06 usb playback, Using the usb interface basic playback controls, Compressed audio compatibility – Pioneer VSX-2016AV User Manual

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Chapter 6:

USB playback

Using the USB interface

It is possible to listen to two-channel audio

1

using the

USB interface on the front of this receiver. Connect a

USB mass storage device

2

as shown below.

1

Press USB (

SHIFT

+

TUNER

).

2

Connect your USB device.

The USB terminal is located on the front panel.

3

Press

(play) to start playback.

Files/folders play in sequential order based on the
filename (according to the Unicode standard). Within a
given directory, all files are played before continuing to
folders/subfolders.

• Make sure the receiver is in standby when

disconnecting the USB device.

Basic playback controls

The following table shows the basic controls on the
remote for USB playback.

Important

If a

USB ERR

message lights in the display, try following

the points below:

• Switch the receiver off, then on again.

• Reconnect the USB device with the receiver switched

off.

• Select another input source (like

DVD/CD

), then

switch back to

USB

.

• Use a dedicated AC adapter (supplied with the

device) for USB power.

If this doesn’t remedy the problem, it is likely your USB
device is incompatible.

Compressed audio compatibility

Note that although most standard bit/sampling rate
combinations for compressed audio are compatible,
some irregularly encoded files may not play back. The list
below shows compatible formats for compressed audio
files:

MP3

(MPEG-1/2/2.5 Audio Layer 3) – Sampling rates:

8 kHz to 48 kHz; Bit rates: 8 kbps to 320 kbps (128
kbps or higher recommended); File extension:

.mp3

WMA

(Windows Media Audio) – Sampling rates: 32

kHz / 44.1 kHz; Bit rates: 32 kbps to 192 kbps (128
kbps or higher recommended); File extension:

.wma

;

WMA9 Pro and WMA lossless encoding: No

AAC

(MPEG-4 Advanced Audio Coding) – Sampling

rates: 11.025 kHz to 48 kHz; Bit rates: 16 kbps to 320
kbps (128 kbps or higher recommended); File
extension:

.m4a

; Apple lossless encoding: No

Note

1 This includes playback of WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC files (except files with copy-protection or restricted playback).
2 • Compatible USB devices include external magnetic hard drives, portable flash memory (particularly keydrives) and digital audio players (MP3 players)
of format FAT16/32. It is not possible to connect this unit to a personal computer for USB playback.

• Pioneer cannot guarantee compatibility (operation and/or bus power) with all USB mass storage devices and assumes no responsibility for any loss

of data that may occur when connected to this receiver.

• With large amounts of data, it may take longer for the receiver to read the contents of a USB device.

Button

What it does

Starts normal playback.

Pauses/unpauses playback.

Press to start fast reverse scanning (press twice
for high-speed scanning).

Press to start fast forward scanning.
(press twice for high-speed scanning).

Skips to the start of the current track, then
previous tracks.

Skips to the next track.

PHONES

SYSTEM

SETUP

TUNING/
STATION

TUNER

EDIT

SPEAKERS

RETURN

TONE

MULTI JOG

MCACC

SETUP MIC

DIGITAL IN

AUDIO

R

L

VIDEO

VIDEO/GAME INPUT

S - VIDEO

USB

USB mass

storage device

This receiver

Error

What it means

USB ERR1

The power requirements of the USB device
are too high for this receiver.

USB ERR2

The USB device is incompatible

USB ERR3

See

USB interface

on page 71 for more on this

error message.

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