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MCX-C15

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MCX-C15

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Page 1: ...MCX C15 Distributed Audio Controller UB MCX C15 MENU VOL FAVORITES 2 3 4 1 OWNER S MANUAL 00_MCX C15_Owner_UB book Page 1 Tuesday April 20 2004 9 32 PM ...

Page 2: ...3 Song statistics function 28 Using playlists 29 Recall Play function 30 Bookmark function 31 OFF Timer function 34 ON Timer function 36 Broadcast function 38 LISTENING TO EXTERNAL COMPONENTS 40 Listening to components connected to the MCX CA15 40 Listening to YAMAHA AV receiver radio station presets 41 Using YAMAHA AV link technology 42 Listening to components connected to the server 44 SYSTEM OP...

Page 3: ... tip for your operation This unit must be installed by a qualified technician as indicated in the Install Manual provided Do not attempt to install this unit yourself For details regarding client installation and network configuration refer to the Install Manual provided This manual explains how to use the various functions of the client using the remote control While many functions are accessible...

Page 4: ...ts simultaneous playback for seven clients over a wired network The actual number of CDs the server can store depends on the format in which you choose to store songs Typically the server can store approximately 1 000 CDs on its 80 GB hard disk drive if you choose to store the songs in MP3 format only or approximately 100 CDs in PCM format The server can supply different songs to multiple clients ...

Page 5: ...edroom and children s rooms and listen to music stored on the server from each of these locations The client also allows you to select sort and play songs in a variety of the ways just like the server The MCX CA15 Distributed Audio Amplifier can work as a stand alone amplifier for integration with your existing audio system or paired with your client to complete the MusicCAST system As a companion...

Page 6: ...CX 1000 Digital Audio Server QUICK MANUAL MCX C15 Distributed Audio Controller INSTALL MANUAL UB MCX CA15 Distributed Audio Amplifier ATTENTION These units must be installed by a qualified technician Do not attempt to install these units yourself Upgrade CD ROM Remote control Install Manual Quick Manual Owner s Manual CD ROM this manual Spacers x 4 VIDEO OUT IR OUT CONTROL OUT 12V 20mA MAX AUDIO O...

Page 7: ...when using the lithium battery as it may explode if mistreated Please use a CR2025 lithium battery Do not recharge the battery Never abuse or disassemble the battery When replacing the battery make sure the polarity is correct If inserted incorrectly it may cause a fire or explosion Avoid placing the lithium battery or the remote control with the battery installed in places of high temperature suc...

Page 8: ...hts up when the ON Timer or OFF Timer function is activated see pages 34 and 36 5 button Switches the client between the sleep and power on modes Press and hold for 10 seconds to reset your system 6 Controller Moves the on screen cursor and selects chosen items in the on screen display 7 VOL VOL Increases or decreases the volume level of client playback 8 Remote control signal receiver Receives in...

Page 9: ...el display 2 12V terminal The supplied DC power cable must be connected to this terminal by a qualified technician during installation 3 GND terminal This terminal must be properly grounded by a qualified technician during installation Rear panel VIDEO OUT DC IN GND 12V 1 2 3 00_MCX C15_Owner_UB book Page 8 Tuesday April 20 2004 9 32 PM ...

Page 10: ...al Connect to the I O box or MCX CA15 using the supplied CAT 5 cable straight 2 LAN terminal Connect to a network using a commercially available CAT 5 cable straight Bottom panel LAN AV OUT 1 2 00_MCX C15_Owner_UB book Page 9 Tuesday April 20 2004 9 32 PM ...

Page 11: ...his button is pressed twice in succession Displays the Top Menu screen when this button is pressed and held for an extended period of time 8 Playback control buttons b a Access the previous next song in the playback group you are listening to e PAUSE Pauses playback on the client w f Search backward forward through the song you are currently listening to s STOP Stops playback on the client p PLAY ...

Page 12: ...source when using the AV link function D BOOKMARK Attaches or removes a bookmark from a song see page 31 E RANDOM Turns the Random playback mode on and off see page 21 F REPEAT Turns the Repeat playback mode on and off see page 20 G RECALL Use to start the Recall playback function see page 30 H ON TIMER Activates the ON Timer function see page 36 00_MCX C15_Owner_UB book Page 11 Tuesday April 20 2...

Page 13: ... connected to the server including the tuner 5 Mute icon Indicates that the client is muted 6 Network connection icon Indicates that the client is currently connected to the server 7 Menu display area Displays the contents of the menu currently being accessed Play Info screen Press PLAY INFO on the remote control or MENU on the front panel to display information on the song your client is currentl...

Page 14: ...lient s Playback is stopped p A song is being played back e Playback is paused 5 Repeat playback icon Indicates that the client is in Repeat playback mode see page 20 6 Random playback icon Indicates that the client is in Random playback mode see page 21 00_MCX C15_Owner_UB book Page 13 Tuesday April 20 2004 9 32 PM ...

Page 15: ...n is displayed 3 If the client is able to make a connection the Top Menu screen appears and the network connection icon appears in the top right corner of the display If the client is unable to connect to the server it continues displaying the Connecting message Press any button on the client to cancel the connection process then check that your client network connection settings are correct see p...

Page 16: ...ight or strong light Such exposure may inhibit the remote control s functionality Moving the controller in the directions indicated on the front panel of the client performs the same action as pressing the equivalent cursor key on the remote control For example pushing the client controller upwards produces the same result as pressing u on the remote control Pushing the controller directly into th...

Page 17: ...an choose to play back groups repeatedly page 20 play back songs at random from within a playback group page 21 or play back all of the songs in the currently selected group page 22 The steps below describe how to access a song directly from the Artists library but can also be used to choose songs from the following libraries Artists To search for songs by artist Albums To search for songs by albu...

Page 18: ... client begins playback of the next song stored in the selected library To stop playback Press s To pause playback Press e Press e again to resume playback To search within a song Press f to search forward during playback To search backward press w You cannot search any farther than the beginning or end of a song using these buttons While f or w is pressed no sound is output by the client However ...

Page 19: ... the Play Info screen Use the following procedure to increase or decrease the volume level of the output from the client Press VOL or VOL to increase or decrease the volume level The volume level changes accordingly You can control the volume output level of registered YAMAHA AV amplifiers via an IR flasher using the client s remote control For details see page 42 1 3 and Remote control Remote con...

Page 20: ...reble for sound output by the client Bass Adjusts the bass for sound output by the client 4 Press i to increase the value of the setting and press j to decrease the value Press SELECT or MENU to confirm the value you have set and return to the Tone screen Adjusting the tone LIBRARY VOL FAVORITES SELECT BOOKMARK MENU INPUT PLAY INFO GROUP GROUP PLAY OFF TIMER ON TIMER PAUSE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S STOP RAN...

Page 21: ...dly to switch between the Repeat playback modes When the Repeat playback mode is activated the repeat playback mode indicator appears in the top bar of the front panel display Each time you press REPEAT the Repeat playback mode indicator changes as follows ALL Repeatedy plays back all songs in the currently selected group SINGLE Repeatedly plays back the currently selected song no icon Turns off R...

Page 22: ...the server page 16 Remote control operation 1 Press PLAY INFO to display the Play Info screen during playback 2 Press RANDOM repeatedly to switch the mode on and off If you activated the Random playback mode the Random playback mode indicator lights in the top bar of the front panel display MCX C15 MENU VOL FAVORITES 2 3 4 1 2 5 1 00 06 Born To Run Bruce Spr Tenth Avenue Freeze O Repeat Random Gro...

Page 23: ...uring playback then press i 2 Press u d to choose Group and press SELECT 3 Press u d to choose SINGLE or ALL SINGLE Plays all of the songs in the currently selected group album artist or genre ALL Plays all of the songs in the currently selected group album artist or genre then advances to the next group 4 Press SELECT to confirm 5 Press j to return to the Play Info screen MCX C15 MENU VOL FAVORIT...

Page 24: ...f a FAVORITES button is pressed while the client is in sleep mode the client turns on and starts playback automatically When using an external component always make sure it is connected properly and the power is turned on Playback may not start automatically when you press the appropriate FAVORITES button with some external components In this case you must start playback manually from the external...

Page 25: ...ess SELECT in step 6 above To assign radio stations preset on YAMAHA AV receivers 1 Press and hold MENU until the Top Menu screen is displayed 2 Press u d to choose Library and press SELECT 3 Press u d to choose External Inputs and press SELECT 4 Press u d to choose AV Receiver and press SELECT Note Set Favorites Assign to FAV Artists Avril Lavigne Bob Dylan 1 Set Favorites Assign to FAV 00 10 Let...

Page 26: ...the FAVORITES button you selected here that assignment is automatically cancelled when you press SELECT in step 8 above If no YAMAHA AV receiver is connected to the server the message Receiver unavailable is displayed briefly in the front panel display To assign external components connected to the server 1 Press and hold MENU until the Top Menu screen is displayed External Inputs Preset A Preset ...

Page 27: ...nal input source 7 Press the FAVORITES button you selected in step 6 to start audio playback from the connected component The Play Info screen appears and playback starts If another item was previously assigned to the FAVORITES button you selected here that assignment is automatically cancelled when you press SELECT in step 6 above Top Menu Library Recall Play Library Bookmarks External Inputs Ext...

Page 28: ...assignment for FAVORITES button 1 Clear FAV2 Clears the assignment for FAVORITES button 2 Clear FAV3 Clears the assignment for FAVORITES button 3 Clear FAV4 Clears the assignment for FAVORITES button 4 Clear All Clears the assignments for all FAVORITES buttons LIBRARY VOL FAVORITES SELECT BOOKMARK MENU INPUT PLAY INFO GROUP GROUP PLAY OFF TIMER ON TIMER PAUSE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S STOP RANDOM REPEAT REC...

Page 29: ...ess u d to choose Song Statistics and press SELECT 4 Press u d to choose the statistic you want to view and press SELECT 5 Press u d to choose a song or album and press SELECT Playback of the song or album begins y If you selected Recently stored albums in step 4 choose a song and press SELECT to start playback Song statistics function LIBRARY VOL FAVORITES SELECT BOOKMARK MENU INPUT PLAY INFO GRO...

Page 30: ...o show the songs registered to the playlist An L is displayed next to albums an A next to artists and a G next to genres that are linked to the playlist 6 Press u d to choose a song and press SELECT Playback of the song you selected begins Press j to return to the list of songs y When playback of the song you select is finished playback of the next song in the playlist begins If you want to play b...

Page 31: ... not affect playback on the destination component To recall playback from another client 1 Press and hold MENU until the Top Menu screen is displayed 2 Press u d to choose Recall Play and press SELECT 3 Press u d to choose the client from which you want to recall playback and press SELECT To cancel Recall Play press j to return to the previous screen y You can edit the names of the clients listed ...

Page 32: ...enever the Play Info screen or a menu list is displayed Press BOOKMARK to bookmark the song A check mark appears next to the song name To remove the bookmark press BOOKMARK once more y You can press BOOKMARK with an album selected to bookmark the entire album However you cannot remove bookmarks in the same way Bookmarks must be removed for each song individually Shortcut key Source component S Ser...

Page 33: ...1 Press and hold MENU until the Top Menu screen is displayed 2 Press u d to choose Edit Bookmark and press SELECT 3 Press u d to choose Copy to Playlist and press SELECT LIBRARY VOL FAVORITES SELECT BOOKMARK MENU INPUT PLAY INFO GROUP GROUP PLAY OFF TIMER ON TIMER PAUSE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S STOP RANDOM REPEAT RECALL MUTE 1 2 3 4 MCX 3 WD01440 2 5 1 Top Menu Library Recall Play Library Song Statistics B...

Page 34: ...nu screen is displayed 2 Press u d to choose Edit Bookmark and press SELECT 3 Press u d to choose Clear All and press SELECT Press PLAY to copy to cancel Please wait Edit Bookmark Playlist Name 04 3 24 11 53 LIBRARY VOL FAVORITES SELECT BOOKMARK MENU INPUT PLAY INFO GROUP GROUP PLAY OFF TIMER ON TIMER PAUSE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S STOP RANDOM REPEAT RECALL MUTE 1 2 3 4 MCX 3 WD01440 2 3 1 4 Top Menu Recal...

Page 35: ...ON Timer and OFF Timer functions can be used simultaneously To activate the OFF Timer function 1 Press and hold MENU until the Top Menu screen is displayed 2 Press u d to choose Setup and press SELECT 3 Press u d to choose OFF Timer and press SELECT Press PLAY to clear to cancel Edit Bookmark Copy to Playlist Clear All Please wait Press PLAY to clear OFF Timer function LIBRARY VOL FAVORITES SELECT...

Page 36: ...tion on and off Press OFF TIMER repeatedly The OFF Timer screen appears briefly in the front panel display Each time OFF TIMER is pressed the screen scrolls to the next setting You can choose from the following settings OFF 30min 60min 90min 120min OFF Timer OFF 30min OFF Timer OFF 30min LIBRARY VOL FAVORITES SELECT BOOKMARK MENU INPUT PLAY INFO GROUP GROUP PLAY OFF TIMER ON TIMER PAUSE 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 37: ...ELECT 3 Press u d to choose ON Timer and press SELECT 4 Press SELECT once more The cursor enters the ON Timer setting field 5 Press u d to choose ON and press i 6 Enter the time you want the client to automatically turn on and press SELECT Press u d to cycle through the displayed characters and press j i to move the cursor left and right ON Timer function Note LIBRARY VOL FAVORITES SELECT BOOKMARK...

Page 38: ...N Timer function to start playback from a client For details see the MCX 1000 Owner s Manual page 18 You can choose from two different time display settings 12 hour and 24 hour on the server This setting can be changed as follows Press u d to choose System Setup Date Time Time Display then choose 24 hours or 12 hours AM PM and press SELECT Press u d j i to choose OK and press SELECT ON 6 00 AM ON ...

Page 39: ...tions as required You may experience a difference of up to 0 2 seconds in playback synchrony between clients To add clients into Broadcast playback 1 Press and hold MENU until the Top Menu screen is displayed 2 Press u d to choose Recall Play and press SELECT 3 Press u d to choose a MusicCAST component currently in Broadcast mode and press SELECT The Play Info screen appears and Broadcast playback...

Page 40: ... Play Info screen appears in the front panel display LIBRARY VOL FAVORITES SELECT BOOKMARK MENU INPUT PLAY INFO GROUP GROUP PLAY OFF TIMER ON TIMER PAUSE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S STOP RANDOM REPEAT RECALL MUTE 1 2 3 4 MCX 3 WD01440 STOP button 5 STOP 00 06 Born To Run Bruce Spr Tenth Avenue Freeze O 00_MCX C15_Owner_UB book Page 39 Tuesday April 20 2004 9 32 PM ...

Page 41: ...choose AUDIO IN and press SELECT Playback of the song you are currently listening to stops and the client outputs the audio signal from the external component connected to the MCX CA15 Server Outputs the audio signal from the server AUDIO IN Outputs the audio signal from the connected external component Auto Automatically switches the audio input source between the server and connected external co...

Page 42: ...r automatically switches to external analog input The server cannot distribute signals from external components or AV receivers in PCM format quality Signals are distributed in MP3 format quality regardless of the PCM settings on the server 1 Press and hold MENU until the Top Menu screen is displayed 2 Press u d to choose Library and press SELECT 3 Press u d to choose External Inputs and press SEL...

Page 43: ... OUT jacks on the MCX CA15 or I O box Further an IR flasher must be connected to the IR CTRL jack on the MCX CA15 or the IR OUT jack on the I O box The IR flasher must be positioned so that it is in direct line with the IR receiver of the connected YAMAHA AV receiver you are using Registering YAMAHA AV receivers To control a YAMAHA AV receiver using YAMAHA AV link technology register your YAMAHA A...

Page 44: ...iefly MCX CA15 is set as the default YAMAHA AV amplifier When MCX IB15 is set in the Amplifier menu and the MCX CA15 is connected to your client no sound is output from the speakers connected to the MCX CA15 The AUDIO OUT menu is only available when MCX CA15 or MCX IB15 is set in the Amplifier menu or the I O box MCX IB15 is connected to your client If you try to access the AUDIO OUT menu at any o...

Page 45: ...ent changes the external source selection for all clients connected to your server You cannot use this function when the server is in Broadcast mode because the server can only distribute one source signal at a time to clients The server cannot distribute signals from external components or AV receivers in PCM format Signals are distributed in MP3 format quality regardless of the PCM settings on t...

Page 46: ...al or Analog and press SELECT 5 The client outputs the audio signal being received from the appropriate external component To return to playback from the server Choose an item other than External Inputs in step 3 above Library Bookmarks External Inputs External Inputs Optical Coaxial 00_MCX C15_Owner_UB book Page 45 Tuesday April 20 2004 9 32 PM ...

Page 47: ...playback This function may not produce the best results if you are listening sequentially to different genres with widely varying base volume levels If you notice that the quality of your listening experience decreases when you turn on this function please turn it off 1 Press and hold MENU until the Top Menu screen is displayed 2 Press u d to choose Setup and press SELECT SYSTEM OPTIONS Auto Play ...

Page 48: ... installed Variable is automatically set as the default 1 Press and hold MENU until the Top Menu screen is displayed 2 Press u d to choose Setup and press SELECT 3 Press u d to choose AUDIO OUT and press SELECT Setup Auto Play Auto Level Control Auto Level Co OFF ON Selecting the output LIBRARY VOL FAVORITES SELECT BOOKMARK MENU INPUT PLAY INFO GROUP GROUP PLAY OFF TIMER ON TIMER PAUSE 1 2 3 4 5 6...

Page 49: ...leep mode but the client still consumes a small amount of power to keep the display and remote control signal receiver in operation Press The message Please wait is displayed and the client switches to sleep mode The current time appears in the display y To display the time correctly check the server connections or change the time display setting on the server as follows Press u d to choose System...

Page 50: ... to choose Setup and press SELECT 3 Press u d to choose Contrast and press SELECT 4 Press i or u to increase the contrast and j or d to decrease it 5 Press SELECT to confirm DISPLAY SETTINGS Adjusting the display contrast LIBRARY VOL FAVORITES SELECT BOOKMARK MENU INPUT PLAY INFO GROUP GROUP PLAY OFF TIMER ON TIMER PAUSE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S STOP RANDOM REPEAT RECALL MUTE 1 2 3 4 MCX 3 WD01440 2 5 1 To...

Page 51: ...isplayed 2 Press u d to choose Setup and press SELECT 3 Press u d to choose Screen Saver and press SELECT 4 Press u d to choose ON or OFF and press SELECT ON Enables the Screen Saver function OFF Disables the Screen Saver function Screen Saver function LIBRARY VOL FAVORITES SELECT BOOKMARK MENU INPUT PLAY INFO GROUP GROUP PLAY OFF TIMER ON TIMER PAUSE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S STOP RANDOM REPEAT RECALL MUTE...

Page 52: ... and press SELECT Information about the current firmware version is displayed 5 When finished press j to return to the Top Menu screen SYSTEM SETTINGS Checking system information LIBRARY VOL FAVORITES SELECT BOOKMARK MENU INPUT PLAY INFO GROUP GROUP PLAY OFF TIMER ON TIMER PAUSE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S STOP RANDOM REPEAT RECALL MUTE 1 2 3 4 MCX 3 WD01440 2 5 1 Top Menu Edit Bookmark Setup Setup Network Sy...

Page 53: ...re Note that when resetting all parameters the client also resets its network parameters and disconnects itself from your MusicCAST network 1 Press and hold MENU until the Top Menu screen is displayed 2 Press u d to choose Setup and press SELECT 3 Press u d to choose System and press SELECT 4 Press u d to choose System Reset and press SELECT 5 Press p to begin the resetting process To cancel witho...

Page 54: ...he menu selection screen appears 3 Press u d to choose System Setup and press SELECT The function selection screen appears 4 Press u d to choose Client and press SELECT The Lock ON OFF screen appears 5 Press SELECT to remove the check from the checkbox then press u d j i to choose OK and press SELECT The lock function is disabled and the display returns to the function selection screen 00_MCX C15_...

Page 55: ...ddress and press SELECT Your client s network settings are displayed ID The unique ID used to identify your client on the network IP The IP address used by your client Press d to display the following Msk The subnet mask your client is operating under MAC The MAC address of your client This is a unique identification code used by your client within the MusicCAST network 6 When finished press j to ...

Page 56: ...s Manual page 21 The song stored on the server has not yet been converted to MP3 format Wait until the song has been converted to MP3 format until the asterisk disappears from next to the song name MCX 1000 Owner s Manual page 21 Playback from the client skips The network is extremely congested Place your clients under an independent subnet mask or upgrade your network hardware Playback on the cli...

Page 57: ...crease the ANALOG REC LEVEL MCX 1000 Owner s Manual page 29 The parameters for the AV receiver connected to the server are incorrect Configure the AV receiver parameters correctly MCX 1000 Owner s Manual page 122 The AV receiver connected to the server is not turned on Turn the AV receiver on The AV receiver is not correctly connected to the server Correctly connect the AV receiver to the server M...

Page 58: ...he MCX CA15 has been activated due to a short circuit etc Check that the speaker wires are not touching each other After checking that all connections are correct reset the client by pressing and holding on the client for 10 seconds Problem Cause Remedy Refer to page 00_MCX C15_Owner_UB book Page 57 Tuesday April 20 2004 9 32 PM ...

Page 59: ... Client 3 Client 2 Client 4 Client 6 Client 7 Client 5 Copy to Playlist Clear All Server AUDIO IN Auto Treble Bass OFF 30min 60min 90min 120min OFF ON Save Cancel OFF ON OFF ON Variable Fixed Status Auto Configuration Manual Setup Information System Update System Reset Screen Saver OFF ON Favorites Clear FAV1 Clear FAV2 Clear FAV3 Clear FAV4 Clear All page 16 page 16 page 16 page 16 page 29 page 2...

Page 60: ... which you are operating your MusicCAST component in For example if you playback an album without selecting a song then you are operating within the Album category If you playback a genre without selecting a song you are operating within the Genre category Library A group of songs stored on the server by artist album genre etc Playlist A list of your favorite songs that can be accessed by its grou...

Page 61: ...with prestored data CD R An abbreviation of Compact Disc Recordable A small plastic disc identical to a CD in appearance onto which a device such as the server can record data The server can only use Audio type CD R media CD RW An abbreviation of Compact Disc Re writable Client A MusicCAST system component that retrieves songs stored on the server for playback Controller The device on the front pa...

Page 62: ... the client and server On screen display The LCD display on the client or the display output to a TV or monitor connected to the server YAMAHA AV link YAMAHA technology that allows you to control the volume input selection and tuner preset selection of a YAMAHA AV receiver using the MCX C15 remote control Software 00_MCX C15_Owner_UB book Page 61 Tuesday April 20 2004 9 32 PM ...

Page 63: ... linear PCM Power supply AC 100 V to 240 V 50 60 Hz Power consumption 5 W Operation temperature 5 C to 35 C Dimensions W x H x D 120 x 120 x 106 mm 4 3 4 x 4 3 4 x 4 3 16 Weight without AC adaptor 0 6 kg 1 lbs 5 oz The above specifications are subject to change without notice Values in the AUDIO PERFORMANCE section are measured with the I O box connected SPECIFICATIONS 00_MCX C15_Owner_UB book Pag...

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