About MP3
Supply of this product only conveys a license
for private, non-commercial use and does not
convey a license nor imply any right to use
this product in any commercial (i.e. revenue-
generating) real time broadcasting (terrestrial,
satellite, cable and/or any other media), broad-
casting/streaming via internet, intranets and/
or other networks or in other electronic con-
tent distribution systems, such as pay-audio or
audio-on-demand applications. An indepen-
dent license for such use is required. For de-
tails, please visit
http://www.mp3licensing.com.
About AAC
AAC is short for Advanced Audio Coding and
refers to an audio compression technology
standard used with MPEG 2 and MPEG 4.
Several applications can be used to encode
AAC files, but file formats and extensions dif-
fer depending on the application which is
used to encode.
This unit plays back AAC files encoded by
iTunes
®
version 6.0.5 and earlier.
iTunes is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.,
registered in the U.S. and other countries.
Portable audio player compatibility
This unit controls portable audio player with
USB interface.
! This unit can play back a WMA/MP3/AAC
file on the USB audio player/USB memory.
! You can listen to songs by connecting USB
portable audio player/USB memory that is
USB Mass Storage Class compliant. For de-
tails about the supported USB memory,
refer to USB audio player/USB memory com-
patibility on page 65.
iPod
®
compatibility
This unit can control and listen to songs on an
iPod.
You can connect and listen to songs on an
iPod with Dock Connector or USB interface.
! When using an iPod with Dock Connector,
iPod Dock Connector to USB Cable is re-
quired.
! Pioneer CD-IU50 interface cable is also
available. For details, consult your dealer.
— This unit controls the iPod listed below.
— iPod nano or 5 th generation iPod or
later
— Firmware Ver. 1.2 or later
! This unit can control previous generations
of iPod with a Pioneer iPod adapter (e.g.
CD-IB100N). In this case, most functions
are essentially the same as iPod connected
to USB interface of this unit. However,
functions related to Audiobooks and Pod-
cast can not be used.
For details concerning operation with iPod
adapter, refer to Playing songs on iPod on
page 41.
! iPod is a trademark of Apple Computer,
Inc., registered in the U.S. and other coun-
tries.
About the SAT RADIO READY mark
The SAT RADIO READY mark printed on the
front panel indicates that the Satellite Radio
Tuner for Pioneer (i.e., XM tuner and Sirius sa-
tellite tuner which are sold separately) can be
controlled by this unit. Please inquire to your
dealer or nearest authorized Pioneer service
station regarding the satellite radio tuner that
can be connected to this unit. For satellite
radio tuner operation, please refer to the satel-
lite radio tuner owner’s manual.
! The system will use direct satellite-to-recei-
ver broadcasting technology to provide lis-
teners in their cars and at home with
crystal-clear sound seamlessly from coast
to coast. Satellite radio will create and
package over 100 channels of digital-quality
music, news, sports, talk and children’s
programming.
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