Denon AVR-990 Owners Manual - English - Page 60

Getting Started Connections Settings Playback ZONE2 Remote Control Information Troubleshooting Specifications ENGLISH Playing Network Audio, USB Memory Devices Media Player This function lets you play music files and playlists (m3u, wpl) stored on a computer (media server) connected to the AVR-990 via a network. With the AVR-990's network audio playback function, connection to the server is possible using one of the technologies below. • Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service • Windows Media DRM10 n Album Art Function When a WMA (Windows Media Audio), MP3 or MPEG-4 AAC file includes album art data, the album art can be displayed while the music files are playing. For music files in WMA (Windows Media Audio) format, the album art is only played when using Windows Media Player ver. 11. n Slide Show Function Still picture (JPEG) files stored in folders on a media server can be played as slide shows. The time for which each picture is displayed can be set. When still picture (JPEG) files are played on the AVR-990, they are played in the direction in which they are stored in the folder, so store in them in the direction in which you want them to play. USB Memory Devices A USB memory device can be connected to the AVR-990's USB port to play music and still picture (JPEG) files stored on the USB memory device. • Only USB memory devices conforming to mass storage class and MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) standards can be played on the AVR990. • The AVR-990 is compatible with USB memory devices in "FAT16" or "FAT32" format. n Album Art Function When an MP3 music file includes album art data, the album art can be displayed while playing the file. n Slide Show Function Still picture (JPEG) files stored on USB memory devices can be played as slide shows. The time for which each picture is displayed can be set. When still picture (JPEG) files are played on the AVR-990, they are played in the direction in which they are stored in the folder, so store in them in the direction in which you want them to play. WMA (Windows Media Audio) MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3) WAV MPEG-4 AAC FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) JPEG GCompatible formatsH Internet radio Media serverz1 S S S S - S - Sz2 - S - S USB memory devicesz1 Sz3 S S Sz2 S S A server or server software compatible with distribution in the corresponding formats is required to play music files via a network. z1 : M edia server and USB • The AVR-990 is compatible with MP3 ID3-Tag (Ver. 2) standards. • The AVR-990 is compatible with WMA META tags. • WAV format Quantization bit rate: 16 bits. z2 : Only files that are not protected by copyright can be played on the AVR-990. Contents downloaded from pay sites on the Internet are copyright protected. Also, files encoded in WMA format when ripped from a CD, etc., on a computer may be copyright protected, depending on the computer's settings. z3 : Copyright-protected files can be played on certain portable players compatible with MTP. WMA (Windows Media Audio) MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3) WAV MPEG-4 AAC FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) GCompatible formatsH Sampling frequency Bit rate 32/44.1/48kHz 48 ~ 192kbps Extension .wma 32/44.1/48kHz 32/44.1/48kHz 32 ~ 320kbps - 32/44.1/48kHz 16 ~ 320kbps .mp3 .wav .aac/ .m4a/ .mp4 32/44.1/48kHz - .flac About Napster Napster is a monthly subscription music distribution service provided by Napster. This service allows users to download and play pieces of music they want to hear on the AVR-990. Before you can use Napster, you will need to visit the Napster website on your PC to create an account and register as a member. For details, access the following site: http://www.napster.com/choose/index_default.html About Rhapsody Rhapsody is a paid music broadcast service of RealNetworks. When you first listen to Rhapsody, it is necessary to subscribe to a Rhapsody account at the Rhapsody homepage by your PC and register this machine. See the Rhapsody homepage for details. www.rhapsody.com/denon 57