Acura 2009 MDX Owner's Manual page 193

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Depending on where you drive, you
may experience reception problems.
Interference can be caused by any of
these conditions:
Driving on the north side of an
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east/west mountain road.
Driving on the north side of a large
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commercial truck on an east/west
road.
Driving in tunnels.
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Driving on a road beside a vertical
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wall, steep cliff, or hill to the south
of you.
Driving on the lower level of a
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multi-tiered road.
Driving on a single lane road
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alongside dense trees taller than
50 ft. (15 m) to the south of you.
Large items carried on a roof rack.
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There may be other geographic
situations that could affect XM radio
reception.
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Playing the XM Satellite Radio (Models without navigation system)
®
As required by the FCC:
Changes or modifications not expressly
approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's
authority to operate the equipment.
Receiving Satellite Radio Service
If your XM Radio service has expired or
you purchased your vehicle from a
previous owner, you can listen to a
sampling of the broadcasts available on
XM Satellite Radio. With the ignition
switch in the ACCESSORY (I) or the ON
(II) position, push the power/volume
knob to turn on the audio system, and
press the
music types and styles will play.
If you decide to purchase XM satellite
radio service, contact XM Radio at www.
xmradio.com, or at 1-800-852-9696. In
Canada, contact XM Canada at www.
xmradio.ca, or at 1-877-438-9677. You
will need to give them your radio I.D.
number and your credit card number.
To get your radio I.D. number, turn the
TUNE knob until ''0'' appears in the
display. Your I.D. will appear in the
display.
2009 MDX
button. A variety of
After you've registered with XM Radio,
keep your audio system in the Satellite
Radio mode while you wait for
activation. This should take about 30
minutes.
While waiting for activation, make sure
your vehicle remains in an open area
with good reception. Once your audio
system is activated, ''CATEGORY'' or
''CH'' will appear in the display, and
you'll be able to listen to XM Radio
broadcasts. XM Radio will continue to
send an activation signal to your vehicle
for at least 12 hours from the activation
request. If the service has not been
activated after 36 hours, contact XM
Radio.
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