About Xm; About Sirius; About Neural - Thx Surround - Pioneer VSX-1018AH-K 7 Operating Instructions Manual

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About XM

About XM Radio
XM is North America's number one satellite radio company, offering
an extraordinary variety of commercial-free music, plus the best in
premier sports, news, talk radio, comedy, children's and
entertainment programming, broadcast in superior digital audio
quality coast to coast. For more information, or to subscribe, U.S.
customers visit xmradio.com or call XM Listener Care at 1-800-
XMRADIO (1-800-967-2346); Canadian customers visit xmradio.ca or
call XM Listener Care at 1-877-GETXMSR (1-877-438-9677).
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XM Ready Legal
XM monthly service subscription sold separately. XM Mini-Tuner and
Home Dock required (each sold separately) to receive XM service. It
is prohibited to copy, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer,
hack, manipulate or otherwise make available any technology or
software incorporated in receivers compatible with the XM satellite
Radio System. 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 (U.S. residents) and 1-877-
GETXMSR (Canadian residents). XM service only available in the 48
contiguous United States. ©2008 XM Satellite Radio Inc. All rights
reserved.
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XM Ready Subscription
Once you have installed the XM Mini-Tuner Home Dock, inserted the
XM Mini-Tuner, connected the XM Mini-Tuner Home Dock to your XM
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Ready 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 below 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-XMRADIO (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
10-15 minutes, but during peak busy periods you may need to keep
your XM Ready audio system on for up to an hour. When you can
access the full lineup on your XM Ready audio system you are done.
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XM Ready is a registered trademark of XM Satellite Radio Inc. The
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XM name and related logo are registered trademarks of XM Satellite
Radio Inc. All rights reserved.

About SIRIUS

SIRIUS and the Sirius READY logo are registered trademarks of
SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc.
About Neural – THX Surround
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Neural-THX Surround is taking surround sound to the next level. This
revolutionary new technology delivers the rich envelopment and
discrete image detail of surround sound in a format that is fully
compatible with stereo from various content sources. Neural-THX
Surround enables 5.1, 6.1 and 7.1-channel support for gaming, movies
and digital music. By unmasking the audio details, typically lost by
other playback modes, audiences will experience the deep ambience
and subtle details of movies, music and games.
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Neural-THX Digital Music™ is a new surround mode specifically
designed to enhance the playback of compressed digital music content.
It provides listeners with an expanded sound stage and clean surround
experience, even with compressed audio sources such as MP3s and
Internet streams.
Neural-THX Surround has been chosen as the official surround sound
format for XM Satellite Radio's "XM HD Surround," TV sports
broadcasting, 7.1 games, Music Direct Internet streaming as well as
leading FM/HD radio stations worldwide. And with this technology
being used by sound designers during content creation, as well as
embedded into playback devices, Neural-THX Surround promises a
listening experience that is true to the original mix.
For additional information, please visit www.neuralsurround.com.
This product is manufactured under license from Neural Audio
Corporation and THX Ltd. PIONEER hereby grants the user a non-
exclusive, non-transferable, limited right of use to this product under
USA and foreign patent, patent pending and other technology or
trademarks owned by Neural Audio Corporation and THX Ltd. "Neural
Surround", "Neural Audio", "Neural" and "NRL" are trademarks and
logos owned by Neural Audio Corporation, THX is a trademark of THX
Ltd., which may be registered in some jurisdictions. All rights reserved.
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