Pioneer VSX-917V manual 10Other connections, Listening to XM Radio, Using XM HD Surround

10Other connections

•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.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:

				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

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 10 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 AUTO SURR for XM HD Surround listening.

See About Neural Surround™ below for more on this.

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

•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.3

•To cancel and exit any time, press

RETURN.

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.

Note

1 You can check the strength of reception in Using the XM Menu (page 55)

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.

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

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