XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING

What is XM Satellite Radio?

XM Satellite Radio is the satellite radio service with millions of listeners across the U.S., broadcasting live daily. XM’s channel lineup includes more than 130 digital channels of choice from coast to coast: 68 commercial- free music channels, featuring hip hop to opera, classical to country, bluegrass to blues; 33 channels of premier sports, talk, comedy, children’s and entertainment programming; and more than 20 channels of the traffic and weather information for major metropolitan areas nationwide.

Because XM Satellite Radio is a subscription service, you will need to set up an account and activate service with XM using your XM Satellite Radio ID number. To check your ID number, follow “Act ivating XM Satellite Radio” on page 40. For further information on XM Satellite Radio services, see the XM Satellite Radio website at “http://www.xmradio.com”.

Notes

The XM Satellite Radio service is only available in the 48 contiguous United States (not available in Alaska and Hawaii).

XM Connect and Play digital antenna accessory and monthly subscription are sold separately. For details, see the XM Satellite Radio website at “http://www.xmradio.com”.

XM Satellite Radio connections

Connecting the XM Connect and Play

digital antenna accessory

Connect the XM Connect and Play digital antenna accessory (sold separately) to the XM jack on the rear of this unit. (For details, see the operating instructions provided with the XM Connect and Play digital antenna accessory.)

XM

XM jack

 

Notes

For information on obtaining the XM Connect and Play digital antenna accessory, see the website at “http://www.xmradio.com” or visit your local retailer that sells XM Ready products.

To ensure optimal reception of XM’s satellite signal, the XM Connect and Play digital antenna accessory should be placed at or near a southerly facing window with nothing obstructing its path to the sky. You can mount it indoors or outdoors.

XM Satellite Radio functions

This section describes the functions of each control used for XM Satellite Radio tuning.

Front panel functions

Note

The following controls are only available when the unit is in the TUNER mode and the XM Connect and Play digital antenna accessory is connected to the XM jack on the rear of this unit. (For details, see “XM Satellite Radio connections”.)

PRESET/TUNING

FM/AM

A/B/C/D/E

l PRESET/TUNING/CH h

MEMORY

TUNING MODE

SEARCH MODE

XM

CATEGORY

 

 

DISPLAYY

EDIT

 

NEXT

LEVEL

MAN'L/AUTO FM

AUTO/MAN'L MONO

1

2

3

4

5 6

1SEARCH MODE

Switches between the All Channel Search, Category Search, and Preset Search modes. (For details, see “XM Satellite Radio search modes” on page 42.)

2XM

Switches the reception band between AM, FM and XM.

3CATEGORY

(All Channel Search mode)

Changes the channel category to next one (while staying in the All Channel Search mode).

(Category Search mode)

Changes the channel category to next one.

(Preset Search mode)

Switches between five preset groups (A to E).

4PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h

(All Channel Search mode)

Searches a radio channel within all channels. Press and hold for quick search.

(Category Search mode)

Searches a radio channel within the selected category. Press and hold for quick search.

(Preset Search mode)

Changes the preset number (1 to 8).

5MEMORY

Switches the unit to the preset memory mode.

6DISPLAY

Switches XM information such as channel number/name, category, or artist name/song title displayed in the front panel display. (For details, see “Switching XM information” on page 42.)

OPERATION

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RX-V457 specifications

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