Honda 2009 S2000 Owner's Manual page 116

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Depending on where you drive, you
may experience reception problems.
Interference can be caused by any of
these conditions:
Driving on the north side of an
east/west mountain road.
Driving on the north side of a
large commercial truck on an
east/west road.
Driving in tunnels.
Driving on a road beside a vertical
wall, steep cliff, or hill to the south
of you.
Driving on the lower level of a
multi-tiered road.
Driving on a single lane road
alongside dense trees taller than
50 ft. (15 m) to the south of you.
Playing the XM Satellite Radio (Optional on U.S. Models)
There may also be other geographic
situations that could affect satellite
radio reception.
As required by the FCC:
Changes or modifications not expressly
approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's
authority to operate the equipment.
Receiving XM Radio Service
If your XM Radio service has expired,
or you purchased your vehicle from
a previous owner, you can listen to a
sampling of the broadcasts available
on XM Satellite Radio. With the
ignition switch in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position, push the
PWR/VOL knob to turn on the audio
system, and press the CD/AUX
button. A variety of music types and
styles will play.
If you decide to purchase XM radio
service, contact XM Radio at
, or at
www.xmradio.com
2009 S2000
1-800-852-9696. You will need to give
them your radio I.D. number and
your credit card number. To get your
radio I.D. number, turn the TUNE
knob until ''0'' appears in the display.
Your I.D. will appear in the display.
After you've registered with XM
Radio, keep your audio system in the
XM Satellite Radio mode while you
wait for activation. This should take
about 30 minutes.
While waiting for activation, make
sure your vehicle remains in an open
area with good reception. Once your
audio system is activated, ''category''
or ''CH'' will appear in the display,
and you'll be able to listen to XM
Radio broadcasts. XM Satellite Radio
will continue to send an activation
signal to your vehicle for at least 12
hours from the activation request. If
the service has not been activated
after 36 hours, contact XM Satellite
Radio.
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