Pioneer VSX-43 Owner's Manual - Page 28

4 Basic playback Tip • Change the receiver's input to the iPod in one action by pressing iPod iPhone iPad DIRECT CONTROL on the front panel to enable iPod operations on the iPod. 2 Press iPod CTRL again to switch back to the receiver controls when you're done. Tip • Change the receiver's input to the iPod in one action by pressing iPod iPhone iPad DIRECT CONTROL on the front panel to enable iPod operations on the iPod. Playing a USB device It is possible to play files using the USB interface on the front of this receiver. Important • 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. • About one minute is required between turning the power on and completion of startup. Note • Compatible USB devices include external magnetic hard drives, portable flash memory (particularly keydrives) and digital audio players (MP3 players) of format FAT16/32. • Copyrighted audio files cannot be played back on this receiver. • With large amounts of data, it may take longer for the receiver to read the contents of a USB device. • 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 OSD instead; when neither the album name nor the artist name is present, the row is displayed as a blank space. • Note that non-roman characters in the playlist are displayed as '#'. • Make sure the receiver is in standby when disconnecting the USB device. 1 Switch on the receiver and your TV. See Connecting a USB device on page 21. 2 Switch the TV input so that it connects to the receiver. • Switch the TV input to the input that connects this receiver to the TV through the corresponding HDMI cable. 3 Press iPod/USB on the remote control to switch the receiver to the iPod/USB input. When the display shows the names of folders and files, you're ready to play from the USB device. If a USB Error message lights in the display, try following the points below: • Switch the receiver off, then on again. • Reconnect the USB device with the receiver switched off. • Select another input source (like BD), then switch back to iPod/USB. • 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 1 (below) is 9. • Note that non-Roman characters in the playlist are displayed as '#'. 1 Use / to select a folder, then press ENTER to browse that folder. • To return to the previous level any time, press RETURN. 2 Continue browsing until you arrive at what you want to play, then press  to start playback. Basic playback controls This receiver's remote control buttons can be used for basic playback of files stored on USB devices. • Press iPod/USB to switch the remote control to the iPod/ USB operation mode. AUDIO PARAMETER TOP MENU TUNE TOOLS MENU PRESET PRESET ENTER HOME MENU PTY iPod CTRL TUNE BAND RETURN MUTE 1 2 3 DISP 4 5 6 CH 7 8 9 CH SHIFT 4 7 62 Playing back photo files stored on a USB memory device 1 Use / to select a folder, then press ENTER to browse that folder. • For high resolution files, some time may be required for the photo to appear. • To return to the previous level any time, press RETURN. 2 Continue browsing until you arrive at what you want to play, then press  to start playback. The selected content is displayed in full screen and a slideshow starts. 28