Advanced Musiccast Functions - Yamaha musiccast Quick Manual

Advanced MusicCAST functions

The MusicCAST system has many other advanced capabilities which this Quick Manual does not attempt
to explain. This section provides a brief summary of these functions and a page reference to the section
of the MCX-1000 or MCX-A10 owner's manual where you can find a more in-depth explanation.
I Making an Audio CD
Use the MusicCAST server to make original CDs from the
songs stored in on its hard disk drive.
See page 90 in the MCX-1000 owner's manual.
I Duplicating CDs in your collection
Use the MusicCAST server to make uncopyable duplicates of
Audio CDs from your collection.
See page 85 in the MCX-1000 owner's manual.
I Controlling a YAMAHA AV receiver through an
RS-232C connection
Connect a YAMAHA AV receiver to the MusicCAST server
with an RS-232C cable, and then use the MusicCAST server to
change surround programs, alter volume settings, or switch the
receiver between standby and power on modes.
See page 91 in the MCX-1000 owner's manual.
I Controlling MusicCAST clients from a
MusicCAST server
Control playback on MusicCAST clients from a MusicCAST
server.
See page 92 in the MCX-1000 owner's manual.
I Using the Timer function to control recording
and playback
Use the Timer to automatically start and stop recording and
playback on the MusicCAST server and clients at the time you
designate.
See page 102 in the MCX-1000 owner's manual.
I Using the MusicCAST server to playback Audio
CDs
Use the MusicCAST server as a standard CD player to
playback CDs.
See page 48 in the MCX-1000 owner's manual.
I Using the MusicCAST server to playback MP3
CDs
Use the MusicCAST server to listen to MP3 CDs from your
collection.
See page 52 in the MCX-1000 owner's manual.
I Configuring the MusicCAST system network
manually
Manually configure the MusicCAST system network to suit
your needs.
See page 108 in the MCX-1000 owner's manual.
I Viewing information on the data contained in
the MusicCAST server
View information on the current firmware version, MP3
encoding status, and data contained in the MusicCAST server.
See page 130 in the MCX-1000 owner's manual.
I Connecting the MusicCAST server to an
Internet-based Gracenote CDDB service
Set the MusicCAST server to access an Internet-based
Gracenote CDDB service whenever you load a CD into the
disc tray, to gain information about the songs, artists, genres,
and name of the CD.
See page 131 in the MCX-1000 owner's manual.
I Recording music from external components
Record audio material to the hard disk drive in the MusicCAST
server from an external component connected to the
MusicCAST server.
See page 26 in the MCX-1000 owner's manual.
I Listening to radio stations using the
MusicCAST client
Use the MusicCAST client to listen to radio stations through a
YAMAHA AV receiver connected to the MusicCAST server
via an RS-232C cable. See page 42 in the MCX-A10 owner's
manual.
I Setting the date and time in the MusicCAST
system
In addition to using the internal clock and calendar to activate
the Timer functions, the MusicCAST server uses date and time
information to manage data stored in its hard disk drive. You
can set the time and date yourself, or connect the MusicCAST
server to a server on the Internet which will automatically
update the MusicCAST server date and time settings.
See page 117 in the MCX-1000 owner's manual.
I Advanced configuration utilities
Set other miscellaneous parameters to enhance the
performance of your MusicCAST system.
See page 115 in the MCX-1000 owner's manual.
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