Basic playback
• Installing software versions other than indicated on the
website of Pioneer to your iPod/iPhone/iPad may result in
incompatibility with this receiver.
• iPod and iPhone are licensed for reproduction of non-
copyrighted materials or materials the user is legally
permitted to reproduce.
• Features such as the equalizer cannot be controlled using
this receiver, and we recommend switching the equalizer
off before connecting.
1
Switch the receiver into standby, and then use the iPod
cable to connect your iPod to the iPod terminal on the front
panel of this receiver.
2
Switch on the receiver and your TV.
3
Switch the TV input so that it connects to the receiver.
• VSX-821 only: Switch the TV input to the input that
connects this receiver to the TV through the
corresponding composite or component cable.
4
Press iPod USB on the remote control to switch the
receiver to the iPod USB input.
5
Use TOP MENU to display iPod Top menu.
Use / to select a category, then press ENTER to
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browse that category.
Use / to browse the selected category (e.g.,
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albums).
8
Continue browsing until you arrive at what you want to
play, then press to start playback.
Basic playback controls
• Press iPod USB to switch the remote control to the iPod/
USB operation mode.
BD MENU
AUTO/
ALC/
DIRECT
STEREO
STANDARD
ADV SURR
AUDIO
MASTER
TUNER EDIT
PARAMETER
VOLUME
TOOLS
MENU
TOP
MENU
ENTER
HOME
MENU
SETUP
BAND
iPod CTRL
RETURN
PTY SEARCH
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Playing a USB device
It is possible to listen to two-channel audio using the USB
interface on the front of this receiver.
Important
• 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.
PHONES
This receiver
Note
• This includes playback of WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC files
(except files with copy-protection or restricted playback).
• 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 receiver to a personal
computer for USB playback.
• With large amounts of data, it may take longer for the
DTV/ TV
MUTE
receiver to read the contents of a USB device.
• If the file selected cannot be played back, this receiver
BASS
TRE
automatically skips to the next file playable.
• When the file currently being played back has no title
assigned to it, the file name is displayed in the OSD
HDD
DVD
VCR
1
2
3
DISP
instead; when neither the album name nor the artist
S.RETRIEVER
SB CH
CH SELECT
EQ
name is present, the row is displayed as a blank space.
4
5
6
CH
MIDNIGHT
SPEAKERS
LEV
PHASE
• Make sure the receiver is in standby when disconnecting
7
8
9
CH
the USB device.
SHIFT
DIMMER
LEV
0
CONTROL
ON / OFF
VIDEO 2 INPUT
5V
2.1 A
iPod
USB
MCACC
iPhone
SETUP MIC
L
AUDIO R
VIDEO
iPad
USB mass
storage device
1
Switch the receiver into standby then connect your USB
device to the USB terminal on the front panel of this
receiver.
2
Switch on the receiver and your TV.
3
Switch the TV input so that it connects to the receiver.
• VSX-821 only: Switch the TV input to the input that
connects this receiver to the TV through the
corresponding composite or component cable.
4
Press iPod USB on the remote control to switch the
receiver to the iPod USB input.
Basic playback controls
• Press iPod USB to switch the remote control to the iPod/
USB operation mode.
BD MENU
AUTO/
ALC/
DIRECT
STEREO
STANDARD
ADV SURR
BASS
AUDIO
TUNER EDIT
MASTER
PARAMETER
TOOLS
VOLUME
MENU
TOP
MENU
HDD
1
ENTER
S.RETRIEVER
4
HOME
MIDNIGHT
SPEAKERS
MENU
7
SETUP
BAND
iPod CTRL
RETURN
DIMMER
PTY SEARCH
DTV/ TV
MUTE
MUTE
DTV/ TV
TRE
DVD
VCR
2
3
DISP
SB CH
CH SELECT
EQ
5
6
CH
LEV
PHASE
8
9
CH
SHIFT
LEV
0