Yamaha MCX-2000 User Manual

MCX-2000 Owner’s Manual

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You can expand your music archive by recording (or 
importing) songs and other audio programs from commercial 
music CDs, external audio signals, and FM radio programs 
from the built-in tuner. You can record these audio sources to 
the MCX-2000 internal hard drive with up to 200 hours in 
linear PCM format (16-bit/44.1kHz) or up to 2,000 hours in 
MP3 format (160kbps bit rate) by default. You can adjust 
recording options (page 96) balancing your preferred sound 
quality and total recoding time. In addition, you can confirm 
how long recording is possible now in a System Information 
screen (page 102). When selecting Top Menu > Recording, 
you will see the following screen.

Select this when importing songs from an audio CD (CD-
DA). For most commercial music CDs, the MCX-2000 
automatically retrieves song data such as artist name, album 
title and each song title from the CDDB database (page 53).

Select this when you want to ‘air check’ an FM radio 
program. You can adjust the recording level and select 
recording modes such as Manual and Synchro (Full Auto or 
Auto Track Marking) for your preferences. 

Select this when recording incoming audio signals via the 
MCX-2000 analog or digital input jacks. Using the same 
recording interface as FM radio recording, you can easily 
record songs or other audio programs from an old analog 
tape or other media.

Select this when you want to duplicate an existing audio CD 
(CD-DA). For duplication, you need a CD-R/RW disc for 
audio recording.

This is a special feature that lets you create your original CD 
from an album or a playlist in your music archive. To get the 
most out of this feature, you may want to read “Editing the 
Library” (page 75) after importing necessary songs (or 
source audio materials) in PCM format.

In general, music CDs are the easiest and simplest way to 
create your music archive. Once CD songs are imported, the 
MCX-2000 lets you manage them using playlists and other 
editing features (page 75).

1 From the Recording menu screen, select Store from CD. 

A song list will appear if you’ve already set an audio CD in 
the MCX-2000. If not, the unit shows “No Audio CD 
present” along with “Insert Audio CD” in yellow.

2 Press the OPEN/CLOSE button on the remote control and 

open the CD tray. Set an audio CD with its label side 
facing up. Press the same button again to close the tray.

n The MCX-2000 only supports audio CDs (CD-DA) for importing 

songs. If you set any other CD or DVD, the unit will show “Insert Audio 
CD” again after attempting to read it.

Recording menu

CD recording screen

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