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XM Indoor/Outdoor
Home Antenna
Installation Guide
Placed Indoors
Indoor/Outdoor Home Antenna
At SiriusXM, our customers' satisfaction with the performance of their
Radios is extremely important to us. In this guide, we have prepared
a series of instructions and tips for you to show you the best methods
for selecting a location for your antenna, how to install it, and how to
connect it to your SiriusXM Radio.
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- Page 1 XM Indoor/Outdoor Home Antenna Installation Guide Placed Indoors Indoor/Outdoor Home Antenna At SiriusXM, our customers’ satisfaction with the performance of their Radios is extremely important to us. In this guide, we have prepared a series of instructions and tips for you to show you the best methods for selecting a location for your antenna, how to install it, and how to connect it to your SiriusXM Radio.
- Page 2 XM Indoor/Outdoor Home Antenna Installation Instructions: Placed Indoors Step 1: Do You Live in a Major Metropolitan Area? Step 1 will provide quick instructions to determine if you can receive the terrestrial repeater signal. Otherwise, begin with Step 2. SiriusXM has terrestrial repeaters in major metropolitan areas.
- Page 3 XM Indoor/Outdoor Home Antenna Installation Instructions: Placed Indoors Step 2: Place the Antenna Find a suitable window in your home or office that faces south. • This window needs to have a clear, unobstructed view of the sky. • There should NOT be any blinds or curtains between the antenna and the glass window pane.
- Page 4 XM Indoor/Outdoor Home Antenna Installation Instructions: Placed Indoors Place the antenna on the windowsill of a suitable window that faces south. Not sure which way is south? Think about where the sun rises (in the east) and sets (in the west). Then stand so that east is to your left and you’ll be facing south.
- Page 5 XM Indoor/Outdoor Home Antenna Installation Instructions: Placed Indoors Step 3: Aim the Antenna Open the antenna clamshell so that it is halfway between the horizontal and vertical positions as shown. Orient the antenna so that the shaded surface shown is facing the window.
- Page 6 XM Indoor/Outdoor Home Antenna Installation Instructions: Placed Indoors Step 4: Connect the Antenna to Your SiriusXM Radio or Home Dock Connect the antenna cable to the ANT connection on the Radio or Home Dock. AUDIO POWER...
- Page 7 XM Indoor/Outdoor Home Antenna Installation Instructions: Placed Indoors Step 5: Verify Signal Reception Turn your SiriusXM Radio ON and access the Signal Indicator (or Antenna Aiming) screen. (Consult your Radio’s User Guide for instructions on accessing the screen.) The Signal Indicator screen shows the strength of both the satellite (SAT) signal and the terrestrial (ground) (TER) signal (if available).
- Page 8 XM Indoor/Outdoor Home Antenna Installation Instructions: Placed Indoors Signal Distribution Accessories For You to Consider 50 ft. Antenna Extension Cable: If the cable attached to the antenna is not long enough, you can use a 50’ long antenna extension cable (sold separately) to extend the antenna cable.
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