Details of compatible formats, Playback with home media gallery inputs 08 – Pioneer SC-LX90 User Manual

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LAN Cable

A cable that has an eight-pin modular plug on each end
and is different from a telephone plug which has four
pins. A straight cable is used when connecting this
amplifier to a home network via a hub. A cross-over cable
is used when connecting directly to a PC. Use category 5
(CAT-5) LAN cables.

MAC (Media Access Control) Address

An address attached to the port of any network device
with an IP address. The MAC address is expressed as
“00:e0:36:xx:xx:xx” and cannot be changed.

Mass Storage Class devices

The standard provides an interface to a variety of storage
devices, such as USB flash drive and digital cameras.

PlaysForSure

This unit incorporates PlaysForSure. “PlaysForSure” is a
new logo program from Microsoft Corporation. You can
check for the PlaysForSure logo at various online stores.
Where you see the PlaysForSure logo, you can be sure
that the digital media you are purchasing (music, video,
pictures) will play on this unit.

Subnet mask

Used when IP addresses are broken into several parts. It
is expressed as “255.255.255.0”. In most cases, the
Subnet mask is automatically assigned by the DHCP
server.

UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)

Architecture for pervasive peer-to-peer network
connectivity of devices of all form factors. It is designed
to bring easy-to-use, flexible, standardsbased
connectivity to ad-hoc or unmanaged networks whether
in the home, in a small business, public spaces, or
attached to the Internet.

USB (Universal Serial Bus)

USB provides a serial bus standard for connecting
devices, usually to computers such as PCs. This amplifier
supports the Mass Storage Class.

Windows Media Connect

Microsoft Windows Media Connect is a new technology
to distribute music, photos and video stored on a PC with
Windows XP installed to a stereo system of TV. Using this
technology you can playback files stored on the PC from
various devices wherever you like in your home.

Windows Media DRM

Windows Media DRM is copyright protection technology
developed by Microsoft Corporation. It enables content
providers to distribute over the Internet music, video and
other digital media content in a protected, encrypted file
format.

Windows Media Player

A free digital media player application provided by
Microsoft that is used for playing audio, video and
images on PCs.

Windows Media Player 11

The functionality of Windows Media Connect has been
integrated into this version of Windows Media Player.
After installing Windows Media Player 11 Windows
Media Connect will not function. See Microsoft’s website
for details.

Details of compatible formats

See

Supported file formats on page 71 for a list of the file

extensions with which this amplifier is compatible.

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Compatible movie file formats

MPEG-1/2 PS
Up to 1280 x 720 (720p)

MPEG-2 TS/TTS
Up to 1280 x 720 (720p)

WMV (not copyright protected)
Up to 1280 x 720 (720p)

WMV (copyright protected)
Up to 720 x 480 (480p)

MPEG-4
Up to 1280 x 720 (720p)

Compatible audio file formats

MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3)
Sampling frequency: Up to 48 kHz
Bit rate: Up to 320 kbps
No. channels: Up to 2

MPEG-4 AAC (AAC LC)
Sampling frequency: Up to 48 kHz
Bit rate: Up to 320 kbps
No. channels: Up to 2

Linear PCM (LPCM)
Sampling frequency: 8 kHz to 64 kHz
Quantization bits: 16
No. channels: Up to 2

Note

1 • Files stored on USB memory devices and protected by digital copyright management (DRM/WMDRM) cannot be played.

• Files protected by digital copyright management (DRM/WMDRM) can only be played when connected to a DRM/WMDRM-compatible media server.

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