Listening To Xm Satellite Radio Programs; Basic Operation; Checking The Xm Signal Strength And Radio - Denon AVR-688 Owner's Manual

Listening to XM Satellite Radio
Programs
ABOUT XM RADIO
XM Radio offers an extraordinary variety of commercial-free music,
plus the best in premier sports, news, talk radio, stand-up comedy,
children's and entertainment programming. XM is broadcast in superior
digital audio from coast to coast. From rock to reggae, from classical to
hip hop, XM has something for every music fan. For U.S. customers,
information about XM Radio is available online at www.xmradio.com.
For Canadian customers, information about XM Canada is online at
www.xmradio.ca.
XM READY ® LEGAL
XM monthly service subscription sold separately. XM Mini-Tuner and
Home Dock required (each sold separately) to receive XM service.
Installation costs and other fees and taxes, including a one-time
activation fee may apply. All fees and programming subject to change.
Channels with frequent explicit language are indicated with an XL.
Channel blocking is available for XM radio receivers by calling 1-800-
XMRADIO (US residents) and 1-877-GETXMSR (Canadian residents).
For a full listing of the XM commercial- free channels and advertising-
supported channels, visit lineup.xmradio.com (US residents) or
xmradio.ca (Canadian residents).
Subscriptions subject to Customer Agreement available at xmradio.
com (US residents) and xmradio.ca (Canadian residents). Only available
in the 48 contiguous United States and Canada. ©2007 XM Satellite
Radio Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of
their respective owners.
XM READY ® SUBSCRIPTIONS
Once you have installed the XM Mini-Tuner Dock, inserted the XM
connected the XM Dock to your XM Ready ® home
Mini-Tuner,
audio system, and installed the antenna, you are ready to subscribe
and begin receiving XM programming. There are three places to find
your eight character XM Radio ID: On the XM Mini-Tuner, on the XM
Mini-Tuner package, and on XM Channel 0. Record the Radio ID in the
following eight squares for reference.
Note: The XM Radio ID does not use the letters "I" , "O" , "S" or
"F" . Activate your XM Satellite Radio service in the U.S. online at
http://activate.xmradio.com or call 1-800-XM-RADIO (1-800-967-
2346). Activate your XM Satellite Radio service in Canada online at
https://activate.xmradio.ca or call 1-877-GET-XMSR (1-877-438-9677).
You will need a major credit card. XM will send a signal from the
satellites to activate the full channel lineup. Activation normally takes
10 to 15 minutes, but during peak busy periods you may need to keep
your XM Ready home audio system on for up to an hour. When you
can access the full lineup on your XM Ready home audio system you
are done.

Basic Operation

1
<SOURCE SELECT>
Either turn or press
select "XM".
2
[MODE SELECTOR 1]
Set to "AUDIO".
(vpage 43 "Remote Control Unit Operations")
3
TUNING
Use to select the station.
When the station is tuned in, the name of the track and artist
are displayed.
• The channel switches continuously when TUNING is pressed and
held.
• XM Radio stations can be preset using the same procedure as for
FM/AM stations (vpage 37 "Presetting Radio Stations (Preset
Memory)" and "Listening to Preset Stations").
• The artist name, track name, category and reception level can be
checked by pressing STATUS.
Checking the XM Signal Strength and
Radio ID
1
<SOURCE SELECT>
Either turn
select "XM".
2
STATUS
Press until "SIGNAL" appears on the
display.
The display will switch as shown below, depending on the
reception conditions.
Display
GOOD Signal strength is good
MARGINAL Signal strength is marginal
[SAT TU] WEAK Signal strength is weak
to
NO No signal
3
Adjust the position of the antenna until "SIGNAL:
GOOD" is shown on the display.
4
STATUS
Press until the station you want to check
(example: "XM001") is displayed.
5
TUNING
Press and select channel 0 (XM000).
The radio ID is shown on the display.
X M 0 0 0 R A D I O I D
The strength of both the XM satellite and terrestrial signals can be
checked at "System Setup" – "Input Setup" – "Antenna Aiming"
(vpage 27).
ENGLISH
[SAT TU]
or press to
Status
Radio ID