Garmin aera 500 Automotive Owner's Manual - Page 22

Receiving XM Signals Receiving XM Signals See page iv for a list of which models are XM compatible. Some features, such as XM WX™ Weather and XM Radio, require XM satellite signals. You must have purchased and activated an XM subscription, and your aera must be connected to a GXM 40 antenna to receive XM satellite signals. The service is activated by providing XM Radio with a coded ID (Radio ID). The Radio ID can be found on the underside of your GXM 40 antenna. Refer to the GXM 40 Owner's Manual for more information on activating XM Radio. NOTE: XM is only available in North America. 1. Place your aera in the automotive mount or the aviation mount. 2. Plug the GXM 40 antenna into the mini-USB port on the back of the cradle. 3. Place the GXM 40 antenna within clear view of the sky. Checking XM Signal Strength 1. With the GXM 40 antenna connected to your aera, touch Tools > Media Player. 2. Touch Source until the XM Radio player appears. The signal-strength bars are in the upper-right corner of the screen. Listening to XM Radio If your aera came with a GXM 40 antenna, you can listen to XM Radio. You must have purchased and activated an XM subscription, and your aera must be connected to a GXM 40 antenna and be receiving XM satellite signals to receive XM radio. See page iv for a list of which models are XM compatible. NOTE: XM is only available in North America. 1. Touch Tools > Media Player. 2. Touch Source to select the XM Radio player. 3. Select an option to listen to XM radio: • Touch and to select a station. • Touch Browse to browse available stations by category. NOTE: After you select a station by category, only stations in the same category will be available when you touch and . To view all stations, touch Browse > All. • Touch 1 2 3 to enter a station number. • Touch to adjust the volume of the XM Radio player. • Touch Save > OK to save a station as a preset. • Touch Browse > Presets to view the stations you have saved as presets. • To remove a preset, select the station you want to remove, and touch Delete > Yes. 16 aera 500 Series Owner's Manual