Pioneer VSX-824-K Owner's Manual

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Spotify is a music streaming distribution service managed 

and operated by Spotify Ltd. and distributing music over the 

Internet.
Spotify audio streams can be enjoyed using this unit and your 

smartphone or other mobile digital device.

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The Spotify application must be installed on mobile digital 

devices and you must have registered a Spotify Premium 

account (for a charge) in order to use the Spotify audio 

stream playback function on this unit.

For registration procedures, see the Spotify website.
http://www.spotify.com/
http://www.spotify.com/connect

For information on the countries and regions where Spotify 

services can be used, see the website below.
http://www.spotify.com/

Spotify functions may be changed without notice.
An Internet connection is required on the mobile digital 

device in order to use the Spotify application. Using the 

mobile telephone line for the Internet connection tends to 

lead to high packet communication charges, so we 

recommend subscribing to a fixed packet rate plan. For 

details, contact your mobile telephone operator.

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Connect this unit to the network and also to the Internet. 

For instructions on connecting, see this unit’s operating 

instructions.

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Connect the mobile digital device by Wi-Fi to the wireless 

LAN router of the same network as the one to which this 

unit is connected. For instructions on connecting, see the 

operating instructions of the mobile digital device and the 

wireless LAN router.

To use the Spotify audio stream playback function, select this 

unit on the Spotify application.
When Spotify audio streaming starts, this unit’s input 

automatically switches to Spotify.

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Even if you are away from home, if you start Spotify audio 

streaming to play music on your mobile digital device and 

this unit is selected, the sound will be output from this unit. 

Depending on the volume level, the output may be loud, so 

be sure to check the audio output selection carefully before 

starting audio streaming. In addition, if you accidentally 

select this unit and play the sound on it, switch the audio 

output selection to the mobile digital device.

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A separate contract with/payment to an Internet service 

provider is required to use the Spotify audio stream 

playback function.

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This unit’s name is displayed as the playback device on the 

Spotify application. Also, this unit’s name can be changed 

at “Friendly Name” in the network settings.

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When this unit is selected with the Spotify application, the 

account information is registered on this unit as well. 

When disposing of this unit, reset this unit’s settings in 

order to delete the account information registered on this 

unit. For instructions on resetting, see this unit’s operating 

instructions.

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:

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PCs running Microsoft Windows Vista or XP with Windows 

Media Player 11 installed

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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)

Up to 64 favorite tracks on the media server and/or Internet 

radio stations can be registered in the Favorites folder. Note 

that only the audio files stored on components on the network 

can be registered.

The selected song or Internet radio station is then 

registered in the Favorite.

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To delete a registered song, select the Favorites folder, 

select the song you want to delete from the folder, and 

press 

. The selected song is then deleted from the 

Favorites folder.