USB playback
Chapter 6:
USB playback
Using the USB interface
It is possible to listen to
USB mass storage device2 as shown below.
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Important
If a USB ERR message lights in the display, try following the points below:
Error | What it means |
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1 Press USB (SHIFT+TUNER).
USB ERR1
The power requirements of the USB device are too high for this receiver.
2 Connect your USB device.
The USB terminal is located on the front panel.
USB ERR2 The USB device is incompatible
PHONES
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| VIDEO/GAME INPUT |
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| USB | MCACC | |
| VIDEO | L AUDIO R | DIGITAL IN |
| SETUP MIC |
SYSTEMTUNING/ TUNER
SETUP RETURN TONE STATION EDIT SPEAKERS
MULTI JOG
USB ERR3 See USB interface on page 64 for more on this error message.
• | Switch the receiver off, then on again. |
• Reconnect the USB device with the receiver switched | |
| off. |
This receiver
USB mass storage device
3 Press (play) to start playback.
Files/folders play in sequential order based on the filename (according to the Unicode standard). Within a given directory, all files are played before continuing to folders/subfolders.
•Make sure the receiver is in standby when disconnecting the USB device.
Basic playback controls
The following table shows the basic controls on the remote for USB playback.
• Select another input source (like DVD/CD), then |
switch back to USB. |
• Use a dedicated AC adapter (supplied with the |
device) for USB power. |
If this doesn’t remedy the problem, it is likely your USB device is incompatible.
Compressed audio compatibility
Note that although most standard bit/sampling rate combinations for compressed audio are compatible, some irregularly encoded files may not play back. The list below shows compatible formats for compressed audio files:
•MP3
Button What it does
Starts normal playback.
Pauses/unpauses playback.
Press to start fast reverse scanning (press twice for
Press to start fast forward scanning. (press twice for
Skips to the start of the current track, then previous tracks.
Skips to the next track.
•WMA (Windows Media Audio) – Sampling rates: 32
kHz / 44.1 kHz; Bit rates: 32 kbps to 192 kbps (128
kbps or higher recommended); File extension: .wma;
WMA9 Pro and WMA lossless encoding: No
•AAC
Note
1This includes playback of
2• Compatible USB devices include external magnetic hard drives, portable flash memory (particularly keydrives) and digital audio players (MP3 players) of format FAT16/32. It is not possible to connect this unit to a personal computer for USB playback.
•Pioneer cannot guarantee compatibility (operation and/or bus power) with all USB mass storage devices and assumes no responsibility for any loss of data that may occur when connected to this receiver.
•With large amounts of data, it may take longer for the receiver to read the contents of a USB device.
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