Yamaha RX-V559 owner manual 104, Tuner, XM Satellite Radio U.S.A. model only

TROUBLESHOOTING

■Tuner

	Problem	Cause	Remedy	See
				page
	FM stereo reception is	The characteristics of FM stereo	Check the antenna connections.	24
	noisy.	broadcasts may cause this problem
			Try using a high-quality directional FM	—
		when the transmitter is too far away or
		the antenna input is poor.	antenna.
			Use the manual tuning method.	46
	There is distortion, and	There is multi-path interference.	Adjust the antenna position to eliminate	—
	clear reception cannot		multi-path interference.
FM	be obtained even with a
	good FM antenna.
	The desired station	The signal is too weak.	Use a high-quality directional FM antenna.	—
	cannot be tuned into
			Use the manual tuning method.	46
	with the automatic
	tuning method.
	Previously preset	This unit has been disconnected for a	Set preset stations	47, 48
	stations can no longer	long period.
	be tuned into.
	The desired station	The signal is weak or the antenna	Tighten the AM loop antenna connections	—
	cannot be tuned into	connections are loose.	and orient it for the best reception.
	with the automatic
			Use the manual tuning method.	46
	tuning method.
AM
	There are continuous	Noises result from lightning,	Use an outdoor antenna and a ground wire.	—
	crackling and hissing	fluorescent lamps, motors, thermostats	This will help somewhat, but it is difficult to
	noises.	and other electrical equipment.	eliminate all noise.
	There are buzzing and	A TV set is being used nearby.	Move this unit away from the TV set.	—
	whining noises.

■XM Satellite Radio (U.S.A. model only)

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
CHECK ANTENNA	The XM Connect-and-Play digital antenna	Check the XM Connect-and-Play digital antenna	52
	accessory is not connected to the XM jack	accessory connections and orient it for the best
	of this unit or does not work properly.	reception level.
UPDATING	The XM user encryption code is being	Wait until the encryption code is updated.	—
	updated.
NO SIGNAL	The signal is too weak.	Check the XM Connect-and-Play digital antenna	52
		accessory connections and orient it for the best
		reception level.
LOADING	It takes longer than four seconds for audio	Wait until the decoding process has finished.	—
	or text data to be decoded.
OFF AIR	The XM Satellite Radio channel you	Check the channel number again or select another	—
	selected is not currently broadcasting any	XM Satellite Radio channel.
	signals.
<XM> - - -	The Channel Station ID (SID) is no longer
	available.
- - - / - - -	No artist name or song title is available.
<CAT> - - -	No channels are available for the selected	Select another channel category by pressing	57
	category.	CATEGORY on the front panel (or A-E/CAT. j/ ion
		the remote control) repeatedly.

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