Pioneer VSX-1016V-S USB playback Chapter, Using the USB interface, Basic playback controls

USB playback

Chapter 6:

USB playback

Using the USB interface

It is possible to listen to two-channel audio1 using the USB interface on the front of this receiver. Connect a

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

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

S-VIDEO		VIDEO/GAME INPUT		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 (MPEG-1/2/2.5 Audio Layer 3) – Sampling rates: 8 kHz to 48 kHz; Bit rates: 8 kbps to 320 kbps (128 kbps or higher recommended); File extension: .mp3

Button What it does

Starts normal playback.

Pauses/unpauses playback.

Press to start fast reverse scanning (press twice for high-speed scanning).

Press to start fast forward scanning. (press twice for high-speed scanning).

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 (MPEG-4 Advanced Audio Coding) – Sampling rates: 11.025 kHz to 48 kHz; Bit rates: 16 kbps to 320 kbps (128 kbps or higher recommended); File extension: .m4a; Apple lossless encoding: No

Note

1This includes playback of WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC files (except files with copy-protection or restricted playback).

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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