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Basic playback

Switch on the receiver and your TV.

See Connecting to the network through LAN interface on

page 16.

Switch the TV input so that it connects to the receiver.

Press NETWORK on the remote control to switch the

receiver to the NETWORK input.

It may take several seconds for this receiver to access the

network. The following screen appears when the NETWORK

is selected as the input function.

Use

/

to select the category you want to play back,

and then press ENTER.

Select a category from the following list:

• Now Playing – Display the current status and station

information.

• Internet Radio – Listening the SHOUTcast internet radio

via network.

• Music Library – Playback the music files stored in PCs.

• Favorites – Favorite songs currently being registered.

• Settings – Perform NETWORK function settings.

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 items are displayed over multiple pages, use /

to quickly display different pages.

Repeat step 5 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.

• Music files stored in PCs – See Playing back audio files

stored on components on the network on page 24.

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 (over-the-air), radio stations are

geographically restricted on the range of radio waves

broadcast from a transmitter through the air, Internet radio

stations are accessible from anywhere in the world, as long

as there is a connection to the Internet, as services are not

transmitted through the air but are delivered over the World

Wide Web. On this receiver you can select Internet radio

stations by genre as well as by region.

Depending on the Internet line conditions, the sound may not

be smooth when playing Internet radio.

Note

• 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.

• 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.

About list of Internet radio

The list of Internet radio stations on this receiver is created,

edited, and managed by the SHOUTcast database service.

Playing back audio files stored on components

on the network

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

NETWORK operation mode.

Playing back your favorite songs

Registering audio files and Internet radio stations



While Playing back a song, press

/

to select “Add to

Favor“, and then press ENTER.

The selected song is then registered in the Favorites folder.

Note that only the audio files stored on components on the

network can be registered.

Playing and deleting audio files and Internet radio

stations in and from the Favorites folder

Select ‘Favorites’ from the Main Menu.

Main Menu

Now Playing

Favorites Settings

Internet

Radio

Music

Library

AUDIO DISP

iPod

CTRL

DIMMER

TOP

TOOLS

VOL

RETURN

PTY

PRESET

BAND MUTE

HOME MENU

STATUS

SLEEP SP-AB

ENTER

TUNE