Pioneer 1020 Playing a USB device

Basic playback 05

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Playing a USB device

It is possible to playback files1 using the USB

interface on the front of this receiver.

1 Switch on the receiver and your TV.

See Connecting a USB device on page 33.2

2 Press

iPod USB

on the remote control to

switch the receiver to the

iPod/USB

Loading appears in the GUI screen as this

receiver starts recognizing the USB device

connected.4 When the display shows USB Top

menu you’re ready to playback from the USB

device.

Important

If an Over Current message lights in the

display, the power requirements of the USB

device are too high for this receiver. Try

following the points below:

• Switch the receiver off, then on again.

• Reconnect the USB device with the

receiver switched off.

• 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.

Playing back audio files stored on a

USB memory device

The maximum number of levels that you can

select in Step 2 (below) is 8. Also, you can

display and play back up to 30 000 folders and

files within a USB memory device.5

1Use

/

to select ‘Music’ from the

USB

Top

menu.

2Use

/

to select a folder, then press

ENTER

to browse that folder.

• To return to the previous level any time,

press RETURN.

3 Continue browsing until you arrive at

what you want to play, then press



to start

playback.

Basic playback controls

This receiver’s remote control buttons can be

used for basic playback of files stored on USB

memory devices.

•Press iPod USB to switch the remote

control to the iPod/USB operation mode.

Note

1 • Compatible USB devices include external magnetic hard drives, portable flash memory (particularly keydrives) and

digital audio players (MP3 players) of format FAT12/16/32. 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.

2 Make sure the receiver is in standby when disconnecting the USB device.

3 The iPod/USB function cannot be selected in the main zone when the Internet radio function is selected in the sub

zone. Also, the iPod/USB function cannot be selected in the sub zone when the Internet radio function is selected in

the main zone.

4 When a USB memory device with a large capacity is connected, it may take some time to read all the contents.

5 Note that characters that cannot be displayed on this receiver are displayed as #.

6 • If the file selected cannot be played back, this receiver automatically skips to the next file playable.

• When the file currently being played back has no title assigned to it, the file name is displayed in the GUI screen

instead; when neither the album name nor the artist name is present, the row is displayed as a blank space.

• Playback stops when the last song in a USB memory device is played back to the end.

• Copyrighted audio files cannot be played back on this receiver.

• DRM-protected audio files cannot be played back on this receiver.

iPod CTRL

HOME

TUNE

TOOLS

LIST

PRESET

TOP MENU

BAND GUIDE

T.EDIT

VIDEO

PARAMETER

AUDIO

PARAMETER

ENTER

PRESET

RETURN