 Format A collection of songs in the MusicCAST database A data format used to store music on the Hard Disk assigned to a particular artist, and given a name. Drive in the server. MP3 files take roughly one tenth Each album is assigned to an artist. By default, each of the space that PCM files need to store the same CD you store in the server is stored as an Album. song. However, sound quality is not as good as that of PCM files, and the server cannot record MP3 files Artist to a CD-R. The item in the MusicCAST database to which albums are assigned. The artist of any CD you store PCM format in the MusicCAST is stored as the artist to the A data format used to store music on the hard disk corresponding album (see “Album” above). drive in the server. PCM files provide CD-quality audio playback but require a lot of space on the hard Bookmark list disk drive. A list of songs that have been bookmarked for easy access. The list can hold up to 999 songs. Genre The music type to which the albums stored in the INFORMATION server are assigned. Examples include Jazz, Rock, ADDITIONAL and Classical. Group The category which you are operating your MusicCAST component in. For example, if you playback an album without selecting a song, then you are operating within the “Album” category. If you playback a genre without selecting a song, you are operating within the “Genre” category. Library A group of songs stored on the server by artist, album, genre etc. Playlist A list of your favorite songs that can be accessed by its grouping. You can store up to ten different groups and a total of 1,007 playlists. Song A single continuous track, equivalent to a single track from a CD, cassette, or other source, stored on the server.
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GLOSSARY
Network connections Hardware Connections CD The links between the components in your An abbreviation of Compact Disc. A small plastic MusicCAST system which allows them to exchange disc 12 cm (5”) in diameter encoded with prestored information. MusicCAST components can make data. both wired and wireless connections. CD-R DHCP An abbreviation of Compact Disc Recordable. A A system of automatically assigning IP addresses to small plastic disc identical to a CD in appearance, components in a LAN. A server component running onto which a device such as the server can record a DHCP service assigns an IP address to data. The server can only use Audio type CD-R components when they are switched on. media. IP address CD-RW Four 3 digit numbers that together make up a unique An abbreviation of Compact Disc Re-writable. identity number used by a component connected to a Client network. A MusicCAST system component that retrieves CAT-5 cable songs stored on the server for playback. A cable for connecting two components on a Local Controller Area Network (LAN). The device on the front panel of the server and client Network used for entering data and navigating through the A network is a collection of electronic components menus contained in these two components. which share data and resources with one another. Server Subnet mask A MusicCAST system component used to store and A number identifying the group within a network to play back songs from CD. Other components in the which a particular component belongs. MusicCAST system obtain songs stored on the server. TCP/IP An abbreviation of Transmission Control Protocol/ Front panel Internet Protocol, a system of coding information The panel on the server and client on which that allows it to be shared efficiently on a network. operational data is displayed. Wired LAN Hard disk drive A network utilizing LAN cables to share data The component within your server that allows it to between components. store the audio material from your CDs as data. Hard disk drive capacity is expressed in megabytes, with a larger number denoting more storage capacity. IR flasher An emitter that uses infrared signal transmission to control other components. Connect this device to either the I/O box or MCX-CA15. Remote control A handheld device for operating your MusicCAST components at a distance.
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GLOSSARY
Software Menu A display consisting of a multiple choice style list of options that you can choose from. Menus are displayed on the on-screen display of the client and server. On-screen display The LCD display on the client or the display output to a TV or monitor connected to the server. YAMAHA AV link YAMAHA technology that allows you to control the volume, input selection and tuner preset selection of a YAMAHA AV receiver using the MCX-C15 remote control. INFORMATION ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL
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SPECIFICATIONS
AUDIO PERFORMANCE • Frequency response (EIAJ) ...... 20 Hz to 20 kHz, ±0.5 dB • Total harmonic distortion + noise (EIAJ)...... 0.008% • Signal to noise ratio (EIAJ)...... 100 dB • Dynamic range (EIAJ) ...... 98 dB • Output level (EIAJ) ...... 2.0 Vrms GENERAL • Playback data format...... MP3 and linear PCM • Power supply ...... AC 100 V to 240 V, 50/60 Hz • Power consumption ...... 5 W • Operation temperature...... +5°C to +35°C • Dimensions (W x H x D)...... 120 x 120 x 106 mm (4-3/4” x 4-3/4” x 4-3/16”) • Weight (without AC adaptor) ...... 0.6 kg (1 lbs 5 oz) * The above specifications are subject to change without notice. * Values in the “AUDIO PERFORMANCE” section are measured with the I/O box connected.
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© 2004 All rights reserved.
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