05Basic playback

Listening to Internet radio stations

(SC-35 only)

Tip

This section describes how to listen to Internet radio on the SC-35. On the SC-37, Internet radio is operated with Home Media Gallery. For details, see Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs (SC-37 only) on page 64.

Internet radio is an audio broadcasting service

transmitted via the Internet.1 There are a large number of Internet radio stations broadcasting a variety of services from every corner of the world. Some are hosted, managed, and broadcast by private individuals while others are by the corresponding traditional terrestrial radio stations or radio networks. Whereas terrestrial, or OTA (over-the-air), radio stations are geographically restricted on the range of radio waves broadcast from a transmitter through the air, Internet radio stations are accessible from anywhere in the world, as long as there is a connection to the Internet, as services are not transmitted through the air but are delivered over the World Wide Web. On this receiver you can select Internet radio stations by genre as well as by region.

Important

Before listening to Internet radio, you need to

program the Internet radio stations you wish to listen to onto this unit. See Programming the Internet radio stations below for how to program. Though the Internet radio stations are programmed in this receiver before it leaves the factory, the link may have expired. In that case, preset the stations again yourself.

1Press NET RADIO to switch to the Internet radio input.2

The Internet Radio list screen is displayed.

2Use / to select the Internet radio station to play

back, and then press ENTER.

Press / to scroll up and down the list and select the desired item. When you press ENTER, playback starts with the playback screen being displayed for the selected item. Depending on the Internet line conditions, the sound may not be smooth when playing Internet radio.

To return to the list screen, press RETURN.3

Programming the Internet radio stations

By programming the Internet radio stations you wish to listen to onto this receiver, you will be able to select those Internet radio stations. You can program up to 24 stations.

There are two methods of programming: one lets you use the GUI screen on this receiver; the other lets you connect your computer and use that screen.

Programming with the GUI screen

1Press TOP MENU when the Internet Radio station list is displayed.

The Internet Radio Setup screen is displayed.

2Use / to select the Internet Radio station list screen you wish to edit, and then press ENTER.

3Use / to select “Edit“.

If you select “Delete”, information regarding the Internet radio stations programmed into the currently selected memory will be deleted.

4Enter the URL of the Internet radio station you wish

to program.4

Use / to select a letter and / to move the cursor.

• A URL containing up to 192 letters can be entered.

5 Enter the title of the Internet radio station.

Use / to select a letter and / to move the cursor.

• A title containing up to 22 letters can be entered.

Programming on the computer screen

You can enter the Internet radio list on the screen of a computer that is connected to the same LAN as this receiver, and send the list to this unit.

The computer needs to be connected in advance to the network of this receiver and set up.

Note

1• To listen to Internet radio stations, you must have high-speed broadband Internet access. With a 56 K or ISDN modem, you may not enjoy the full benefits of Internet radio.

The port number varies depending on the Internet radio station. Check the firewall settings.

Broadcasts may be stopped or interrupted depending on the Internet radio station. In this case, you cannot listen to a radio station selected from the list of Internet radio stations.

2The Internet radio function cannot be selected in the main zone when the iPod/USB function is selected in the sub zone. Also, the Internet radio function cannot be selected in the sub zone when the iPod/USB function is selected in the main zone.

3When the list screen is displayed from the playback screen, the playback screen reappears automatically if no operation is performed for 10 seconds while the list screen is displayed.

4The URL can also be entered by connecting a USB keyboard (see Connecting a USB device on page 40).

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Pioneer SC-35 manual Basic playback Listening to Internet radio stations, Programming the Internet radio stations

SC-35 specifications

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