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Playback with Network functions
Important
•In case a domain is configured in a Windows network environment, you cannot access a PC on the network while you are logged onto the domain. Instead of logging onto the domain, log onto the local machine.
•There are cases where the time elapsed may not be correctly displayed.
•About one minute is required between turning the power on and completion of startup.
1 Press NETWORK repeatedly to select the category you want to play back.
It may take several seconds for this receiver to access the network.
Select a category from the following list:
• NETRADIO – Internet radio |
• PANDORA – Internet radio that supports Pandora |
• M.SERVER – Server components on the network |
(Media server) |
3 Repeat step 2 to play back the desired song.
For detailed operating instructions, refer to the section shown below.
•Internet radio stations – See Listening to Internet radio stations below.
•Pandora – See Listening to Pandora Internet Radio on page 40.
•Media server – See Playing back audio files stored on components on the network on page 40.
•Favorites – See Playing back your favorite songs on page 40.
Basic playback controls
You can perform the following operations with the remote control of this receiver. Note that some buttons are not available for operation depending on the category currently being played back.
Press NETWORK to switch the remote control to the NETRADIO, PANDORA, M.SERVER or FAVORITE operation mode.
Playback with NETWORK features
Listening to Internet radio stations
Internet radio is an audio broadcasting service transmitted via the Internet. 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
Depending on the Internet line conditions, the sound may not be smooth when playing Internet radio.
About list of Internet radio
The list of Internet radio stations on this receiver is created, edited, and managed by the vTuner database service exclusively for use with this receiver. For details about vTuner, see vTuner on page 44.
• FAVORITE – Favorite songs currently being registered |
Depending on the selected category, the names of |
folders, files, and Internet radio stations are displayed. |
2 Use / to select the folder, music files or 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. To return to the list screen, press RETURN.
When 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.
Only audio files with the mark can be played. In case of the folders with the mark, use / and ENTER to select the desired folder and audio files.
AUDIO
PARAMETER
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CLR 0 ENTER
Saving and retrieving Internet radio stations
You can easily save and retrieve saved Internet radio stations. See Playing back your favorite songs on page 40 for more on this.
•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.
•A list of Internet radio stations provided by the vTuner database service is subject to change or deletion without notice due to various reasons.
•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.
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