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Glossary

Default Gateway

Default Gateway is a node on a computer network that
serves as an access point to another network. A default
gateway (such as a computer and router) is used to
forward all traffic that is not addressed to a station within
the local subnet.

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)

Server

A DHCP server is a server that allocates IP addresses to
hosts (network devices). In most cases, a broadband
router serves as a DHCP server in a home network.

DLNA

The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is a cross-
industry organization of consumer electronics,
computing industry and mobile device companies.
Digital Living provides consumers with easy sharing of
digital media through a wired or wireless network in the
home.
The DLNA certification logo makes it easy to find
products that comply with the DLNA Interoperability
Guidelines. This unit complies with DLNA Interoperability
Guidelines v1.0.

DNS

DNS is an abbreviation for the Domain Name System,
which stores and associates many types of information
with domain names. Most importantly, DNS translates
domain names (computer hostnames or sitenames,
such as www.pioneerelectronics.com) to IP addresses
(such as 202.221.192.106).

Ethernet

A frame-based computer networking technology for local
area networks (LANs). This player supports 100BASE-TX
and 10BASE-T.

FLAC

FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) is an audio format
allows lossless codec. Audio is compressed in FLAC
without any loss in quality. For more details about FLAC,
visit the following website: http://flac.sourceforge.net/

IP (Internet Protocol) address

A unique number that devices use in order to identify and
communicate with each other on a network utilizing the
Internet Protocol standard, such as ‘192.168.0.1’. No
duplicate numbers are allowed in the network.

LAN

LAN is an abbreviation for the Local Area Network, which
is a computer network covering a small geographical
area, like a home, office, or group of buildings. Current
LANs are most likely to be based on switched IEEE 802.3
Ethernet technology, running at 10, 100, or 1000 Mbit/s,
or on IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi technology.

MAC (Media Access Control) address

An address attached to the port of any device. The MAC
address cannot be changed.

Neural Surround

Neural Surround represents the latest advancement in
surround technology and has been adopted by XM
Satellite Radio, FM Radio and Neural Music Direct for
broadcasts of surround recordings and live events.
Neural Surround employs psychoacoustic frequency
domain processing which allows delivery of a more
detailed sound stage with superior localization of
surround elements. System playback is scalable from
stereo up to state-of-the-art multichannel surround.

PlaysForSure

PlaysForSure is a marketing certification given by
Microsoft. The PlaysForSure logo makes it easy to find
digital media stores and devices that work together.
Digital media purchased from online stores carrying the
PlaysForSure logo is available for use on this unit.
This unit complies with PlaysForSure Requirements
Specification for Network Devices Version 2.01.
The PlaysForSure logo program is currently available in
the U.S. only.

Subnet mask

The IP address is divided into the network address part
and the host address part. The subnet mask is expressed
as ‘255.255.255.0’. In most cases, the subnet mask is
automatically assigned by the DHCP server.

vTuner

vTuner is a paid online database service that allows you
to listen to radio and TV broadcasts on the Internet.
vTuner lists thousands of stations from over 100 different
countries around the globe. For more details about
vTuner, visit the following website:
http://www.radio-pioneer.com
“This product is protected by certain intellectual property
rights of NEMS and BridgeCo. Use or distribution of such
technology outside of this product is prohibited without a
license from NEMS and BridgeCo or an authorized
subsidiary.
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