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Playing Network Audio or USB Memory Devices

This procedure can be used to play Internet radio stations or music files stored on a computer or USB memory device.

nAbout the Internet radio function

•Internet radio refers to radio broadcasts distributed over the Internet. Internet radio stations from around the world can be tuned in.

The AVR-3808CI is equipped with the following Internet radio functions:

·Stations can be selected by genre and region.

·Up to 56 Internet radio stations can be preset.

·Internet radio stations in MP3 and WMA (Windows Media Audio) format can be listened to.

·Your favorite radio stations can be registered by accessing an exclusive DENON Internet radio URL from a Web browser on a computer.

b The function is managed for individual users, so you must provide your MAC or e-mail address.

Exclusive URL: http://www.radiodenon.com

b The radio station database service may be suspended without notice.

•The AVR-3808CI’s Internet radio station list is created using a radio station database service (vTuner). This database service provides a list edited and created for the AVR-3808CI.

vTuner services may be discontinued without notice.

nMusic server

This function lets you play music files and playlists (m3u, wpl) stored on a computer (music server) connected to the AVR-3808CI via a network.

With the AVR-3808CI’s network audio playback function, connection to the server is possible using one of the technologies below.

·Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service

·Windows Media DRM10

Installing Windows Media Player ver. 11

qIf Windows XP Service Pack 2 has not yet been installed, either download it free of charge from Microsoft or install it via a Windows update installer.

w Download the latest version of Windows Media Player ver. 11, either directly from Microsoft or using a Windows update installer.

bWhen using Windows Vista, there is no need to download a new version of Windows Media Player.

nUSB memory devices

A USB memory device can be connected to the AVR-3808CI’s USB port to play music files stored on the USB memory device.

·Only USB memory devices conforming to mass storage class and MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) standards can be played on the AVR-3808CI.

·The AVR-3808CI is compatible with USB memory devices in “FAT16” or “FAT32” format.

[Compatible formats]

 

Internet

Music serverb

USBb

 

radio

 

 

WMA (Windows

S

S

Sz

Media Audio)

 

 

 

MP3 (MPEG-1

S

S

S

Audio Layer-3)

 

 

 

WAVz

–

S

S

MPEG-4 AAC

–

Sz

Sz

FLAC (Free

 

 

 

Lossless Audio

–

S

S

Codec)

 

 

 

A server or server software compatible with distribution in the corresponding formats is required to play music files via a network.

z: Only files that are not protected by copyright can be played on the AVR-3808CI.

Contents downloaded from pay sites on the Internet are copyright protected. Also, files encoded in WMA format when ripped from a CD, etc., on a computer may be copyright protected, depending on the computer’s settings.

b Music server and USB

·The AVR-3808CI is compatible with MP3 ID3-Tag (Ver. 2) standards.

·The AVR-3808CI is compatible with WMA META tags.

[Playable formats]

 

Sampling

Bit rate

Extension

 

frequency

 

 

 

WMA (Windows

32/44.1/48 kHz

48~192 kbps

.wma

Media Audio)

 

 

 

MP3 (MPEG-1

32/44.1/48 kHz

32~320 kbps

.mp3

Audio Layer-3)

 

 

 

WAV

32/44.1/48 kHz

–

.wav

MPEG-4 AAC

32/44.1/48 kHz

16~320 kbps

.aac/.m4a/.mp4

FLAC (Free

 

 

 

Lossless Audio

32/44.1/48 kHz

–

.flac

Codec)

 

 

 

WAV format Quantization bit rate: 16 bits.

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