[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)

 

 

 

JPEG

S

S

z: Only files that are not protected by copyright can be played on the S-302.

bContents 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.

The S-302 is compatible with MP3 ID3-Tag (Ver. 2) standards.

The S-302 is compatible with WMA META tags.

Basic Operation

1Make the necessary preparations.

qCheck the network environment, then turn on the S-302’s power. (vpage 15 “Network Audio”)

wIf settings are required, make the network settings. (vpage 20 ~ 22 “Network Setup”)

ePrepare the computer. (vComputer’s operating instructions) Install “Windows Media Player ver. 11”.

2Use <FUNCTION> or [NET/USB] to select “NET/ USB”.

: “NET/USB” (vpage 17)

3Use [ui] to select the menu, then press [ENTER] or [p] to select the file you want to play.

4Press [ENTER] or [p] .

Playback starts.

 

 

 

 

ENGLISH

 

• The time for which the GUI menus are displayed can be set at GUI

Getting

 

menu “NET/USB” (vpage 17).

 

Started

• The display can be switched between the artist name, track name,

 

album name.

 

 

 

 

Connections

 

Listening to Internet Radio

 

 

 

Use [ui] to select “Internet Radio”, then press

 

 

1[ENTER] or [p].

 

 

Setup

 

Use [ui] to select the item you want to play, then

 

 

 

 

 

 

2press [ENTER] or [p].

 

 

Playback

 

The station list is displayed.

 

 

 

A “

 

” mark is indicated in front of stations that can be played.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remote

 

Use [ui] to select the station, then press [ENTER] or

 

 

3[p].

 

 

 

Playback starts once buffering reaches “100%”.

 

 

Control

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[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.

Stopping playback temporarily

During playback, press [3].

To stop

During the play or pause mode, press 2.

Searching up or down pages

Press [CHANNEL –] (down) or [CHANNEL +] (up).

Searching by first letter (Character search)

This operation is convenient for choosing items from the menu screens for Internet radio stations or files stored on the computer.

• There are many Internet radio stations on the Internet, and the

Information

quality of the programs they broadcast as well as the bit rate of the

tracks varies widely.

Generally, the higher the bit rate, the higher the sound quality, but

 

depending on the communication lines and server traffic, the music

Troubleshooting

or audio signals being streamed may be interrupted.

Inversely, lower bit rates mean a lower sound quality but less

tendency for the sound to be interrupted.

• “Server Full” or “Connection Down” is displayed if the station is

busy or not broadcasting.

 

• On the S-302, folder and file names can be displayed as titles. Any

 

characters that cannot be displayed are replaced with “ . (period)”.

 

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