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W arning: This manual c ontains impor tant s af ety and oper ating information. Ple ase read and follo w the instructions in this manual. Failure to do so c ould result in personal injury , de ath, and/ or damage to your AirW are rec eiver , accessories, and/ or to your vehicle or other pr operty . Satellit e Radio Receiv er – User Guide GEX- AIR[...]
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Informa tion to User Alter ation or modifica tions carried out without appropriate authorization ma y invalida te the user’ s right to oper ate the equipment. W ARNING Handling the cor d on this product or c ords ass ociat ed with acc essories sold with the pr oduct will expose y ou to lead, a chemical known t o the State of Calif ornia and other[...]
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T able of Contents A Brief History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 About XM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Let’ s Get Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Contr ols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Main contr ols[...]
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6 7 About XM One big idea can change e verything. And XM Sa tellite Radio is one big idea: Radio to the P ower of X ® . America ’ s most popular satellit e radio servic e offers digital channels of sheer variety: music, sports, talk, comedy , drama, new s, traffic and wea ther , kids programming, and mor e. All XM original progr amming music cha[...]
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8 9 Let’ s Get Started F irst, some important reminders W e know you’ re eager to turn on y our brand new AirW are and listen to XM. Pleas e take a moment t o remember the follo wing: W arning : This manual contains important s afety and opera ting information. Please r ead, and follow the instructions in this manual. Failur e to do so c ould r[...]
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REMO TE CONTR OL search button – sear ch by scanning presets or b y scanning all channels 2 go button – store up to fiv e h ours of XM progr amming u sing the “MY XM” Time- shifting Memory Mode jump button – switch to previous channel a rro w buttons – view c hannel categ ories (“LIVE”); skip to pre vious or next song (“MY XM”) [...]
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12 13 What’ s in the box? Y our AirW are ® includes thes e components: home docking station prot ective case audio cable home pow er adaptor home ant enna swiv el mount (with extra adhesiv e pad) headphones rechar geable lithium ion battery cassette adaptor vehicle po wer adaptor flush mount cleaning kit v ent mount AirW are ® rec eiver PI R ad[...]
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14 15 Setting Up Assembly Insert the battery and assemble y our AirWar e and its home stand as shown; plug the A C adaptor into an outlet. Let the battery char ge for a t least three hours. Important! Y ou will need to fully charge y our AirW are bat tery f or at le ast three hours to ha ve sufficient ba ttery pow er f or portable use. Ins ert batt[...]
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16 17 Activ a ting Y our AirW are T urn the dial to highlight channel 0, and press the dial in to select it. Y ou should see an 8-character XM Radio ID in the displa y . (The XM Radio ID should also be on y our AirW are’ s package and under the battery .) Write the ID her e: The XM Radio ID does not use the letters I, O , S, and F . Activa te you[...]
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18 19 Sa ving fa vorite channels int o presets Y our AirW are can st ore up to 30 of y our fav orite channels as presets. The pr esets are organized int o three banks (A, B, or C) that each contain 10 pr esets. T O SA VE A CHANNEL INTO A PRESET: 1. T une to the channel using the dial or by entering the channel number . 2. Press the “ pr e/ dir ?[...]
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20 2 1 My XM Time-shifting Memory Mode 2go: Stor e and play back Y our AirW are lets y ou store up to fiv e hours of progr amming and pla y it back at a la ter time or where live signal rec eption is limited. Listen t o XM where ver y ou are, whenev er you pr efer . T O ST ORE B Y PRESSING ONE BUTT ON: 1. T urn on your AirW are and select a channel[...]
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22 23 P ersonalizing Y our AirW are Y ou can easily adapt your AirW are to the w ay y ou listen and use the sat ellite radio. Y ou can change how the displa y appears, track st ocks and other informa tion, adjust your AirW are’ s audio output, and change how y ou use the display . Simply press the “ menu ” button, rota te the dial to highligh[...]
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24 25 T O CHANGE THE APPEARANCE OF THE SCREEN, press the “ menu ” button and select “Chang e Displa y . ” Y ou can change the brightness and c ontrast, set ho w long the backlight remains on, flip the scr een between positive (black characters on whit e background) or nega tive (white characters on black backgr ound) modes, and set the wa y[...]
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26 27 Stock Tick er With your AirW are, y ou can track up t o 20 stock symbols and see their prices and mo vements right on the screen.* T O ADD A ST OCK SYMBOL: 1. Using the “ menu ” button and dial, select “Stock Ticker . ” 2. Rotate the dial to highlight “ Add Stocks” and pres s the dial in to select. 3. Rotat e the dial to add each [...]
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28 29 Skipping channels Y ou can simplify the list of channels that y ou see when you r otate the dial. T o skip ov er a channel: 1. Use the “ menu ” button and dial to select “Channel Ac cess. ” 2. Choose the “Channel Skip/ Add” option. 3. Y ou will see a list of channels. There is a “+” or a “-“ in front of each channel. T o s[...]
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30 31 Aiming the home antenna Y our AirW are can help y ou aim the home antenna to pull in the strong est signal a vailable. 1. Using the “ menu ” button and dial, choose “ Antenna Aiming. ” 2. Slowly turn and tilt the antenna. The signal bars on the displa y will change. Find the position tha t gives at least two bars on either “ satelli[...]
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32 33 The WIRELESS FM TRANSMITTER is the easiest and quick est wa y to hear XM pr ogramming in y our vehicle. Simply set your FM r adio and your AirW are t o the same frequency . Signal quality , how ever , ma y not be as good as other methods. Placing the antenna Y our XM antenna should be mounted on the v ehicle’ s m etallic roof , at least 6 &[...]
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34 35 Mounting your AirW are on the dash W e’v e included three types of mounts to help y ou install your AirW are in y our vehicle ’ s interior . FLUSH MOUNT: Attach the included adhesive pad t o the back of your AirW are’ s vehicle docking sta tion. Stick the vehicle docking station ont o a flat surface in your v ehicle, preparing the surfa[...]
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36 37 Signal rec eption guidelines Y our AirW are ’ s antenna should ha ve an unobstruct ed view of the XM satellit es in the southern sky . In larg e cities, XM also has a network of gr ound repeat ers to help increas e the signal co ver age. Other Things Y ou Should Know Care Y ou should be able to take y our AirWar e along with you during most[...]
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38 39 T IP : Both the h ome a nd v ehicle power adap tors c an be used independently from the home docking station and vehicle docking st ation , plugging directly into the AirW are pow er connector . This fea ture pr ovides a conv enient alterna tive f or battery char ging and pow ered opera tion when tra veling or for using y our AirWar e aw a y [...]
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40 41 Y ou should: Check whether the lock indicator is being displa yed. If so, unlock the contr ols by pr essing and holding the “ mute/ pause/lock ” button until the lock indicator disappears (see page 35). If you ha ve unlocked the c ontrols and they still do not r espond, reset your AirW are by car efully inser ting the tip of a paper clip [...]
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42 43 L IMITED W ARRANTY W ARRANTY V ALID ONL Y IN U.S .A. W ARRANTY Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. (PUSA) warrants that products distributed by P USA in the U .S.A. that fail to function properly under normal use due to a manuf acturing defect when installed and operated according to the owner’ s m anual enclosed with the unit will be repaired o[...]
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Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. 2265 E. 220th Street Long Beach, CA 90810 www .pioneer elec tr onics.com Printed on Recycled P aper 2005 ©Pioneer C orpor a tion and Pioneer Elec tr onics (USA) Inc. All rights r es erved. AirWar e is a register ed trademark of Pioneer Corpor ation. The XM name, SM2Go, TuneSelect, and r elated logos ar e trademarks o[...]