Listening to the Radio—Continued

Listening to XM Satellite Radio® (North American Models Only)

Important XM Radio Information

To receive XM Radio on this receiver you need to purchase an optional XM Passport System and sub- scribe to XM’s paid programming. Please note that XM is currently only licensed to provide service to the contiguous 48 United States (not available in Alaska and Hawaii) and portions of Canada. XM Radio service is not currently available in Mexico or any other region outside the continental U.S. and portions of Canada. For updates on service availabil- ity please visit XM's website at http://www.xmradio.com or http://www.xmradio.ca

Note:

Hardware and required basic monthly subscription sold separately. Premium Channels available at additional monthly cost. Installation costs and other fees and taxes, including a one-time activation fee may apply. Subscrip- tion fee is consumer only. All fees and programming subject to change.

About XM Radio:

There is a world beyond AM and FM. It is XM Satellite Radio. XM offers more than 160 digital channels of audio entertainment, including 100% commercial-free music channels, in the top markets in the U.S. Channels with frequent explicit language are indicated with an XL. Channel blocking is available for XM radio receivers by calling 1-800-XMRADIO.

About XM Canada:

XM Canada offers the most commercial-free music – and engaging talk show programs. XM Canada creates original content that reflects our unique Canadian culture and broadcasts it throughout North America.

Canadian Satellite Radio Inc. offers its satellite radio ser- vice and operates under the XM Canada™ brand. XM Canada has an exclusive Canadian licence from XM Sat- ellite Radio Inc.

For more information about XM Canada, visit www.xmradio.ca or call 1-877-GET-XMSR

A warning against reverse engineering:

It is prohibited to copy, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, or manipulate any technology incorporated in receivers compatible with the XM Satellite Radio sys- tem. Furthermore, the AMBE® voice compression soft- ware included in this product is protected by intellectual property rights including patent rights, copyrights, and trade secrets of Digital Voice Systems, Inc. The user of this or any other software contained in an XM Radio is explicitly prohibited from attempting to copy, decom- pile, reverse engineer, or disassemble the object code, or in any other way convert the object code into human- readable form. The software is licensed solely for use within this product.

Connecting the XM Passport System

The XM Passport System is sold separately. You can pur- chase the XM Passport System from the XM Web site at: http://www.xmradio.com (U.S.A.) http://www.xmradio.ca (Canada)

Connect the Passport System to the XM antenna jack on the rear panel.

XM antenna jack

 

XM

 

 

ANTENNA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SURROUND BACK

SURROUND

FRONT

CENTER

 

 

 

 

 

AM

 

 

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS A

SPEAKER

 

 

COMPONENT VIDEO

 

 

FM 75

L

 

L

 

 

DIGITAL IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COA

 

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XIAL

 

 

 

 

 

MONITOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

DVD

 

 

 

 

OPTICAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUT

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

P

V

 

 

R

 

R

AC OUTLET

 

 

 

 

 

120V

60Hz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AC SWITCHED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL 120W 1A MAX.

2

 

 

P

S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRONT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPEAKERS B

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRE OUT

 

 

 

L

 

L

L

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AV RECEIVER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

R

 

R

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD

TAPE

 

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 1

 

DVD

 

 

 

 

Put the XM Passport System by a southerly facing win- dow, with nothing obstructing its path to the sky.

TUNER TUNING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MASTER VOLUME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TUNING

PRESET

 

 

STANDBY/ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STANDBY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTER

 

 

MULTI CH

 

DVD

VIDEO 1

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 3

 

TAPE

TUNER

C D

RETURN

SETUP

 

 

 

 

 

VCR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO 3 INPUT

 

PHONES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO

L AUDIO

R

SPEAKERS

 

TONE

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL

 

TUNING

 

 

 

A

B

 

 

STEREO

LISTENING MODE

DISPLAY

INPUT

DIMMER MEMORY

MODE

 

 

 

Selecting XM Satellite Radio

1

Press the [TUNER] input selector

 

TUNER

 

button repeatedly to select XM.

 

If “CHECK ANTENNA” appears on

 

the display, make sure the XM Passport

 

System is connected properly.

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Onkyo TX-SR504E, TX-SR8450 Listening to XM Satellite Radio North American Models Only, Connecting the XM Passport System

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