Subscribing to xm services – Garmin GXM 40 User Manual
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GXM 40 Owner’s Manual
Getting Started
Subscribing to XM Services
With the GXM 40 connected to your Garmin unit, contact
XM Satellite Radio to activate your XM WX Weather
service, your XM Radio service, or both.
Step 1: Check the system setup
Ensure that the GXM 40 is connected to your Garmin
unit.
Step 2: Turn on your system
Place the GXM 40 where it has a clear view of the sky
and turn on your Garmin unit. This automatically turns on
the GXM 40.
Step 3: Set up the XM account
Ensure that your XM WX Weather ID and your XM Radio
ID are readily available. Contact XM Satellite Radio by
phone at
(800) 985-9200. After receiving the required
information from you, the XM representative activates
the account and sends out an XM signal to activate the
GXM 40. You can also activate your account by visiting
For answers to other XM questions, call the above
Step 4: Confirm all components of your service
package
XM WX Weather: Keep your Garmin unit turned on to
ensure that you receive the XM signal. The XM signal
is being received when the components of the selected
service package are displayed in the
Weather Products
list. Do not turn off the Garmin unit until the name of the
selected service package is displayed in the
Service
Level field.
XM Radio: Verify that channels 7, 9, 47, and 122 are
being received. This indicates that all channels of the
XM basic radio service are being received. If the XM
WX Weather or the XM Radio service has not activated
within an hour, call XM WX customer care at
(800) 985-
9200 to verify the activation of your XM services. The
customer-care representative can refresh the activation
signal or you can do this yourself at
by entering your radio ID where requested.
Step 5: Save the service package
After the service package name appears in the
Service
Level field, turn off the Garmin unit.