Summary of the content on the page No. 1
MCX-2000
Digital Audio Server
Owner’s Manual Addendum
for Version 2
Summary of the content on the page No. 2
About This Manual This manual describes the firmware update procedure and the information about the new features. Refer to “MCX–2000 OWNER’S MANUAL”, “MCX–2000 Setup Guide”, or the instruction manuals of your MusicCAST clients for details about the basic operations. Functions, specifications, and designs of the screen 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. The illustrations and opera
Summary of the content on the page No. 3
Features Applied Feature Description Devices Allows you to play the audio contents stored on your personal MCX-2000 Windows Media computer with Windows Media Connect 2.0 installed. Connect Compatibility Allows you to browse the Internet radio stations easily with the MCX-2000 Directory Browse of database of the Internet radio stations provided by vTuner. Internet Radio Stations Allows you to change the background and icons of the on screen MCX-2000 Look/Feel display (OSD). Allow you to displa
Summary of the content on the page No. 4
7 General Information Updating the MusicCAST Server Firmware CAUTION Do not disconnect the power cable while this unit is in the firmware update procedure. Follow the procedure below to update the firmware on this unit. You need to perform the firmware update in advance to use the new features in the firmware update. 1 Select “Top Menu” > “Setup” > “System Utilities” > 4 Push the center stick rightward on the front panel (or “System Update”. press > on the remote control) to open the Submenu,
Summary of the content on the page No. 5
Updating the MusicCAST Client (MCX-A10 or MCX-C15) Firmware CAUTION Do not disconnect the power cable while the MusicCAST client in the firmware is in the firmware update procedure. At times YAMAHA releases updates to the firmware in either or both the client and the server. These updates are generally aimed at improving the experience of using your MusicCAST equipment. Follow the instructions provided with the firmware update carefully. Do not use the update procedure unless specifically in
Summary of the content on the page No. 6
MCX-2000 Menu Tree The following menu tree illustrates the structure of the menu with this unit of this version of the firmware. Top Menu Library Music Archive Artists Albums Genres All Songs Playlists Bookmarks Statistics Radio FM XM (US model only) Internet Radio Direct Access URL List (page 10) Locations Genres New Stations Popular Stations Podcasts Recently Played Stations Preset (page 7) Network Content CD Inputs Digital Input Analog Input Recording Store from CD Store from Radio Store from
Summary of the content on the page No. 7
New Features in Version 2 Using This Unit with Microsoft Windows Media Connect 2.0 Use this feature as an alternative to DiXiM Media Server (included in the MCX–2000 package) to access the shared music files stored on your PC. Microsoft Windows Media Connect is the technology that allows you to share the music files stored on your personal computer (PC) with the digital media receivers (the AV components compatible with Windows Media Connect). When you connect this unit to your PC with Window
Summary of the content on the page No. 8
4 Click on the “Sharing” icon on the Windows Media Playing Back the Audio Contents Connect 2.0 application window, and then select the on the PC with Windows Media desired folders to be shared with this unit. Connect 2.0 Use this feature to play the music contents stored on your PC by using Windows Media Connect 2.0. n When you use this feature, the PC where the desired contents are stored must be activated. 1 Select “Top Menu” > “Library” > “Network Content”. Library Network Content Artis
Summary of the content on the page No. 9
4 Select the desired server, and then press SELECT on the remote control. “PC Server Connecting...” appears in the OSD while this unit is trying to establish the link to the server, and then the selected server name and the categories to select the shared music contents from appear once this unit was established the link to the server and obtained the list of the shared files. LIBRARY:1:Wi... Library Network Content Artists Albums Genres All Songs Playlists Select Back Submenu n When this
Summary of the content on the page No. 10
Selecting the Internet Radio Station by Using vTuner Service Use this feature to select the desired Internet radio Selecting the Internet Radio station easily. Internet radio station list uses “vTuner”, a Station radio station database service. This database service is edited and prepared for this unit. The following description is an example of selecting an You can select a station from the following directories: Internet radio station. In this example, you will select a station by genre
Summary of the content on the page No. 11
3 Select a desired genre. 5 Select a country where the desired Internet radio When you select a genre from the list, the following service is released. menu appears in the OSD. The list of the Internet radio services appears in the OSD. (Example) (Example) Radio Library Internet Radio Radio Library Internet Radio Blues 1 All Stations Blues 2 By Location 1 3 voor 12 ROOTS 160 kbps 3 Highlighted Stations 2 AccuRadio - Blues 16 kbps 3 Bellyup4blues 128 kbps 4 Big Blue Radio 128 kbps 5 Blues Fest
Summary of the content on the page No. 12
Changing the Background and Icons of the OSD Use this feature to change the background and icons of the OSD. You can select the background and icons from the following 4 backgrounds and 2 sets of icons. n Some icons may be different from the following illustrations. Background Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Type 4 Icons Type 1 Type 2 1 Select “Top Menu” > “Setup” > “User Interface” > 3 Select the desired item. “Look/Feel”. The following display appears in the OSD. Setup User Interface Look/Feel Backgroun
Summary of the content on the page No. 13
Displaying Album Arts Use this feature to display the album arts in the OSD. To 2 Select a category to select the desired album from. display the album arts, you must access this unit with a web browser, and then upload the graphic file you want to display as the album art onto this unit. The album arts appears in the album list screen and the Play Information screen. The following displays are examples of the album arts. Play Information Library Music Archive 1. Crown of the peaches 00:06
Summary of the content on the page No. 14
SAMPLE 4 Click on the name of the desired album, and then 6 Click on the “View” button displayed in the web click on the “Browse...” button displayed in the web browser window. browser window. The illustration of the graphic file you selected appears under “PC” in your web browser window. The window where you can select the graphic file appears in the display of your PC. 5 Select the graphic file you want to upload onto this The new album art unit. When you select the album to which you alre
Summary of the content on the page No. 15
7 Click on the “OK” button displayed in the web Deleting the Album Arts browser window to upload the graphic file onto this unit. 1 Select “Top Menu” > “Library” > “Music Archive”, and then select a category. Library Music Archive Artists Albums Genres All Songs Playlists Bookmarks Statistics Back Select Submenu 2 Select the album you want to delete the album art from. Library Music Archive Albums 23 Albums Songs Time 1 Approximate 9 31:55 2 Adult Snakes 8 36:15 3 Broadway is the Easy Way 17
Summary of the content on the page No. 16
4 Select “Delete “Album Art””. The following message appears in the OSD. Library Music Archive Albums Message 23 Albums Songs Time 1 Approximate Are you sure you want to delete 9 31:55 2 Adult Snakes 8 36:15 "Album Art" ? 3 Broadway is the Easy Way 17 1:11:05 4 Burnt Winny 9 41:10 5 Chunga's Revenant 10 40:23 6 Cold Cats 6 47:13 7 Citar 32 2:12:08 8 Have I Been Sadistic? 15 1:03:46 OK Cancel 9 Hot Dogs 10 1:00:23 10 Joe's Garakuta 19 1:56:49 5 Select “OK”. The album art disappears from the OSD.
Summary of the content on the page No. 17
Using the FAVORITES (1 – 4) Keys Use this feature to access the desired music sources Clearing the Preset Items of the easily. There are 4 FAVORITES (1 – 4) keys on the FAVORITES (1 – 4) Key remote control. To use the FAVORITE keys, you must assign the desired items (artist, genre, preset station, 1 Select “Top Menu” > “Setup” > “User Interface” > etc.) to the FAVORITES (1 – 4) keys in advance. “Remote Control”. LIBRARY ARTISTS PLAYLISTS MENU12 MENU MENU3 Setup User Interface Remote Contro
Summary of the content on the page No. 18
Customizing the MENU (1 – 3) Keys Use this feature to change the preset settings of the Resetting the MENU (1 – 3) Keys MENU (1 – 3) keys. to the Default Setting LIBRARY ARTISTS PLAYLISTS 12 3 MENU MENU MENU 1 Select “Top Menu” > “Setup” > “User Interface” > FAVORITES “Remote Control”. 1 2 3 4 Setup User Interface Remote Control Favorite Key Menu Key Assigning the Items to the MENU (1 – 3) Keys The example below describes the procedure to preset Back Select “Music Archive” menu screen to ME
Summary of the content on the page No. 19
The Available Items to Assign to the FAVORITES (1 – 4) and MENU (1 – 3) Keys FAVORITES (1 – 4) Keys Top Menu Library Music Archive Artists artist album Albums album Genres genre album All Songs Playlists playlist Bookmarks Statistics Times Played Recently Played Songs Preset Radio Group (A - J) Station (1 - 10) artist Network Content Artists album Albums genre Genres All Songs Playlists playlist CD Inputs Digital Input Analog Input n indicates the available items that can be assigned to the FAVO
Summary of the content on the page No. 20
Backing Up and Restoring the Song Data Use this feature to back up the song data stored on this unit to your PC and restore the backup song data from your PC. You must configure the file sharing setting of your PC before using this feature. n Use a PC with Windows XP to use this feature. n It takes approximately 48 hours (when the song data is full of the hard disk drive of this unit) to complete the backup and restore of the stored song data. Once this unit starts the backup or restore of so
