Pioneer VSX-82TXS-S manual Listening to XM Radio, Using XM HD Surround, Saving channel presets

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1Connect an XM Radio Connect-and-Play™ antenna to the XM Radio jack on the rear of this receiver.

You will also need to activate the XM Radio service.

When activating the XM Radio ‘Connect-and-Play’ ™ digital antenna, make sure to wait until the activation process is complete before changing the XM-RADIO function. Changing to another input source will stop the activation process.

2 Use the XM RADIO (SHIFT+TUNER) input source button to switch to the XM RADIO input.1

For best reception, you may need to move the Connect- and-Play™ antenna near a window (the southernmost window should produce the best results).

•If after pressing XM RADIO the display shows Check Antenna, try disconnecting the antenna and reconnecting.2

Listening to XM Radio

After connecting, you will be able to use this receiver to select channels, navigate categories and save song information (like the artist’s name) using the on-screen

display.3 The information displayed is as follows:

				Preset class
XM Satellite	Radio	A		Signal strength
				Category
Decades
			A0	Preset number
The 50s		XM005		Channel number
	Remy Sherman			Artist name
	Lovin' You			Song name
				Channel name

Selecting channels and browsing by genre

From the XM channel Guide, you can browse XM Radio channels in the order that they appear, or you can narrow your channel search by genre.

XM Satellite	Radio	A	XM Channel Guide
Decades			[		Previous	]
				000	RADIO ID
		A0	[	001	XM Preview	]
			[ 004		The 40s	]
The 50s		XM005	[ 005		The 50s	]
			[ 006		The 60s	]
	Remy Sherman		[ 007		The 70s	]
			[ 008		The 80s	]
	Lovin' You		[ 009		The 90s	]
					Next

• Use the buttons 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.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.

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 AUTO SURR for XM HD Surround listening.

See About Neural Surround™ below for more on this.

About Neural Surround™

Neural Surround™ represents the latest advancement in surround technology and has been adopted by XM Satellite Radio for digital radio broadcasts of surround recordings and live events.

Neural Surround™ employs psychoacoustic frequency domain processing which allows delivery of a more detailed sound stage with superior localization of surround elements. System playback is scalable from stereo up to state-of-the-art multichannel surround.

Neural Surround™ is trademark owned by Neural Audio Corporation.

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.

3 Press 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.

4 Press ENTER.

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

Tip

•You can also press MEMORY during reception display to save the information of up to 8 songs. See Using the XM Menu below to recall this information.

Note

1You can’t use the iPod and XM Radio functions simultaneously using the multi-room feature on page 57.

2• You can check the strength of reception in Using the XM Menu above.

• After unplugging the receiver, LOADING shows in the display for about 1 minute when switched back on.

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 Connect-and-Play antenna.

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