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Basic playback
In case of VSX-921
CONTROL
ON / OFF
VIDEO 2 INPUT
5V
2.1 A
iPod
MCACC
iPhone
USB
SETUP MIC
L
AUDIO R
VIDEO
iPad
iPod cable
(supplied)
2 Press u RECEIVER to switch on the
receiver and your TV.
3 Press iPod USB on the remote control
to switch the receiver to the iPod/USB.
4 Use i/j to select 'Music' from the
iPod Top menu.
5 Use i/j and ENTER to select the track
to be played, then press the d button.
Basic playback controls
! Press iPod USB to switch the remote control
to the iPod/USB operation mode.
AUDIO
VIDEO
PGM
PARAMETER
PARAMETER
HDD
DVD
LIST
TUNE TOOLS
PHASE CTRL
TOP MENU
T.EDIT
BAND
GUIDE
TV / DTV
MPX
ENTER
PRESET
PRESET
S.RETRIEVER
PTY
1
2
2 2
SEARCH
RETURN
SIGNAL SEL MCACC
HOME
TUNE
MENU
4
5
iPod CTRL
20
En
Playing a USB device
It is possible to play files using the USB inter-
face on the front of this receiver.
! Compatible USB devices include external
magnetic hard drives, portable flash memory
drives (particularly key drives) and digital audio
players (MP3 players) of format FAT16/32.
! Pioneer cannot guarantee compatibility
(operation and/or bus power) with all USB
mass storage devices and assumes no
iPod
responsibility for any loss of data that may
occur when connected to this receiver.
1 Switch the receiver into standby
then connect your USB device to the
MENU
USB terminal on the front panel of this
receiver.
CONTROL
ON / OFF
5V
2.1 A
iPod
MCACC
iPhone
USB
SETUP MIC
iPad
MENU
2 Press u RECEIVER to switch on the
STATUS
receiver and your TV.
! Make sure the receiver is in standby when
PQLS
disconnecting the USB device.
AUDIO
3
3 Press iPod USB on the remote control
SLEEP
INFO
to switch the receiver to the iPod/USB.
6
DISP
4 Use i/j to select 'Music' from the
USB Top menu.
5 Use i/j and ENTER to select the track
to be played, then press the d button.
Basic playback controls
! Press iPod USB to switch the remote control
to the iPod/USB operation mode.
AUDIO
VIDEO
PARAMETER
PARAMETER
LIST
TUNE TOOLS
TOP MENU
T.EDIT
BAND
GUIDE
PRESET
ENTER
PTY
SEARCH
RETURN
HOME
TUNE
MENU
iPod CTRL
Listening to the radio
1 Press TUNER to select the tuner.
2 Use BAND to change the band (FM or
AM), if necessary.
3 Tune to a station.
There are three ways to do this:
! Automatic tuning – Press and hold TUNE
i/j for about a second. The receiver will
HDMI 2 INPUT
start searching for the next station.
! Manual tuning – To change the frequency
one step at a time, press TUNE i/j.
! High speed tuning – Press and hold TUNE
i/j for high speed tuning. Release the
button at the frequency you want.
USB mass
storage device
Improving FM sound
If the TUNED or STEREO indicator doesn't
light when tuning to an FM station because the
signal is weak, press MPX to switch the receiver
into mono reception mode.
Using Neural Surround
This feature uses Neural Surround
gies to achieve optimal surround sound from
FM radio.
! While listening to FM radio, press
AUTO/ALC/DIRECT for Neural Surround.
! The Neural Surround mode can be selected
also with STANDARD.
Saving station presets
If you often listen to a particular radio station,
PGM
MENU
it's convenient to have the receiver store the
HDD
DVD
PHASE CTRL
STATUS
frequency for easy recall whenever you want to
listen to that station.
TV / DTV
MPX
PQLS
PRESET
1 Tune to a station you want to
S.RETRIEVER
AUDIO
1
2
2 2
3
memorize.
SIGNAL SEL MCACC
SLEEP
INFO
4
5
6
DISP
2 Press T.EDIT (TUNER EDIT).
The display shows PRESET MEMORY, then a
blinking memory class.
3 Press CLASS to select one of the seven
classes, then press PRESET k/l to select
the station preset you want.
4 Press ENTER.
After pressing ENTER, the preset class and
number stop blinking and the receiver stores
the station.
Listening to station presets
1 Press TUNER to select the tuner.
2 Press CLASS to select the class in which
the station is stored.
3 Press PRESET k/l to select the
station preset you want.
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