Operation by the FRONT-PANEL Controls

3 Operation

Commercial Audio Series Business Music System

To listen to a channel

1.Turn the Scroll knob until you see the channel you want.

2.Push the Scroll knob to listen to that channel.

To listen to a Preset channel

1.Push the Menu button until you see "Preset" in the bottom left of the display.

Artist	Song title
XM124	Channel Name
Preset	Category name

2.Using the Scroll knob, scroll through presets 1-16. Press the Scroll Knob to select the desired preset.

To select channels by categories (musical genres)

"Category" means the type of programming offered on a channel, such as rock, country, jazz, news, etc.

1.Press the Menu button until you see "Category" in the bottom left of the display.

Artist	Song title
XM124	Channel Name
Category	Category name

2.In the bottom-right corner of the screen is the name of the current Cat- egory.

3.Press a Category < or > button. The tuner will scroll through the Categories. When you see a Category that you want, press the Scroll knob.

4.Turn the Scroll knob until you see a channel that you want to listen to. All the scrolling channels are in that same Category. Press the Scroll knob to listen to the channel.

XM front panel lock-out

1.To activate front panel lock-out, press Category < and > buttons at the same time and release.

2."Lockout Enabled" will appear to confirm that the XM feature is locked on the front panel. You still can operate the remote control.

3.To deactivate front panel lock-out, press Category < and > buttons at the same time and release.

4."Lockout Disabled" will appear to confirm that the XM feature is unlocked on the front panel.

XM Diagnostics mode

The diagnostic mode is useful for antenna installation and optimization of signal strength.

1.Press Menu and Category < buttons at the same time and release.

2.Scroll through the diagnostic mode using the Category < and > buttons.

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Operation Manual

180MAx specifications

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