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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 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 7 operating instructions Other connections, Basic playback controls, Switching the iPod controls2