MCX-2000 Digital Audio Server Owner’s Manual Addendum for Version 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.
Features Feature Description Applied Devices Windows Media Connect Compatibility Allows you to play the audio contents stored on your personal computer with Windows Media Connect 2.0 installed. MCX-2000 Directory Browse of Internet Radio Stations Allows you to browse the Internet radio stations easily with the database of the Internet radio stations provided by vTuner. MCX-2000 Allows you to change the background and icons of the on screen display (OSD).
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” > “System Update”. The following display appears in the OSD.
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.
MCX-2000 Menu Tree The following menu tree illustrates the structure of the menu with this unit of this version of the firmware.
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).
4 Click on the “Sharing” icon on the Windows Media Connect 2.0 application window, and then select the desired folders to be shared with this unit. Playing Back the Audio Contents on the PC with Windows Media 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”.
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...
Selecting the Internet Radio Station by Using vTuner Service Use this feature to select the desired Internet radio station easily. Internet radio station list uses “vTuner”, a radio station database service. This database service is edited and prepared for this unit. You can select a station from the following directories: Direct Access URL List You can select a station directly by entering the URL of the station.
3 Select a desired genre. 5 Select a country where the desired Internet radio When you select a genre from the list, the following menu appears in the OSD. service is released. The list of the Internet radio services appears in the OSD.
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 1 Select “Top Menu” > “Setup” > “User Interface” > Type 2 3 Select the desired item. “Look/Feel”. The following display appears in the OSD.
Displaying Album Arts Use this feature to display the album arts in the OSD. To 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. Library Play Information Music Archive 1.
4 Click on the name of the desired album, and then click on the “Browse...” button displayed in the 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 6 Click on the “View” button displayed in the web browser window. The illustration of the graphic file you selected appears under “PC” in your web browser window. The new album art unit.
7 Click on the “OK” button displayed in the web browser window to upload the graphic file onto this unit. Deleting the Album Arts 1 Select “Top Menu” > “Library” > “Music Archive”, and then select a category. Library Music Archive Artists Albums Genres All Songs Playlists Bookmarks Statistics Select Back Submenu 2 Select the album you want to delete the album art from.
4 Select “Delete “Album Art””. The following message appears in the OSD. Library Music Archive Albums Message 23 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Albums Songs Time 9 31:55 Approximate Are you sure you want to delete 8 36:15 Adult Snakes "Album Art" ? 17 1:11:05 Broadway is the Easy Way 9 41:10 Burnt Winny 10 40:23 Chunga's Revenant 6 47:13 Cold Cats 32 2:12:08 Citar 15 1:03:46 Have I BeenOK Sadistic? Cancel 10 1:00:23 Hot Dogs 19 1:56:49 Joe's Garakuta 5 Select “OK”. The album art disappears from the OSD.
Using the FAVORITES (1 – 4) Keys Use this feature to access the desired music sources easily. There are 4 FAVORITES (1 – 4) keys on the remote control. To use the FAVORITE keys, you must assign the desired items (artist, genre, preset station, etc.) to the FAVORITES (1 – 4) keys in advance. LIBRARY ARTISTS PLAYLISTS MENU 2 MENU 3 MENU 1 Clearing the Preset Items of the FAVORITES (1 – 4) Key 1 Select “Top Menu” > “Setup” > “User Interface” > “Remote Control”.
Customizing the MENU (1 – 3) Keys Use this feature to change the preset settings of the MENU (1 – 3) keys. LIBRARY ARTISTS PLAYLISTS MENU 1 MENU 2 MENU 3 Resetting the MENU (1 – 3) Keys to the Default Setting 1 Select “Top Menu” > “Setup” > “User Interface” > FAVORITES 2 1 3 “Remote Control”. 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 “Music Archive” menu screen to MENU 1 key.
The Available Items to Assign to the FAVORITES (1 – 4) and MENU (1 – 3) Keys FAVORITES (1 – 4) Keys Top Menu Music Archive Library Artists artist Albums album Genres genre album album All Songs Playlists playlist Bookmarks Statistics Times Played Recently Played Songs Radio Preset Group (A - J) Network Content Artists artist Albums album Genres genre Station (1 - 10) All Songs playlist Playlists CD Inputs Digital Input Analog Input n n indicates the available items that can be a
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 n n n Use a PC with Windows XP to use this feature. 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.
5 Select the new folder, and then open its “Properties” window. 7 Select the “Sharing” tab in the “Properties” window, and then place the check marks in the “Share this folder on the network” and “Allow network users to change my files” check boxes as shown below. 6 Select the “General” tab in the “Properties” window, and then remove the check mark from the “Readonly” check box as shown below. 8 Make sure “Share name” is “mc_backup” as shown below.
Backing up the Song Data of This Unit to Your PC n 5 Open the Submenu, and then select “Start”. Setup System Utilities Song Data Management Song Data Backup It takes approximately 48 hours (when the song data is full of the hard disk drive of this unit) to complete the backup of the stored song data. Once this unit starts the backup of song data, you cannot cancel the backup and carry out any operation of this unit and your PC until the backup is finished.
8 This unit starts the backup procedure. When you select the PC where the previous song data files are stored in the shared folder, “Are you sure you want to delete all files in the folder?” appears in the front panel display. Select “OK” to back up the song data to the PC. This unit overwrites the previous song data files with the new one. While this unit is backing up the song data files, the backup progress appears in the front panel display.
Restoring the Song Data of This Unit from Your PC 5 Open the Submenu, and then select “Start”. Setup System Utilities Song Data Management Song Data Restore n It takes approximately 48 hours (when the song data is full of the hard disk drive of this unit) to complete the restore of the stored song data. Once this unit starts the restore of song data, you cannot cancel the restore and carry out any operation of this unit and your PC until the restore is finished.
8 Select “OK” in the front panel display to confirm your selection when “Are you sure you want to delete all songs in MCX–2000?” appears in the front panel display. 11 Once the restore is complete, open the “Properties” window of the shared folder on the PC, and then remove the check mark in the “Share this folder on this network” check box as below.
