Using Radio Data System (Rds); Listening To The Siriusxm Radio - Sony DSX-A415BT Owner's Record

Receiving the stored stations
1
Select the band, then press a number
button (1 to 6).

Using Radio Data System (RDS)

Selecting program types (PTY)
1
Press PTY during FM reception.
2
Rotate the control dial until the desired
program type appears, then press it.
The unit starts to search for a station
broadcasting the selected program type.
Type of programs
NEWS (News), INFORM (Information), SPORTS
(Sports), TALK (Talk), ROCK (Rock), CLS ROCK
(Classic Rock), ADLT HIT (Adult Hits), SOFT RCK (Soft
Rock), TOP 40 (Top 40), COUNTRY (Country),
OLDIES (Oldies), SOFT (Soft), NOSTALGA
(Nostalgia), JAZZ (Jazz), CLASSICL (Classical),
R & B (Rhythm and Blues), SOFT R&B (Soft Rhythm
and Blues), LANGUAGE (Foreign Language), REL
MUSC (Religious Music), REL TALK (Religious Talk),
PERSNLTY (Personality), PUBLIC (Public), COLLEGE
(College), HABL ESP (Spanish Talk), MUSC ESP
(Spanish Music), HIP HOP (Hip-Hop), WEATHER
(Weather)
Setting clock time (CT)
The CT data from the RDS transmission sets the
clock.
1
Set [SET CT] in [GENERAL] to [SET CT-ON]
(page 23).

Listening to the SiriusXM Radio

Activating your SiriusXM Subscription
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
Connect Vehicle Tuner and Subscription are
required.
After installing your SiriusXM Connect Vehicle
Tuner and antenna, press SRC to select [SIRIUSXM].
You should be able to hear the SiriusXM preview
channel on Channel 1. After verifying that you can
hear the preview channel, select 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.
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 - PRESS ENTER TO
CONTINUE]. Once subscribed, you can tune to
channels in your subscription plan.
Notes
 The activation process usually takes 10 to 15 minutes,
but may take up to an hour.
 Your radio will need to be turned on and receiving the
SiriusXM signal to receive the activation message.