Sirius XM RAdio Starmate 8 User Manual page 40

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Locate and create a list of channels
that aren't being used by any FM radio
station . Write down the list . Once you
have created your list of available FM
channels, you will need to find the
one that provides the best match for
Starmate 8 .
TIP! You'll need to use the 'Manual' tune
function on your vehicle's FM radio to tune
through every FM channel one-by-one . Turn
on your vehicle's FM radio . Start at 88 . 1 and
use the 'Manual' tune function on your
vehicle's FM radio to tune through each FM channel one-by-one (88 . 1 followed by
88 .3 etc .) to locate channels that aren't being used by a local FM radio station .
Write down each FM channel that has only static or silence on it, until you reach
107 . 9 .
6. Ensure Starmate 8 is tuned to Sirius Preview channel 184 . Upon power
up, Starmate 8 should tune to channel 184 by default, when it's not yet
activated . If it's not on channel 184, refer to "Listening to Satellite Radio" on
page 49 to learn about how to tune a channel .
7. Pick the first FM channel on your list from step 5 . Turn on your vehicle's FM
radio (if you have not already done so) and tune it to this FM channel .
8. Set your Starmate 8 to transmit on the same FM channel that you have
selected in step 4:
i . Press menu .
ii . Press to scroll to and highlight FM Settings and press the Select button .
iii . Press to scroll to and highlight FM Channels . Press the Select button .
iv . Press to scroll to and highlight the storage location FM 2 and press
the Select button .
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