Listening To The Xm Satellite Radio - JVC MX-KC58 Instructions Manual

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• Place the XM Mini-Tuner Home Dock near a south-facing
window or where "Channel 1" can be heard clearly (see
below).
• Make sure there is no obstruction between the XM Mini-
Tuner Home Dock and the sky.
For listening to XM Satellite Radio, you need the following:
• The XM Mini-Tuner System
Mini-Tuner and XM Mini-Tuner Home Dock
• Subscription to XM Satellite Radio
*1 To connect the XM Mini-Tuner System with the main
unit, see page 17.
*2 The following channels are available without subscrip-
tion:
• Channel 0: This channel is for checking the XM Sat-
ellite Radio ID code.
• Channel 1: This is "XM Preview" channel.
How to subscribe
XM Satellite radio is a subscription service. To subscribe to
the XM Satellite Radio, visit the XM Satellite Radio's web
site at <http://xmradio.com/activation/>, or you can call 1-
800-XM-RADIO (1-800-967-2346). For subscription, you
need to have the XM Satellite radio ID code. To check the
ID code, follow the procedure below:
How to check the XM Satellite Radio ID code
After connection:
1
Select XM as the source.
Remote Main unit:
control:
2
Tune in to "Channel 0."
The display shows "CH000", then shows "RADIO ID"
and the 8-digit (alphanumeric) ID code alternately.
Remote control:
*1
(not supplied)—XM
*2
Main unit:
Antenna Aiming
For XM Mini-Tuner Home Dock (not supplied) installation.
While selecting XM...
Remote Main unit:
control:
2 2
sec. sec.
"A.AIMING" briefly appears on the display.
Then the status is indicated in 5 levels (from 0 to 4).
Position the XM antenna to get the highest signal strength,
either Satellite or Terrestrial. Signal levels of at least 3
should provide reliable reception. The most reliable
reception is achieved when signal levels of at least 3 on both
Satellite and Terrestrial. Terrestrial coverage is available
only in large metropolitan cities.
Satellite signal levels
• For details about XM Mini-Tuner Home Dock, see XM
Mini-Tuner Home Dock instruction manual.

Listening to the XM Satellite Radio

To select XM as the source
Remote Main unit:
control:
The last received channel is tuned in.
"XM" appears and then the channel number appears on
the display.
Channel number
Terrestrial signal levels
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