Pioneer VSX-819H-S manual 11Other connections, iPod playback, Finding what you want to play

11Other connections

2Switch the receiver on and press the iPod USB input source button to switch the receiver to the iPod.

The front panel display shows Loading while the receiver verifies the connection and retrieves data from the iPod.

3Use the TOP MENU button to display iPod Top menu.

When the display shows Top Menu you’re ready to play music from the iPod.1

•If after pressing iPod the display shows NO DEVICE, try switching off the receiver and reconnecting the iPod to the receiver.

iPod playback

To navigate songs on your iPod, you can take advantage of the OSD of your TV connected to this receiver.2 You can also control all operations for music in the front panel display of this receiver.

3Continue browsing until you arrive at

what you want to play, then press  to start playback.3

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.

Finding what you want to play

When your iPod is connected to this receiver, you can browse songs stored on your iPod by playlist, artist, album name, song name, genre or composer, similar to using your iPod directly.

iPod Top
[		]
	Playlists
[	Artists	]
[ Albums		]
[ Songs		]
[ Podcasts		]
[ Genres		]
[ Composers		]
[ Audiobooks		]
[ Shuffle Songs		]
	ENTER

1Use the / buttons to select a category then press ENTER to browse that category.

•To return to the previous level any time, press RETURN.

2Use the / buttons to browse the selected category (e.g., albums).

Basic playback controls

The following table shows the basic playback controls for your iPod:

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.

ENTER Press to set the play and pause modes.

Pauses playback, or restarts playback when paused.

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

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

Press repeatedly to switch between

Repeat One, Repeat All and Repeat

Off.

Note

1The controls of your iPod (excluding iPod touch or iPhone) will be inoperable when connected to this receiver (Pioneer shows in the iPod display).

2• Note that non-roman characters in the title are displayed as .

•This feature is not available for photos or video clips on your iPod.

•It is not possible to output the iPod audio to ZONE 2.

3If you’re in the song category, you can also press ENTER to start playback.

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