Yamaha MCX-2000 - MusicCAST Digital Audio Server, Setup Manual

Page 1: ...Digital Audio Server Setup Guide MCX 2000 UCABG...

Page 2: ...pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Use only with the cart stan...

Page 3: ...ements listed in FCC Regulations Part 15 for Class B digital devices Compliance with these requirements provides a reasonable level of assurance that your use of this product in a residential environm...

Page 4: ...y service is needed The cabinet should never be opened for any reasons When not planning to use this unit for long periods of time i e vacation disconnect the AC power plug from the wall outlet Be sur...

Page 5: ...aan de essenti le vereisten en andere relevante voorzieningen van Richtlijn 1999 5 EC This apparatus shall be connection of a MAINS SOCKET outlet with aprotective earthing connection AT BE CY CZ DK EE...

Page 6: ...sp cifications de cette brochure peut entra ner une exposition d ventuelles radiations pouvant tre dangereses ACHTUNG Die Verwendung von Bedienungselementen oder Einstellungen oder die Durchf hrung vo...

Page 7: ...r in a single server unit each person in the house can enjoy their own music anytime on demand This guide helps you in quickly setting up your new MCX 2000 and client devices building your own MusicCA...

Page 8: ...trations 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 8 9 0 2 3 4 1 Remote control 1 AA batteries 2 Power cable 1 MCX A10 MCX C15 MCX CA15 Options MCX 2000 unit 1 Video pin cable RCA pin 1 Audio pin cable 1 TV AUX Video pin c...

Page 9: ...g to the safety precautions at the beginning of this manual Powering Up Turn on your TV and switch it to external input connected to the MCX 2000 video output When you turn on the MCX 2000 your TV wil...

Page 10: ...networks Here we explain how to configure the most basic network that s comprised of a single MCX 2000 server and one or more clients n Your clients and network hub should be turned off at this point...

Page 11: ...rk settings configuration Select Automatic configuration After you ve made these settings a diagram of the specified MusicCAST system in this case a MusicCAST only network with the MCX 2000 and client...

Page 12: ...2000 remote control Push the center stick upward downward leftward or rightward as you press the up down left or right arrow button on the remote control When you press this stick vertically it works...

Page 13: ...X 2000 6 Go to the next screen and select Confirm to complete the Easy Setup process Your MusicCAST network has been successfully created Streaming Music To begin music streaming over the MusicCAST ne...

Page 14: ...sis during the import process 3 When the RECORDING indicator goes off indicating that your CD songs have been successfully imported to the MCX 2000 select Top Menu Library Music Archive 4 Move the hig...

Page 15: ...nnection with the MCX 2000 page 14 6 From the menu items in the client screens select a song and start playback Move the triangle icon to the left of a song title and then press the controller stick o...

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Page 17: ...Digital Audio Server OWNER S MANUAL MCX 2000 UCABG...

Page 18: ...work Status 44 Updating Client Firmware 45 Applications 46 Playing Audio Sources 46 Playing Archived Music 46 Adding a Bookmark to a Song 50 Play Information and Controls 50 Playing a CD 51 Notes on P...

Page 19: ...their own favorite music in any room at the same time Naturally the music server can also be set to stream the same music to each client so that you can walk around your house and have the same music...

Page 20: ...n even enjoy music from your favorite Internet radio stations When you play these audio sources on the main MCX 2000 itself connect a speaker system power amplifier and speakers or powered speakers to...

Page 21: ...l song database system based on Gracenote CDDB this information will be set automatically if your songs are from popular music CDs Other useful functions include Playlist and Bookmark letting you crea...

Page 22: ...MCX 2000 supports remote control of clients via the MusicCAST network allowing you to operate them without having to go to each unit individually MusicCAST as an Integrated Music Delivery System page...

Page 23: ...buttons similarly works with all other audio sources available on the MCX 2000 CD archived songs radios external inputs 6 CD AUTO STORE button Use this button when recording storing all songs from a m...

Page 24: ...tor Lights up in blue while the MCX 2000 is broadcasting to clients TIMER indicator Lights up in amber while the MCX 2000 is waiting or operating in timer playback mode RECORDING indicator Lights up i...

Page 25: ...placing the MCX 2000 near a wall make sure there is enough room behind the back panel 6 AC IN socket Connect the supplied power cable here THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES OPERATION...

Page 26: ...acks to analog audio output jacks on an external device REMOTE terminal This terminal is designed for professional expansion purposes not for consumer use of the MCX 2000 10 100 indicator LINK DATA in...

Page 27: ...so lets you operate compatible Yamaha AV receivers and TV monitors from other manufacturers page 17 Slide the TV AMP switch to TV to control the TV monitor or to AMP to control a Yamaha AV receiver Yo...

Page 28: ...e current group album artist genre or all songs as listed or at random Play Information and Controls page 50 REPEAT button Every time you press this button you can change how to repeat playback of the...

Page 29: ...Y ON button indicator will light up in green On the TV monitor switch the video input source to the MCX 2000 video output VIDEO or S VIDEO If the following screen is shown on the TV display connection...

Page 30: ...information Operation Modes on the MCX 2000 The MCX 2000 has no switch to completely turn the unit off When you connect the MCX 2000 to the AC power source the front panel STANDBY ON button indicator...

Page 31: ...rrent time in the display without backlight In sleep mode clients wait for your operation and can awake the MCX 2000 to resume music streaming Let s say standby mode is deep sleep When a client sends...

Page 32: ...ries supplied in appropriate directions according to the illustration in the compartment 3 Slide the cover until it snaps into place n If the remote control doesn t work well the batteries may be weak...

Page 33: ...ment including mute and input selection on the connected AV receiver ID Yamaha 42 87 92 53 Admiral 16 92 93 Aiwa 76 83 94 Akai 95 96 Alba 96 AOC 97 Bell Howell 92 Bestar 98 Blaupunkt 22 29 Blue sky 98...

Page 34: ...successfully registered a message will be shown telling it on the TV monitor and the MCX 2000 built in display 4 Set the AMP TV switch to TV and try operating your TV monitor If the universal feature...

Page 35: ...elect a menu item use the cursor controller on the remote control or the MCX 2000 front panel Vertically move the highlight selection by pressing the up or down arrow buttons on the remote control or...

Page 36: ...st by pressing the Play button on the remote control or on the MCX 2000 front panel Otherwise you can first select your favorite song from the list using the cursor controller and then start playback...

Page 37: ...row button open the Submenu right arrow button and move the highlight between items up and down arrow buttons on the cursor controller If a screen has setting options or other configurations the MCX 2...

Page 38: ...ew Server IP Address Wireless LAN Advanced Settings IP Address Wireless LAN Network Settings Reset Date Time Auto Setup Manual Setup Time Display Playback Recording CD Lookup User Interface Front Pane...

Page 39: ...e MCX 2000 and clients The more you learn here about basic networking mechanism and terms the more you will get out of your MusicCAST systems Take the time to read this section carefully before config...

Page 40: ...a dedicated DHCP server PC running DHCP server software For most customers the easiest way to deploy a DHCP service for a personal network is to use an equivalent feature of a commercial router produc...

Page 41: ...e MusicCAST systems in a multi floor shop for example in building larger than a family house you may want to connect more clients using network cables In addition to the five wireless clients the MCX...

Page 42: ...g you want to listen from the list and start playback page 64 Once the MCX 2000 and PC is networked you can also edit song data for the music archive on the MCX 2000 using a standard web browser on a...

Page 43: ...ess the TOP MENU button on the remote control and select Top Menu Setup Easy Setup n Skip this operation when you turn on the MCX 2000 for the first time after purchase or after the system reset opera...

Page 44: ...accurate time from a public time server on the Internet page 91 MusicCAST System Configuration Select from Stand alone no MusicCAST network or Together with Clients to enable music streaming Network C...

Page 45: ...ar with networking n If you select Manual Easy Setup finishes with this screen You need to set up your MCX 2000 and MusicCAST network parameters manually See Manual Configuration of a MusicCAST Networ...

Page 46: ...Also connect all wired clients using a network cable for each to the network hub connected to the MCX 2000 n When you have specified to use the MCX 2000 as a stand alone unit with PC or Internet acce...

Page 47: ...ting from the menu item selection the registration process is identical So read this section as supplemental information when using Easy Setup Configuration examples MusicCAST only network without Int...

Page 48: ...utes With this screen shown on the MCX 2000 go and prepare each client n When you see the Cannot confirm IP address message in the screen there is no external DHCP server that assigns IP addresses to...

Page 49: ...e not completed any network configuration So when the client display shows a network icon push the controller stick upward or downward to cancel the message The client stops searching n The wireless n...

Page 50: ...process If you press the Stop button the registration process for that client will be canceled Normally you don t need to operate clients after you pressed the Play button in step 2 3 When the MCX 20...

Page 51: ...e with the MCX 2000 within the same network LAN Checking Out Parameter Values Before manually setting up the MCX 2000 and clients check out the following values for MusicCAST and PC network integratio...

Page 52: ...Server Client ID MCX 2000 Client 1 Client 2 Client 3 Client 4 SV _ _ _ _ _ CL _ _ _ _ _ CL _ _ _ _ _ CL _ _ _ _ _ CL _ _ _ _ _ Network Settings Setting Method DHCP Server DHCP Client Manual Specify a...

Page 53: ...ethod specify an IP address within the network address of the connected PC network Among these three parameters only IP Address takes a unique value to the MCX 2000 Subnet Mask and Default Gateway sho...

Page 54: ...II characters If your password is less than 13 characters the MCX 2000 will internally complement it In addition the MCX 2000 doesn t support hexadecimal WEP keys 3 Channel The Channel parameter is us...

Page 55: ...a network icon push the controller stick upward or downward to cancel the message The client stops searching n The wireless network icon doesn t appear on the MCX C15 that supports only wired network...

Page 56: ...leftward to go back to the Manual Setup menu n Wired only clients MCX C15 don t have this parameter Server ID Specify the target MCX 2000 with its ID SV XXXXX a 5 digit unique number to each server Yo...

Page 57: ...P address only works when the DHCP parameter is set to OFF when this client doesn t get an IP address from the MCX 2000 or a DHCP server in your PC network When you have finished select and determine...

Page 58: ...ard n Wired only clients MCX C15 don t have this parameter WEP Key Specify the WEP key for the wireless network created by the target MCX 2000 You can confirm the MCX 2000 WEP key by selecting Top Men...

Page 59: ...ted with setup on the MCX 2000 only 1 Select Top Menu Setup Network 2 From the Network menu select Client Configuration Manual Configuration 3 Input each client ID to one of the Client 1 to Client 15...

Page 60: ...d after manual registration your MusicCAST clients don t show any message like Complete in automatic registration So you need to confirm they re successfully registered and able to communicate with th...

Page 61: ...es the latest firmware from the MCX 2000 and then updates the content in its flash memory During the update process the client display shows several messages When the Update OK message is finally show...

Page 62: ...e supplied software program must be installed beforehand on that computer page 64 CD Select this when listening to a CD set in the MCX 2000 Supported CDs are music CDs CD DA and MP3 CDs CD ROM Since t...

Page 63: ...e of your music archive Use the Playlists menu to create and play your own music program where you can collect archived songs based on your specific theme such as party songs Use the Bookmarks menu to...

Page 64: ...alphabetical order You may easily find a target artist or song as long as you have a small number of songs in your music archive But as your archive grows it may become more difficult to find a target...

Page 65: ...songs which genre the album has been categorized into and when the album has been archived If the current item is a song in addition to the album information you will see the audio format data format...

Page 66: ...start playback of archived music from a group list a list view of artists albums genres or all songs a Play Information screen appears This screen provides the unique song data of the current song suc...

Page 67: ...the MusicCAST network page 89 1 When listening to a CD select Top Menu Library CD A song list appears if you ve already set a CD in the MCX 2000 If not your TV monitor will show No disc present inste...

Page 68: ...ailable Clear CD Info Displays song data using generic names You can use this when the retrieved song data is incorrect 4 Move the selection highlight to a song you want and then press the SELECT or P...

Page 69: ...for music CDs The MCX 2000 incorporates a part of CDDB licensed from Gracenote The unit attempts to retrieve song data for your music CD from the built in database But since the partial database is li...

Page 70: ...tion n You can directly start playing the last selected radio station from FM Internet Radio or XM US model only by pressing the RADIO button on the remote control or on the MCX 2000 front panel This...

Page 71: ...ng radio signals from the sky The antenna may be mounted indoors or outdoors Using Radio Data System Information Europe model only Radio Data System is a data transmission system used by FM stations i...

Page 72: ...ur XM Satellite Radio ID number shown in the screen and write it down Now you can activate your XM Satellite Radio account n If you cannot change the channel first select Search all channels mode page...

Page 73: ...you search for the XM radio channel you want to listen to There are two different search modes you can select from depending on your preferences You can also select a desired channel by directly ente...

Page 74: ...nect and Play antenna is properly connected UPDATING The XM user encryption code is being updated Wait until the encryption code is completely updated NO SIGNAL The signal is too weak Check the XM Con...

Page 75: ...sor controller on the front panel or from a PS 2 keyboard only with cursor and enter keys On screen buttons shown in gray provide no function for Internet radio control the same buttons on the remote...

Page 76: ...it 3 Move the selection highlight to the desired position and then press the SELECT button on the cursor controller The selected position flashes several times with a station code When you return to t...

Page 77: ...reams a radio program currently being received on the MCX 2000 to MusicCAST clients specified in a dialog box page 89 Recall Play Makes the MCX 2000 start continued playback of a song currently playin...

Page 78: ...the cursor controller to change values as well as the left and right arrow buttons j i to move between group A J and position 1 10 4 Select Start in the dialog box to start automatic scanning and regi...

Page 79: ...utton on the remote control or select the Play command from the Submenu The Play Information screen for external inputs appears 4 Start playback on the external output device connected to the currentl...

Page 80: ...main PC music server You can also select the main server or switch to another DiXiM server by opening the same dialog box using the Submenu n The MCX 2000 remembers the specified main server If you la...

Page 81: ...page 89 Recall Play Makes the MCX 2000 start continued playback of a song currently playing on a client specified in a dialog box page 90 n You can create a wide variety of playback patterns by combin...

Page 82: ...rom an old analog tape or other media Duplicate a CD Select this when you want to duplicate an existing audio CD CD DA For duplication you need a CD R RW disc for audio recording Create an original CD...

Page 83: ...CD contains CD TEXT data page 53 song data can be retrieved from it using the CD TEXT command Feel free to give generic names using the Do not use command Use this if the retrieved song data is incor...

Page 84: ...e button on the unit s front panel to open the tray set a music CD on the tray with its label side facing up press the CD AUTO STORE button on the unit s front panel the tray closes by itself After sh...

Page 85: ...XM radio stations US model only are shown in gray in the Presets list indicating they re unavailable for recording If you select one of these gray items the MCX 2000 will show at the Preset column ind...

Page 86: ...creen you can hear a radio broadcast from the selected FM station If you re in the Inputs recording screen start playback on the external equipment connected to the selected input jack s 5 Adjust the...

Page 87: ...Music CD This function is useful when you want to make a backup copy of your music CD CD DA When you create an original compilation CD you can also create as many copies as you want page 73 ONLY duri...

Page 88: ...ke a long time and continue the process Change Disc Select this if you want to replace the disc with a blank CD R RW disc Cancel CD duplication Select this to cancel the process Change discs if necess...

Page 89: ...able disc the yellow screen message changes to Audio CD R RW present n The MCX 2000 continues showing the same messages above until you set an appropriate disc In addition unlike when you duplicate an...

Page 90: ...rocess is finished the MCX 2000 shows the following dialog box asking what you want to do next Open CD screen Select this to finish the process and open the CD song list screen page 52 to confirm a li...

Page 91: ...nt to the left Moves the insertion point to the right bksp Deletes a character on the left of the insertion point del Deletes a character on the right of the insertion point clear Deletes all characte...

Page 92: ...or click Cancel to discard them 1 Category selection Artists Albums Genres All Songs Playlists URLs Groups and Clients 2 List of items in the current category 3 Current selection 4 Edit area If there...

Page 93: ...the character palette page 75 n If you have a number of generic named songs it s a good idea to start off renaming operations from their album titles Since the MCX 2000 remembers which Track 01 song i...

Page 94: ...bmenu in the relevant list view screen Versatile Boss Top Menu Library Music Archive Artists artist list view New Artist Fusion Top Menu Library Music Archive Genre genre list view New Genre VB Works...

Page 95: ...um by navigating down from Artists Albums or Genres In this case you know the target album title VB Works so that it s easiest to navigate down from Albums and select VB Works directly from an album l...

Page 96: ...r using the Change Song Order command the CDDB Info command doesn t work any longer because VB Works is your own private album Deleting the PCM Data When you record or import CD songs or other audio t...

Page 97: ...ry menu screen Top Menu Library When you move the selection highlight to Music Archive the relevant Submenu commands become available Select the Delete all PCM data command for this purpose Select OK...

Page 98: ...the Submenu The character palette appears prompting you to type the name for a new playlist Specify the name using the palette or using a PS 2 keyboard connected to the MCX 2000 and then select OK in...

Page 99: ...m the selected song In the Play Information screen you can select other playlists using the group selection buttons For other playback controls see Play Information and Controls page 50 Information Sh...

Page 100: ...he character palette So you can type necessary text characters using the palette or using a PS 2 keyboard connected to the MCX 2000 front panel page 75 Edit Site title Specify the radio station name h...

Page 101: ...name Here s how to do it 1 Select Top Menu Library Radio Presets for the Presets list screen 2 Move the selection highlight to a radio station group whose name you want to change and then select the E...

Page 102: ...You can repeat steps 2 to 5 above to completely rename up to 100 radio stations from 10 station groups however that s too laborious and time consuming if you do it at a time A much easier and faster...

Page 103: ...of the audio source currently playing on the selected client Timer Lets you turn on or off the timer playback feature page 89 on the selected client Power Lets you turn on or off the selected client...

Page 104: ...or detailed procedure and notes refer to the relevant sections in Playing Audio Sources page 46 n As a general rule you should note that archived on demand songs can be separately selected and streame...

Page 105: ...usicCAST client to browse through audio sources on the server and select a desired item artist album genre song playlist or radio station to listen to it on the client On the other hand you can limit...

Page 106: ...also appears with a similar list including the MCX 2000 Server In either dialog box you can specify a source system for continued playback whose current song and the current playback point will be rel...

Page 107: ...including date and time page 28 If you don t use automatic correction using a time server manually adjust date and time once in a while Time Display You can specify how the MCX 2000 internal clock sh...

Page 108: ...nth and day available Day values are within a reasonable range for the specified Month If you specify June 6 for Month the maximum Day value becomes 30 If you specify February the maximum Day value be...

Page 109: ...in a few seconds But if you specify a small value for slow Internet access such as modem dial up access there may be a case the MCX 2000 stops waiting before the CDDB response is returned This results...

Page 110: ...ward shows a screen as specified here Screen Saver 1 From the User Interface menu select Screen Saver 2 Change each parameter value as needed 1 Use Screen Saver Specify whether you use the screen save...

Page 111: ...to ON the MCX 2000 automatically starts playing the last played or selected song when it wakes up from sleep or standby mode With OFF automatic playback doesn t occur factory setting n The last song...

Page 112: ...ongs You can check which song has PCM data using the Information command from a song list screen s Submenu audio format is PCM MP3 To delete unnecessary PCM data for an archived song use the Delete PC...

Page 113: ...day of the week from Sunday to Saturday for you to create a daily or weekly program The Date column becomes unavailable when you select other than Once n Of course you cannot backdate a timer program...

Page 114: ...ndom and broadcast AFTER the MCX 2000 starts the timer playback the timer playback is immediately canceled and the current program disappears right away from the program list So if you want to use pla...

Page 115: ...0 audio output This parameter is essential for integrated operations of the MCX 2000 and the AV receiver so be sure to select the correct input name n The MCX 2000 automatically recognizes the connect...

Page 116: ...bit rate data rate 11 Mbps at maximum lower than shown above because of how and where you placed clients But you don t need to care about each value unless you experience a problem such as interrupted...

Page 117: ...System Utilities menu 1 System Information You can view the current activity and status of the MCX 2000 on the system side Use this when you want to confirm the firmware version usage of the internal...

Page 118: ...n settings page 96 MP3 Encode Schedule The ENCODING indicator on the MCX 2000 front panel lights up while the unit is converting the recorded audio into MP3 format In this screen you can view a list o...

Page 119: ...turned on the MCX 2000 for the first time Configure the MCX 2000 according to your environment and newly create your MusicCAST network by registering MusicCAST clients page 27 Updating the MCX 2000 F...

Page 120: ...available under Library Top Menu Library These functions include any edit commands from Submenu Edit Delete Change Add Remove New etc and the BOOKMARK button operations on the remote control 3 Recordi...

Page 121: ...not play back the finalized CD R discs properly due to differences in the playback systems of different manufacturers Finalized CD RW discs CD RW discs cannot be played on a standard CD player CD RW...

Page 122: ...an appropriate case 3 With proper disc maintenance cleaning should not be necessary However should cleaning be required wipe by using a clean dry cloth Do not wipe with a circular motion wipe straight...

Page 123: ...usicCAST can store up to 10000 albums and 65 000 songs However the number of albums you can create is also limited by the availability of space on the hard disk drive When recording on a CD R or CD RW...

Page 124: ...ks recorded with differing emphasis settings Connect the analog outputs on the MCX 2000 to the amplifier CD R RW made on the MCX 2000 will not playback correctly on other CD or DVD players The CD or D...

Page 125: ...Level in the Submenu to set an appropriate recording level You cannot change from external input to another playback option The MusicCAST is recording from an external input Stop recording from an ext...

Page 126: ...radio station URLs Note these changes degrade your firewall security levels Misconfiguration of network settings Confirm your network settings and Internet access is available to the MCX 2000 Request...

Page 127: ...ed on some CDs which contains information on its song titles album artist and genre names Encoding The process of converting PCM data stored from a CD into MP3 data MP3 format A data format used to st...

Page 128: ...ta and navigating through the menus contained in these two components Digital Audio Server The component in the MusicCAST system that you use to store and playback songs Other components in the MusicC...

Page 129: ...t level 1 kHz 0 dB 2 0 0 5 Vrms VIDEO OUT Signal level Video 1Vp p 75 S Video U S A and Canada models Y 1 Vp p 75 C 0 286 Vp p 75 U K Europe and Australia models Y 1 Vp p 75 C 0 3 Vp p 75 PHONES Stand...

Page 130: ...Digital Audio Server 112 Digital Audio Terminal 112 Digital Input 63 Direct Access 57 Disc tray 7 Display 7 DNS 111 DNS server 35 111 DNS Server P 37 DNS Server S 37 Duplicate a CD 66 E Easy Setup 27...

Page 131: ...g 66 RECORDING indicator 8 Registering an Internet Radio Station 84 Remote control 112 REMOTE terminal 10 Renaming Items from the Radio Presets List 85 Repeat 50 REPEAT button 12 RS 232C port 9 S Save...

Page 132: ...5462 RELLINGEN BEI HAMBURG GERMANY YAMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S A RUE AMBROISE CROIZAT BP70 CROISSY BEAUBOURG 77312 MARNE LA VALLEE CEDEX02 FRANCE YAMAHA ELECTRONICS UK LTD YAMAHA HOUSE 200 RICKMANSWO...