MCX-2000 Owner’s Manual
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Thank you and congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha MCX-2000 Digital Audio Server!
The MCX-2000 is a music server that enhances the concept of MusicCAST, a digital music delivery method over a
personal network.
MusicCAST delivers a new listening style for the digital era. It allows you to record various audio sources, including music
CDs, onto the music server, and enjoy streamed playback on a client device (MCX-A10 or MCX-C15, sold separately)
placed anywhere in your home, using wired and wireless computer networking technologies.
There are many ways to use the MusicCAST network and the MCX-2000 music server.
Use the MCX-2000 to collect and centralize all music sources in your home. Then, simply place a client device in every
room of your house—instead of buying a separate stereo or audio set for each of your family members. This setup lets
each member of the family enjoy their own favorite music—in any room at the same time. Naturally, the music server can
also be set to stream the same music to each client, so that you can walk around your house and have the same music
play no matter where you go.
The MCX-2000 has other great features. It can also stream music or audio programs from the built-in FM radio tuner
anywhere in your home via the MusicCAST network. Locally on the MCX-2000, you can also enjoy Internet radio
programs. You can also use the MCX-2000 to record audio content from old analog tapes. Once recorded, they can be
streamed via the MusicCAST network and burned onto CD-R/RW media for storage purposes, together with songs from
music CDs.
The above are just a few examples to show how you can use the MusicCAST network and the MCX-2000 music server.
You’ll find additional ones throughout this manual, too—so, keep the manual in a safe place and read it thoroughly in
order to get the most out of your new MCX-2000.
Preface
