Pioneer SX-A9MK2-K Owner's Manual - Page 21

Other connections, Using the USB interface

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Other connections 06 English Using the USB interface It is possible to listen to two channels of audio from your computer by connecting to the USB interface on the rear of this receiver. Depending on your model of computer and the software installed, you can listen to the stereo audio source through the speaker setup you've connected to this receiver.1 B-type USB connector FM UNBAL 75 AM LOOP ANTENNA USB XM AUDIO IN IN IR CONTROL OUT IN OUT SIGNAL GND L L 12V PRE TRIGGER OUT REC PLAY OUT IN TAPE AUX1 AUX2 A-type USB connector R R MM/MC CD PHONO This receiver 3 If you're connecting for the first time, wait for the USB driver installation to finish. The installation may take a minute or two to complete. Make sure you leave the USB cable connected until the dialog box indicates that the USB setup is finished. Note that some older operating systems may require a disc for installation.2 4 Press USB to select the USB input. You can also use the INPUT SELECTOR dial on the front panel. 5 Make any necessary settings required to select the USB interface as your computer audio output. You will need to make sure the correct speaker setting is selected with the audio software you're using. Please refer to the manual that came with the software to make these settings. 6 Turn up the volume control on your computer and this receiver. You may want to start with a fairly low volume on this receiver and turn it up as necessary after you've checked your levels. 7 Start playback of a source on your computer. 1 Connect your computer's USB terminal to the USB terminal on the rear panel of this receiver. 2 Switch on your computer and this receiver. Important If you have followed the steps above, and still can't hear any audio output, try the following: • Switch the receiver off, then on again. • Selecting another input source (like CD or TAPE), then back to USB. Note 1 • Microsoft® Windows® Vista Home Basic/Home Premium/Business/Ultimate,Windows® XP, Windows® 2000, Windows® Millennium Edition and Windows® 98 Second Edition operating systems have been tested for compatibility, but depending on your computer setup, you may find that your system is not compatible. • Make sure your USB cable connects from an A-type connector (from your PC) to a 4-pin B-type connector (to this unit). • The USB specification is version 1.1 compatible, and the USB Audio Class specification is version 1.0 compatible. • Computer alert sounds will also be heard through the speakers unless you disable them from the computer's control panel. • You won't be able to hear the audio from the USB connection through the digital outputs of this unit. • Note that using hubs or extensions may cause connection problems. 2 If your PC doesn't recognize this unit, try reconnecting the USB cable. If it is still unrecognized, restart the computer. 21 En

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Other connections
06
21
En
English
Using the USB interface
It is
p
ossible to listen to two channels of audio
f
r
om you
r
com
p
ute
r
by connecting to the US
B
inte
r
face on the
r
ea
r
of this
r
eceive
r
.
De
p
ending on you
r
model of com
p
ute
r
and the
softwa
r
e installed, you can listen to the ste
r
eo
audio sou
r
ce th
r
ough the s
p
eake
r
setu
p
you’ve
connected to this
r
eceive
r
.
1
1
Connect your computer’s USB terminal to
the USB terminal on the rear panel of this
receiver.
2
Switch on your computer and this
receiver.
3
If you’re connecting for the first time,
wait for the USB driver installation to finish.
The installation may take a minute o
r
two to
com
p
lete. Make su
r
e you leave the US
B
cable
connected until the dialog box indicates that
the US
B
setu
p
is finished. Note that some
olde
r
o
p
e
r
ating systems may
r
equi
r
e a disc fo
r
installation.
2
4
Press USB to select the USB input.
You can also use the
INPUT SELECTOR
dial on
the f
r
ont
p
anel.
5
Make any necessary settings required to
select the USB interface as your computer
audio output.
You will need to make su
r
e the co
rr
ect s
p
eake
r
setting is selected with the audio softwa
r
e
you’
r
e using. Please
r
efe
r
to the manual that
came with the softwa
r
e to make these settings.
6
Turn up the volume control on your
computer and this receiver.
You may want to sta
r
t with a fai
r
ly low volume
on this
r
eceive
r
and tu
r
n it u
p
as necessa
r
y
afte
r
you’ve checked you
r
levels.
7
Start playback of a source on your
computer.
Important
If you have followed the ste
p
s above, and still
can’t hea
r
any audio out
p
ut, t
r
y the following
:
Switch the
r
eceive
r
off, then on again.
Selecting anothe
r
in
p
ut sou
r
ce (like
CD
o
r
TAPE
), then back to
USB
.
Note
1
• Mic
r
osoft
®
Windows
®
V
ista Home
B
asic/Home P
r
emium/
B
usiness/Ultimate,Windows
®
XP, Windows
®
2000, Windows
®
Millennium Edition and Windows
®
98 Second Edition o
p
e
r
ating systems have been tested fo
r
com
p
atibility, but de
p
ending on
you
r
com
p
ute
r
setu
p
, you may find that you
r
system is not com
p
atible.
• Make su
r
e you
r
US
B
cable connects f
r
om an A-ty
p
e connecto
r
(f
r
om you
r
PC) to a 4-
p
in
B
-ty
p
e connecto
r
(to this unit).
• The US
B
s
p
ecification is ve
r
sion 1.1 com
p
atible, and the US
B
Audio Class s
p
ecification is ve
r
sion 1.0 com
p
atible.
• Com
p
ute
r
ale
r
t sounds will also be hea
r
d th
r
ough the s
p
eake
r
s unless you disable them f
r
om the com
p
ute
r
’s cont
r
ol
p
anel.
• You won’t be able to hea
r
the audio f
r
om the US
B
connection th
r
ough the digital out
p
uts of this unit.
• Note that using hubs o
r
extensions may cause connection
pr
oblems.
MM/MC
PRE
OUT
AUX1
AUX2
CD
PHONO
L
R
GND
L
R
FM UNBAL
75
AM LOOP
12V
TRIGGER
ANTENNA
USB
AUDIO IN
SIGNAL
CONTROL
XM
IN
IN
IR
OUT
OUT
TAPE
IN
PLAY
OUT
REC
This receiver
A-type US
B
connector
B
-type US
B
connector
2
If you
r
PC doesn’t
r
ecognize this unit, t
r
y
r
econnecting the US
B
cable. If it is still un
r
ecognized,
r
esta
r
t the com
p
ute
r
.