Listening To Xm Radio; Using Xm Hd Surround; Saving Channel Presets - Pioneer VSX-917V Operating Instructions Manual

10 Other connections
• If after pressing XM RADIO the display
shows Check Tuner, try disconnecting the
receiver and tuner connections and then
plugging them back in. If the display shows
Check Antenna, try disconnecting the
tuner and antenna connections and then
plugging them back in.

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.
information displayed is as follows:
XM Satellite Radio
Decades
The 50s
Selecting channels and browsing by
genre
From the XM Channel Guide, you can browse
XM Radio channels in the order that they
appear, or you can narrow your channel search
by genre.
XM Satellite Radio
Decades
The 50s
Remy Sherman
Lovin' You
Use the / buttons to select a channel
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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.
Note
1 You can check the strength of reception in Using the XM Menu (page 55)
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.
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Preset class
Signal strength
A
Category
Preset number
A0
Channel number
XM005
Artist name
Remy Sherman
Song name
Lovin' You
Channel name
A XM Channel Guide
Previous
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000 RADIO ID
A0
[ 001 XM Preview
[ 004 The 40s
XM005
[ 005 The 50s
[ 006 The 60s
[ 007 The 70s
[ 008 The 80s
[ 009 The 90s
Next
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Tip
• You can select channels directly by
pressing D.ACCESS then the three-digit
channel number.
• You can press DISP to change XM Radio
information in the front panel display.
• The currently selected channel is
automatically chosen (without pressing
ENTER) after 10 seconds.
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Using XM HD Surround

XM HD Surround uses Neural Surround™
technology to achieve optimal surround sound
from XM radio.
• While listening to XM Radio, press AUTO
SURR for XM HD Surround listening.
See About Neural Surround™ below for more
on this.
About Neural Surround™
Neural Surround™ represents the latest
advancement in surround technology and has
been adopted by XM Satellite Radio for digital
radio broadcasts of surround recordings and
live events.
Neural Surround™ employs psychoacoustic
frequency domain processing which allows
delivery of a more detailed sound stage with
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superior localization of surround elements.
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System playback is scalable from stereo up to
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state-of-the-art multichannel surround.
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Neural Surround™ is trademark owned by
Neural Audio Corporation.

Saving channel presets

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