Audiovox XDRC2UG manual

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    Us er Guide[...]

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    3 T able of C on t ents I n t r o d u c t i o n .................... 5 F e a t u r e s ............................ 6 Safe ty and Car e Information . . . . . . . . . . . 7 What’ s in the Bo x? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Xpres s RC i F unctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Remot e Contr ol F unctions . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 [...]

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    5 Intr oduction[...]

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    6 Intr oduction F eatur es Congr atulations on your purchase o f the Xpres s RC i ! The Xpr ess RC i has the se ex citing feat ures t o enhance y our ov erall e xperience: • Lar ge vi br ant co lor displ ay: Vi ew artis t name , son g tit le , an d cha nnel in fo rmati on o n a d ispl ay with st ylis h c olor bac kg ro unds and gr aphics . •[...]

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    7 Saf et y and Car e Inf ormation IMPOR T ANT! Alway s read and under stand all the instructions t o avoid injury to y ourself and/ or damage to your de vice. SIRIUS XM R adio Inc. disclaims all re sponsibility for damage fr om data loss due to br eakdo wn, repair , or other causes. • Do not e xpose to e xtreme temper atures ( above 140ûF or [...]

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    8 Intr oduction W arning! • Opening the case ma y re sult in electric shock. • If the liquid cryst al fluid come s in contact with y our skin, wipe the skin area with a cloth and then w ash the skin thoroughly with so ap and running wat er . If the liquid cryst al fluid come s into con tact with your e yes, flush the e ye s with clean w a[...]

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    9 What’ s in the Box ? 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 mute info menu fm direct display 0 jump fav + Xpre ss RC i Radio Po wer Connect V ehicle Dock Remot e Contr ol Magnetic Mount Antenna Aux In Cable Dash Mount Antenna & Dash Mount Alcohol Pr epar ation Pads Po wer Connect Po wer Adapt er V ent Mount and Extended V ent Clamps[...]

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    10 Intr oduction Xpre ss RC i F unctions i Pause and Replay Buttons Pause, rewind, and replay up to 60 minutes of live radio. Power Button Turn radio on and off. Display Customize the way you view content on the display. Left and Right Arrows Search for channels by category; also when in Replay mode, rewind or fast-forward through content. Control [...]

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    11 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 mute info menu fm direct display 0 jump + fav R emote C ontrol F unctions Pause and Replay Buttons Pause, rewind, and replay up to 60 minutes of live radio. Power Button Turn radio on and off. Display Button Customize the way you view content on the display. Arrow Buttons Use up/do wn ar row bu ttons to s croll thro ugh l ists [...]

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    12 Intr oduction Con trol Knob and Select B utt on Basics T urn t he C ontr ol kn ob c lock wise or c ount er-cl ock wise to sc ro ll th ro ugh a lis t and h ighl ight an i te m in the list . Pre ss the cent er of the Select butt on to mak e a selection. Pre ss the edge to tilt the Select but ton t o select , , display , or jump . Tilt Right: Tilt [...]

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    13 Power Connect V ehicle Dock Color-C oded Connections The c olor-coded Po wer Connect V ehicle Dock makes it simple t o connect. Just match the c olors on the cable ends t o the colors on the dock to s ee what goes where . ANT (Silver) Connection for the Magnetic Mount Antenna. AUDIO (Green) Connection for Aux In Cable or optional Cassette Adapte[...]

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    14 Intr oduction Wire Guide The Po wer Connect V ehicle Dock has a wire guide at the t op re ar that can help you t o organiz e the cables and wir es connected t o the dock. If you need t o bring a cable or wir e from one side o f the dock to the other , utilize the wire guide b y looping the cable though the wir e guide as shown. Wire Guide[...]

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    15 V ehicle Ins tallation[...]

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    16 St ep 1: Choose a Location f or Y our Radio When inst alling the Xpres s RC i in your v ehicle, choo se a location wher e it will not block your vision, int erfere with the c ontrols, or ob struct the air bag. The loc ation should be easily acc essible and pr ovide good visibilit y of the display , and should not be locat ed where it will be in [...]

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    17 B. A. B. display jump menu info 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 fav 1 display jump menu info 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 fav 1 Option 3 Option 4 Option 5[...]

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    18 V ehicle Inst allation St ep 2: Install the Dash or V ent Mount Depending on your sit uation, you can either choo se to us e the Dash Mount or the V ent Mount. IMPORT ANT! When you inst all the chosen mount, do not at tach the d ock to the mount ye t. All cables should be at tached to the dock prior t o connecting the dock to the mount. Installi[...]

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    19 3 The dock mounting plat e can be tilt ed in differ ent directions. Adjust as nec essary f or your p articular vehicle. W hen the orientation is c orrect, tigh ten the knob. 4 Clean the surf ace with the alcohol pr epar ation pad and let it dry thor oughly . 5 Peel o ff the adhesiv e liner . Position, pr ess, and hold the Dash Mount in place f o[...]

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    20 V ehicle Inst allation Installing the Vent Mount: 1 Loc ate a vent with horiz ontal louver s stur dy enough to hold y our Po wer Connect V ehicle Dock and radio . 2 If the vent louv ers in y our vehicle are r ecessed, y ou may need t o use the longer vent clamps with the V ent Mount. If so , remov e the shorter vent clamps and inst all the longe[...]

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    21 3 Push the V ent Mount onto the v ehicle vent as sho wn (1) until it hooks on the r ear of the v ent louver (2). 4 R es t the f oot aga inst the bo tt om of the ven t ( 2), and adju st t he til t o f th e V ent Mount b y r epo siti onin g th e f oot t o a dif fe re nt adj ustm ent hol e (3 ). T o remo ve the V ent Mount, push the mount into the [...]

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    22 St ep 3: Mount the Magnetic Mount Antenna The Magnetic Mount An tenna cont ains a str ong magnet which will stick to an y metal part o f your v ehicle, but will not damage the v ehicle. To i nst all the Magn etic Mou nt Ant en na : 1 Choose the bes t location f or your ant enna considering your v ehicle type . P ay particular att ention to an y [...]

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    23 SUV : W e rec ommend mounting the antenna at the r ear of the roo f as shown. Con vertible: W e rec ommend mounting the antenna at the le ading edge of the trunk as sho wn. Pickup T ruck: We r ecommend mounting the antenna jus t above the front windshield as sho wn. 2 Clean the surf ace of the s elected mounting location using the alc ohol prep [...]

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    24 TIP! Mount the antenna on the roo f (for mo st vehicles ) or trunk (f or con vertibles ) where it has a clear view o f the sky in all directions . 3 Place the ant enna in the location y ou selected. F ollow the Tip s and Cautions sho wn on the next se ver al pages. V ehicle Inst allation[...]

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    25 CA UTION! Don’t mount the ant enna inside the vehicle , for e xample , on the dashboard. CA UTION! Don’t mount the ant enna on any of the vehicle ’ s front , back or side pillars. CA UTION! Don’t mount the ant enna close to a r oof r ack. Adjust the r ack so it’ s further aw ay fr om the antenna or mov e the antenna closer t o the cent[...]

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    26 CA UTION! Don’t mount the ant enna close t o another antenna. Mount it at least 3 inches a wa y . V ehicle Inst allation[...]

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    27 St ep 4: Rout e the Magnetic Mount Ant enna Cable Bef ore y ou begin routing the ant enna cable , read the se gener al instructions for ho w to r oute and hide the ant enna cable . Then r oute y our antenna cable acc ording t o the instructions which follo w for y our specific type o f vehicle . Feed cable under rubber moulding around window Tuc[...]

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    28 V ehicle Inst allation Route cable out from under rear windshield moulding and tuck into weatherstripping around trunk opening Pull weatherstripping from trunk opening Tuck cable into weatherstripping. Route cable through weatherstripping several inches to avoid sharp bends Pull cable out of weatherstripping and route through trunk to cabin Avoi[...]

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    29 Bring cable out of weatherstripping and into trunk Route cable along trunk wall and into cabin through gap or conduit, along existing wiring harness Route cable along trunk wall and into cabin[...]

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    30 V ehicle Inst allation Use a blunt plastic putty knife or similar blunt tool to lift edge of interior trim and tuck cable under trim. Continue towards front of vehicle Route cable from trunk under interior trim, into cabin and towards front of vehicle Route cable under trim or upholstery Continue routing cable under trim or carpet towards front [...]

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    31 TIP! Alwa ys be car eful to include enough slack in your c able to accommodat e open doors or trunk lids. Us e things typically f ound around the home, lik e electrical tape , to secure c ables in areas s o that hinges do not pinch the cable with the door . Hide any e xc ess cable in the trim. Continue routing cable under carpet or console to ra[...]

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    32 • Sed an/ C ou pe W it h t he A nt enn a Pl ace d at th e R ea r of the R oo f : 1. F eed the antenna cable fr om the antenna underneath the rubber molding around the r ear window . Use a blunt plastic putt y knife or similar blunt tool t o lift the rubber molding around the r ear window and tuck the ant enna cable underneath the molding. R[...]

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    33 the front o f the vehicle . Use a blunt plastic put ty knif e or similar blunt tool t o lift the plastic trim just enough t o tuck the cable under underneath. A void side airbag loc ations on back pillars and abov e the doors. Airbag loc ations are mark ed with “SRS” logos. Be car eful not to crimp or cut the cable . 5. Bring the cable out f[...]

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    34 • Sed an/ C ou pe W it h t he A nt enn a Pl ace d at th e F r on t of t he R oof : 1. F eed the antenna cable fr om the antenna underneath the rubber molding around the windshield. Us e a blunt plastic putt y knife or similar blunt tool t o lift the rubber molding around the windshield and tuck the ant enna cable underneath the molding. R o[...]

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    35 • SUV: 1. F eed the antenna cable underne ath the rubber weather stripping of the r ear tailgate window / door and route the c able along the re ar hatch. Lift the we ather stripping from the opening and tuck the cable inside it , then replac e the weather stripping. Pull the cable out fr om weather stripping and r oute it into the c abin u[...]

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    36 V ehicle Inst allation or contr ols. Secur e the exc ess cable with wir e ties (purchased separ ately ). 4. Bring the end of the cable out at the P ower C onnect V ehicle Dock location. L eave y ourself enough cable so y ou can easily connect it to the ant enna connect or of the dock. 5. Continue with “St ep 5: Connect the Magnetic Mount Anten[...]

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    37 airbag locations on b ack pillars and abov e the doors. Airb ag locations ar e marked with “SRS ” logos. Be c areful no t to crimp or cut the cable . 4. Bring the cable out from the trim ne ar the front o f the cabin and rout e it under the carpet t ow ard the dashboar d or console . Coil an y ex ces s cable in a hidden location, such as und[...]

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    38 of the windshield molding and int o the rubber weather stripping around the door opening. Lift the w eather stripping fr om the opening and tuck the cable inside it , then replac e the weather stripping. Run the c able inside of the we ather stripping to the bott om of the door opening. 4. Pull the cable out of the w eather stripping at the bott[...]

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    39 St ep 5: Connect the Magnetic Mount Ant enna and Power Connect P ower A dapter 1 Plug the Magnetic Mount Ant enna into the silv er ANT connect or on the Po wer Connect V ehicle Dock. 2 Insert the Po wer Connect P ow er Adapt er into y our vehicle’ s cigarett e lighter or pow er adapter sock et. 3 Plug the Po wer Connect P ow er Adapt er into t[...]

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    40 St ep 6: Connect the A udio T o play audio thr ough your v ehicle’ s ster eo or FM radio , decide on one of the follo wing audio connection options: • Option 1 : Bes t : Use the Aux In C able if your v ehicle’ s ster eo sy stem has an auxiliary input connection. R efer t o your v ehicle’ s owners manual t o find the location o f the a[...]

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    41 Option 1: A ux In Cable Inst allation Instructions 1 Plug one end of the Aux In C able into the gr een AUDIO c onnector on the dock. 2 Plug the other end into the auxiliary input jack connection o f your vehicle ’ s ster eo syst em. 3 Insert the dock into the mount. 4 Insert your Xpr ess RC i into the dock. 5 By de fault , your Xpre ss RC i tu[...]

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    42 6 Be sur e the vehicle is outside and the antenna has a cle ar view of the sk y . V erify that y ou are rec eiving the XM signal. Ther e should at least be one bar on the upper right corner o f the main display scr een that denotes antenna signal s trength. Y ou can also pr ess menu and scr oll down to highlight Signal Indicat or and pre ss the [...]

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    43 11 T he audio lev el output of the Xpre ss RC i c an be increased or decre ased as neces sary to mat ch the audio levels o f other sour ces in your v ehicle. R efer t o “Set Audio Le vel” on page 97 . If the signal rec eption is good, but there is no audio when t uned to channel 1, be sure the v ehicle’ s ster eo sy stem is s et to the c o[...]

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    44 Option 2: Cas sett e Adapter Inst allation Instructions 1 Plug the Cass ett e Adapter into the gr een AUDIO connect or on the dock. 2 Insert the Cass ett e Adapter into the v ehicle’ s casse tte deck. Y ou may need t o turn on your v ehicle’ s ster eo sy stem in or der to do so. 3 Insert the dock into the mount. 4 Insert your Xpr ess RC i in[...]

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    45 the XM signal. Ther e should at least be one bar on the upper right corner o f the main display scr een that denote s antenna signal str ength. Y ou can also pr ess menu and scr oll down to highlight Signal Indicator and pre ss the Select butt on . The Sat ellite and T errestrial bars sho w the str ength of the signal being rec eived. If the sig[...]

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    46 11 T he audio lev el output of the Xpre ss RC i c an be increased or decr eased as neces sary to mat ch the audio lev els of other sour ces in y our vehicle. Ref er to “Set Audio L ev el” on page 97 . If the signal rec eption is good, but there is no audio when t uned to channel 1, be sure the v ehicle’ s ster eo sy stem is s et to the c o[...]

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    47 Option 3: Power Connect Ins tallation Instructions 1 Insert the dock into the mount. 2 Insert your Xpr ess RC i into the dock. 3 By de fault , your Xpre ss RC i turns on automatic ally when it is plugged in and rec eiving pow er . If it does not, po wer on y our Xpre ss RC i by pr essing the Po wer butt on . NOTE! Y ou may experience a brie f de[...]

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    48 The Sat ellite and T errestrial b ars show the s trength o f the signal being rec eived. If the signal r eception is good, pr ess menu t wice to r eturn to the main display scr een. 5 Y ou’ll firs t need to find an av ailable FM channel. An available FM channel is one that’ s not being used by an FM r adio station in your ar ea. When y ou tu[...]

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    49 7 T urn On the FM T r ansmitter in Xpre ss RC i : i. Pre ss menu . ii. Pre ss the Select butt on to select V ehicle Mode . iii. Press the S elect butt on to select FM T ransmit ter which will turn y ellow . iv . T urn the Contr ol knob clockwis e to display On and pr ess the Select butt on . 8 Set y our Xpre ss RC i to tr ansmit on the same usab[...]

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    50 iv . T urn the Contr ol knob to scr oll to and highlight stor age location FM- 2 and pre ss the Select butt on . v . F rom the list of FM channels display ed, turn the Contr ol knob to highlight the av ailable FM channel you found in s tep 4, and pr ess the Select butt on . vi. Pres s the Select butt on to select S tart Using . vii. The select e[...]

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    51 If the signal rec eption is good, but there is no audio when t uned to channel 1, verify that Xpr ess RC i ’ s FM T ransmit ter is On ( step 6), and that both the FM T ransmitt er and your vehicle ’ s FM radio ar e tuned to the same FM channel ( steps 5 & 7). Als o ensure the chos en FM channel is a suitable one to us e in your ar ea (st[...]

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    53 A ctivation[...]

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    54 A ctivation Bef ore y ou can enjo y Commer cial-F ree Music, plus Sports, Ne ws, T alk & Entertainmen t, you need t o activat e your Xpr ess RC i . 1 Make sur e your Xpres s RC i is properly ins talled, turned on, and rec eiving the XM signal so that y ou can hear the audio on Channel 1. 2 Make a not e of your XM R adio ID. Y ou can find it:[...]

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    55 Using y our Xpres s RC i[...]

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    56 Using y our Xpres s RC i The Main Displa y When list ening to a channel, inf ormation about the channel is displayed. An te nn a S ign al St re ng th Ch an ne l N ame & Log o Ch an ne l N umb er Tu ni ng Mo de Ti me Ar ti st Na me or T al k S how Ho st or S po rts Te ams /Sc ore So ng T itl e or T al k S how Sc hed ule or G am e T ime /Ga me[...]

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    57 Changing the Display Mode Y ou can split the scr een to simultaneously view what ’ s playing on the curr ent channel and up to 3 other channels in an y cat egory , or view what’ s playing on the curren t channel and the last channel you had t uned at the same time. Choose fr om: T o change the display mode , pres s display . TIP! When in spl[...]

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    58 Using y our Xpres s RC i Navigation B asics Po wer B utton Pre ssing the Po wer butt on turns the Xpress R C i On or Off . Contr ol Knob and Select But ton Navigat e the Xpres s RC i using the Contr ol knob and Select butt on : • Contr ol knob: T urning it clockwise or c ounter-clock wise scr olls through list s and highlights an item in th[...]

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    59 Inf o Butt on Pre ssing inf o toggles the displa y to show the sports tick er or the stock ticker at the bot tom o f the screen. • Sports Ti ck er: Di spla ys in form atio n abo ut u pco ming game s an d s cor es f or ga mes in p ro gr es s tha t ha ve bee n se lect ed wit h Gam eSe lect . R efer to “Ga meSe lect ” on pa ge 7 7 . •[...]

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    60 F av But ton Pre ssing fa v toggles be tween the dif fer ent tuning modes: Dir ect mode, F avorite Channels mode, and S ongSav er mode. • Direct mode: The 0 - 9 but tons dir ectly tune to a channel when the channel number is enter ed. • F avorit e Channels mode: Pres sing one of the 0-9 butt ons tunes t o a channel that has been sav ed[...]

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    61 List ening to S atellit e Radio Tune a channel: 1 T urn the Control knob clock wise or counter-clock wise t o scroll forw ard or back w ard thr ough the list of channels . 2 Y ou’ll firs t see the channel logo and curren t artist. As you p ause on a channel, after a f ew sec onds the curren t song title appears . While you p ause, it will t og[...]

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    62 Using y our Xpres s RC i View a category: Channels are or ganized into cat egories to make it e asier for y ou to find the ones that suit your t aste . 1 T o view a c ategory , pr ess or . 2 Scr oll through the c ategory to f ind the channel you w ant. 3 Pre ss the Select butt on to select the channel, or pr ess or to view the pre vious or next [...]

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    63 Direct T une A channel can be tuned dir ectly by entering the channel number using the number butt ons. 1 Bef ore ent ering a channel number , put the Xpre ss RC i in Dir ect mode. Ensure “Dir ect” appears at the top o f the display scr een. If not, pre ss fa v until it is display ed. 2 Use the number butt ons ( 0-9 ) to ent er the channel n[...]

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    64 Using y our Xpres s RC i Aut o T une The Aut o T une featur e allows y ou to tune t o a channel when scrolling thr ough the channel list, without ha ving to pr ess the Select but ton . When a channel is highlighted in the channel lis t, after 3 sec onds the r adio automatically t unes to that channel. The Aut o T une featur e is off by def ault.[...]

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    65 Using y our Xpres s RC i F av orite Channels Y ou can se t up to 10 of y our fav orite channels so y ou can easily ac ces s them. Each f avorite channel c an be assigned to a number but ton. To assign a favorite channel to a number button: 1 T une to the desir ed channel. 2 Be sur e you ar e in F avorit e Channels mode. Pr ess fav until “F avo[...]

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    66 Scanning Channels in a C ategory Y ou can sc an a cat egory and listen t o each channel for 3 s econds bef ore the ne xt channel is automatic ally tuned. If you w ant to sta y tuned to a channel and s top the scan, jus t pres s the Select butt on . To scan a category: 1 Pre ss or until the desir ed cat egory is displayed. 2 Scr oll down to highl[...]

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    67 Using y our Xpres s RC i FM Pre sets FM p r es ets m ak e i t ea s y to q ui ck ly ac ce s s s to r ed FM c ha nn els a nd c hoo se a ne w FM c han nel fr om them . Us e FM pr esets when y ou use Pow er Connect to lis ten t o your Xpr ess RC i through y our vehicle’ s FM radio . (Ref er to “Option 3: P ow er Connect Installation Ins truction[...]

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    68 Skip a Channel Chan nels ca n be r emo ved fr om the c hann el lis t. Onc e a chann el i s se t t o be sk ippe d, it wil l not appe ar in an y chan nel list but the chan nel ca n s till be t uned by usi ng Di re ct T une . Y ou can also add b ack a channel you had pre viously designat ed to be skipped. To skip (or add) channels: 1 Pre ss menu . [...]

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    69 Using y our Xpres s RC i Block xL (Explicit Language ) Channels Som e ch annel s ma y con ta in e xplici t lan guag e. Whe n xL appe ar s in the chan nel logo , e xpli cit langu age may be h ear d on t hat chann el. If y ou do not w ant ex plic it lang uage chan nels , t hey ca n be r emo ve d fr om the chan nel list . To skip all explicit langu[...]

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    70 pre ss the Select butt on . 5 The e xplicit language channels will now appear on the channel lis t and on the channel skip/ add list. IMPORT ANT! T o complet ely block acc ess to e xplicit channels, con tact Listener Car e at 1-800- XM-RADIO (1-800-96 7 - 2346) or visit h ttp:// www .xmradio. com/ paren talcontr ols/inde x.jsp. Using y our Xpres[...]

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    71 Using y our Xpres s RC i Special F eat ure s[...]

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    72 Special F eatur es P ause and Repla y P ause and Repla y gives y ou the opportunity t o “hear that again” b y tempor arily storing and le tting y ou acce ss cont ent play ed during the last 60 minute s. Pre ssing or places the Xpr ess RC i into R eplay mode. TIP! This f eature applies t o the current listening s ession only . T urning of f y[...]

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    73 3 Pre ss and rele ase to r ewind thr ough a song in incr ements, or pre ss and hold to con tinuously re wind through a song. TIP! Pres s and hold for 3 sec onds to skip all the w ay back t o the first track. To listen to the next track: 1 Pre ss to f ast-forw ard to the ne xt track. 2 Pre ss and rele ase to f ast-forw ard thr ough a song in incr[...]

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    74 Special F eatur es T uneSelect T uneSelect finds your f avorite artist and s ong whenev er they’r e being played on any channel. Xpr ess RC i c an tr ack up to a combination o f 20 of y our fav orite artists and songs. To save a favorite artist or song: 1 When y ou hear a f avorit e artists or songs, pr ess and hold the Select butt on for 2 se[...]

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    75 Special F eatur es To remove an artist or song from your TuneSelect list: 1 Pre ss menu . 2 Scr oll to highlight E dit Alerts , and press the S elect button . 3 Pre ss the Select butt on to select E dit T uneSelect .[...]

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    76 Special F eatur es 4 Scr oll to highlight the artist or song y ou want t o remove fr om your T uneSelect list, and pre ss the Select butt on . 5 Scr oll to highlight Do Not Alert to disable the alert f or that artist or song. Pr ess the Select butt on . 6 Scr oll to highlight Delet e to remo ve the artist or song fr om your lis t. Pre ss the Sel[...]

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    77 Special F eatur es GameSelect GameSelect lets y ou select up to 50 of y our fa vorit e sports and/ or teams to vie w their scor es and st ats at any time . In addition, you c an choose t o be notified when the y play on any channel. To add sports teams to GameSelect: 1 Pre ss menu . 2 Scr oll to highlight Inf o Extras and pre ss the Select butt [...]

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    78 Special F eatur es 8 When a sport /t eam on you r GameS elect lis t pla ys o n any channel , yo u’ll he ar an ale rt tone and s ee a me ssage that in for ms yo u about t he sport /t eam and the channel it is pl aying on. T o swit ch to that chan nel, pr ess the S elect butt on . TIP! Y ou can also set a GameS elect by pre ssing and holding the[...]

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    79 Special F eatur es To disable GameSelect alert: 1 Pre ss menu . 2 Scr oll to highlight E dit Alerts and press the S elect button . 3 Scr oll to highlight E dit GameSelect and pre ss the Select butt on . 4 Scr oll to highlight the sport or te am you no longer w ant to be alerted about and pr ess the Select but ton .[...]

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    80 St ock Quotes Y ou can tr ack the price and daily movement f or up to 20 of y our fav orite st ocks. The st ock ticker c an be enabled at the bott om of the scr een by r epeatedly pre ssing inf o until St ocks is display ed at the bott om left of the display s creen. NOTE! In formation about mos t stocks and indic es list ed on the NY SE, AMEX, [...]

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    81 Special F eatur es 6 When the st ock symbol has been c orrectly ent ered, y ou may be prompt ed to add stock b y pres sing Select butt on . Or you ma y need to turn the C ontrol knob counter clock wise until St ock? appe ars on display scr een. At this time, pr ess the Select butt on . 7 At the main displa y scr een, pres s info t o see y our st[...]

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    82 Special F eatur es SongSa ver Y ou can sa ve up to 10 s ongs in the Xpres s RC i to lis ten to them lat er . Each song sta ys permanently st ored on the radio un til it is overwrit ten or delet ed. 1 When y ou hear a song y ou want t o sav e, pr ess and hold the Select butt on until Add t o SongSav er is display ed. 2 Pre ss the Select butt on a[...]

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    83 Special F eatur es 3 Y our song is sav ed to the ne xt available number butt on location. TIP! When all ten but tons ar e used up, the ne xt song added to SongS aver ov erwrites the oldest s ong saved (i. e., the 11th s ong is saved t o button 1). NOTE! Only s ongs from live br oadcasts can be added t o SongSav er . To listen to a saved song: 1 [...]

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    85 W he r e E ls e C an Y o u U s e Y o ur X pr e s s RC i ?[...]

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    86 Wher e Else Can Y ou U se Y our Xpr es s RC i ? SIRIUS | XM off ers a variet y of ac cess ories that allow y ou to adapt y our Xpress RC i Radio t o your lif estyle and enhance y our listening experienc e. W ith these acc essories , you c an eff ortlessly tak e your Sat ellite Radio list ening experienc e from y our vehicle to y our home or offi[...]

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    87 C on figuring y our Xpre ss RC i[...]

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    88 R adio ID Y our Xpre ss RC i has an alphanumeric ID which uniquely identifies the r adio. This ID is used during the activ ation proc ess. To display the Radio ID: 1 Ensure “Dir ect” appears at the top o f the display scr een. If not, press f av until it is display ed. 2 Use the number butt ons ( 0-9 ) to enter the channel number 0 and w ait[...]

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    89 Find A vailable FM Channels in Y our Area Bef ore at tempting an y of the proc edure s below , you should park y our vehicle in a safe loc ation. Do not att empt to se t up your FM channels or an y onyX function while driving. Po wer Connect allo ws y ou to list en to XM audio thr ough your v ehicle’ s FM r adio. Y ou will first need to f ind [...]

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    90 FM Channel” on page 82.) Y ou should hear the XM channel through y our vehicle ’ s r adio. If y ou are satis fied with the sound quality , you’r e done! If this FM channel doesn ’t work well f or you, w ork down the list un til you find an FM channel that allow s you t o hear XM clearly . OR 2 Manu ally tun e th rou gh y our loca l FM ch[...]

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    91 another FM channel or a diff erent audio c onnection method. TIP! If you r egularly drive fr om one location to another , such as your daily commut e, you ma y need to use dif fer ent FM channels along your r oute for best perf ormance. If this is the c ase, w e rec ommend saving the best FM channels as pres ets on your FM r adio and Xpress RC i[...]

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    92 T urn FM T ransmit t er On/ Off Th e bui lt -in F M T ran smit te r in the Xpr ess R C i w ork s whe n y ou use Po we r C onnec t ( or FMD A). To turn the FM Transmitter On: 1 Pre ss menu . 2 Pre ss the Select butt on to select V ehicle Mode . 3 Pre ss the Select butt on to select FM T ransmitt er which will turn y ellow . 4 T urn the Control kn[...]

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    93 To turn the FM Transmitter Off: 1 Pre ss menu . 2 Pre ss the Select butt on to select V ehicle Mode . 3 Pre ss the Select butt on to select FM T ransmit ter which will turn yello w . 4 T urn the Control knob c ounter-clock wise to displa y Off and pr ess the Select butt on .[...]

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    94 C onf iguring your Xpr ess RC i Set and S elect FM Channels The Xpress RC i allow s you t o easily stor e (i.e., pr eset ) up to 5 dif fer ent FM channels. A t any time , you c an select any one o f these 5 FM pr esets t o transmit audio from the Xpress RC i to y our vehicle’ s FM radio . Having a choice o f 5 FM pre sets also mak es it easy t[...]

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    95 stor age location cont ains the FM pres et curr ently being used ( denoted b y “Curren t”), then a list of FM channels is displa yed. ii. If the c hos en s tor age lo cat ion has a n FM pr es et that is n ot cur re ntly bein g us ed, and yo u w ant t o edit it, scr oll t o high ligh t Ed it C hanne l an d pr ess the S elect but ton t o se e [...]

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    96 C onf iguring your Xpr ess RC i 7 The chos en FM channel will be con firmed on the display scr een and the Xpress RC i will tune to that FM channel . 8 Set y our vehicle ’ s FM r adio to same FM channel. IMPORT ANT! Y ou’ll firs t need to find a suitable FM channel that is unused or av ailable in your ar ea. To quickly select an FM channel f[...]

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    97 C onf iguring your Xpr ess RC i Set A udio Le vel If y ou ar e usin g th e A ux In Ca ble or a Cas set te Ada pt er t o pla y y our Xpr ess RC i in y our v ehicle , y ou c an a djus t th e au dio l ev el t o mat ch the v olume of oth er audi o s our ce s y ou ma y us e , su ch as a C D pla yer , o ther FM s ta tions , o r an MP3 pla y er . Do no[...]

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    98 C onf iguring your Xpr ess RC i Signal Indicat or F or best rec eption, your Magnetic Moun t Antenna should hav e an unobstruct ed view o f the XM satellit es. In lar ge cities, ther e are t erre strial tr ansmitter s ( ground repe aters ) to help incre ase the signal co ver age. The Xpr ess RC i c an display the str ength of the r eceived s ate[...]

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    99 C onf iguring your Xpr ess RC i Display S ettings To change the display’s brightness, backlight timer, and auto dimmer: 1 Pre ss menu . 2 Scr oll t o high ligh t Change Display and pr ess the S elect button . 3 Pre ss the Select butt on to select Displa y Setting . 4 T o change: • Brightness : Pr ess the Select butt on to select Brightnes[...]

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    100 C onf iguring your Xpr ess RC i Scrolling or P aging Display Appear ance Cold w eather can negativ ely affect the visual qualit y of scr olling text. B y default the stock tick er and spor ts tick er information is s et to scr oll across the scr een. Y ou can change this so the in formation is displa yed as a page . To change whether the inform[...]

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    101 C onf iguring your Xpr ess RC i Set T ime The time is aut omatically set f or you fr om the XM signal. To set your time zone: 1 Pre ss menu . 2 Scr oll to highlight Se t Time and pre ss the Select butt on . 3 Pre ss the Select butt on to select S et Clock . 4 Pre ss the Select butt on to select S elect Time Z one . 5 T urn the Control knob t o [...]

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    102 C onf iguring your Xpr ess RC i • T urn count er-clockwis e to select Of f if your ar ea does not participat e in Daylight Sa vings Time . 6 Pre ss the Select butt on . To change the format of the time: 1 Pre ss menu . 2 Scr oll to highlight Se t Time and pre ss the Select butt on . 3 Pre ss the Select butt on to select S et Clock . 4 Scr [...]

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    103 C onf iguring your Xpr ess RC i Aut omatic Pow er By de fault , your Xpr ess RC i turns on aut omatically when it is plugged in and rec eiving pow er . Y ou can change this so y ou must manually turn the r adio on each time . To change the Automatic Power setting: 1 Pre ss menu . 2 Scr oll to highlight Se t Time and pre ss the Select butt on . [...]

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    104 C onf iguring your Xpr ess RC i Delay ed Pow er Use this f eature if y ou are using the Po wer Connect V ehicle Dock and the vehicle ’ s cigare tte light er or pow er adapter sock et is alwa ys pow ered on. Delay ed power will t urn off the Xpr ess RC i after the select ed amount of time t o av oid draining the v ehicle’ s battery . By def [...]

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    105 C onf iguring your Xpr ess RC i Sleep Timer The Sleep Timer option is a vailable with the home dock and s ound sy stem ( sold separ ately ). Y our Xpre ss RC i has a sleep timer that can aut omatically shut o ff the r adio after a period o f time. B y def ault, the sleep timer is set t o Off but can be s et for 15 , 30 , 45 minute s or 1 hour .[...]

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    106 C onf iguring your Xpr ess RC i F actory Set tings Y ou can clear all o f your per sonal set tings, such as F avorit e Channels, SongSa ver songs, T uneSelect artists / songs, GameSelect sports /t eams, St ocks et c., and re turn the r adio to its original out -of-the-bo x settings . To reset the Xpress RC i to the factory defaults: NOTE! R est[...]

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    107 C onf iguring your Xpr ess RC i Demo Mode Y our Xpre ss RC i has a demo mode that st arts playing when the r adio is not ye t activat ed and it’ s either not receiving a signal or not c onnected t o the antenna. T he demo mode disappears when the an tenna is connect ed properly or when the r adio starts rec eiving a signal. Aft er activation,[...]

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    109 T rouble shooting[...]

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    110 Xpre ss RC i has been designed and built t o be trouble-fr ee, but if y ou experienc e a problem, try this: • Check that all connections ar e firm and secur e. • Make sur e the vehicle power s ocket is clean and fr ee of corr osion. • Make sur e you have c onnected the Xpr ess RC i as de scribed in this User Guide. V erify that t[...]

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    111 T roubleshoo ting If you see this on the s creen: T ry this: Channel Off Air • The channel you’ ve selected is not curr ently broadc asting. T une to another channel. Loading • Y our Xpre ss R C i is acquiring audio or pr ogram inf ormation. This message usually goes a wa y in a fe w seconds. Updating • Y our Xpre ss R C i is b[...]

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    112 If this happens: T ry this: No audio when using the Aux In Cable or Cas sett e Adapter • Check all cables bet ween your Xpr ess RC i and your v ehicle’ s stereo s yst em for a firm and secur e connection. • Ensure y ou have select ed the proper input sourc e on your v ehicle’ s stereo s yst em. • Ensure that the FM T ransmitt[...]

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    113 T roubleshoo ting If this happens: T ry this: No audio when using Pow er Connect or FMD A • Check that your Xpr ess RC i and y our vehicle’ s FM radio ar e tuned to the same FM channel. No song title or artist name is display ed • The inf ormation may not be av ailable or updates may be in pr ogress . T r affic and W eather channels[...]

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    115 Pr oduct Specifications[...]

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    116 Product Specif ications S yst em Pow er Requir ements: 9-16 V DC, 500 mA ( max) Operating T emperatur e: - 20 ° C t o +60 ° C (-4 ° F to +140 ° F) Audio Output: 1.0 V rms ( max) Xpres s RC i Radio Dimensions: 115 mm (width) x 63 mm (heigh t) x 17 mm ( depth) 4.5 in ( width) x 2.5 in (height ) x 0. 7 in ( depth) W eight: 93 g (3 .3 oz) Remot[...]

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    117 V ehicle Antenna T ype: XM Magnetic Mount Connect or: SMB female , right angle Cable Length: 7 .0 m (2 3 ft) Aux In C able Connect ors: 3.5 mm st ereo male t o 3.5 mm st ereo male Cable Length: 1.2 m (4 ft)[...]

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    118 P at ent a nd En vir on men ta l In f orm ati on P atent Inf ormation It is prohibit ed to , and you agr ee that you will not, cop y , decompile , disassemble , re ver se engineer , hack, manipulate, or otherwis e acce ss and/ or mak e available any t echnology incorpor ated in this pr oduct. F ur thermore , the AMBE ª voic e compr ession so f[...]

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    119 The user is c autioned that changes or modifications not e xpre ssly appro ved by SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. c an void the user’ s authority to oper ate this de vice. This de vice complies with P ar t 15 of the F CC Rule s. Oper ation is subject to the follo wing two c onditions: 1. This de vice may not c ause harmful int erferenc e. 2. This de vic[...]

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    120 ©2009 SIRIUS XM R adio Inc. “SIRIUS”, “XM” and all r elated marks and logos ar e trademark s of SIRIUS XM R adio Inc. and its subsidiaries. “BBC” and “R adio One” are tr ademarks of the British Broadc asting Corpor ation and are used under license . BBC logo © BBC 1996. Radio 1 logo © BBC 2001. C osmopolitanª is a r egister [...]

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    121 Owner’ s Recor d The r adio model number is located below and the XM R adio ID is located on the label on the back of the Xpr ess R C i . Rec ord the XM R adio ID in the space pro vided below . R efer t o these number s whenev er you c all your dealer r egarding this product . Radio Model Number: XDR C2 XM Radio ID:___________________________[...]

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