Operating instructions
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Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY inputs
DLNA
TM
, the DLNA Logo and DLNA CERTIFIED
TM
are trademarks, service marks, or certification 
marks of the Digital Living Network Alliance.
Content playable over a network
!  Even when encoded in a compatible format, 
some files may not play correctly.
!  Movie or Photo files cannot be played back.
!  There are cases where you cannot listen to an 
Internet radio station even if the station can be 
selected from a list of radio stations.
!  Some functions may not be supported 
depending on the server type or version used.
!  Supported file formats vary by server. As such, 
files not supported by your server are not 
displayed on this unit. For more information 
check with the manufacturer of your server.
Disclaimer for Third Party Content
Access to content provided by third parties 
requires a high speed internet connection and 
may also require account registration and a 
paid subscription.
Third party content services may be changed, 
suspended, interrupted, or discontinued at any 
time without notice, and Pioneer disclaims any 
liability in connection with such occurrences.
Pioneer does not represent or warrant that 
content services will continue to be provided 
or available for a particular period of time, 
and any such warranty, express or implied, is 
disclaimed.
About playback behavior over a 
network
!  Playback may stall when the PC is switched 
off or any media files stored on it are deleted 
while playing content.
!  If there are problems within the network 
environment (heavy network traffic, etc.) 
content may not be displayed or played 
properly (playback may be interrupted or 
stalled). For best performance, a 100BASE-
TX connection between player and PC is 
recommended.
!  If several clients are playing simultaneously, 
as the case may be, playback is interrupted or 
stalled.
!  Depending on the security software installed 
on a connected PC and the setting of such 
software, network connection may be blocked.
Pioneer is not responsible for any malfunction 
of the player and/or the Home Media Gallery 
features due to communication error/malfunc-
tions associated with your network connection 
and/or your PC, or other connected equip-
ment. Please contact your PC manufacturer or 
Internet service provider.
“Windows Media
TM
” is a trademark of Microsoft 
Corporation.
This product includes technology owned by 
Microsoft Corporation and cannot be used or 
distributed without a license from Microsoft 
Licensing, Inc.
Microsoft
®
, Windows
®
7, Windows
®
Vista, 
Windows
®
XP, Windows
®
2000, 
Windows
®
Millennium Edition, Windows
®
98, and 
WindowsNT
®
 are either registered trademarks 
or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the 
United States and/or other countries.
About playable file formats
The Home Media Gallery feature of this receiver supports the following file formats. Note that some 
file formats are not available for playback although they are listed as playable file formats. Also, the 
compatibility of file formats varies depending on the type of server. Check with your server to ensure 
the compatibility of file formats supported by your server.
!  Internet radio playback may be affected by the Internet communications environment, and in this 
case playback may not be possible even with the file formats listed here.
Music files
Category Extension Stream
MP3
<a>
.mp3
MPEG-1 Audio 
Layer-3
Sampling frequency 8 kHz to 48 kHz
Quantization bitrate 16 bit
Channel 2 ch
Bitrate 8 kbps to 320 kbps
VBR/CBR Supported/Supported
LPCM
—
<b>
LPCM
Sampling frequency 8 kHz to 48 kHz
Quantization bitrate 16 bit, 20 bit, 24 bit
Channel 2 ch
WAV .wav LPCM
Sampling frequency
In case of VSX-1021
8 kHz to 192 kHz
In case of VSX-921
8 kHz to 96 kHz
Quantization bitrate 16 bit, 20 bit, 24 bit
Channel 2 ch
WMA .wma
WMA2/7/8
Sampling frequency 8 kHz to 48 kHz
Quantization bitrate 16 bit
Channel 2 ch
Bitrate 5 kbps to 320 kbps
VBR/CBR Supported/Supported
WMA9
Sampling frequency 8 kHz to 48 kHz
Quantization bitrate 16 bit
Channel 2 ch
Bitrate 5 kbps to 320 kbps
VBR/CBR Supported/Supported










