Pioneer VSX-1022-K User Manual

This receiver has the iPod iPhone iPad USB terminal that will 

allow you to control playback of audio content from your iPod 

using the controls of this receiver.

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Pioneer cannot under any circumstances accept 

responsibility for any direct or indirect loss arising from any 

inconvenience or loss of recorded material resulting from 

the iPod failure.

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About one minute is required between turning the power 

on and completion of startup.

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This receiver is compatible with the audio and video of the 

iPod nano 3G/4G/5G/6G (audio only for the iPod nano 6G), 

iPod touch (1G/2G/3G/4G), iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, 

iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPad and iPad 2. However, some of the 

functions may be restricted for some models. The receiver 

is not compatible with the iPod shuffle.

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This receiver has been developed and tested for the 

software version of iPod/iPhone/iPad indicated on the 

website of Pioneer (http://pioneer.jp/homeav/support/ios/

na/).

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Installing software versions other than indicated on the 

website of Pioneer to your iPod/iPhone/iPad may result in 

incompatibility with this receiver.

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iPod, iPhone and iPad are licensed for reproduction of non-

copyrighted materials or materials the user is legally 

permitted to reproduce.

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Features such as the equalizer cannot be controlled using 

this receiver, and we recommend switching the equalizer 

off before connecting.

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Make sure the receiver is in standby when disconnecting 

the iPod/iPhone/iPad.

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Switch on the receiver and your TV.
See 

Connecting an iPod on page 21

.

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Switch the TV input to the input that connects this 

receiver to the TV through the corresponding HDMI 

cable.

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input.
When the display shows the names of folders and files, 

you’re ready to play music from the iPod.

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If after pressing 

 the display shows NO 

, try switching off the receiver and 

reconnecting the iPod to the receiver.

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The controls of your iPod will be inoperable when 

connected to this receiver.

To navigate songs on your iPod, you can take advantage of the 

OSD of your TV connected to this receiver.

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Note that non-roman characters in the title are displayed as 

‘#’.

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This feature is not available for photos or video clips on your 

iPod.

When your iPod is connected to this receiver, you can browse 

songs stored on your iPod by playlist, artist, album name, 

song name, genre or composer, similar to using your iPod 

directly.

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/

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To return to the previous level any time, press 

.

2

/

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Use 

/

 to move to previous/next levels.

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

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If you’re in the song category, you can also press 

 to 

start playback.

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You can play all of the songs in a particular category by 

selecting the All item at the top of each category list. For 

example, you can play all the songs by a particular artist.

This receiver’s remote control buttons can be used for basic 

playback of files stored on an iPod.

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Press 

 to switch the remote control to the iPod/

USB operation mode.

To view photos or video on your iPod, since video control is not 

possible using this receiver, you must use the main controls 

of your iPod instead.

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In order to display the images or video on the iPod on the 

receiver, an iPod cable sold separately is required.

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To play photos or video on your iPod, you must connect 

the composite MONITOR OUT jack and TV. The photos 

and video content will not appear if you have connected 

using the HDMI output to your TV.

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iPod photos and video content can be viewed only when the 

iPod is connected to the iPod VIDEO input on the front panel.

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This feature can only be used with an iPod having video output.

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and video playback.
The receiver controls will be unavailable while you are 

watching iPod videos or browsing photos.

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Change the receiver’s input to the iPod in one action by 

pressing 

 on the 

front panel to enable iPod operations on the iPod.