McIntosh MS300

MS300 Advanced Users Guide
3/3/2005
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Table of Contents
About This Guide.....................................................................................................................4
What This Guide Covers ........................................................................................................ 4
Guide Updates ....................................................................................................................... 4
Additional Connection and Hookup Information .................................................................. 5
Digital Audio Inputs ................................................................................................................5
Audio Outputs......................................................................................................................... 5
Video Outputs......................................................................................................................... 6
RS-232 Connections ..............................................................................................................7
External Modem Connections ................................................................................................7
IR Connections....................................................................................................................... 7
Ethernet Connections............................................................................................................. 8
External Changer Connections............................................................................................. 11
MS300 Networking: Beyond Ethernet .................................................................................. 13
Wireless Networking.............................................................................................................13
Powerline Networking........................................................................................................... 14
HPNA Networking ................................................................................................................ 15
Registration............................................................................................................................ 16
Testing a Broadband Connection......................................................................................... 16
Testing a Dialup Connection ................................................................................................ 17
Retail Demo Mode.................................................................................................................. 19
What is FLAC? ....................................................................................................................... 20
Notable features of FLAC..................................................................................................... 20
What FLAC is not ................................................................................................................. 21
Backup and Restore ..............................................................................................................23
MS300 Music Backup........................................................................................................... 23
MS300 Music Restore.......................................................................................................... 24
About ID3 Tags ....................................................................................................................24
Advanced Utilities.................................................................................................................. 25
Restore Factory Defaults...................................................................................................... 26
Force Re-Registration .......................................................................................................... 26
Library Index Rebuild ...........................................................................................................27
Lookup All Covers ................................................................................................................ 28
Remote Control Programming..............................................................................................29
Controlling One or More MS300s......................................................................................... 29
Controlling Other Components............................................................................................. 30
Changing the Volume Lock .................................................................................................. 32
Resetting the MS Source Buttons ........................................................................................ 32
Using the Macro key.............................................................................................................33
Manufacturer IR Codes ........................................................................................................ 35
Keyboard Programming........................................................................................................ 39
Programming the Keyboard to Control MS1, MS2, MS3, or MS4 Sources .......................... 39
Programming the Universal Source Buttons ........................................................................ 41