Yamaha MCX 1000 MCXSP10 Manual - Page 38

Advanced MusicCAST functions The MusicCAST system has many other advanced capabilities which this Quick Manual does not attempt to explain. This section provides a brief summary of these functions and a page reference to the section of the MCX-1000 or MCX-A10 owner's manual where you can find a more in-depth explanation. ■ Making an Audio CD Use the MusicCAST server to make original CDs from the songs stored in on its hard disk drive. See page 80 in the MCX-1000 owner's manual. ■ Duplicating CDs in your collection Use the MusicCAST server to make duplicates of Audio CDs in your collection. The CDs the MusicCAST server makes are only copyable in compliance with SCMS regulations (see page 136 in the MCX-1000 owner's manual for an explanation of SCMS). See page 85 in the MCX-1000 owner's manual. ■ Controlling a YAMAHA AV receiver through an RS-232C connection Connect a YAMAHA AV receiver to the MusicCAST server with a cross-type RS-232C cable, and then use the MusicCAST server to change YAMAHA SURROUND PROGRAMS, alter volume settings, or switch the receiver between standby and power on modes. See page 91 in the MCX-1000 owner's manual. ■ Controlling MusicCAST clients from a MusicCAST server Control playback on MusicCAST clients from a MusicCAST server. See page 92 in the MCX-1000 owner's manual. ■ Using the Timer function to control recording and playback Use the Timer to automatically start and stop recording and playback on the MusicCAST server and clients at the time you designate. See page 97 in the MCX-1000 owner's manual. ■ Using the MusicCAST server to playback Audio CDs Use the MusicCAST server as a standard CD player to playback CDs. See page 48 in the MCX-1000 owner's manual. ■ Using the MusicCAST server to playback MP3 CDs Use the MusicCAST server to listen to MP3 CDs from your collection. See page 52 in the MCX-1000 owner's manual. ■ Viewing information on the data contained in the MusicCAST server View information on the current firmware version, MP3 encoding status, and data contained in the MusicCAST server. See page 130 in the MCX-1000 owner's manual. ■ Connecting the MusicCAST server to an Internet-based Gracenote CDDB service Set the MusicCAST server to access an Internet-based Gracenote CDDB service whenever you load a CD into the disc tray, to gain information about the songs, artists, genres, and name of the CD. See page 119 in the MCX-1000 owner's manual. ■ Recording music from external components Record audio material to the hard disk drive in the MusicCAST server from an external component connected to the MusicCAST server. See page 26 in the MCX-1000 owner's manual. ■ Listening to radio stations using the MusicCAST client Use the MusicCAST client to listen to radio stations through a YAMAHA AV receiver connected to the MusicCAST server via a cross-type RS-232C cable. See page 49 in the MCX-A10 owner's manual. ■ Setting the date and time in the MusicCAST system In addition to using the internal clock and calendar to activate the Timer functions, the MusicCAST server uses date and time information to manage data stored in its hard disk drive. You can set the time and date yourself, or connect the MusicCAST server to a server on the Internet which will automatically update the MusicCAST server date and time settings. See page 117 in the MCX-1000 owner's manual. ■ Advanced configuration utilities Set other miscellaneous parameters to enhance the performance of your MusicCAST system. See page 115 in the MCX-1000 owner's manual. ■ Configuring the MusicCAST system network manually Manually configure the MusicCAST system network to suit your needs. See page 108 in the MCX-1000 owner's manual and page 28 in the MCX-A10 owner's manual. Advanced MusicCAST functions 39