MCX-2000 Owner’s Manual
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This section explains how to connect peripheral devices to your MCX-2000 and set it up as a
music server, and how to create a MusicCAST network in conjunction with clients (MCX-A10 or
MCX-C15, sold separately).
Panel Descriptions: MCX-2000
Front Panel
1
STANDBY/ON button
Use this button when switching among the MCX-2000 operating modes. The button indicator light changes color, showing the
unit’s current operating mode (green: active mode, amber: sleep mode, red: standby mode).
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Connecting to the AC Power (page 13)
2
Disc tray
3
Open/Close button (
)
Use these when setting a CD in the MCX-2000. Press this button to open the tray, set a CD with its label side facing up, and
press the button again to close the tray.
4
Stop button (
s
s
s
s
)
5
Play button (
p
p
p
p
)
Press the Play button to start playback of the current song from the beginning. Press the Stop button to stop playback of the
current song that’s being played. These buttons similarly works with all other audio sources available on the MCX-2000 (CD,
archived songs, radios, external inputs).
6
CD AUTO STORE button
Use this button when recording (storing) all songs from a music CD at a time. Since importing an entire CD is possible with a
single click of the button, you can quickly store a number of songs from a pile of music CDs into the MCX-2000 music archive.
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Importing a Music CD Automatically (page 68)
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Display
Shows the current MCX-2000 status or menu screen.
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CLIENT STATUS indicators (1~10)
Each indicator is associated with a client registered to the MCX-2000. A client whose indicator lights up in green is properly
connected, and can receive audio streams from the MCX-2000. The 10th indicator (10...) shows the operating status for the
10th and following clients all together. You can view detailed information of each client’s status in the Client Control screen.
Preparations and Setup
STANDBY/ON
DIGITAL AUDIO SERVER MCX-2000
BROADCAST
TIMER
RECORDING
ENCODING
MENU/
PLAY INFO.
PUSH
SELECT
RADIO
CLIENT STATUS
2
3
4
5
1
7
8
9
10
6
CD AUTO STORE
PS/2 KEYBOARD
PHONES
LEVEL
MIN
MAX
LEVEL
1
2
3
4
5
6
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