Pioneer VSX-824-K Owner's Manual

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This receiver is equipped with the LAN terminal and you can 

enjoy the following features by connecting your components 

to these terminals.

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 Network functions on page 43

 and 

to Internet radio stations on page 44

.

You can playback a lot of musics stored in your PCs using this 

unit.

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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).

See 

Playback with Network functions on page 43

 and 

back audio files stored on components on the network on 

page 45

.

See 

Listening to Pandora Internet Radio on page 44

.

See 

About the Spotify audio stream playback function on 

page 45

.

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To listen to Internet radio stations, you must sign a contract 

with an ISP (Internet Service Provider) beforehand.

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Photo or video files cannot be played back.

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With Windows Media Player 11 or Windows Media Player 

12, you cannot play back copyrighted audio files on this 

receiver.

This unit 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 

devices:

•

PCs running Microsoft Windows Vista or XP with Windows 

Media Player 11 installed

•

PCs running Microsoft Windows 7 or 8 with Windows 

Media Player 12 installed

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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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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.

AirPlay works with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch with iOS 

4.3.3 or later, Mac with OS X Mountain Lion, and Mac and PC 

with iTunes 10.2.2 or later.
To use AirPlay, select your receiver on your iPod touch, 

iPhone, iPad or in iTunes. *1
The receiver’s input will switch automatically to AirPlay when 

AirPlay is in use. *2
The following operations can be performed when in AirPlay 

mode:

•

Adjustment of the receiver’s volume from iPod touch, 

iPhone, iPad or iTunes.

•

Pause/resume, next/previous track, and shuffle/repeat 

from the remote control of the receiver. (Press 

 to 

switch the remote control to the network operation mode.)

*1: For more information, see the Apple website (http://

www.apple.com).
*2: The receiver’s power automatically turns on when 
Network Standby

 is set to ON (

page 56

).

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A network environment is required to use AirPlay.

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AirPlay provided on this receiver has been developed and 

tested based on the software versions for the iPod, iPhone, 

iPad and the software versions for iTunes that are indicated 

on the Pioneer website. AirPlay may not be compatible with 

iPod, iPhone, iPad or iTunes software versions other than 

those indicated on the Pioneer website.

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 

The Network Setup menu on 

page 46

 for more on this.

This receiver must be authorized to enable playback. This 

happens automatically when the receiver makes a connection 

over the network to the PC. If not, please authorize this 

receiver manually on the PC. The authorization (or 

permission) method for access varies depending on the type 

of server currently being connected. For more information on 

authorizing this receiver, refer to the instruction manual of 

your server.