Basic playback
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Playing a USB device
It is possible to play files
1
using the USB
interface on the front of this receiver.
1
Switch on the receiver and your TV.
See
Connecting a USB device
on page 37.
2
2
Press iPod USB on the remote control to
switch the receiver to the iPod/USB.
3
Loading
appears in the GUI screen as this
receiver starts recognizing the USB device
connected.
4
When the display shows the
USB
Top
menu you’re ready to play from the USB
device.
Important
If an
Over Current
message lights in the
display, the power requirements of the USB
device are too high for this receiver. Try
following the points below:
• Switch the receiver off, then on again.
• Reconnect the USB device with the
receiver switched off.
• Use a dedicated AC adapter (supplied with
the device) for USB power.
If this doesn’t remedy the problem, it is likely
your USB device is incompatible.
Playing back audio files stored on a
USB memory device
The maximum number of levels that you can
select in Step 2 (below) is 8. Also, you can
display and play back up to 30 000 folders and
files within a USB memory device.
5
1
Use
/
to select ‘Music’ from the USB
Top menu.
2
Use
/
to select a folder, then press
ENTER to browse that folder.
• To return to the previous level any time,
press
RETURN
.
3
Continue browsing until you arrive at
what you want to play, then press
to start
playback.
6
Basic playback controls
This receiver’s remote control buttons can be
used for basic playback of files stored on USB
memory devices.
• Press
iPod USB
to switch the remote
control to the iPod/USB operation mode.
Note
1 • Compatible USB devices include external magnetic hard drives, portable flash memory drives (particularly key
drives) and digital audio players (MP3 players) of format FAT12/16/32. It is not possible to connect this unit to a
personal computer for USB playback.
• Pioneer cannot guarantee compatibility (operation and/or bus power) with all USB mass storage devices and
assumes no responsibility for any loss of data that may occur when connected to this receiver.
2 Make sure the receiver is in standby when disconnecting the USB device.
3 The iPod/USB function cannot be selected in the main zone when the Internet radio function is selected in the sub
zone. Also, the iPod/USB function cannot be selected in the sub zone when the Internet radio function is selected in
the main zone.
4 When a USB memory device with a large capacity is connected, it may take some time to read all the contents.
5 Note that characters that cannot be displayed on this receiver are displayed as
#
.
6 • If the file selected cannot be played back, this receiver automatically skips to the next file playable.
• When the file currently being played back has no title assigned to it, the file name is displayed in the GUI screen
instead; when neither the album name nor the artist name is present, the row is displayed as a blank space.
• VSX-31 only:
iPod/USB function cannot be selected for the MULTI-ZONE feature (page 77).
• Playback stops when the last song in a USB memory device is played back to the end.
• Copyrighted audio files cannot be played back on this receiver.
• DRM-protected audio files cannot be played back on this receiver.
iPod CTRL
HOME
MENU
TUNE
TUNE TOOLS
LIST
PRESET
TOP MENU
BAND
GUIDE
T.EDIT
VIDEO
PARAMETER
AUDIO
PARAMETER
ENTER
PRESET
RETURN
CATEGORY
SIGNAL SEL
S.RETRIEVER
MCACC
SLEEP
MIDNIGHT
TV / DTV
MPX
PQLS
PHASE CTRL
STATUS
PGM
MEMORY
MENU
AUDIO
INFO
DISP
HDD
DVD
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