Other connections 08, Listening to xm radio, Using xm hd surround – Pioneer VSX-1018AH-K 7 User Manual

Page 55: Saving channel presets, Using the xm menu

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Other connections

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• If after pressing XM the display shows Check XM

Tuner or Check Antenna, try disconnecting the
receiver and tuner connections, and then plugging
them back in.

1

Listening to XM Radio

After connecting, you will be able to use this receiver to
select channels and navigate categories using the on-

screen display.

2

The information displayed is as follows:

Selecting channels and browsing by genre

From the XM Channel List, you can browse XM Radio
channels in the order that they appear, or you can narrow

your channel search by genre.

3

Use

/ to select a channel, then press ENTER to

listen to the XM radio broadcast.

• To browse by genre, first press CATEGORY, use

/

to select a genre, then press ENTER.

• To cancel and exit any time, press RETURN.

Tip

• You can select channels directly by pressing

D.ACCESS, then the three-digit channel number.

• You can press DISPLAY to change XM Radio

information in the front panel display.

• The currently selected channel is automatically

chosen (without pressing ENTER) after 5 seconds.

Using XM HD Surround

XM HD Surround uses Neural Surround™, THX

®

technologies to achieve optimal surround sound from
XM radio. XM HD Surround Sound is available on select
XM channels only.

While listening to XM Radio, press AUTO/DIRECT

for XM HD Surround listening.
XM HD Surround can be selected also with the
STANDARD button.

Saving channel presets

This receiver can memorize up to 30 channels, stored in
three banks, or classes, (A, B and C) of 10 channels each.

1

Select the channel you want to memorize.

See Selecting channels and browsing by genre above.

2

Press T.EDIT.

The display shows a blinking memory class.

3

Press CLASS to select one of the three classes, then

press

/ to select the channel preset you want.

You can also use the number buttons to select a preset.

• The default for all presets is XM001.

4

Press ENTER.

After pressing ENTER, the preset class and number stop
blinking and the receiver stores the XM channel.

Tip

• You can also press MEM (Memory) during reception

display to save the information of up to five songs.
See Using the XM Menu below to recall this
information.

Listening to channel presets

You will need to have some presets stored to do this.

1

Press CLASS to select the class in which the channel

is stored.
Press repeatedly to cycle through classes A, B and C.

2

Press

/ to select the channel preset you want.

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.

2

Use

/ to select a menu item, then press ENTER.

Choose between the following menu items:

Channel Skip/Add – Use

/ and ENTER to select

channels you would like to remove/restore from/to
the channel list.

Antenna Aiming – Check the strength of satellite and

terrestrial reception.

Note

1 You can check the strength of reception in Using the XM Menu above.
2 It’s easiest if you have your TV switched on to take advantage of the OSDs. You can, however, use just the front panel display to do everything if you prefer.
3 Select XM000 (RADIO ID) from the on-screen display to check the Radio ID of the XM Mini-Tuner.

XM Satellite Radio A

H i t s

A1

T h e B l e n d

XM025

Elton

John

Candle

In

the

Wind

Current preset class
Signal strength
Category
Preset number

Channel number

Artist name

Song name
Channel name

XM Satellite Radio A

H i t s

A1

T h e B l e n d

XM025

Elton

John

Candle In the Wind

XM Channel List

UP
000 RADIO ID
001 XM Preview

004 The 40s

[

005 The 50s

]

006 The 60s

007 The 70s

008 The 80s
DOWN

: Exit

ENTER

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