Sirius Satellite Radio XMP3IVKUG0210 manual

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    Us er Guide POWER C ONNE C T ™ VEHICLE KIT i[...]

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    3 T able of C ont ents I n t r o d u c t i o n .................................................... 5 F e a t u r e s .................................................................... 6 S a f e t y a n d C a r e I n f o r m a t i o n .................................................. 7 S o f t w a r e V e r s i o n ..............................[...]

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    5 Intr oduction[...]

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    6 Intr oduction F eatur es Congr atulations on y our purchase of the XMp3i™ Power C onnect V ehicle Kit! Y our new V ehicle Kit has ev erything you need t o play y our XMp3i™ or Pioneer XMp3™ Radio thr ough y our vehicle’ s ster eo. • T ake y our R adio on the road: No need f or a second subs cription. Listen t o live or r ecor ded Sat[...]

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    7 Saf et y and Car e Inf ormation IMPORT ANT! Alway s read and under stand all the instructions t o avoid injury to y ourself and/ or damage to your de vice. SIRIUS XM R adio Inc. disclaims all re sponsibility for damage fr om data los s due to br eakdo wn, repair , or other causes. • Do not e xpose to e xtr eme temper atur es ( abov e 140ûF [...]

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    8 Intr oduction W ARNING! • Opening the case ma y re sult in electric shock. • Make sur e that you ins ert the Pow er Connect P ower A dapter’ s plug all the w ay into the cigar ette light er / power adapt er socke t. • F or optimal audio performance , insert the Pow er Connect P ow er Adapter directly int o your v ehicle’ s ciga[...]

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    9 So ftw are V ersion F or this XMp3i™ Power C onnect V ehicle Kit to oper ate pr operly , your Sat ellite Radio mus t be running Soft war e V ersion 1. 19 or lat er . Check your R adio to s ee if it is running the corr ect Soft war e V ersion. The Soft w are V ersion is displa yed moment arily on the screen when y ou turn on your R adio. If your[...]

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    10 Intr oduction What’ s in the Box ? TIP! F or other acc essories y ou can add to y our V ehicle Kit such as a Casset te Adapt er for vehicle s with a casset te play er , to pro fes sional installation if you don ’t wan t to install y our the Kit your self – just visit xmr adio. com/ acc essories or y our fa vorit e retailer . Magnetic Mount[...]

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    11 R emote C ontrol F unctions 30-Minute Replay Buttons Pause and replay up to 30 minutes of live Satellite Radio programming. Power Button Record Record a song or a channel. Also schedule a recording and set channel to auto record. Arrow Buttons Navigates through lists and highlights list items. Options Displays a menu in context according to what[...]

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    12 Rear View Power Connect V ehicle Dock Color-C oded Connections The C olor-Coded Po wer C onnect V ehicle Dock makes it simple t o connect, just match the c olors on the cable ends t o the color s on the dock to see what goe s where . ANT (Silver) Connection for the Magnetic Mount Antenna. AUDIO (Green) Connection for Aux In Cable or optional Cas[...]

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    13 V ehicle Installation[...]

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    14 St ep 1: Choos e a Location f or Y our R adio Wh en i ns t all in g th e P ow er C on ne ct V ehi cl e Doc k in y our v eh ic le , ch oo s e a l oc ati on wh er e y our S at el li t e R ad io , wh en d ock ed, w il l no t w il l no t blo ck y our v isi on , in t erf er e wi th th e c on tr ols , or ob str uc t t he a ir b ag . T he lo c at ion s[...]

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    15 VENT MOUNT - Option 2 VENT MOUNT - Option 1[...]

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    16 V ehicle Inst allation St ep 2: Inst all the Dash or V ent Mount Depending on your sit uation, you can either choo se to us e the Dash Mount or the V ent Mount. IMPORT ANT! When you inst all the chosen mount, do not at tach the dock to the mount ye t. All cables should be at tached to the dock prior t o connecting the dock to the mount. Installi[...]

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    17 3 The dock mounting plat e can be tilt ed in differ ent dir ections. Adjust as nec essary f or your p articular vehicle. W hen the orientation is c orrect, tigh ten the knob. 4 Clean the surf ace with the Alcohol Pr epar ation Pad and let it dry thor oughly . 5 Peel o ff the adhesiv e liner . Position, pr ess, and hold the Dash Mount in place f [...]

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    18 V ehicle Inst allation Installing the Vent Mount: 1 Lo cat e a v ent with hori zon ta l louv ers stu rd y en ough to hold y our Po wer C onn ect V ehicl e Do ck an d R adi o. 2 If the vent louv ers in y our vehicle are r ece ssed, y ou may need to us e the longer vent clamps with the V ent Mount. If so , r emove the short er vent clamps and inst[...]

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    19 3 Push the V ent Mount onto the v ehicle vent as sho wn (1) until it hooks on the r ear of the v ent louver (2). 4 R es t the f oot aga inst the bo tt om of the ven t ( 2), and adju st t he til t o f th e V ent Mount b y r epos itio ning the fo ot to a di ff eren t adj ustm ent hol e (3 ). T o remo ve the V ent Mount, push the mount int o the ve[...]

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    20 St ep 3: Mount the Magnetic Mount An tenna The Magnetic Mount An tenna cont ains a str ong magnet which will stick to an y metal part o f your v ehicle, but will not damage the v ehicle. In st all in g th e M ag ne ti c M ou nt A nte nn a: 1 Choose the bes t location f or the Magnetic Mount Antenna c onsidering your v ehicle type . Pa y particul[...]

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    21 SUV : W e rec ommend mounting the antenna at the r ear of the r oof as shown. Con vertible: W e rec ommend mounting the antenna at the le ading edge of the trunk as sho wn. Pickup T ruck: We r ecommend mounting the antenna jus t above the front windshield as sho wn. 2 Clean the surf ace of the s elected mounting location using the Alc ohol Prep [...]

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    22 TIP! Mount the antenna on the roo f (for mo st vehicles ) or trunk (f or con vertibles ) where it has a clear view o f the sky in all directions . 3 Place the ant enna in the location y ou selected. F ollow the Tips and Cautions sho wn on the next se ver al pages. V ehicle Inst allation[...]

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    23 CA UTION! Don’t mount the ant enna inside the vehicle , for e xample , on the dashboard. CA UTION! Don’t mount the ant enna on any of the vehicle ’ s front , back or side pillars. CA UTION! Don’t mount the ant enna close to a r oof r ack. Adjust the r ack so it’ s fur ther aw ay fr om the antenna or mov e the antenna closer t o the cen[...]

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    24 CA UTION! Don’t mount the ant enna close t o another antenna. Mount it at least 3 inches a wa y . V ehicle Inst allation TIP! Alwa ys be car eful to include enough slack in y our cable t o accommodat e open doors or trunk lids. Us e things typically f ound around the home , like electrical tape , to sec ure cable s in areas so that hinge s do [...]

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    25 St ep 4: R out e the Magnetic Mount Ant enna Cable Bef ore y ou begin routing the ant enna cable , read the se gener al instructions for ho w to r oute and hide the ant enna cable . Then r oute y our antenna cable acc ording t o the instructions which follo w for y our specific type o f vehicle . Feed cable under rubber moulding around window Tu[...]

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    26 Route cable out from under rear windshield moulding and tuck into weatherstripping around trunk opening Pull weatherstripping from trunk opening Tuck cable into weatherstripping Route cable through weatherstripping several inches to avoid sharp bends Pull cable out of weatherstripping and route through trunk to cabin Avoid sharp bends by running[...]

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    27 Bring cable out of weatherstripping and into trunk Route cable along trunk wall and into cabin through gap or conduit, along existing wiring harness Route cable along trunk wall and into cabin[...]

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    28 Use a blunt plastic putty knife or similar blunt tool to lift edge of interior trim and tuck cable under trim Continue towards front of vehicle Route cable from trunk under interior trim, into cabin and towards front of vehicle Route cable under trim or upholstery Continue routing cable under trim or carpet towards front of vehicle V ehicle Inst[...]

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    29 TIP! Alwa ys be car eful to include enough slack in y our cable t o accommodat e open doors or trunk lids. Us e things typically f ound around the home, lik e electrical tape , to sec ure cable s in areas so that hinge s do not pinch the cable with the door . Hide any e xce ss cable in the trim. Continue routing cable under carpet or console to [...]

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    30 Rout e the cable: • Sed an / Co up e wit h th e An te nn a Pl ac ed at t he R ear o f th e R oo f : 1. F eed the antenna cable fr om the antenna underne ath the rubber molding around the r ear window . Use a blunt plastic putt y knife or similar blunt tool t o lift the rubber molding around the r ear window and tuck the ant enna cable under[...]

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    31 4. Route the c able through the main c abin area under the in terior trim, to war ds the front of the v ehicle. Use a blunt plas tic putty knife or similar blunt t ool to lift the plas tic trim just enough to tuck the cable under underne ath. A void side airbag locations on back pillars and abo ve the door s. Airbag locations ar e marked with ?[...]

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    32 V ehicle Inst allation • Sed an / Co up e wit h th e An te nn a Pl ac ed at t he F ron t o f th e R oo f: 1. F eed the antenna cable fr om the antenna underne ath the rubber molding around the windshield. Us e a blunt plastic putt y knife or similar blunt tool t o lift the rubber molding around the windshield and tuck the ant enna cable und[...]

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    33 • SUV: 1. F eed the antenna cable underneath the rubber w eather stripping of the r ear tailgat e window / door and rout e the cable along the re ar hatch. Lift the we ather stripping from the opening and tuck the cable inside it , then replac e the weather stripping. Pull the cable out fr om we ather stripping and rout e it into the c abin[...]

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    34 4. Bring the end of the cable out at the Po wer C onnect V ehicle Dock location. L eave y ours elf enough cable so y ou can easily c onnect it to the ant enna connect or of the dock. 5. Continue with “St ep 5: Connect the Magne tic Mount Antenna and Po wer Connect P ow er Adapt er” on page 37 . • Conv ertible: 1. Bring the ant enna cabl[...]

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    35 4. Bring the cable out from the trim near the fr ont of the cabin and rout e it under the carpet t ow ar d the dashboard or c onsole. Coil an y ex ces s cable in a hidden location, such as under the carpet , keeping it aw ay from an y vehicle pedals or con trols. Secur e the ex ces s cable with wire tie s (purchased s epar ately ). 5. Bring the [...]

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    36 • Pickup T ruck: 1. U s e a b lu nt p las tic pu t t y k ni f e or si mi la r b lu nt t ool t o li ft th e ru bb er mo ld ing a r ou nd th e wi nd shi el d an d t uck th e an t en na c ab le un de rn ea th it . 2. Continue tucking the c able underneath the windshield molding around the windshield to the lo west c orner . 3. A t the low est [...]

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    37 St ep 5: C onnect the Magnetic Mount Ant enna and Power Connect P ower A dapt er 1 Plug the Magnetic Mount Ant enna into the silver ANT c onnector on the Po wer C onnect V ehicle Dock. 2 Insert the Po wer Connect P ow er Adapt er into y our vehicle ’ s cigare tte ligh ter or pow er adapter sock et. 3 Plug the Po wer Connect P ow er Adapt er in[...]

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    38 V ehicle Inst allation St ep 6: C onnect the Audio T o play audio thr ough your v ehicle’ s stereo or FM r adio, use one of the f ollowing audio connection options: • Option 1 : Bes t : Use the included Aux In C able if your v ehicle’ s ster eo sy stem has an auxiliary input c onnection. Re fer to y our vehicle ’ s owner s manual to f[...]

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    39 Option 1: A ux In Cable Inst allation Instructions 1 Plug one end of the Aux In C able into the gr een AUDIO c onnector on the dock. 2 Plug the other end into the auxiliary input jack connection o f your vehicle ’ s ster eo syst em. 3 Insert the dock into the mount . 4 In se rt y ou r Sa t el lit e R adi o in t o t he do ck . 5 Po wer on y our[...]

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    40 V ehicle Inst allation Indicator . Pr ess the S elect button . T he Satellit e and T erre strial bars sho w the str ength of the signal being rec eived. If the signal rec eption is good, repe atedly pr ess back to r eturn t o the main display scr een. 7 Ensure that y our R adio is tuned to channel 1. Upon pow er up, the R adio should tune to cha[...]

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    41 Option 2: Cas sett e Adapt er Inst allation Instructions 1 Plug the Cass ett e Adapt er into the gr een A UDIO connector on the dock. 2 Insert the Cass ett e Adapt er into the vehicle ’ s cass ett e deck. Y ou may need to t urn on your v ehicle’ s ster eo sy stem in or der to do so . 3 Insert the dock into the mount . 4 Insert your S atellit[...]

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    42 V ehicle Inst allation and T erres trial bars sho w the strength o f the signal being rec eived. If the signal rec eption is good, repe atedly pr ess back t o re turn to the main display s creen. 7 Ensure y our R adio is tuned to channel 1. Upon pow er up, your R adio should tune to channel 1 b y def ault, when it’ s not yet activat ed. If it?[...]

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    43 Option 3: Power Connect Ins tallation Instructions 1 Insert the dock into the mount . 2 Insert your S atellite R adio into the dock. 3 Po wer on y our Radio sliding the Po wer /Lock swit ch down. 4 Be sur e the vehicle is outside and the antenna has a cle ar view of the sky . V erify that you ar e rec eiving the XM signal. Ther e should at least[...]

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    44 V ehicle Inst allation through y our vehicle ’ s FM r adio. R efer t o “How T o Find A v ailable FM Channels In Y our Area” on p age 54 . 6 Ensure that y our R adio is tuned to channel 1. Upon po wer up, y our Radio should tune to channel 1 b y def ault, when it’ s not yet activ ated. If it ’ s not on channel 1, re fer t o the User Gui[...]

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    45 list of FM channels until y ou find one that allows y ou to hear XM clearly . Each time , you will need t o tune y our vehicle’ s FM radio t o the FM channel and then set y our Radio t o tr ansmit on the same FM channel ( steps 7 & 9). If the signal rec eption is good, but there is no XM audio when t uned to channel 1, verify that y our R [...]

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    47 V eh ic le D oc k S e t t i n g s[...]

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    48 V ehicle Dock Se ttings When y our XMp3i™ Radio is plac ed in the V ehicle Dock, additional functionality is pro vided through the V ehicle Settings menu option of y our Radio. T hese set tings apply only when the XMp3i™ Radio is in the V ehicle Dock. FM Set tings When y ou have c onnected the Sat ellite R adio audio using the Po wer Connect[...]

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    49 • If the chosen stor age location has an FM pre set that is not curren tly being used, and you w ant to edit it, Edit Channel is highlighted. Pr ess S elect. The FM channel tuning s creen is display ed where y ou can select an FM channel. • If the cho sen st ora ge lo ca tion has an FM pr es et that is n ot cur re ntly bein g us ed, an[...]

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    50 2 If you w ant to select a diff eren t FM channel pres et, Pre ss and hold Select again. R epeat until the desir ed FM channel pres et is selected. Aut omatic Po wer The Aut omatic Po wer f eatur e turns the XMp3i™ Radio on when po wer t o the Po wer Connect™ V ehicle Dock is detected. T his feat ure work s with vehicles who se cigare tte li[...]

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    51 Po wer Of f In some vehicle s, the cigare tte ligh ter or pow er sock et are po wer ed on at all times, which means that y ou could t urn the vehicle of f and the XMp3i™ Radio will remain on. B y using the Po wer Of f featur e , you can s et the XMp3i™ Radio to turn o ff aut omatically after a specified period o f time (60, 90 , 120, or 180 [...]

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    53 A p p e n di x: H o w T o Fi nd A v a i l a b le F M Ch an ne ls[...]

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    54 How T o Find A vailable FM Channels In Y our Area An av ailable FM channel is one that is not being used b y an FM radio s tation in your ar ea. When y ou tune y our FM radio t o an av ailable channel, you should only hear st atic or silence – not talk or music. Onc e you ha ve found an a vailable channel, you need t o tune y our Satellit e Ra[...]

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    55 OR 2 Manually tune through y our local FM channels Manually tune thr ough your local FM channels on y our vehicle’ s FM r adio. T urn on your vehicle ’ s FM radio. S tart at 88. 1 and use the ‘Manual’ tune function on y our vehicle’ s FM radio t o tune thr ough each FM channel one-by -one (88. 1 follo wed by 88.3 et c.) to locat e chan[...]

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    56 TIP! If you r egularly drive fr om one location to another , such as your daily commut e, you ma y need to use dif fer ent FM channels along your r oute for be st performanc e. If this is the cas e, we r ecommend sa ving the best FM channels as pres ets on your FM r adio and on your Satellit e Radio . Then you simply s elect and match the bes t [...]

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    57 T rouble shooting[...]

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    58 Y our V ehicle Kit has been designed and built to be tr ouble-free , but if you experienc e a problem, try this: • Check that all connections ar e firm and secur e. • Make sur e the vehicle ’ s cigare tte ligh ter or pow er sock et is clean and free of c orrosion. • Make sur e you ha ve c onnected the Sat ellite R adio as descri[...]

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    59 T roubleshoo ting If you see this on the s creen: T ry this: Channel Off Air • The channel you’ ve select ed is not curren tly broadc asting. T une to another channel. Loading • Y our Sat ellite Radio is ac quiring audio or progr am inf ormation. This message usually goes aw ay in a f ew sec onds. Updating • Y our Sat ellite Rad[...]

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    60 If this happens: T ry this: No audio when using the Aux In Cable or Cas sett e Adapter • Check all cables bet ween your S atellite R adio and your v ehicle’ s stereo s yst em for a firm and secur e connection. • Ensure you ha ve select ed the proper input sourc e on your v ehicle’ s stereo s yst em. • Ensure that the FM T rans[...]

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    61 T roubleshoo ting If this happens: T ry this: No audio when using Pow er Connect or FMD A • Check that your Sat ellite R adio and your vehicle ’ s FM radio ar e tuned to the same FM channel. No song title or artist name is display ed • The inf ormation may not be av ailable or updates may be in pr ogress . T r affic and W eather chan[...]

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    63 Pr oduct Specifications[...]

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    64 Product Specif ications S yst em Po wer Requir ements 5 V DC, 1. 1 A (max ) Operating T emperatur e -4 ° F to + 140 ° F (-2 0 ° C to +60 ° C) Audio Output 1. 0 V rms (max ) Power Connect V ehicle Dock Dimensions 2.2 in (W) x 3.2 in (H) x 1.8 in (D ) (57 .0 mm (W) x 81.6 mm (H) x 45 .2 mm (D)) W eight 1.8 oz (50 gr ams) Audio Connect or 1/ 8 [...]

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    65 P at en t an d En vi r on me nt al In f orm ati on P at ent Inf ormation It is prohibit ed to , and you agr ee that y ou will not, cop y , decompile, disassemble , re ver se engineer , hack, manipulate, or otherwis e acce ss and/ or make a vailable an y technology inc orporat ed in this product . F urthermore, the AMBE ™ voic e compr ession so[...]

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    66 The user is c autioned that changes or modifications not e xpre ssly appro ved by SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. c an void the user’ s authority t o operat e this devic e. This de vice complies with P ar t 15 of the F CC R ules. Oper ation is subject to the f ollowing tw o conditions: 1. This de vice may not c ause harmful int erferenc e. 2. This de vic[...]

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    67 Hardw are and subscription s old separ ately . Activation f ee, o ther fees, and tax es requir ed. Installation r equired with some equipment. Ex cept as specifically pr ovided, SIRIUS and XM R adios and Ac ces sories ar e compatible only with their re spective subscription s ervice . Subscriptions ar e gov erned by , as applicable, SIRIUS T erm[...]

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    xmr adio .c om SIRIUS XM R adio Inc. 1221 A venue o f the Americas New Y ork, NY 1002 0 1.800. 96 7 .2346 © 2010 SIRIUS XM R adio Inc. XMp3i™ Pow er Connect™ V ehicle Kit User Guide (XMP3IVKUG0 210) 021710[...]