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Listening to Internet radio stations
Internet radio is an audio broadcasting service
transmitted via the Internet.
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There are a large 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, In
ternet radio
stations are
accessible from anywher e 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 statio
ns again
yourself.
1 Press
NET RADIO
to switch to the Internet radio
input.
2
The Internet Radio list screen is displayed.
2Use
/
to select the Internet radio 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 Inter net line conditions, the
sound may not be smooth when playing Internet radio.
To return to the list screen, press RETURN.
3
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.
2Use
/
to select the Internet Radio station list
screen you wish to edit, and then press
ENTER
.
3Use
/
to select “Edit“.
•If you select “
Delete
”, information regarding the
Internet radio stations programmed into the currently
selected memory will be deleted.
4 Enter the URL of the Internet radio station you wish
to program.
4
Use / to select a letter and / to move the cursor.
• A URL containing up to 192 letters can be entered.
5 Enter the title of the Internet radio station.
Use / to select a letter and / to move the cursor.
• A title containing up to 22 letters can be entered.
Programming on the computer screen
You can enter the Internet radio list on the screen of a
computer that is connected to the same LAN as this
receiver, and send the list to this unit.
The computer needs to be connected in advance to the
network of this receiver and set up.
1 Turn on the computer and launch the Internet
browser.
2 In the address bar on the browser, enter the IP
address assigned to this receiver.
For example, if the IP address of this receiver is
“192.168.0.2”, enter “http://192.168.0.2/”.
When the connection is made with the receiver, a Top
Menu will be displayed.
•This receiver’s IP address can be found in the ‘IP
address, Proxy’ menu (page 85).
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.
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 performe
d for 10
se
conds while the list screen is displayed.
4 The URL can also be entered by connecting a USB keyboard (see Connecting a USB device on page 34).
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