Pioneer VSX-823-K Owner's Manual - Page 41

6 Playback with NETWORK features 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. About list of Internet radio The list of Internet radio stations on this receiver is created, edited, and managed by the vTuner database service exclusively for use with this receiver. For details about vTuner, see vTuner on page 47. Saving and retrieving Internet radio stations You can easily save and retrieve saved Internet radio stations. See Playing back your favorite songs on page 42 for more on this. • To listen to Internet radio stations, you must have highspeed 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. • A list of Internet radio stations provided by the vTuner database service is subject to change or deletion without notice due to various reasons. • 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. Registering broadcast stations not on the vTuner list from the special Pioneer site With the receiver, broadcast stations not included on the list of station distributed by vTuner can be registered and played. Check the access code required for registration on the receiver, use this access code to access the special Pioneer Internet radio site and register the desired broadcast stations in your favorites. The address of the special Pioneer Internet radio site is: http://www.radio-pioneer.com 1 Display the Internet Radio list screen. To display the Internet Radio list screen, perform step 1 at Playback with Network functions on page 40. 2 Use / to select 'Help', then press ENTER. 3 Use / to select 'Get access code', then press ENTER. The access code required for registration on the special Pioneer Internet radio site is displayed. Make a memo of this address. The following can be checked on the Help screen: • Get access code - The access code required for registration on the special Pioneer Internet radio site is displayed. • Show Your WebID/PW - After registering on the special Pioneer Internet radio site, the registered ID and password are displayed. • Reset Your WebID/PW - Resets all the information registered on the special Pioneer Internet radio site. When reset, all the registered broadcast stations are also cleared. If you want to listen to the same stations, re-register after resetting. 4 Access the special Pioneer Internet radio site from your computer and perform the registration process. http://www.radio-pioneer.com Access the above site and use the access code in step 3 to perform user registration, following the instructions on the screen. 5 Register the desired broadcast stations as your favorites, following the instructions on the computer's screen. Both broadcast stations not on the vTuner list and stations on the vTuner list can be registered. In this case they are registered on the receiver as favorite broadcast stations and can be played. Listening to Pandora Internet Radio Pandora is personalized internet radio that is designed to help you discover new music you'll love mixed in with music you already know. For details, check the website: http://www.pandora.com • You must have a registered account in order to listen to songs using Pandora Internet Radio. Select PANDORA, then follow the instructions on the screen to make the account settings. • As of December 2012, the Pandora service is only offered in the United States. • Some functions may be changed at Pandora's discretion. Note • When disposing of the product, we recommend you reset it to delete the data. See Resetting the main unit on page 66. Pandora®, the leading internet radio service, gives people music they love anytime, anywhere, through personalized radio stations. 4 7 62 Character entry operation using the virtual keyboard 1 Press TOOLS to switch to virtual keyboard operation mode. 2 Use the directional keys to select the character/symbols and press ENTER. 3 Repeat 2 above until character entry is finished and select OK from the virtual keyboard and press ENTER. • To exit character entry using the virtual keyboard, press TOOLS. 41