Owner's Manual

XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING
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BASIC
OPERATION
XM Satellite Radio is the satellite radio service with
millions of listeners across the U.S., broadcasting live
daily. XM’s channel lineup includes more than 130 digital
channels of choice from coast to coast: 68 commercial-
free music channels, featuring hip hop to opera, classical
to country, bluegrass to blues; 33 channels of premier
sports, talk, comedy, children’s and entertainment
programming; and more than 20 channels of the traffic
and weather information for major metropolitan areas
nationwide.
Because XM Satellite Radio is a subscription service, you
will need to set up an account and activate service with
XM using your XM Satellite Radio ID number. To check
your ID number, follow “Activating XM Satellite Radio”
on page 40. For further information on XM Satellite Radio
services, see the XM Satellite Radio website at
“http://www.xmradio.com”.
• The XM Satellite Radio service is only available in the 48
contiguous United States (not available in Alaska and Hawaii).
• XM Connect and Play digital antenna accessory and monthly
subscription are sold separately. For details, see the XM
Satellite Radio website at “http://www.xmradio.com”.
■ Connecting the XM Connect and Play
digital antenna accessory
Connect the XM Connect and Play digital antenna accessory
(sold separately) to the XM jack on the rear of this unit. (For
details, see the operating instructions provided with the XM
Connect and Play digital antenna accessory.)
• For information on obtaining the XM Connect and Play digital antenna
accessory, see the website at “http://www.xmradio.com” or visit your local
retailer that sells XM Ready products.
• To ensure optimal reception of XM’s satellite signal, the XM Connect and Play
digital antenna accessory should be placed at or near a southerly facing window
with nothing obstructing its path to the sky. You can mount it indoors or
outdoors.
This section describes the functions of each control used
for XM Satellite Radio tuning.
■ Front panel functions
The following controls are only available when the unit is in the TUNER
mode and the XM Connect and Play digital antenna accessory is connected
to the XM jack on the rear of this unit. (For details, see “XM Satellite
Radio connections”.)
1 SEARCH MODE
Switches between the All Channel Search, Category Search, and Preset Search
modes. (For details, see “XM Satellite Radio search modes” on page 42.)
2 XM
Switches the reception band between AM, FM and XM.
3 CATEGORY
(All Channel Search mode)
Changes the channel category to next one (while staying
in the All Channel Search mode).
(Category Search mode)
Changes the channel category to next one.
(Preset Search mode)
Switches between five preset groups (A to E).
4 PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h
(All Channel Search mode)
Searches a radio channel within all channels. Press and
hold for quick search.
(Category Search mode)
Searches a radio channel within the selected category.
Press and hold for quick search.
(Preset Search mode)
Changes the preset number (1 to 8).
5 MEMORY
Switches the unit to the preset memory mode.
6 DISPLAY
Switches XM information such as channel number/name,
category, or artist name/song title displayed in the front panel
display. (For details, see “Switching XM information” on
page 42.)
XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING
What is XM Satellite Radio?
Notes
XM Satellite Radio connections
Notes
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XM jack
XM Satellite Radio functions
Note
DISPLAY
AUTO/MAN'L MONOMAN'L/AUTO FMLEVELNEXTEDIT
MEMORY
FM/AMPRESET/TUNING
A/B/C/D/E
l PRESET/TUNING/CH h
TUNING MODE
XM
SEARCH MODE
CATEGORY
1
2
3
4
5
6
DISPLAY