Yamaha MCX-C15 - MusicCAST Network Audio Player Owner'S Manual Download

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MCX-C15

Distributed Audio Controller

MCX-C15

MENU

VOL

FAVORITES

OWNER'S MANUAL

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Summary of Contents for MCX-C15 - MusicCAST Network Audio Player

Page 1: ...MCX C15 Distributed Audio Controller UB MCX C15 MENU VOL FAVORITES 2 3 4 1 OWNER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...statistics function 29 Using playlists 30 Recall Play function 31 Bookmark function 33 OFF Timer function 36 ON Timer function 37 Broadcast function 39 LISTENING TO EXTERNAL COMPONENTS 41 Listening t...

Page 3: ...s AV link functionality for integrated control of YAMAHA AV receivers About this manual y indicates a tip for your operation For details regarding client installation and network configuration refer t...

Page 4: ...lients The server supports 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...

Page 5: ...g room and clients in your bedroom 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 t...

Page 6: ...otes 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 C15 Distributed Audio Controller UB...

Page 7: ...hium battery Please take care 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...

Page 8: ...of time 4 TIMER indicator Lights up when the ON Timer or OFF Timer function is activated see pages 36 and 37 5 button Switches the client between the sleep and power on modes Press and hold for 10 se...

Page 9: ...tent of the client s front panel 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 b...

Page 10: ...9 INTRODUCTION 1 AV OUT terminal 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 Bott...

Page 11: ...the front panel display when this 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...

Page 12: ...UT Switches the client s input source when using the AV link function D BOOKMARK Attaches or removes a bookmark from a song see page 33 E RANDOM Turns the Random playback mode on and off see page 21 F...

Page 13: ...ceived from an external source 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...

Page 14: ...nt action being taken by the client 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 R...

Page 15: ...T Startup screen is displayed 2 The client attempts to connect to the server and the following screen is displayed 3 If the client is able to make a connection the Top Menu screen appears and the netw...

Page 16: ...is not exposed to direct sunlight 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 perfo...

Page 17: ...he playback group Further you can 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 g...

Page 18: ...When playback is finished the 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 with...

Page 19: ...O during playback to switch to 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 volu...

Page 20: ...ss SELECT Treble Adjusts the treble 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...

Page 21: ...layback 2 Press REPEAT repeatedly 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 di...

Page 22: ...Listening to songs stored on 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 y...

Page 23: ...display the Play Info screen during 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...

Page 24: ...FAVORITES button that has not yet been assigned is pressed the message Not assigned appears briefly in the front panel display If a FAVORITES button is pressed while the client is in sleep mode the c...

Page 25: ...atically cancelled when you press 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 Libra...

Page 26: ...ORITES 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...

Page 27: ...yback 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 To assign input from an...

Page 28: ...d here that assignment is automatically cancelled when you press SELECT in step 5 above You must select a YAMAHA AV receiver in the Amplifier menu page 43 before the receiver s input can be assigned t...

Page 29: ...ically cancelled when you press SELECT in step 5 above You must select MCX CA15 in the Amplifier menu page 43 before the MCX CA15 s input can be assigned to a FAVORITES button To clear FAVORITES butto...

Page 30: ...albums stored on the server The following statistical data is available Times played Displays songs in order of the number of times they have been played Recently played songs Displays songs in order...

Page 31: ...m into groups The server can store up to ten different groups commonly referred to as collections which you can access from the client You cannot alter playlists from the client 1 Press and hold MENU...

Page 32: ...you need to move from room to room Only those clients registered on the server are available for use with the Recall Play function For details see the MCX 1000 Owner s Manual page 106 If no song is cu...

Page 33: ...press SELECT To cancel Recall Play press j to return to the previous screen Using shortcut keys to start recall playback You can use the keys on the client s remote control to start recall playback wi...

Page 34: ...To play bookmarked songs 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 Bookmarks and press SELECT 4 Press u d to cho...

Page 35: ...hoose Copy to Playlist and press SELECT 4 Press p to create the playlist The client creates a new playlist in the default collection Collection 1 on the server and the display returns to the Edit Book...

Page 36: ...ithout erasing the bookmark list press j y Erasing the list of bookmarks after copying it to a playlist allows you to start creating a new bookmark list LIBRARY VOL FAVORITES SELECT BOOKMARK MENU INPU...

Page 37: ...d to choose OFF Timer and press SELECT 4 Press u d to choose the desired number of minutes before the client automatically switches to sleep mode You can choose from the following settings OFF 30min 6...

Page 38: ...taneously When using this function Auto Play must be set to ON see page 47 to enable playback to begin automatically after the client switches itself on To activate the ON Timer function 1 Press and h...

Page 39: ...l 8 Press to place the client in sleep mode The TIMER indicator lights in the front panel To switch the ON Timer function on and off Press ON TIMER repeatedly The ON Timer screen appears briefly in th...

Page 40: ...simultaneously to all clients set up to receive Broadcast playback Make sure the server is in Broadcast mode before carrying out the following procedure on your client One or more clients must be set...

Page 41: ...j To remove clients from Broadcast playback Press s Broadcast playback stops on the client you are operating and the Play Info screen appears in the front panel display Top Menu Library Recall Play Re...

Page 42: ...ut and press SELECT 3 Press u d to 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 connec...

Page 43: ...n this case the server 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 MP...

Page 44: ...link must be connected to the AUDIO 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 m...

Page 45: ...connected to the MCX CA15 or I O box and press SELECT 7 Press p to confirm your selection Information about the component you selected appears briefly MCX CA15 is set as the default YAMAHA AV amplifi...

Page 46: ...use GROUP GROUP and b a when the input of your connected YAMAHA AV receiver is set to TUNER When a YAMAHA AV receiver is selected in the Amplifier menu you can cycle through the available inputs for t...

Page 47: ...ty 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 pr...

Page 48: ...ach song to a theoretical average during 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 not...

Page 49: ...n the client is first 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 ch...

Page 50: ...sing your client for an extended period you can place it in sleep mode Power consumption is reduced in sleep mode but the client still consumes a small amount of power to keep the display and remote c...

Page 51: ...isplayed 2 Press u d 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 DISPLA...

Page 52: ...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 Screen Saver and press SELECT 4 Press u d to choose ON or OFF and press SELECT ON En...

Page 53: ...o choose Information 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 L...

Page 54: ...again after performing the reset procedure Note that when resetting all parameters the client also resets its network parameters and disconnects itself from your MusicCAST network 1 Press and hold ME...

Page 55: ...tion screen appears 3 Press u d to choose a menu System Setup Edit function Recording or Others and press SELECT The function selection screen appears 4 Press u d to choose the function you want to un...

Page 56: ...ress SELECT 5 Press u d to choose IP Address 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 c...

Page 57: ...ete MCX 1000 Owner 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...

Page 58: ...ront panel of the server is set too low Increase 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...

Page 59: ...tion circuitry on the 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 b...

Page 60: ...t Tone Server Client 1 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 V...

Page 61: ...Group The category 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...

Page 62: ...plastic disc 12 cm 5 in diameter encoded 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 serve...

Page 63: ...n screen display of 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...

Page 64: ...0 Vrms GENERAL Playback data format MP3 and 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...

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