Listening to the Radio—Continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTER

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL

 

 

TUNING

 

 

 

A

B

 

TONE

 

STEREO

LISTENING MODE

DISPLAY

INPUT

DIMMER

MEMORY

MODE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SETUP

 

 

XM Radio Messages

The following messages may appear while using XM radio.

The XM Passport System is not connected properly. Check the connection.

Positioning the XM Passport System

You can check the signal strength of the XM radio signal and adjust the position of the XM Passport System accordingly.

1

SETUP

On the AV receiver, press the

 

 

[SETUP] button.

2

 

Use the Up and Down [ ]/[ ]

 

TUNING PRESET

buttons to select “5. ANT Aim-

ing,” and then press [ENTER].

3

Adjust the position of the XM

 

 

Passport System so that the SAT

 

signal strength bar is as long as

 

possible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you can’t receive a satellite signal,

 

press the Down [ ] button to display

 

the terrestrial (TER) signal strength

 

meter and adjust your XM Passport

 

System so that the bar is as long as pos-

 

sible.

 

Terrestrial signals are only available in

 

certain areas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So long as the signal strength is good,

 

you can enjoy XM Radio by using

 

either satellite or terrestrial reception.

 

 

 

 

The XM user encryption code is being updated. Please wait.

The signal is too weak. Check the XM Passport System connection and reposition it for the best reception.

The AV receiver is tuning or decoding audio or text data. Please wait.

The XM channel you selected is not currently broadcast- ing. Select another channel.

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