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MCX-RC100 / MCX-A300 / MCX-P200

GETTING STARTED

This guide explains the basic way to build a WiFi network between 
your MusicCAST2 products and WiFi router and enjoy digital music 
distribution via the WiFi network. 
Complete description of MusicCAST2 products is available on our 
website. To access the MusicCAST2 website, please enter the following 
URL on your browser.

MusicCAST2 website:

www.yamaha.com/musiccast 

Network to build in this guide

MASTER

PURE DIRECT

VOLUME

MAIN ZONE

INPUT

OFF

ON

INFO

ZONE ON/OFF

ZONE CONTROLS

MULTI ZONE

MIC

OPTIMIZER

EFFECT

PROGRAM

YPAO

ZONE 3

R

L

OPTICAL

ZONE 2

AUDIO

VIDEO AUX

SILENT CINEMA

S VIDEO

VIDEO

PHONES

BAND

CATEGORY

PRESET/TUNING/CH

MONO

STEREO/

MODE

SEARCH

MEMORY

STRAIGHT

CONTROL

SELECT

AUDIO

TONE

ENTER

ON/OFF

WIRELESS

LAN

WIRELESS

LAN

NETWORK  MUSIC  COMMANDER  MCX-RC100

ZONE

MUTE

MUSIC/

REMOTE

VOLUME

BACK

HOME

Receiver

(RX-V1900, etc)

Wired

WAN

(vTuner, etc)

MCX-P200

(Music Player without amplifier)

MCX-A300

(Music Player with amplifier) 

MCX-RC100

(Music Commander)

WiFi router

WiFi
Wired or WiFi

MASTER 

PURE DIRECT 

VOLUME 

MAIN ZONE 

INPUT 

INFO 

ZONE ON/OFF  ZONE CONTROLS 

MULTI ZONE 

MIC 

OPTIMIZER 

EFFECT 

PROGRAM 

YPAO 

ZONE 3 

OPTICAL 

ZONE 2 

AUDIO 

VIDEO AUX 

SILENT CINEMA 

S VIDEO 

VIDEO 

PHONES 

BAND 

CATEGORY 

PRESET/TUNING/CH 

MONO 

STEREO/ 

MODE 

SEARCH 

MEMORY 

STRAIGHT 

MENU 

REC OUT 

AUDIO SELECT/ 

CONTROL 

TONE 

ENTER 

USB 

Network receiver

(RX-V3900, etc)

&

This guide assumes that you have an Internet connection and 

your WiFi router is being connected to the Internet.

This guide is printed prior to production. Design and specifications 

are subject to change in part as a result of improvements, etc.

 

1

  Preparation

Charging the Music Commander (MCX-RC100)

First, charge the Music Commander (MCX-RC100) as shown below. It 
takes about 135 minutes to fully charge the built-in battery.

To AC outlet

y

The Music Commander automatically turns on by charge. If not, 

press the control pad to turn on it.

How to use the Music Commander’s control 

pad

To move the selection from side to side or up and down

To enter the highlighted menu or confirm the selection

y

Press the control pad until you hear click sound. It does not react to 

a touch.

 

2

  Cable connections

For MCX-A300

Connect front right and left speakers to the SPEAKERS (L/R) 
terminals using speaker cables.

2

  If desired, connect a subwoofer to the SUBWOOFER OUT jack 

using a subwoofer (pin-jack) cable.

3

  Plug the supplied AC adapter into the adapter connector, connect 

the power cable to the AC adapter, and then plug into an AC wall 
outlet.

POWER

USB

WPS

( LAN )

NETWORK

DOCK

SPEAKERS

SUBWOOFER OUT

DC IN 19V

OFF

ON

Subwoofer

Right

Front speakers

To AC outlet

MCX-A300

Left

1

1

2

3

For MCX-P200

1

  Plug an analog audio cable into the AUDIO (L/R) jacks

2

  Plug the other end of the analog audio cable into analog input jacks 

available on your receiver (RX-V1900, etc)

3

  If desired, connect a subwoofer to the SUBWOOFER jack using a 

subwoofer (pin-jack) cable.

4

  Plug the supplied AC adapter into the adapter connector, connect 

the power cable to the AC adapter, and then plug into an AC wall 
outlet.

PHONO

CD

TV

DVD

(PLAY)

IN

CD-R

MD/

BD/HD DVD

VCR

DVR

CBL/SAT

IN

IN

R

L

POWER

USB

REMOTE CONTROL OUT

WPS

( LAN )

NETWORK

DOCK

SUBWOOFER

AUDIO

PRE OUT

DC IN 19V

OFF

ON

L

R

L

R

Subwoofer

To AC outlet

Receiver (RX-V1900, etc)

MCX-P200

3

2

1

4

y

By using the supplied IR flasher, you can control the receiver 

connected to the MCX-P200 with the Music Commander. For 

details, refer to the MusicCAST2 online manual.
For information on other connections for your receiver, refer to the 

manual supplied with it.

For a network receiver (RX-V3900, etc)

1

  Connect your network receiver to a LAN port of the WiFi router 

using a network cable (CAT-5 or higher straight cable).

2

  Plug the supplied AC power cable into the AC inlet and then plug 

into an AC wall outlet.

NETWORK 

AC IN 

LAN 

WAN 

WiFi router 

Network receiver (RX-V3900, etc)

To WAN

1

2

To AC outlet 

y

For information on other connections for your network receiver, 

refer to the manual supplied with it.

 

3

 

WiFi settings

1. 

Make sure that your WiFi router is turned on.

2. 

Music Commander: 

ZONE

 → 

Setup

NETWORK  MUSIC  COMMANDER  MCX-RC100

ZONE

MUTE

MUSIC/

REMOTE

VOLUME

BACK

HOME

ê

NETWORK  MUSIC  COMMANDER  MCX-RC100

ZONE

MUTE

MUSIC/

REMOTE

VOLUME

BACK

HOME

ê

 

NETWORK  MUSIC  COMMANDER  MCX-RC100

ZONE

MUTE

MUSIC/

REMOTE

VOLUME

BACK

HOME

3. 

Control

pad

 

[Network] – [Setup] – [Wireless LAN] – [Easy Setup]

Use the control pad to select 

[Network]

 and enter the “Network” menu 

as shown below. In the same way, select 

[Setup] – [Wireless LAN] 

– [Easy Setup]

.

NETWORK  MUSIC  COMMANDER  MCX-RC100

ZONE

MUTE

MUSIC/

REMOTE

VOLUME

BACK

HOME

ê

 

NETWORK  MUSIC  COMMANDER  MCX-RC100

ZONE

MUTE

MUSIC/

REMOTE

VOLUME

BACK

HOME

ê

 

NETWORK  MUSIC  COMMANDER  MCX-RC100

ZONE

MUTE

MUSIC/

REMOTE

VOLUME

BACK

HOME

4. 

Control

pad

 Select an access point to use for the WiFi 

connection.

NETWORK  MUSIC  COMMANDER  MCX-RC100

ZONE

MUTE

MUSIC/

REMOTE

VOLUME

BACK

HOME

ê

 

NETWORK  MUSIC  COMMANDER  MCX-RC100

ZONE

MUTE

MUSIC/

REMOTE

VOLUME

BACK

HOME

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