Sony XT-XM1 User Manual

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XM Satellite Radio Receiver

Operating Instructions

Owner’s Record

The model number is located on the bottom and serial number also on the bottom. Record the serial number in the space provide below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model No. XT-XM1 Serial No. XM Radio ID

Welcome!

Thank you for purchasing the Sony XM Satellite Radio Receiver. The receiver allows you to:

• Receive XM Satellite Radio programming (with subscription) by connecting a Sony master unit* compatible with the Sony BUS system.

• Connect and use an optional CD or MD changer.

• Receive up to 100 channels of XM programming.

• Display channel name, artist name, and song title for most XM channels.

• Store favorite XM channels.

• Search XM channels by category.

* Some master units may not be connected to this

receiver. (For details, please consult your nearest Sony dealer.)

Specifications

Frequency 2332.5 – 2345.0 MHz Power requirements 12 V DC car battery

Outputs BUS control output

Inputs Antenna input (Satellite,

Dimensions 224 × 37.8 × 160 mm

Mass Approx. 1.0 kg

Supplied accessories Parts for installation and

(negative ground)

Audio output

Terrestrial) BUS control input Audio input

/8 × 1 1/2 × 6 3/8 in)

(w/h/d)

(2 lb 4 oz)

connection (1 set)

Introducing XMTM Satellite Radio

There’s a world beyond AM and FM. XM Satellite Radio. Up to 100 channels. Coast-toCoast Coverage. Digital quality sound. With many commercial-free music channels. Plus, the best sports, comedy, talk, news and entertainment, including USA Today, Discovery Radio, NASCAR, Sesame Workshop, CNNfn. Questions? Visit www.xmradio.com. The future is waiting.

How to Subscribe

Listeners can subscribe by visiting XM on the Web at www.xmradio.com or by calling XM’s Listener Care at (800)852-9696. Customers should have their Radio ID ready; it is located on the side of this unit, and you can also check it in the display of this unit (see “Displaying the XM Radio ID”).

Technology. It is prohibited to copy, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer or manipulate any technology incorporated in receivers compatible with the XM Satellite Radio system. Furthermore, the AMBE® voice compression software included in this product is protected by intellectual property rights including patent rights, copyrights, and trade secrets of Digital Voice Systems, Inc. The user of this or any other software contained in an XM Radio is explicitly prohibited from attempting to copy, decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble the object code, or in any other way convert the object code into human-readable form. The software is licensed solely for use within this product.

Getting Started

You need to subscribe for XMTM Satellite Radio Service to listen to the radio broadcast.

XT-XM1

WARNING

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: — Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. — Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. — Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

— Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Resetting the master unit

Before operating the XM receiver for the first time, reset the master unit. If the unit is not reset in this manner, it may not function properly. For details on how to reset it, refer to the operating instructions of the master unit.

Caution

For the following master units, press the Repeat (REP) button of the master unit for two seconds after turning the XM on and select “setup 2.” Without this procedure, the master unit will not display tuning-in information from the receiver correctly. Except for the following master units, “setup 1” is selected in the factory settings.

CDX-C8050X CDX-M750 CDX-M650 CDX-M610 CDX-M600 MDX-C800REC* MDX-C8500X XR-M550

* You may observe flickering in parts of the display

while performing operations. This is not malfunction.

Note

Resetting the master unit will erase the clock setting and some stored contents of the master unit.

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

If you have any questions or problem concerning this product, consult your nearest Sony dealer. If you have any questions or problem concerning the XM Satellite radio service including the broadcast, consult XM. The XM Radio ID (XM-ID) is required when consulting XM. It is located on the bottom of the main unit, and you can also check it in the display of this unit (see “Displaying the XM Radio ID”).

Initial Operations

Listening to a program

The XM receiver is controlled by the master unit. Button locations vary with different master unit models. Please refer to the master unit instruction manuals.

1 To select XM:

Press the Source button until “XM1” is displayed, then press the Mode button repeatedly (the display will show “XM1,” “XM2” and “XM3”) to select the band.

-orPress the Source button until “XM” is

displayed.*

-or-

Press the Source button until “MD” is displayed, then press the Mode button to select XM. For master units which can control more than one MD changer, press the Mode button repeatedly (the display will show “MD1,” “MD2,” etc.) until the receiver is found.*

Basic Operations A

Display items

The XM Satellite Radio information (Channel Name, Channel Number, Artist Name/Program Name and Song Title) is available on the display.

Press the Display (DSPL) button.

Each time you press the Display (DSPL) button, the item changes as follows:

Channel Name t Channel Number t Artist Name/Program Name t Song Title

t Clock* t Channel Name

* Clock will not appear depending on the

master unit. Refer to the operating instructions of the master unit.

Notes

• If you select a channel while Artist Name/Program Name or Song Title is displayed, the Channel Name will be displayed for 2 to 3 seconds and then returns to the previous display.

• If there is no information about Artist Name/ Program Name or Song Title, “- - - -” will be displayed.

• The display indicates up to 16 characters. If the Auto Scroll function is set to on, names exceeding 16 characters will be scrolled. When the Auto Scroll function is set to off (factory setting), names will be scrolled only when the Scroll (SCRL) button or the Display (DSPL) button is pressed and a display item is changed.

2 Press the Seek +/– button to select

the desired channel.

Pressing and holding the SEEK +/– button will quickly step through the channels.

*1Channel number is displayed “CH xxx.”

Channel number is displayed “XM xxx.”

Note

“LOADING” is indicated while the receiver is reading the information.

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“Basic Operations A.”

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Using category search to locate channels

Each XM channel is associated with a category that describes the type of music or programming is played on the channel. Examples of categories include “rock,” “jazz,” “news,” and so on. Users unfamiliar with XM’s program may use the radio’s search-by-category function to select channels.

without the Disc/Preset +/– button

1 Press the CAT (LIST or BTM) button

to enter category search mode.

The category of the current channel is displayed. With some master units, the CAT (LIST or BTM) button is only equipped on the card remote commander.

2 Press the CAT (LIST or BTM) button

repeatedly until you find the desired category.

3 Press the Seek +/– button repeatedly

until you find the desired channel in that category.

The display shows “CAT SRCH” to indicate that the radio is in category search mode. While in this mode, you will only be able to tune to channels in the selected category. Other categories can be chosen if the CAT (LIST or BTM) button is pressed within 5 seconds after the desired channel appears.

with the Disc/Preset +/– button

1 Press the CAT (LIST or BTM) button

to enter category search mode.

The category of the current channel is displayed. With some master units, the CAT (LIST or BTM) button is only equipped on the card remote commander.

2 Press the Disc/Preset +/– button

repeatedly until you find the desired category.

3 Press the Seek +/– button or the

ENTER button repeatedly until you find the desired channel in that category.

The display shows “CAT SRCH” to indicate that the radio is in category search mode. While in this mode, you will only be able to tune to channels in the selected category. Other categories can be chosen if the Disc/ Preset +/– button is pressed within 5 seconds after the desired channel appears.

To exit from category search mode and return to normal mode, press any button other than the Seek +/– button or the CAT (LIST or BTM) button.

Note

The radio automatically returns to normal mode if no key is pressed within 5 seconds.

Storing favorite channels

You can preset up to 6 channels per band (XM1, XM2 and XM3).

1 Select a band and tune in a channel

that you want to store.

2 Press a number button for 2 seconds.

The display shows “MEMORY” if the radio successfully stores the channel into the preset. The display shows “FAILURE” if the radio fails to store the channel into the preset. With some master units, the number buttons are only equipped on the card remote commander.

XM1 XM2 XM3 XM1 1 y 2 … 6 y 1 y 2 … 6 y 1 y 2 … 6 y 1 y 2

Receiving a stored channel

• Press the number button on which the desired channel is stored.

• Press the Disc/Preset +/– button to select the preset number.

Pressing and holding the Disc/Preset +/– button will quickly step through the channels stored into the preset.

Note

The radio automatically returns to normal mode if no key is pressed within 5 seconds.

Displaying the XM Radio ID

1 During XM Satellite Radio reception,

press the Seek +/– button to select “CHANNEL 1.”

2 Press the SEEK – (down) button.

“RADIO ID” is indicated for 2 seconds and the XM Radio ID number is indicated for 10 seconds. These will be displayed alternately.

To cancel the XM Radio ID display, press the Seek +/– button to select a channel.

Basic Operations B

Display items

The XM Satellite Radio information (Channel Name, Channel Number, Artist Name/Program Name and Song Title) is available on the display.

Press the Display (DSPL) button.

Each time you press the Display (DSPL) button, the item changes as follows:

Channel Name t Channel Number t Artist Name/Program Name t Song Title

t Channel Name

For MEX-5DI, press the ENTER button of the remote control to change the display item.

Notes

• If you select a channel while Artist Name/Program Name or Song Title is displayed, the Channel Name will be displayed for 2 to 3 seconds and then returns to the previous display.

• If there is no information about Artist Name/ Program Name or Song Title, “- - - -” will be displayed.

• During XM Satellite Radio reception, Spectrum Analyzer, Dual Information, Motion Display function of the master unit cannot be operated.

• The display indicates up to 8 characters. The characters on the display cannot be scrolled even when the Auto Scroll function of the master unit is set to on.

• You cannot display the clock during XM Satellite Radio reception on a master unit. The clock is shown by pressing the Display (DSPL) button.

Using category search to locate channels

1 Press the Repeat (REP) button to

enter category search mode.

The category of the current channel is displayed. With some master units, the Repeat button is only equipped on the remote control.

2 Press the Disc/Preset +/– button

repeatedly until you find the desired category.

3 Press the Seek +/– button repeatedly

until you find the desired channel in that category.

The display shows “CAT SRCH” to indicate that the radio is in category search mode. While in this mode, you will only be able to tune to channels in the selected category. Other categories can be chosen if the Disc/ Preset +/– button is pressed within 5 seconds after the desired channel appears.

To exit from category search mode and return to normal mode, press any button other than the Seek +/– button.

Note

The radio automatically returns to normal mode if no key is pressed within 5 seconds.

Storing favorite channels

You can preset up to 20 channels.

1 Tune in a channel that you want to

store.

2 Press the Shuffle (SHUF) button.

The radio will show a list of presets, starting with preset number 1. A preset number will be shown if a channel has already been stored into that preset. With some master units, the Shuffle button is only equipped on the remote control.

3 Press the Disc/Preset +/– button to

select a preset number.

With some master units, the Disc/Preset +/– button is only equipped on the remote control.

4 Press the Disc/Preset + (Disc +) button

or Shuffle (SHUF) button for 2 seconds.

The display shows “MEMORY” if the radio successfully stores the channel into the preset. The display shows “FAILURE” if the radio fails to store the channel into the preset.

Note

The radio automatically returns to normal mode if no key is pressed within 5 seconds.

Receiving a stored channel

• Press Disc/Preset +/– button to select the preset number.

• Press the Shuffle (SHUF) button. Press the Disc/Preset + (DISC +) button to select the preset number and then press the Seek +/– button to start.

Note

The radio automatically returns to normal mode if no key is pressed within 5 seconds.

Displaying the XM Radio ID

1 During XM Satellite Radio reception,

press the Seek +/– button to select “CHANNEL 1.”

2 Press the SEEK – (down) button.

“RADIO ID” is indicated for 2 seconds and the XM Radio ID number is indicated for 10 seconds. These will be displayed alternately.

To cancel the XM Radio ID display, press the Seek +/– button to select a channel.

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