Using The Xm Menu; Listening To Sirius Radio - Pioneer VSX-9040TXH - 110 Watt x 7 Direct Energy Amplification Receiver Operating Instructions Manual

05 Basic playback
Listening to channel presets
1 Press CLASS to select the class in which the channel
is stored.
Press repeatedly to cycle through classes A to G.
Press / to select the channel preset you want.
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• You can also use the number buttons on the remote
control to recall the channel preset.

Using the XM Menu

The XM Menu provides additional XM Radio features.
1 Press TOP MENU.
Use / to select a menu item, then press ENTER.
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Choose from the following menu items:
• Channel Skip/Add – Use / and ENTER to select
channels you would like to remove/restore from/to
the channel guide.
• Antenna Aiming – Check the strength of satellite
and terrestrial reception.
• Memory Recall – Use / to browse your saved
song information (see Tip on page 55).
3 When you're finished press TOP MENU to return to
the reception display.
Note
1 You can reset the Channel Skip/Add settings in Resetting the system on page 72.
2 • In order to activate your radio subscription, you will need the SIRIUS ID (SID) which uniquely identifies your tuner. The SID may be found on
a sticker located on the packaging, or on the bottom of the tuner itself. The label will have a printed 12-digit SID number. When you have
located the SID, write it down in the space provided near the end of this manual. Contact SIRIUS on the internet at: https://
activate.siriusradio.com
• Follow the prompts to activate your subscription, or you can also call SIRIUS toll-free at 1-888-539-SIRIUS (1-888-539-7474).
• Select 0 (SIRIUS ID) from the GUI screen to check the Radio ID of the SiriusConnect™ tuner (see Selecting channels and browsing by genre
below).
3 You can check the strength of reception in Using the SIRIUS Menu on page 55.
4 It's easiest if you have your TV switched on to take advantage of the GUI screens. You can, however, use just the front panel display to do
everything if you prefer.
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Listening to SIRIUS Radio

For more details, see About SIRIUS and XM on page 111.
• Press SIRIUS to switch to the SIRIUS input.
For best reception, you may need to move the
SiriusConnect™ tuner antenna near a window (refer to
the manual for the SiriusConnect™ Home tuner for
antenna placement recommendations).
• If after pressing SIRIUS the display shows Antenna
Error, try disconnecting the antenna and
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reconnecting.
Tuner, check the connection of the AC adapter and
this receiver to the SiriusConnect™ tuner.
After connecting, you will be able to use this receiver to
select channels and navigate categories using the GUI
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screen. The information displayed is as follows:
• Main Zone:
Preset class
Johnny B. Goode
Top Menu
Preset Class : A
Chuck Berry
Fifties (50's)
A 1
Preset Number
Category : Decades
Composer : Chuck Berry
Category
Preset number
• Sub Zone:
Channel name
Johnny B. Goode
Chuck Berry
Fifties (50's)
Decades
Chuck Berry
Category
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If the display shows Check Sirius
Song name
Signal strength
Preset
Artist name
Channel name
1 2 3
Channel Number
Channel number
Category
Composer name
Song name
Preset class
Signal strength
A
Artist name
Preset number
A1
SR123
Channel number
Composer name