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Using Network/USB features
Use this feature to enjoy music files saved on your PC or
Yamaha MCX-2000. MCX-2000 is a music server that
enhances the concept of Yamaha exclusive MusicCAST, a
digital music delivery method over a personal network.
1
Install Windows Media Player 11 on your PC,
or register this unit on your Yamaha MCX-
2000.
• Refer to “Installing Windows Media Player 11 on
your PC” and “Registering this unit on the Yamaha
MCX-2000” on page 67.
• This procedure is needed only the first time.
• (PC only) You may need to make some setting of
Windows Media Player 11 to start the contents
sharing. Refer to the attached documents of
Windows Media Player 11.
2
Turn on your PC or MCX-2000.
The PC server or MCX-2000 is added to the server
list on the submenu of PC/MusicCAST.
3
Select a desired server or MusicCAST to
begin playback.
•
Yamaha
MCX-2000 may not be for sale in some locations.
• You can connect this unit to up to 4 PC servers and 1
MCX-2000, and each server must be connected to the same
subnet as this unit.
• Some WAV, MP3 and WMA files on your PC may not be
playable or may be noisy when played.
• (MCX-2000 only) Files marked with an asterisk (*) have not
been converted to MP3 format. You cannot play back such files
immediately unless you set the “Receive PCM Stream” setting
of this unit to “ON” on MCX-2000. For details, refer to the
instruction manual of MCX-2000.
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• While a song is being played, the time elapsed is displayed at
the bottom of the playback information screen.
• You can use
7
b
/
a
to skip backward/forward and
7
h
/
s
to start/stop playback independently from the menu
on the video monitor.
• You can set the settings for repeat and shuffle mode by using the
“Play Style” parameters in “NET/USB” (see page 95).
• You can set the front panel display mode by using the “Scroll”
parameter in “Front Panel Disp.” (see page 96).
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Installing Windows Media Player 11 on
your PC
With Windows Media Player 11, you can play back the
audio files on your PC. For details refer to the documents
of Windows Media Player 11.
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You can also play back the audio files on your PC with Windows
Media Connect 2.0 installed.
1
Install Windows Media Player 11 on your PC.
You can download the installer of Windows Media
Player 11 from the Microsoft website, or use the
upgrade function of the installed Microsoft Windows
Media Player.
2
Turn on your PC and then share a folder on
the PC.
The Shared folder is added to the server list on the
submenu of PC/MusicCAST.
• If the operating system (OS) of your PC is Windows Vista,
Windows Media Player 11 is pre-installed (except some
products).
• Some security software installed on your PC (anti-virus
software, firewall software, etc.) may block the access of this
unit to your PC. In such cases, configure the security software
appropriately.
• If you are using a PC with Windows XP Professional, and the
PC is logging on to a domain, you may not be able to connect
the PC server. In such cases, log on to the local machine instead
of the domain.
Using a PC server or Yamaha
MCX-2000
Notes
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