08Other connections

If after pressing XM the display shows Check XM Tuner or Check Antenna, try disconnecting the receiver and tuner connections, and then plugging them back in.1

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.2 The information displayed is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current preset class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XM Satellite

Radio

A

 

 

Signal strength

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Category

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preset number

H i t

s

 

 

A1

 

 

 

T h e B l e n d

 

XM025

 

Channel number

 

 

 

 

Elton John

 

Artist name

 

 

 

 

Candle In the Wind

 

Song name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Channel name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selecting channels and browsing by genre

From the XM Channel List, you can browse XM Radio channels in the order that they appear, or you can narrow

your channel search by genre.3

XM Satellite

Radio

A

 

 

XM Channel List

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UP

 

 

 

 

H i t s

 

A1

000

RADIO ID

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

001

XM Preview

 

 

 

T h e B l e n d

 

XM025

 

004

The 40s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[

005

The 50s

 

]

 

Elton John

006

The 60s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

007

The 70s

 

 

 

Candle In the Wind

008

The 80s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOWN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTER

 

: Exit

Use / to select a channel, then press ENTER to listen to the XM radio broadcast.

To browse by genre, first press CATEGORY, use / to select a genre, then press ENTER.

To cancel and exit any time, press RETURN.

While listening to XM Radio, press AUTO/DIRECT for XM HD Surround listening.

See About Neural – THX Surround on page 94 for more on this.

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

Saving channel presets

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

4Press ENTER.

After pressing ENTER, the preset class and number stop blinking and the receiver stores the XM channel.

Tip

You can also press MEM (Memory) during reception display to save the information of up to five songs. See Using the XM Menu below to recall this information.

Listening to channel presets

You will need to have some presets stored to do this.

1Press CLASS to select the class in which the channel is stored.

Press repeatedly to cycle through classes A, B and C.

Tip

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

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

The currently selected channel is automatically chosen (without pressing ENTER) after 5 seconds.

Using XM HD Surround

XM HD Surround uses Neural Surround™, THX® technologies to achieve optimal surround sound from XM radio. XM HD Surround Sound is available on select XM channels only.

2Press / to select the channel preset you want. You can also use the number buttons on the remote control to recall the channel preset.

Note

1You can check the strength of reception in Using the XM Menu on page 57.

2It’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.

3Select XM000 (RADIO ID) from the on-screen display to check the Radio ID of the XM Mini-Tuner.

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Pioneer VSX-01TXH manual Listening to XM Radio, Saving channel presets, Using XM HD Surround, Listening to channel presets

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