Activating XM Satellite Radio

XM® SATELLITE RADIO TUNING

To sign up for an account with the XM Satellite Radio service, an XM Satellite Radio ID number is required. Follow the procedure below to check your ID number, and then visit the website at “http://activate.xmradio.com/” or call “1-800-XM-RADIO (1-800-967-2346)” with a major credit card handy for signing up.

(U.S.A. model)

VOLUME

	ZONE 2	ZONE
	ON/OFF	CONTROL

MASTER			PRESET/TUNING FM/AM	A/B/C/D/E	l PRESET/TUNING/CH h	MEMORY TUNING MODE
			EDIT
			SEARCH MODE	CATEGORY		DISPLAY
ON OFF
			PROGRAM			INPUT
MAIN ZONE
PHONES	SPEAKERS
	A	B	STRAIGHT	TONE CONTROL	INPUT MODE	MULTI CH
						INPUT	VIDEO AUX
							VIDEO AUX
ON/OFF						VIDEO	L AUDIO R	PORTABLE
			EFFECT
SILENT CINEMA

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1Rotate the INPUT selector on the front panel (or set the component selector switch to SOURCE and then press XM on the remote control) to select “XM” as the input source.

The cursor on the left of the XM indicator lights up in the front panel display.

INPUT

Front panel
or
AMP
SOURCE	XM
TV
Remote control
	Lights up
DVR V-AUX DTV/CBL DVD	MD/CD-R TUNER CD pXM
	VOLUME
SP
A	dB
XM RADIO	L R

2Check the XM Satellite Radio reception level and adjust the orientation of the XM Connect- and-Play digital antenna accessory for a better percentage of the reception level.

You can display the XM Satellite Radio reception level by using the “XM ANTENNA” parameter in “OPTION MENU” (see page 87).

Notes

•If “CHECK ANTENNA” appears in the front panel display, the XM Connect-and-Play digital antenna accessory may not be connected to the XM jack on the rear panel of this unit properly. See “Connecting the XM Connect-and-Play digital antenna accessory” on page 52 and check the connection.

•The “XM ANTENNA” parameter in “OPTION MENU” (see page 87) cannot be adjusted by using the remote control. Instead, you need to adjust the orientation of the XM Connect-and-Play digital antenna accessory connected to the XM jack of this unit for a better percentage of the reception level.

3Press PRESET/TUNING/CH l / h on the front panel (or PRESET/CH u / d on the remote control) to select channel “0”.

	PRESET/CH
l PRESET/TUNING/CH h
or	ENTER

LEVEL

A-E/CAT.A-E/CAT.

Front panel

Remote control

Note

You cannot select channel “0” if the All Channel Search mode (see page 56) is not selected.

4Check the XM Satellite Radio ID number displayed in the front panel display and write it down.

ID:_____________________________________

RX-V559 specifications

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Yamaha RX-V559 owner manual Activating XM Satellite Radio, Remote control Lights up

Models: RX-V559