Yamaha RX-V1600 owner manual 113, Tuner, XM Satellite Radio

TROUBLESHOOTING

■Tuner

	Problem	Cause	Remedy	See
				page
	FM stereo reception is	The characteristics of FM stereo	Check the antenna connections.
	noisy.	broadcasts may cause this problem	Try using a high-quality directional FM	29
		when the transmitter is too far away or	antenna.
		the antenna input is poor.
			Use the manual tuning method.	47
	There is distortion, and	There is multipath interference.	Adjust the antenna position to eliminate
	clear reception cannot		multipath interference.	—
	be obtained even with a
FM
	good FM antenna.
	The desired station	The signal is too weak.	Use a high-quality directional FM antenna.	29
	cannot be tuned in with
			Use the manual tuning method.
	the automatic tuning			47
	method.
	Previously preset	This unit has been disconnected for a	Preset the stations again.
	stations can no longer	long period.		47
	be tuned in.
	The desired station	The signal is weak or the antenna	Tighten the AM loop antenna connections	—
	cannot be tuned in with	connections are loose.	and orient it for the best reception.
	the automatic tuning
			Use the manual tuning method.	47
	method.
AM	There are continuous	Noises result from lightning,	Use an outdoor antenna and a ground wire.
	crackling and hissing	fluorescent lamps, motors,	This will help somewhat, but it is difficult to
				—
	noises.	thermostats and other electrical	eliminate all noise.
		equipment.
	There are buzzing and	A TV set is being used nearby.	Move this unit away from the TV.	—
	whining noises.

■XM Satellite Radio

If an operation takes longer than usual or an error occurs, one of the following messages may appear in the front panel display. In this case, read the cause and follow the corresponding remedies.

Status message	Cause	Remedy	See
			page
	The XM Connect-and-Play digital antenna	Check the XM Connect-and-Play digital antenna
CHECK ANTENNA	accessory is not connected, or does not		52
		accessory connections.
	work properly.
UPDATING	The XM user encryption code is being	Wait until the encryption code is updated.	—
	updated.
		Check the XM Connect-and-Play digital antenna
NO SIGNAL	The signal is too weak.	accessory connections and orient it for the best	52
		reception.
LOADING	It takes longer than four seconds for audio	Wait until the decoding process has finished.	—
	or text data to be decoded.
	The XM Satellite Radio channel you	Check the channel number again or select another
OFF AIR	selected is not currently broadcasting any		56
		XM Satellite Radio channel.
	signal.
<XM> - - -	The channel Station ID (SID) is no longer
	available.
- - - / - - -	No artist name/feature or song/program
	title is available.
	No channels are available for the selected	Select another channel category by pressing
<CAT> - - -		CATEGORY (or A-E/CAT. l / h on the remote	56
	category.
		control) repeatedly.

INFORMATION ADDITIONAL

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