XM Satellite Radio Xpress RCi User Manual

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86 87Find Available FM Channels in Your AreaBefore attempting any of the procedures below, you should park yourvehicle in a safe location Do not attempt to set up your FM channels or anyXpress RCi function while drivingPowerConnect allows you to listen to XM audio through your vehicle’s FMradio You will first need to find an available FM channel, which is a channelthat is not being used by an FM radio station in your area When you tuneyour FM radio to an available channel, you should only hear static or silence– not talk or musicOnce you have found an available channel, you need to tune XpressRCi’sbuilt-in transmitter to the same channel to receive XM sound through yourvehicle’s radioTo find an available FM channel:• Manually tune through your local FM channelsManually tune through your local FM channels on your vehicle’sFM radio Turn on your vehicle’s FM radio Start at 88 1 and use the‘Manual’ tune function on your vehicle’s FM radio to tune througheach FM channel one-by-one (88 1 followed by 88 3 etc ) to locatechannels that aren’t being used by a local FM radio station Writedown each FM channel that has only static or silence on it, untilyou reach 107 9 Once you have created your list of available FMchannels, you will need to find the one that provides the best matchfor XpressRCiTune Xpress RCi to a favourite XM channel (or to channel 1, if it’snot yet activated) Pick the first FM channel on your list and tuneConfiguring Your XpressRCiRadio IDYour XpressRCi has an alphanumeric ID which uniquely identifies the radio This IDis used when subscribing to the XM radio service during the activation process andis displayed on channel 0To display the Radio ID:1. Ensure “Direct” appears at the top ofthe display screen If not, press favuntil it is displayed2. Use the number buttons (0-9) toenter the channel number 0 and waita moment until the channel is tunedor press the Select button3. The Radio ID is displayed until youtune to another channel