Pioneer VSX-LX805 ELITE 11.4 Channel AV Receiver Instruction Manual English - Page 120

Controlling Remote Playback from a PC, Remote playback

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Controlling Remote Playback from a PC You can use this unit to play music files stored on your PC by operating the PC in your home network. The unit supports remote playback via Windows Media® Player 12. To use the remote playback function of this unit with Windows Media® Player 12, it must be configured beforehand. ( →p118) Remote playback 1. Turn on the power of the unit. 2. Turn on your PC, and start Windows Media® Player 12. 3. Select and right-click the music file to play with Windows Media® Player 12. • To remotely play a music file on another server, open the target server from "Other Libraries", and select the music file to play. 4. Select this unit in "Play to" to open the "Play to" window of Windows Media® Player 12, and start playback on this unit. • If your PC is running on Windows® 10, click "Cast to Device", and select this unit. Operations during remote playback are possible from the "Play to" window on the PC. The playback screen is displayed on the HDMIconnected TV. 5. Adjust the volume using the volume bar on the "Play to" window. • Sometimes, the volume displayed on the remote playback window may differ from the volume displayed on the display of this unit. • When the volume is changed on this unit, the value is not reflected in the "Play to" window. • This unit cannot play music files remotely in the following conditions. - It is using a network service. - It is playing a music file on a USB storage device. • Remote play of FLAC and DSD is not supported. • Remote playback does not support the gapless playback. Playback 120

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Playback
Controlling Remote Playback from a PC
You can use this unit to play music files stored on your PC by operating the PC
in your home network. The unit supports remote playback via Windows Media
®
Player 12. To use the remote playback function of this unit with Windows Media
®
Player 12, it must be configured beforehand. (
p118
)
Remote playback
1. Turn on the power of the unit.
2. Turn on your PC, and start Windows Media
®
Player 12.
3.
Select and right-click the music file to play with Windows Media
®
Player 12.
To remotely play a music file on another server, open the target server
from "Other Libraries", and select the music file to play.
4. Select this unit in "Play to" to open the "Play to" window of Windows Media
®
Player 12, and start playback on this unit.
• If your PC is running on Windows
®
10, click "Cast to Device", and select
this unit. Operations during remote playback are possible from the "Play
to" window on the PC. The playback screen is displayed on the HDMI-
connected TV.
5. Adjust the volume using the volume bar on the "Play to" window.
• Sometimes, the volume displayed on the remote playback window may
differ from the volume displayed on the display of this unit.
When the volume is changed on this unit, the value is not reflected in the
"Play to" window.
This unit cannot play music files remotely in the following conditions.
– It is using a network service.
It is playing a music file on a USB storage device.
• Remote play of FLAC and DSD is not supported.
• Remote playback does not support the gapless playback.