Page 1 Music Server MS300 User’s Manual McIntosh Laboratory, Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New York 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 FAX: 607-724-0549...
Page 2 The lightning ﬂash with arrowhead, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufﬁcient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. WARNING - TO REDUCE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
Page 4 INSTRUCTIONS! PLEASE READ THEM BEFORE OPERATING THIS EQUIPMENT. 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
Page 5 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, stand, tripod, bracket, or table speciﬁed by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.
Page 6: Table Of Contents
MS300. ENTERING TEXT WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL If you should need assistance please call our Customer Support Staff GETTING MUSIC INTO MS300 at 866.458.6910 RECORDING FROM THE INTERNAL CD RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL CHANGER The McIntosh Team PAGE 2...
Page 7 IMPORTING MUSIC FILES RECORDING FROM OTHER EXTERNAL SOURCES ERASING CD-RW DISC LISTENING TO MUSIC BROWSING YOUR MUSIC LIBRARY SHOW AND HIDE TRACKS PLAYING THE CURRENT TITLE SELECTING A DIFFERENT SONG CHANGING THE GUIDE VIEW CHANGING THE CURRENT PLAY MODE VIEWING BY GENRE LISTENING TO INTERNET RADIO BROWSING INTERNET RADIO STATIONS PLAYING THE CURRENT STATION...
Page 8 MANAGING YOUR MEDIA CREATING PLAYLISTS CREATING GROUPS ADDING INTERNET RADIO STATIONS UPDATING THE INTERNET RADIO STATIONS LIST EDITING MUSIC INFORMATION EDITING RADIO INFORMATION EDITING PLAYLISTS EDITING GROUPS DELETING MUSIC DELETING PLAYLISTS DELETING GROUPS CREATING CDS CREATING A CUSTOM MIX CD DUPLICATING A CD RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE SETTING USER PREFERENCES...
Page 9 VIDEO OUTPUT PREFERENCES LOOKING UP DISC INFORMATION RECORDING FROM EXTERNAL CHANGERS CONTROLLING MS300 FROM OTHER DEVICES MS300 UTILITIES CONTROLLING MS300 FROM A WEB BROWSER SETTING UP THE MS300 WEB SERVER USING THE WEB USER INTERFACE PAGE 5 Testing the Your Connection...
Page 10 CONNECTING TO YOUR MS300 USING A WEB BROWSER USING THE WEB USER INTERFACE USING THE WEB BROWSER AS A MUSIC CLIENT BACKUP AND RESTORE MS300 MUSIC BACKUP MS300 MUSIC RESTORE TROUBLESHOOTING NETWORK PROBLEMS SOFTWARE UPDATE PROBLEMS RECORDING PROBLEMS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
Page 11 TRADEMARKS & SERVICE MARKS The McIntosh logo is a trademark of McIntosh Laboratory, Inc.. Other product names mentioned herein are used for identiﬁcation purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies. Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote®. Gracenote is the industry standard in music recognition technology and related content delivery.
Page 12: About This Manual
Thank you for purchasing the MS300 Music Server from McIntosh. ABOUT THIS MANUAL This MS300 User’s Manual is intended to provide the reader with an overview of the main features and beneﬁts of the McIntosh MS300 Music Server. For more technical information, please refer to the MS300 Advanced User’s Guide...
Page 13: Contact Information
McIntosh shall not be liable for damage or loss of data including but not limited to music recorded to storage devices. It is the customer’s responsibility to maintain the original media and/or appropriate backup copies within the speciﬁc rights of the media’s copyright holder.
Page 14: Copyright
COPYRIGHT This manual is copyright ©2005, 2006 by McIntosh Laboratory, Inc.. All rights reserved. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS Following are terms used throughout this manual: • Button - • Group - created by the user. • Highlight - left, or right, the highlight moves to the next nearest item. No action is taken (except that more information may be displayed on the screen) until the Select key is pressed.
Page 15: Quick Setup Guide
Note: You may have to press the "MS1" button on the remote to configure it to control the MS300. Also be sure the TV and receiver are turned on and set to the correct the MS300 input.
Page 16: Power States
Please wait. This may take several minutes. When the Standby LED is solid RED, the MS300 is now in a standby or “sleep” mode. There is no video output when the MS300 is in standby mode. Press the Power button (on the front panel or on the remote) once and the video output is displayed on your TV.
Page 17: Front Panel Overview
Power button once to turn on the MS300. FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW PAGE 13 1 - GUIDE 2 - MUSIC SOURCE 3 - RADIO SOURCE 4 - OPEN/CLOSE DRIVE 5 - TRANSPORT: RECORD 6 - TRANSPORT: STOP 7 - TRANSPORT: PAUSE...
Page 18: Rear Panel Overview
REAR PANEL OVERVIEW PAGE 14 15 - NAVIGATION 16 - POWER: STANDBY/ON 17 - IR RECEIVER 1 - POWER 2 - IR IN / S-LINK / DATE IN / POWER CONTROL IN 3 - DIGITAL AUDIO COAX OUT 4 - DIGITAL AUDIO OPTICAL OUT 5 - DIGITAL AUDIO OPTICAL IN 6 - DIGITAL AUDIO COAX IN 7 - ANALOG AUDIO OUT...
Page 19 10 - COMMUNICATION PORTS 11 - ETHERNET MS300 modes. PAGE 15...
Page 20: Remote Control Overview
MS300’s wireless keyboard should be used when extended typing is required. Entering Numeric Entry Mode In ﬁelds where the MS300 expects only numeric characters to be entered (such as phone number ﬁelds), an indicator will appear on the screen that displays the letters “123” indicating that only numbers can be entered.
Page 21 When entering characters at the beginning of a ﬁeld or characters that follow a space, the MS300 assumes that upper case characters are preferred. Therefore, characters are entered in the following cycle – uppercase, lowercase, and numeric.
Page 22: Getting Music Into Ms300
GETTING MUSIC INTO THE MS300 Before you can enjoy the many beneﬁts of your MS300 Music Server, you will want to get your music collection into the MS300. The process of getting music into the MS300 is called There are several ways to get your music into the MS300: •...
Page 23: Recording From The Internal Cd
RECORDING FROM THE INTERNAL CD The easiest way to get music into your MS300 is to record CDs using the built-in internal CD-RW drive. This method requires no additional equipment and is very fast, as the internal CD drive can rip audio at several times the speed of normal playback.
Page 24: Recording From An External Changer
• Highlight and Unselect tracks you do not wish to record before pressing RECORD for the third time. Note: It is also possible to set the MS300 to automatically record the CD when inserted. Refer to the section “Setting User Preferences”...
Page 25: Connecting Sony Dvp-Cx777Es Cd/Dvd Changers
4. Locate the stereo RCA audio patch cable. 5. Connect one end of the RCA audio cable into the Analog In jacks number 1 on the back of your MS300 6. Connect the other end of the RCA audio cable into the Analog Line Out jacks on the back of your changer.
Page 26: Connecting Sony Changers
4. Locate the stereo RCA audio patch cable. 5. Connect one end of the RCA audio cable into the Analog In jacks number 1 on the back of your MS300 6. Connect the other end of the RCA audio cable into the Analog Line Out jacks on the back of your changer.
Page 27: Connecting Kenwood Cd/Dvd Changers
4. Locate the stereo RCA audio patch cable. 5. Connect one end of the RCA audio cable into the Analog In jacks number 1 on the back of your MS300 6. Connect the other end of the RCA audio cable into the Analog Line Out jacks on the back of your changer.
Page 28: Connecting Pioneer Cd/Dvd Changers
4. Locate the stereo RCA audio patch cable. 5. Connect one end of the RCA audio cable into the Analog In jacks number 1 on the back of your MS300 6. Connect the other end of the RCA audio cable into the Analog Audio Out jacks on the back of your changer.
Page 29: Loading Discs Into Changers
4. Select the QUICK LOOKUP menu item. When Quick Lookup is complete, the MS300 will return to the Music Guide where changer based CDs are listed alphabetically by Artist Name – Album Title. CDs have a little CD icon on each row of the Guide to indicate that the Title is a physical CD located in an eternal changer.
Page 30: Automatic Bulk Recording
Quick Record will record all tracks from each CD. refer to the section • When recording is complete, the MS300 will return to the Music Guide. • Refer to the section “Setting User Preferences” for setting Recording Preferences and Disc Insert Preferences.
Page 31: Importing Music Files
IMPORTING MUSIC FILES If you have MP3 or FLAC ﬁles already recorded on your PC or Mac, you can transfer the ﬁles directly to your MS300 using an Ethernet network. This is a fast and convenient way to load up your MS300 with your favorite Music without having to re-record everything.
Page 32: System Requirements
MS300. System Requirements • 10/100 Ethernet network • PC or Mac connected to the same local ethernet network as the MS300 • Windows XP or Mac OS X Audio File Requirements • MP3 audio ﬁles recorded at 96k, 120k, 160k, 192k, 320k, or VBR encoding.
Page 33: Importing From A Pc
Importing from a PC Make sure your PC is connected to the same network as your MS300 and follow these steps to mount, transfer, and import music ﬁles from your PC to your MS300. On the MS300 (Note: This step only needs to be done once.) 1.
Page 34: Importing From A Mac
Importing from a Mac The MS300’s File Server acts like a Windows File Server on your network, therefore you will need to connect using the MacOS X’s built-in Windows networking client. Make sure your Mac is connected to the same network as your MS300 and follow these steps to mount, transfer, and import music ﬁles from your PC to your MS300.
Page 35 6. You will then have a new drive mounted on your desktop called “Import”. 7. Drag and drop your MP3 or FLAC ﬁles onto the Import folder. The MS300 will automatically import, add, and catalog each ﬁle into your Music Guide.
Page 36: Recording From Other External Sources
• When recording is complete, the MS300 will return to the Music Guide. • Recording from the External Inputs creates one Title with one Track and adds the Title to the Music Guide.
Page 37: Erasing Cd-Rw Disc
ERASING A CD-RW DISC You can use the MS300’s built-in CD burner to erase the contents of a re-writable CD. Follow these steps to erase a re-writeable CD: 1. Press the RECORD key on the remote to display the Record menu.
Page 38: Listening To Music
LISTENING TO MUSIC BROWSING YOUR MUSIC LIBRARY Now that you have gotten your music into your MS300, it’s time to enjoy it! The allows you to browse, locate, Music Guide and play all of your music in one easy to use on-screen guide.
Page 39: Playing The Current Title
PLAYING THE CURRENT TITLE Playing the currently highlighted Title is the same as playing a CD in a conventional CD player. Simply press the on the remote control and it begins to play from track 1. PLAY key Note: If you press SELECT with a Track highlighted, you will start playback from the selected Track. You’ll notice that a new screen appears with a list of the songs (or tracks) on the current Title, this is the Music Player screen.
Page 40: Changing The Guide View
CHANGING THE GUIDE VIEW The GUIDE button on the remote control is used to switch between the Music Guide and Music Player screens. When you are viewing the Music Player screen, press the GUIDE button to return to the Music Guide. The Music Guide provides you with several ways to view the contents of your Music Library.
Page 41: View By Song
View By Song View By Song will order the list of Titles alphabetically from A to Z, according to the Song Name. View By Cover View By Cover displays a graphical 4x2 grid of album cover art, sorted alphabetically from A to Z, according to the Artist Name then Album Name.
Page 42: Viewing By Genre
VIEWING BY GENRE In addition to the current Guide View, the Music Guide automatically organizes your Music into default “Genres” also called “Groups”. The Group Bar displays a horizontal scrolling list of Genres corresponding to the music in your library. Five Genres or Groups are visible at one time. The “All” genre is the default, which displays all Titles in your Music Library.
Page 43: Listening To Internet Radio
LISTENING TO INTERNET RADIO BROWSING INTERNET RADIO STATIONS Radio Guide and down the list. As each Station is highlighted, you will notice that the Information Area and Cover Art changes to reﬂect the currently highlighted Station. • Press the iRADIO key on the remote control to display the Radio Guide. •...
Page 44: Playing The Current Station
Internet access problems, busy networks, etc... • Internet Radio Stations are not hosted by McIntosh and may not be available at all times. You can update your Internet Radio Stations list by running Tune Stations. Please refer to the “Managing Your Media” section for more information.
Page 45: Managing Your Media
MANAGING YOUR MEDIA CREATING PLAYLISTS The MS300 allows you to organize your favorite songs into custom “Playlists”. A Playlist is simply a group of songs that you choose from your Music Library. Common uses for Playlists are: • Collections of your favorite songs •...
Page 46 • When you are ﬁnished creating your Playlist, the Music Guide is displayed highlighting the newly created Playlist. • You can play any Playlist the same way you play a music title or CD. Just press the PLAY key on the remote control.
Page 47: Creating Groups
CREATING GROUPS In addition to Playlists, the MS300 allows you to create custom “Groups” of Music Titles or Radio Stations. User created Groups appear in the Group Bar along with the automatically created Genre Groups and System Groups (All, CDs, Internal, and Playlists). Some uses for custom Group are: •...
Page 48 • When you are ﬁnished creating your Group, the Guide is displayed highlighting the newly created Group. • Notice that a custom Group is added to the Group Bar along with the System Groups. • The custom Group will always be sorted alphabetically within the Group Bar and appear to the right of the All and Playlist Groups.
Page 49: Adding Internet Radio Stations
The MS300 comes preloaded with several high quality streaming Internet Radio Stations from around the world, but that may not be enough for you, so the MS300 also let’s you add your own Internet Radio Stations. Internet Radio stations must conform to these speciﬁcations: •...
Page 50: Updating The Internet Radio Stations List
3. Select the TUNE STATIONS menu item. 4. Read the WARNING screen and select OK to proceed. 5. The MS300 will connect to a server and download the latest Internet Radio Stations. When you are ﬁnished Tuning the Stations, the Radio Guide is displayed showing the new Internet Radio Stations and any user added stations.
Page 51: Editing Music Information
EDITING MUSIC INFORMATION The MS300 has access to over 2.5 million CD titles, but you may still encounter a CD that does not return a custom cover or the correct disc information. You can edit the disc information for any Music Title using the Edit Disc and Edit Tracks screens.
Page 52: Automatically Lookup Information For This Disc
Automatically Lookup Information for This Disc The “Lookup This Disc” button will initiate a disc lookup for only this disc. The MS300 will connect to the Gracenote® Music Recognition Service to locate and download the disc information. Follow these steps to lookup information for the current disc: 1.
Page 53: Searching For The Original Cover
6. Select the SEARCH button to start the search. 7. The Get Music Info screen will be displayed as the MS300 attempts to search for the cover using the Artist Name and Title you entered. 8. When the search is complete, you will return to the Edit Disc Information screen where you can verify or edit the results.
Page 54: Selecting An Existing Cover
• Remove Disc Numbers from the Titles. • Try different spellings in the Title. • Try removing part of the Artist Name (if it is more than 2 words). Selecting an Existing Cover If for some reason you can not download the original cover, you can choose one of the existing covers for the current Title.
Page 55: Editing Track Names
Editing Track Names You can also manually edit the Track/Song names of the currently highlighted Title in the Music Guide. Follow these steps to edit the track information for the current Music Title: 1. Highlight the Music Title you want to edit in the Music Guide.
Page 56: Editing Radio Information
EDITING RADIO INFORMATION Similar to editing Music Information, you can also Edit the Radio Information. Follow these steps to edit the station information for the currently highlighted Internet Radio Station: 1. Make sure you are in the Radio source mode by pressing the RADIO key on the remote.
Page 57: Editing Playlists
EDITING PLAYLISTS You can change the name and add or remove tracks from any Playlist you created. Follow these steps to edit a Playlist: 1. Press the MUSIC key to make sure you are in the Music source mode. 2. Highlight the Playlist Name you want to edit. Note: The Playlist group will list all of your Playlists.
Page 58: Editing Groups
EDITING GROUPS As with Playlists, you can also edit the name of a Group, add Music Titles or Radio Stations to the Group, or remove Music Titles or Radio Stations from the Group. Follow these steps to edit a Group: 1.
Page 59: Deleting Music
You can remove any music you have recorded to the MS300 by using the Delete Music feature. You may want to do this if you have ﬁlled up your MS300 and you can not record any more music or if you want to remove songs that you just don’t listen to.
Page 60: Deleting Playlists
DELETING PLAYLISTS You may delete entire Playlists from the Music Guide. Follow these steps to permanently delete one or more Playlists from the Music Guide: 1. Press the MUSIC key to make sure you are in the Music source mode. 2.
Page 61: Deleting Groups
DELETING GROUPS Deleting Groups from the Group Bar is very similar to deleting Playlists. The contents of the Group (the Music Titles or Radio Stations) are not deleted. They are still available in any other Groups they may be assigned to and in the All Group. Follow these steps to delete Groups.
Page 62: Creating Cds
MS300 and take it with you? The MS300 has that covered as well. You can easily create custom mix CDs, backups copies of any physical CD, and record from the external analog inputs to a CD.
Page 63 CDs, this process may take a while to complete as these songs must be read in real-time. 7. After all of the songs have been read, the MS300 will ask if you want to add any more tracks to the CD.
Page 64: Duplicating A Cd
CDs, this process may take a while to complete as the CD must be read in realtime. 7. After the entire CD has been read, the MS300 will eject the CD tray and ask you to insert a blank CD.
Page 65: Recording From An External Source
RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE The MS300 also allows you to record from the external inputs to a blank CD. This allows you to record live performances or any other analog source to a blank CD which can then be played on almost any standard CD Player..
Page 66: Setting User Preferences
4. Select your Screen Saver Preferences. Activation Idle Time You can specify the amount of idle time that the MS300 will wait before activating the screen saver from 1 to 60 minutes. Warning: Some televisions and plasma monitors are more susceptible to screen burn-in than others, therefore, we recommend using a low activation time (like 1 minute) to reduce the risk of burn-in.
Page 67: Photo Screen Saver Mode
Photo Screen Saver Mode The MS300 has a Photo Screen Saver Mode for displaying your own photos whenever the MS300 is idle for a speciﬁed period of time. You can import your own photos into the Photos shared directory using Windows Networking. Photos should be 720x480 for 4:3 NTSC TVs and 640x360 for 16:9 widescreen TVs.
Page 68: Setting Your Time Zone
SETTING YOUR TIME ZONE Specify which US time zone your MS300 is located in. Follow these steps to set your Time Zone: 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu. 2. Select the GENERAL Menu.
Page 69: Setting Your Zip Code
Select US Zip Code or Canadian Postal Code. Your Zip Code or Postal Code is used to tell the Automatic Update Manager when to connect to McIntosh for product updates. Follow these steps to set your Zip Code: 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup Menu.
Page 70: Enabling Password Protection
ENABLING PASSWORD PROTECTION Optional Password Protection enables you to limit user access to the Setup Menus. This is useful to lockout the ability to change the global user settings and preferences. Setting a System Password – Follow these steps to setup a new system password: 1.
Page 71: Choosing Your Network Connection
You will now be able to enter Setup without entering a password. CHOOSING YOUR NETWORK CONNECTION MS300 supports two networking methods, Ethernet and Dialup Modem. Your MS300 must be connected to the Internet in order to lookup disc information, download software updates, and access Internet Radio.
Page 72: Testing The Your Connection
Testing the Connection It is a good idea to verify that your selected network connection is functioning properly before exiting the Network Connections screen. Follow these steps to test your selected network connection: 1. Select the TEST CONNECTION button on the Network Connections screen.
Page 73: Ethernet Settings
Ethernet Settings Ethernet is the preferred networking choice which provides you with the best network performance and allows your MS300 to act as a “server” to deliver your music collection throughout your home using other network clients. Ethernet networks require that you conﬁgure each device on the network with a valid “address”.
Page 74: Dialup Settings
Dialup Settings If you are going to use a dialup ISP to connect your MS300 to the Internet, you must provide information for your selected ISP. This information can be obtained by contacting your ISP or from your PC, if you already use it to connect to the Internet.
Page 75: Setting The Ms300 Server Settings
SETTING THE MS300 SERVER SETTINGS The MS300’s server also allows you to control it remotely using a web browser on your PC and allows Network File Sharing for backup and import features. The MS300 Name allows you to easily locate and connect to your MS300 by name.
Page 76: Configuring A Ms300 Server
Controls password and is used to limit access to MS300’s web server from any standard web browser on your network. If a password is entered here, the user will be asked to enter it when connecting to the MS300 from their PC.
Page 77: Peer To Peer Music Sharing
ﬁrst MS300 to create one seamless Music Guide for browsing and playing all of your music. This effectively can double the capacity of your MS300 using one MS300 as the master and one as a second zone or “slave” server.
Page 78: Selecting The Audio Encoder Type
SELECTING THE AUDIO ENCODER TYPE You can specify which audio encoder (MP3 or FLAC) you want to use for recording audio in to your MS300. The MP3 format allows the most ﬂexibility and compatibility for efﬁciently storing many audio ﬁles while the FLAC format uses considerably more space than MP3 ﬁles, but preserves an exact bit-for-bit recording of the original, using...
Page 79: Setting The Disc Insert Preferences
SETTING THE DISC INSERT PREFERENCES You can specify what to do with new discs inserted into the MS300’s front panel CD drive. “Display and Play” will display the information for the disc and then play the disc. Record and Eject assists in bulk recording, allowing you to insert disc after disc, automatically recording then ejecting each one.
Page 80: Video Output Preferences
VIDEO OUTPUT PREFERENCES In addition to screen centering capabilities, the MS300 provides video test images to assist with obtaining the best possible video display of the MS300 on your TV. PAGE 76 Video Format Allows you to select 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratios on your TV screen.
Page 81: Centering The Ms300 Screen
Centering the MS300 Screen Allows you to center the MS300 user interface horizontally on your TV screen. Follow these steps to center the MS300 screen: 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu. 2. Select the VIDEO menu.
Page 82: Adjusting Your Tv's Brightness
Adjusting your TV’s Brightness Allows you to adjust the MS300 user interface’s brightness on your TV screen. Follow these steps to adjust the brightness on your TV: 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu.
Page 83: Adjusting Your Tv's Contrast
Adjusting your TV’s Contrast The Contrast or Picture Adjustment control allows you to optimize the contrast (which is sometimes called Picture) of the TV, using the TV’s Contrast or Picture controls. This setting helps reduce video “blooming” and create a clearer, more readable user interface. Follow these steps to adjust the contrast on your TV: 1.
Page 84: Adjusting Your Tv's Sharpness
Adjusting your TV’s Sharpness The Sharpness adjustment allows you the set the Sharpness or Detail control of the TV so that onscreen text is as readable as possible. Proper adjustment of the Sharpness control (sometimes called the Detail control) on your TV, allows you to see video and on screen menus more accurately.
Page 85: Adjusting Your Tv's Color And Tint
Adjusting your TV’s Color and Tint Color Bars are used to test the TV monitor’s ability to reproduce the proper color values. Follow these steps to adjust the Color and Tint on your TV: 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu.
Page 86: Looking Up Disc Information
LOOKING UP DISC INFORMATION The disc information the MS300 displays on your TV screen is NOT included on the original CDs that you recorded or loaded into your changers. The artist name, album name, and track list are provided by the Gracenote® Music Recognition Service.
Page 87: Automatically Getting Disc Information
Do not remove CDs and replace new CDs into the same changer slots without running Quick Lookup in-between, or the MS300 will not know that these slots have changed. If you want to reuse the same slots, ﬁrst remove your CDs, let Quick Lookup run, then add new CDs to the same slots.
Page 88: Getting Disc Information For A Range Of Discs
Getting Disc Information for a Range of Discs If you want to lookup the disc information for a speciﬁc range of slots in a changer, you can use the Lookup Range feature. Follow these steps to lookup a range of changer slots: 1.
Page 89: Getting Disc Information For All Discs
Getting Disc Information for All Discs If you want to lookup the disc information for all discs in all changers, you can use the Lookup All feature. Follow these steps to lookup all discs in all changers: 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu.
Page 90: Recording From External Changers
Note: Make sure you have both the digital and analog audio connections from your changers connected to the MS300. The MS300 will use the digital inputs ﬁrst, but if there is digital copy protection on a CD, the MS300 will then attempt to use the analog audio inputs to record the protected CD.
Page 91: Automatically Recording Cds
Automatically Recording CDs You can easily record changer based CDs to your MS300’s internal hard drive using the Quick Record feature. Quick Record will record all tracks from newly added CDs which are NOT already record to your MS300, in one easy step.
Page 92: Recording A Range Of Cds
Recording a Range of CDs If you want to record a speciﬁc range of slots in a changer, you can use the Record Range feature. Follow these steps to record a range of changer slots: 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu.
Page 93: Recording All Cds
4. Select the RECORD ALL menu. 5. The Record All screen displays the recording progress for each disc in each changer. Note: Any tracks already present on the MS300 hard drive will be replaced when recording the same CD again. PAGE 89...
Page 94: Controlling Ms300 From Other Devices
• Home Theater Master • Lexicon • Marantz • Opus Please check the McIntosh web site or contact your McIntosh Dealer for more information about integrating the MS300 into your existing or new home theater or home automation system. PAGE 90 • Xantech •...
Page 95: Ms300 Utilities
Utilities menu. This information is useful for troubleshooting any problems you may encounter with your network connection or verifying the current software versions. Follow these steps to view the MS300 system information: 1. Press the SETUP key on the remote to display the Setup menu.
Page 96: Restarting The System
Restarting the System There are two ways of manually performing a full restart or reboot of the MS300 system, one using the front panel power button and the other using the Restart System menu. Follow these steps to restart the system using the front panel Power Button: 1.
Page 97: Updating The Software
Updating the Software The MS300 will automatically check the McIntosh server once a week for any MS300 software updates, and automatically install them. You can also manually check for a software update. Follow these steps to manually update the software: 1.
Page 98: Controlling Ms300 From A Web Browser
SETTING UP THE MS300 WEB SERVER Your MS300 acts as a web server on your network allowing you to connect and control the MS300 using your PC or Mac computer. This web server is automatically conﬁgured and started each time the MS300 is plugged in. You connect to...
Page 99: Connecting To Your Ms300 Using A Web Browser
Follow these steps to connect to your MS300 using your Windows XP or Mac OS X computer: 1. Launch Internet Explorer or Safari on your computer. 2. Enter the MS300 Server Name into the browser just as if you were entering a web address to connect to a web site.
Page 100: Using The Web Browser As A Music Client
USING THE WEB BROWSER AS A MUSIC CLIENT In addition to remotely controlling your MS300, the built-in web server also functions as a streaming MP3 music File Server to the web browser, providing an easy way to add multiple streaming music clients to your MS300.
Page 101: Backup And Restore
You can restore music to the MS300 using the same method used for importing audio ﬁles into a MS300. Restore and Import both use the PC ﬁle sharing feature to add audio ﬁles to the MS300. Simply drag your music ﬁles to the Import directory and let the MS300 import the audio ﬁles.
Page 102: Troubleshooting
ﬁxes before calling Tech Support: • Make sure that your MS300 is properly connected to your home network and that all cables are in working order. • The MS300 communicates using TCP/IP and UDP over Ethernet networks using ports 80, 443, and 1755. If you have a router installed on your network, make sure that these ports are open for TCP and UDP.
Page 103: Additional Information
Toll Free: (800) 538-6576 Phone: (607) 723-3512 Fax: (607) 724-0549 E-mail: feedback@mcintoshlabs.com Please have the following information ready for the McIntosh Customer Support technician: • Product Serial Number • Model Number • Date of Registration or Purchase • Place of Purchase...
Page 104: Specifications
SPECIFICATIONS Speciﬁcations are subject to change without notice. Please check the McIntosh web site for any changes to the speciﬁcations. Audio Speciﬁcations • Frequency Response: 2 – 20,000 Hz, ±1 dB • Signal to Noise Ratio: 102dB (IHF A-Weighted) • Dynamic Range: 96 dB •...
Page 105: Fcc Part 15, Subpart B
FCC Part 15, Subpart B Class B Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Page 106: Gracenote® End-User License Agreement
Gracenote® End-User License Agreement USE OF THIS PRODUCT IMPLIES ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS BELOW. This product contains technology and data from Gracenote of Emeryville, California (“Gracenote”). The technology from Gracenote (the “Gracenote Embedded Software”) enables this product to do disc identiﬁcation and obtain music- related information, including name, artist, track, and title information (“Gracenote Data”), which is included on the Gracenote Database (the “Gracenote Database”).
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Page 108: Packing Instructions
If a shipping carton or any of the interior part(s) are needed, please call or write Customer Service Department of McIntosh Laboratory. Please see the Part List for the correct part numbers. PAGE 104 Quantity...
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McIntosh MS300 User Manual

Product Introduction

Table of Contents

Setup

Getting Music into Ms300

Listening to Music

Listening to Internet Radio

Managing Your Media

Creating Cds

Setting User Preferences

Controlling Ms300 from a Web Browser

Backup and Restore

Troubleshooting

Additional Information

Gracenote® End-User License Agreement

Quick Links

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