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Chapter 7:
Playback with HOME MEDIA GALLERY
inputs (SC-LX83 only)
Enjoying the Home Media Gallery
This receiver’s Home Media Gallery function allows you
to listen to audio files or listen to Internet radio stations
on a computer or other component connected to the
receiver’s LAN terminal. This chapter describes the setup
and playback procedures required to enjoy these
features. It is advisory that you also refer to the operation
manual supplied with your network component.
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Features of Home Media Gallery
This receiver is equipped with the LAN terminal and you
can enjoy the following features by connecting your
components to these terminals.
• Playback the music files stored in PCs 2
You can playback a lot of musics stored in your PCs
using this unit.
See Playback with Home Media Gallery on page 62
and Playing back audio files stored on components on
the network on page 62.
• Listening to Internet radio stations
You can select and listen to your favorite Internet
radio station from the list of Internet radio stations
created, edited, and managed by the vTuner
database service exclusively for use with the Pioneer
products.
See Playback with Home Media Gallery on page 62
and Listening to Internet radio stations on page 63.
• Listening to Neural Music Direct
See Listening to Neural Music Direct on page 63.
Introduction
The Home Media Gallery allows you to play music on
media servers connected on an identical Local Area
Network (LAN) as the receiver. This unit allows for the
playing of files stored on the following:
• PCs running Microsoft Windows Vista or XP with
Windows Media Player 11 installed
• PCs running Microsoft Windows 7 with Windows
Media Player 12 installed
• DLNA-compatible digital media servers (on PCs or
other components)
Files stored in a PC or DMS (Digital Media Server) as
described above can be played via command from an
external Digital Media Controller (DMC). Devices
controlled by this DMC to play files are called DMRs
(Digital Media Renderers). This receiver supports this
DMR function. When in the DMR mode, such operations
as playing and stopping files can be performed from the
external controller. Volume adjustment and the muting
control are also possible.
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The DMR mode is canceled if
the remote control unit is operated while in the DMR
mode (aside from certain buttons, including the
VOL +/–
, MUTE and DISP).
To play back audio files stored on components on the
network or listen to Internet radio stations, you must turn
on the DHCP server function of your router. In case your
router does not have the built-in DHCP server function, it
is necessary to set up the network manually. Otherwise,
you cannot play back audio files stored on components
on the network or listen to Internet radio stations. See
Network Setup menu on page 113 for more on this.
Note
1 • To listen to Internet radio stations, you must sign a contract with an ISP (Internet Service Provider) beforehand.
• Photo or video files cannot be played back.
• With Windows Media Player 11 or Windows Media Player 12, you can even play back copyrighted audio files on this receiver.
2 Besides a PC, you can also play back audio files stored on your other components with the built-in media server function based on DLNA 1.0
or DLNA 1.5 framework and protocols (i.e. network-capable hard disks and audio systems).
3 Depending on the external controller being used, playback may be interrupted when the volume is adjusted from the controller. In this case,
adjust the volume from the receiver or remote control.