USB connection

This receiver is equipped with a USB terminal on the front panel. You can connect your PC to this terminal and enjoy sound reproduced through your PC.

When you connect your PC for the first time, follow the procedure below.

•Remember you cannot send any signal or data to your PC from this receiver.

IMPORTANT:

Check if your PC equipped with the CD-ROM drive is running on Windows® 98 SE*, Windows® Me*, Windows® 2000*, or Windows® XP* and prepare its CD-ROM.

How to install the USB drivers

The following procedure is described using the English version of Windows® XP. If your PC is running on a different version of operation system or language, the screens shown on your PC’s monitor will differ from the ones used in the following procedure.

1Turn on your PC.

•If the PC has been turned on, quit all the applications now running.

2Turn on the receiver, and select the source as “USB.”

3Set the volume to minimum.

IMPORTANT:

Always set volume to “0” when connecting or disconnecting the

other equipment.

4Connect the receiver to the PC using a USB cable (not supplied).

USB

6Check if the drivers are correctly installed.

1.Open the Control Panel on your PC: Select [Start] = [Control Panel].

2.Select [System] = [Hardware] = [Device Manager] =

[Sound, video and game controllers] = [Universal Serial Bus controllers].

•The following window appears, and you can check if the drivers are installed.

Now PC is ready for playback through the USB connection.

After installation is completed, you can use your PC as the playback source. The PC automatically recognizes the receiver whenever a USB cable is connected between the PC and the receiver while the receiver is turned on.

•When not using the PC as the playback source, disconnect the USB cable.

To play back sounds on the PC, refer to the manuals supplied with the sound reproduction application installed in the PC.

If no sound comes from the speakers, check the following items:

USB cable (not supplied)

–select the source as “USB.”

–connect the USB cable correctly.

–check the USB device is recognized properly.

–check the playback software in your PC is compatible with the USB device.

–open the Control Panel on your PC, select [Sounds and Audio Devices] = [Audio] tab = [Sound playback] = [Default device], and check [Default device] is set to [USB Audio device].

NOTES

• DO NOT turn off the receiver or disconnect the USB cable while

installing the drivers and for several seconds while your PC is

• Use “USB series A plug to B plug” cable when connecting.

5The USB drivers are installed automatically.

•If the USB drivers are not installed automatically, install the USB drivers by following the instructions on the PC’s monitor.

recognizing the receiver.

• Use a USB cable (version 1.1 or later). Recommended cord

length is 1.5 m.

• If your PC does not recognize the receiver, disconnect the USB

cable and connect it again. If it does not work yet, restart

Windows.

• The installed drivers can be recognized only when the USB

cable is connected between the receiver and your PC.

• The sound may not be played back correctly—interrupted or

degraded—due to your PC settings and PC specifications.

*Microsoft®, Windows® 98 SE, Windows® Me, Windows® 2000, and Windows® XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft corporation.

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