Getting Music Into The Ms750 - McIntosh MS750 Owner's Manual

How to Operate the MS750
Your McIntosh MS750 has been factory configured for de-
fault operating settings that will allow you to immediately
enjoy superb audio. If you wish to make changes to the
factory default settings, a Setup feature is provided to cus-
tomize the operating settings using the On-Screen Display
(OSD) Menus, refer to page 16 for additional information.
Notes: The MS750 must be connected to a MONITOR/TV
either through an A/V Control Center or directly,
for setup and use.
The Red LED above the STANDBY/ON switch lights to
indicate the MS750 is in Standby mode. To Switch ON
the MS750, press the STANDBY/ON Push-button on the
Front Panel or press the PWR (Power) Push-button on the
Remote Control.
Notes: 1. When AC Pow-
er is initially
applied to the
MS750, the
LED located
above the
STANDBY/ON
Push-button
will flash red until the start up process is complete
and then go into the Standby Mode. Please wait as
this may take several minutes. Refer to the separate
folded sheet "MC1A/1B" for additional start up
information.
2. If power is removed from the MS750 for any reason,
including a power outage or if the unit is unplugged,
the MS750 will automatically return to the Standby
state as soon as power is restored. When it is turned
on again, the MS750 will return to the same source
mode that it was in when power was lost.
3. If the MS750 becomes unresponsive, PRESS and
HOLD the STANDBY/ON Push-button on the Front
Panel of the unit for 4 seconds, releasing when the
standby LED starts blinking.

Getting Music Into the MS750

Before you can enjoy the Music features of your MS750
Music Server, you will want to get your music collection
into the MS750. The process of getting music into the
MS750 is called "Recording" or sometimes "Ripping".
There are several ways to get your music into the MS750:
• Record CDs using the internal CD Drive.
• Record CDs using optional external CD/DVD changers.
• Record from an external source (such as a tape, LP, or
other real-time source).
• Transfer Music files from your PC using a network.
You may choose to use any or all of these methods at any
time. Each is described on the following pages.
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Recording from the Internal CD
The easiest way to get music into your MS750 is to record
CDs using the built-in internal CD-RW drive. This method
requires no additional equipment and is very fast, as the in-
ternal CD drive can rip audio at several times the speed of
normal playback. This is known as "fast-ripping". Follow
these steps to record using the internal CD-RW drive:
1. Press the EJECT push-button on the front panel.
2. Insert an audio CD (label side up) into the CD-RW
tray.
3. Press the EJECT
push-button
again to close the
CD-RW tray.
4. The CD's art-
ist, album, and
track names are
automatically
retrieved from
the Gracenote®
Music Recogni-
tion Service and
are displayed on
your TV.
5. Press the RE-
CORD push-but-
ton on the remote
control to display
the Recording
Options Menu.
6. Press the RE-
CORD push-
button a second
time to choose
the default recording option "Record to Internal Hard
Drive".
7. The Record Select Guide will be displayed showing the
current CD with checkmarks to the right of each track
name.
8. Press the RECORD push-button a third time to begin
recording the entire CD to the internal hard drive.
• When recording is complete, the MS750 will return to
the Music Guide.
• Repeat steps 1-8 for each disc in your music collection.
• 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 MS750 to automatically
copy the CD contents onto the hard drive when the disc
is inserted. Refer to page 21 "Setting the Disc Insert
Preferences".