Using A Playlist - Yamaha MCX-2000 - MusicCAST Digital Audio Server Setup Manual

Using a Playlist

The playlists on the MCX-2000 give you new and creative
ways to enjoy the songs you've stored to your music archive.
Each playlist simply lets you combine and arrange archived
songs as you like, but a finished playlist can be used in many
ways. Not only can playlist songs be played on the
MCX-2000 itself, but they can also be streamed to any
MusicCAST client (page 88), if required, along with the timer
playback feature (page 89). You can even use playlists to
compile your own custom CDs (page 73). This section
shows you how to manage your playlists.
Creating a Playlist
You can create a playlist in one of two ways. The most
seamless way is to save a bookmark list as a playlist; you
can simply add the bookmark to songs in a song list view or
each song's Play Information screen, and then go to the
Bookmarks screen and save the current bookmark list as a
playlist using the relevant Submenu command (page 50).
The other way is to create a 'blank' playlists first with a
suitable name, and then you can edit or compile it by adding
necessary songs later. Here, we explain how to create a
blank playlist.
1 Select Top Menu > Library > Music Archive > Playlists for
the following screen.
Playlists screen
2 Select the New Playlist command from 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 the character palette (page 75).
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3 Confirm the new playlist appears in the Playlists screen.
Other Submenu commands available from the Playlists
screen:
Play: Lets you play the selected playlist, from the first song
in the list. 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: Shows a dialog box that provides detailed
information about the selected playlist.
Add Link: Lets you add a song to the selected playlist. You
can search for the desired song by navigating down from a
'mini' Music Archive menu, in the same manner you search
for a song in the music archive.
Edit title: Lets you edit the selected playlist's name using
the character palette or a PS/2 keyboard connected to the
MCX-2000 (page 75).
Delete this Playlist: Lets you delete the selected playlist
and its content (links). When you select this command, a
confirmation dialog box appears. Select OK if you're sure.
Deleting a playlist doesn't delete the original song data.
n Once created, each playlist shown in the Playlists screen is managed
in the same way. You can add or remove songs from a playlist, even
when it was 'converted' from a bookmark list.