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3 Continue browsing until you arrive at what you

want to play, then press to start playback.1 Navigation through categories on your iPod looks like this:

Playlists  Songs

Artists  Albums  Songs

Albums  Songs

Songs

Podcasts

Genres  Artists  Albums  Songs

Composers  Albums  Songs

Audiobooks

Shuffle Songs

Tip

You can play all of the songs in a particular category by selecting the All item at the top of each category list. For example, you can play all the songs by a particular artist.

Basic playback controls

The following table shows the basic playback controls for your iPod. Press iPod USB to switch the remote control to the iPod USB operation mode.

Button

What it does

 

 

Press to start playback.

If you start playback when something other than a song is selected, all the songs that fall into that category will play.

Pauses playback, or restarts playback when paused.

/ Press and hold during playback to start scanning.

Important

If an error message lights in the display, try following the points below:

Symptom

What it means

Error I1

There is a problem with the signal path from the

 

iPod to the receiver. Switch off the receiver and

 

reconnect the iPod to the receiver. If this doesn’t

 

seem to work, try resetting your iPod.

 

 

Error I2

The software version being used with the iPod

 

needs to be updated. Update the software being

 

used with the iPod (please use the latest iPod

 

software versions later than the iPod updater

 

2004-10-20).

 

 

Error I3

The iPod that is not supported is connected.

 

Check whether the iPod was supported by this

 

receiver (page 51).

 

 

 

When the iPod software version is too old. Update

 

the iPod software to the latest version.

 

 

Error I4

When there is no response from the iPod. Update

 

the iPod software to the latest version. If this

 

doesn’t seem to work, try resetting your iPod.

 

 

No Music

There are no playable songs currently stored in the

Track

iPod. Input some music files compatible with iPod

 

playback.

 

 

No Track

When there are no tracks in the category selected

 

on the iPod. Select a different category.

 

 

Switching the iPod controls2

You can switch over the iPod controls between the iPod and the receiver.

/ Press to skip to previous/next track.

Press repeatedly to switch between Repeat One, Repeat All and Repeat Off.

Press repeatedly to switch between Shuffle Songs, Shuffle Albums and Shuffle Off.

DISPLAY Press repeatedly to change the song playback information displayed in the front panel display.

/ When browsing, press to move to previous/next levels. During playback, press to skip to previous/ next track.

/ During Audiobook playback, press to switch the playback speed: Faster  Normal  Slower

TOP Press to return to the iPod Top menu screen.

MENU

1 Press RECEIVER, then press iPod CTRL to switch the iPod controls.3

This enables operation and display on your iPod, and this receiver’s remote control and OSD become inactive.

2Press iPod CTRL again to switch back to the receiver controls.

iPod is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

RETURN Press to return to the previous level.

Note

1If you’re in the song category, you can also press ENTER to start playback.

2You cannot use this function, when an iPod of fifth generation or iPod nano of first generation is connected.

3When this function is set, iPod images cannot be played on this receiver.

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Pioneer VSX-1018AH-K manual Other connections, Basic playback controls, Switching the iPod controls2

VSX-1018AH-K specifications

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