DreamGEAR VSX-94TXH Using XM HD Surround, Listening to XM Radio, Saving channel presets

08Other connections

Selecting channels and browsing by genre

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AUDIO

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From the XM Channel Guide, you can browse XM Radio

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channels in the order that they appear, or you can narrow

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your channel search by genre.

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XM Radio

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XM Radio

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RADIO ID

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VIDEO /

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Decades

A1

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GAME 1

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[ 002

Highway1

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F i f t i e s ( 5 0 ' s )

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America

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[ 004

Hank's Place

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iPod

Remy Sherman

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Fifties(50's)

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[ 006

Sixties(60's)

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Lovin' You

[ 007

Seventies(70's)

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ENTER Next

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XM

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• Press / to display the XM Channel Guide then

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/ and ENTER to select the channel of the XM radio

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broadcast you want to hear.

• To browse by genre, first press CATEGORY, use /

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SATELLiTE RADiO

XM Mini-Tuner

1Connect an XM Mini-Tuner to the XM Radio jack on the rear of this receiver.

You will also need to activate the XM Radio service.

2Press XM RADIO (SHIFT+BD) to switch to the XM

RADIO input.1

For best reception, you may need to move the XM Mini- Tuner antenna near a window (the southernmost window should produce the best results).

•If after pressing XM RADIO the display shows Check Tuner, try disconnecting the receiver and tuner connections and then plugging them back in. If the display shows Check Antenna, try disconnecting the tuner and antenna connections and then plugging them back in.2

to select a genre then press ENTER.4

• To cancel and exit any time, press RETURN.

Tip

•You can select channels directly by pressing D.ACCESS then the three-digit channel number.

•You can press DISP to change XM Radio information in the front panel display.

•The currently selected channel is automatically chosen (without pressing ENTER) after five seconds.

Using XM HD Surround

XM HD Surround uses Neural Surround™ technology to achieve optimal surround sound from XM radio.

•While listening to XM Radio, press S.DIRECT for XM HD Surround listening.

See About Neural Surround on page 92 for more on this.

XM HD Surround can be selected also with the STANDARD button.

Listening to XM Radio

After connecting, you will be able to use this receiver to select channels and navigate categories using the on-

screen display.3 The information displayed is as follows:

XM Radio		–55dB		Signal strength
		A		Preset class
				Category
Decades			A1
				Preset number
F i f t i e s ( 5 0 ' s )		XM005		Channel number
	Remy Sherman			Artist name
		Lovin' You		Song name
				Channel name

Saving channel presets

This receiver can memorize up to 30 channels, stored in three banks, or classes (A, B and C) of 10 stations each.

1 Select the channel you want to memorize.

See Selecting channels and browsing by genre above.

2 Press T.EDIT.

The display shows a blinking memory class.

3Press CLASS to select one of the three classes then press / to select the channel preset you want. You can also use the number buttons to select a preset.

•The default for all presets is XM001.

Note

1You can’t use the iPod, XM and SIRIUS Radio functions simultaneously when using the MULTI-ZONE feature (page 59).

2You can check the strength of reception in Using the XM Menu (page 53).

3It’s easiest if you have your TV switched on to take advantage of the OSDs. You can, however, use just the front panel display to do everything if you prefer.

4Select XM000 (RADIO ID) from the on-screen display to check the Radio ID of the XM Mini-Tuner.

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