Siriusxm Satellite Radio Operation; Receiving Channels With The Siriusxm Tuner; Siriusxm Setting; Managing Artist And Song Alerts - Alpine CDE-163BT Owner's Manual

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SiriusXM Satellite Radio
Operation
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/SOURCE /ENTER/OPTION
/SETUP Rotary encoder
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
/BAND
SiriusXM Tuner operation:
When a SiriusXM Tuner is connected to this unit, the following
operations may be performed.

Receiving Channels with the SiriusXM Tuner

About SiriusXM Satellite Radio
Only SiriusXM brings you more of what you love to listen to, all in one
place. Get over 140 channels, including commercial-free music plus the
best sports, news, talk, comedy and entertainment. Welcome to the
world of satellite radio. A SiriusXM Vehicle Tuner and Subscription are
required. For more information, visit www.siriusxm.com .
Activating your SiriusXM Subscription
After installing your SiriusXM Connect Vehicle Tuner and antenna,
power on this unit and select SiriusXM mode. You should be able to
hear the SiriusXM preview channel on Channel 1. If you cannot hear the
preview channel, please check the installation instructions to make sure
your SiriusXM Connect tuner is properly installed.
After you can hear the Preview channel, tune to Channel 0 to find the
Radio ID of your tuner. In addition, the Radio ID is located on the
bottom of the SiriusXM Connect Vehicle Tuner and its packaging. You
will need this number to activate your subscription. Write the number
down for reference.
Note
• The SiriusXM Radio ID does not include the letters I, O, S or F.
In the USA, you can activate online or by calling SiriusXM Listener care:
• Visit www.siriusxm.com/activatenow
• Call SiriusXM Listener Care at 1-866-635-2349
For Canadian Subscriptions, please contact:
• Visit www.siriusxm.ca/activatexm
• Call XM customer Care at 1-877-438-9677
As part of the activation process, the SiriusXM satellites will send an
activation message to your tuner. When your radio detects that the
tuner has received the activation message, your radio will display
"SUBSCRIP UPDATED - ANY KEY TO CONTINUE". Once subscribed, you
can tune to channels in your subscription plan. Note, the activation
process usually takes 10 to 15 minutes, but may take up to an hour. Your
radio will need to be powered on and receiving the SiriusXM signal to
receive the activation message.
Note
• The SiriusXM Satellite Radio controls on this unit are available only
when a SiriusXM Tuner is connected.
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/Tag
Preset buttons
(1 through 6)
1
Press VSOURCE to activate the Satellite Radio (SIRIUS
XM) mode.
2
Press  or  to select the desired channel.
Holding down  or  will rapidly browse through the
channels.
Alternatively, you can enter the number of the desired channel
using the numeric keypad on an optional remote control.

SiriusXM Setting

The following steps 1 to 5 are common to the various SiriusXM
functions. For details, refer to each individual function.
1
Press and hold YSETUP for at least 2 seconds to
activate the SETUP mode.
2
Turn the Rotary encoder to select "SIRIUS XM", and then
press ENTER.
The SiriusXM setup mode is activated.
3
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired item and
then press ENTER.
SiriusXM:
ALERTSETUP  GAME ALERT  P-LOCK  SIGNAL IND 
*
TUNE START
* Displayed only when the SiriusXM Tuner-SXV200 or later is
connected.
4
Turn the Rotary encoder to change the settings.
5
Press and hold YSETUP for at least 2 seconds.
The SETUP mode is canceled.
Notes
• Press r to return to the previous mode.
• If no operation is performed for 60 seconds, the unit will return to
normal mode automatically.

Managing Artist and Song Alerts

The following operations can be performed to change the Alert settings.
The Artist and Song Alerts feature allows you to mark Artists and Songs
from the current channel and then the unit alerts you later when the
marked Artists or Songs are playing on other channels.
 Setting item: ALERTSETUP
Setting contents:
ALERT LIST / ALERT / A S ALERT / DELETE ALL
ALERT LIST
This menu option allows you to enable the Artist/Song alert for
individual Artist/Songs (ALERT ON or OFF) or to delete individual
stored Artist/Song alerts (DELETE).
1 Turn the Rotary encoder to select ALERT LIST, and then press
ENTER.
2 Turn the Rotary encoder to select a stored Artist or Song,
and then press ENTER.
3 Turn the Rotary encoder to ALERT to enable (ALERT ON) or
disable (ALERT OFF) the alert for the selected Artist/Song or
turn the Rotary encoder to select DELETE to delete the
selected Artist/Song from memory.
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