Listening To Internet Radio Stations; Programming The Internet Radio Stations - Pioneer VSX-1020-K Operating Insructions

Basic playback
Listening to Internet radio
stations
Internet radio is an audio broadcasting service
transmitted via the Internet.
number of Internet radio stations broadcasting
a variety of services from every corner of the
world. Some are hosted, managed, and
broadcast by private individuals while others
are by the corresponding traditional terrestrial
radio stations or radio networks. Whereas
terrestrial, or OTA (over-the-air), radio stations
are geographically restricted on the range of
radio waves broadcast from a transmitter
through the air, Internet radio stations are
accessible from anywhere in the world, as long
as there is a connection to the Internet, as
services are not transmitted through the air but
are delivered over the World Wide Web. On this
receiver you can select Internet radio stations
by genre as well as by region.
Important
• Before listening to Internet radio, you need
to program the Internet radio stations you
wish to listen to onto this unit (see

Programming the Internet radio stations

below for how to program). Though the
Internet radio stations are programmed in
this receiver before it leaves the factory, the
link may have expired. In that case, preset
the stations again yourself.
Note
1 • To listen to Internet radio stations, you must have high-speed broadband Internet access. With a 56 K or ISDN
modem, you may not enjoy the full benefits of Internet radio.
• The port number varies depending on the Internet radio station. Check the firewall settings.
• Broadcasts may be stopped or interrupted depending on the Internet radio station. In this case, you cannot listen
to a radio station selected from the list of Internet radio stations.
• VSX-920 only: INTERNET RADIO function cannot be selected for the MULTI-ZONE feature (page 73).
2 The Internet radio function cannot be selected in the main zone when the iPod/USB function is selected in the sub
zone. Also, the Internet radio function cannot be selected in the sub zone when the iPod/USB function is selected in
the main zone.
3 When the list screen is displayed from the playback screen, the playback screen reappears automatically if no
operation is performed for 10 seconds while the list screen is displayed.
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There are a large
1 Press NET RADIO to switch to the
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Internet radio input.
The Internet Radio list screen is displayed.
Use / to select the Internet radio
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station to play back, and then press ENTER.
Press / to scroll up and down the list and
select the desired item. When you press
ENTER, playback starts with the playback
screen being displayed for the selected item.
Depending on the Internet line conditions, the
sound may not be smooth when playing
Internet radio. To return to the list screen,
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press RETURN.
Programming the Internet radio
stations
By programming the Internet radio stations
you wish to listen to onto this receiver, you will
be able to select those Internet radio stations.
You can program up to 24 stations.
There are two methods of programming: one
lets you use the GUI screen on this receiver;
the other lets you connect your computer and
use that screen.
Programming with the GUI screen
1 Press TOP MENU when the Internet
Radio station list is displayed.
The Internet Radio Setup screen is displayed.
Use / to select the Internet Radio
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station list screen you wish to edit, and then
press ENTER.
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