Using the Internet Radio

Use this feature to listen to Internet Radio stations. This unit uses the vTuner Internet Radio station database service particularly customized for this unit, providing over 2000 radio station database. Further, you can store your favorite stations with bookmarks.

Notes

•This service may be discontinued without notice.

•Some Internet Radio stations may not be played even if they are selected in the NET RADIO menu.

•To listen to the Internet Radio, connect this unit to your network (see page 40).

•A narrowband Internet connection (i.e. 56K modem, ISDN) will not provide satisfactory results, and a broadband connection is strongly recommended (i.e. a cable modem, an xDSL modem, etc.). For detailed information, consult with your ISP.

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•You can use Ah/ sto start/stop playback independently from the menu in the video monitor.

•“Podcast” is a type of the Internet Radio service, and there are a number of Podcast services available on the Internet. The Podcast is not a continuous service. That is, this unit stops playback when an episode of the Podcast ends.

•Some security devices (such as firewall) may block the access of this unit to Internet Radio stations. In such cases, configure the security settings appropriately.

■Storing your favorite Internet Radio stationswith bookmarks

Use this feature to select your favorite Internet Radio stations quickly.

Press and hold 8TITLE on the remote control while the selected Internet Radio station service is being broadcast.

The stored Internet Radio station is added to the “Bookmark” list (see page 80).

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•To remove the stored station from the list, select the item in the first level of the “Bookmark” list and then press and hold 8TITLE on the remote control.

•You can also register your favorite Internet Radio stations to this unit by accessing the following website with the web browser on your PC. To use this feature, you need the MAC address of this unit as the ID number and your e-mail address to create your personal account. Use “Information” in the “Network” menu to display the MAC address of this unit (see

page 111). For details, refer to the help information on the website. URL: http://yradio.vtuner.com/

Using Network/USB features

Using a USB storage device or a USB portable audio player

Use this feature to enjoy WAV (PCM format only), MP3, WMA and MPEG-4 AAC files saved on your USB storage device or USB portable audio player connected to the USB port on the front panel of this unit.

This unit is equipped with the front and rear USB ports. Set “USB Select” in “Input Select” to “Front” or “Rear” to select the active USB port (see page 98).

Notes

•This unit supports USB mass storage class devices or USB MTP devices using FAT 16 or FAT 32.

•Only the first partition is displayed in the GUI menu. You cannot select files in other partitions.

•Up to 8 levels of directory hierarchy and 500 music files per directory are recognized.

•Some devices may not work properly even if they meet the requirements.

•Some WAV, MP3, WMA and MPEG-4 AAC files may not be playable or may be noisy when played.

•When you connect your USB storage device or USB portable audio player, there may be an about 10 seconds delay.

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•While a song is being played, the time elapsed is displayed at the bottom of the playback information screen.

•You can use Ab / a to skip backward/forward and

Ah / s to start/stop playback independently from the menu in the video monitor.

•You can set the settings for repeat and shuffle mode by using the “Play Style” parameters in “NET/USB” (see page 98).

•You can set the front panel display mode by using the “Scroll” parameter in “Front Panel Disp.” (see page 112).

Operation

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