Pioneer VSX-84TXSI Owner's Manual - Page 49
While listening to XM Radio, press AUTO SURR
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Other connections 08 1 Connect an XM Radio Connect-and-Play™ antenna to the XM Radio jack on the rear of this receiver. You will also need to activate the XM Radio service. When activating the XM Radio 'Connect-and-Play' ™ digital antenna, make sure to wait until the activation process is complete before changing the XM-RADIO function. Changing to another input source will stop the activation process. 2 Use the XM RADIO (SHIFT+TUNER) input source button to switch to the XM RADIO input.1 For best reception, you may need to move the Connectand-Play™ antenna near a window (the southernmost window should produce the best results). • If after pressing XM RADIO the display shows Check Antenna, try disconnecting the antenna and reconnecting.2 Listening to XM Radio After connecting, you will be able to use this receiver to select channels, navigate categories and save song information (like the artist's name) using the on-screen display.3 The information displayed is as follows: XM Satellite Radio A Decades A0 The 50s XM005 Remy Sherman Lovin' You Preset class Signal strength Category Preset number Channel number Artist name Song name Channel name 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 A XM Channel Guide Previous Decades [ 000 RADIO ID ] A0 [ 001 XM Preview ] [ 004 The 40s ] The 50s XM005 [ 005 The 50s ] [ 006 The 60s ] Remy Sherman [ 007 The 70s ] [ 008 The 80s ] Lovin' You [ 009 The 90s ] Next • Use the / buttons to select a channel 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.4 • To cancel and exit any time, press RETURN. 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. 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 superior localization of surround elements. System playback is scalable from stereo up to state-of-the-art multichannel surround. 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. 1 Select the channel you want to memorize. See Selecting channels and browsing by genre above. 2 Press T.EDIT. The display shows a blinking memory class. 3 Press CLASS to select one of the three classes then press / to select the channel preset you want. You can also use the number buttons to select a preset. • The default for all presets is XM001. 4 Press ENTER. After pressing ENTER, the preset class and number stop blinking and the receiver stores the XM channel. Tip • You can also press MEMORY during reception display to save the information of up to 8 songs. See Using the XM Menu below to recall this information. Note 1 You can't use the iPod and XM Radio functions simultaneously using the multi-room feature on page 57. 2 • You can check the strength of reception in Using the XM Menu above. • After unplugging the receiver, LOADING shows in the display for about 1 minute when switched back on. 3 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. 4 Select XM000 (RADIO ID) from the on-screen display to check the Radio ID of the Connect-and-Play antenna. 49 En