
©2009 Yamaha Corporation All rights reserved. Printed in China WR96010-1
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
PUREDIRECT
VOLUME
MAINZONE
INPUT
OFF
ON
INFO
ZONEON/OFF
ZONECONTROLS
MULTIZONE
MIC
OPTIMIZER
EFFECT
PROGRAM
YPAO
ZONE3
RL
OPTICAL
ZONE2
AUDIO
VIDEOAUX
SILENTCINEMA SVIDEO VIDEO
PHONES
BAND
CATEGORYPRESET/TUNING/CH MONO
STEREO/
MODE
SEARCH
MEMORY
STRAIGHT
CONTROLSELECT
AUDIO TONE
ENTER
ON/OFF
WIRELESS LAN
WIRELESS LAN
NETWORKMUSICCOMMANDERMCX-RC100
ZONE
MUTE
MUSIC/
REMOTE
VOLUME
BACK HOME
Receiver
(RX-V1900, etc)
Wired
WAN
(Net Radio, etc)
MCX-P200
(Music Player without amplifier)
MCX-A300
(Music Player with amplifier) 
MCX-RC100
(Music Commander)
WiFi router
WiFi
Wired or WiFi
MASTER
PUREDIRECT
VOLUME
MAINZONE
INPUT
INFO
ZONEON/OFF
ZONECONTROLS
MULTIZONE
MIC
OPTIMIZER
EFFECT
PROGRAM
YPAO
ZONE3
RL
OPTICAL
ZONE2
AUDIO
VIDEOAUX
SILENTCINEMA SVIDEO VIDEO
PHONES
BAND
CATEGORYPRESET/TUNING/CH MONO
STEREO/
MODE
SEARCH
MEMORY
STRAIGHT
MENURECOUT 
AUDIOSELECT/
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 specications 
are subject to change in part as a result of improvements, etc.
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 1Preparation
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.
yThe Music Commander automatically turns on by charge. If not, 
press and hold the control pad for more than two seconds 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 move the page up and down
• To enter the highlighted menu or conrm the selection
yPress the control pad until you hear click sound. It does not react to 
a touch.
 2Cable connections
For MCX-A300
1 Connect front right and left speakers to the SPEAKERS (L/R) 
terminals using speaker cables.
2If desired, connect a subwoofer to the SUBWOOFER OUT jack 
using a subwoofer (pin-jack) cable.
3Plug 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
DOCKSPEAKERS
SUBWOOFEROUT
DC IN 19V
OFF ON
Subwoofer Right
Front speakers
AC adapter
MCX-A300
Left
112 3
For MCX-P200
1Plug an analog audio cable into the AUDIO (L/R) jacks.
2Plug the other end of the analog audio cable into analog input jacks 
available on your receiver (RX-V1900, etc).
3If desired, connect a subwoofer to the SUBWOOFER jack using a 
subwoofer (pin-jack) cable.
4Plug the supplied AC adapter into the adapter connector, connect 
the power cable to the AC adapter, and then plug into an AC wall 
outlet.
CD TV
DVD
(PLAY)
IN
CD-R
MD/
BD/HD DVD
VCR
DVR
CBL/SAT
ININ
POWER
USB REMOTECONTROLOUT
WPS
(LAN)
NETWORK
DOCK
SUBWOOFERAUDIO
PREOUT
DC IN 19V
OFF ON
L R
L
R
Subwoofer AC adapter
Receiver (RX-V1900, etc)
MCX-P200
3
2
1 4
yBy using the supplied IR asher, you can control the receiver 
connected to the MCX-P200 with the Music Commander. For 
details, refer to the online manual at the MusicCAST2 website.
For information on other connections for your receiver, refer to the 
manual supplied with it.
•
•
For a network receiver (RX-V3900, etc)
1Connect your network receiver to a LAN port of the WiFi router 
using a network cable (CAT-5 or higher straight cable).
2Plug the supplied 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
Power cable
yFor information on other connections for your network receiver, 
refer to the manual supplied with it.
 3WiFi settings
yIf your WiFi router supports WPS, you can simply establish a 
wireless connection between this WiFi router and the MusicCAST2 
system using WPS. To activate the Music Players, press and hold 
the WPS setup button more than one second. For complete details, 
refer to the online manual at the MusicCAST2 website and WiFi 
router manual.
1. Make sure that your WiFi router is turned on.
2. Music Commander: 
 → 
NETWORKMUSICCOMMANDERMCX-RC100
ZONE
MUTE
MUSIC/
REMOTE
VOLUME
BACK HOME
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NETWORKMUSICCOMMANDERMCX-RC100
ZONE
MUTE
MUSIC/
REMOTE
VOLUME
BACK HOME
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NETWORKMUSICCOMMANDERMCX-RC100
ZONE
MUTE
MUSIC/
REMOTE
VOLUME
BACK HOME
3. 
 [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].
NETWORKMUSICCOMMANDERMCX-RC100
ZONE
MUTE
MUSIC/
REMOTE
VOLUME
BACK HOME
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NETWORKMUSICCOMMANDERMCX-RC100
ZONE
MUTE
MUSIC/
REMOTE
VOLUME
BACK HOME
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NETWORKMUSICCOMMANDERMCX-RC100
ZONE
MUTE
MUSIC/
REMOTE
VOLUME
BACK HOME
4. 
 Select a WiFi router to use for the WiFi 
connection.
NETWORKMUSICCOMMANDERMCX-RC100
ZONE
MUTE
MUSIC/
REMOTE
VOLUME
BACK HOME
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NETWORKMUSICCOMMANDERMCX-RC100
ZONE
MUTE
MUSIC/
REMOTE
VOLUME
BACK HOME
(continued on the back side)
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