Sirius Satellite Radio XMp3i - Manual

9 Protect Your Ears and Yourself • Always follow traffic safety directions . Do not use earbuds or headphones while operating a bicycle, automobile, or motorcycle . Not only is it dangerous, it may be illegal . • Make sure the earbud or headphone cable does not get in the way of your arms or other s...

10 Important Battery Information Your XMp3i’s battery should be charged before you use it . The amount of charge is indicated by the battery level meter in your XMp3i’s display . When you’re charging the battery you will see . When the battery is exhausted you will see a red battery icon . When you ...

13 XMp3i Buttons and Connectors Power/Lock Switch Slide down to turn XMp3i on or off, slide up to lock buttons . 30-Minute Replay Pause and replay live XM or navigate your recorded content . Record Record a song or a channel . Also schedule a recording and set channel to auto record . Select Button ...

14 Introduction Home Dock Color-Coded Connections The color-coded Home Dock makes it simple to connect . Just match the colors on the cable ends to the colors on the dock to see what goes where . ANT (Silver) Connection for the Indoor/Outdoor Antenna . AUDIO (Green) Connection for home stereo system...

15 Remote Control Functions Replay Buttons Pause and replay live XM programming and navigate your recordings . Power Button Turn Radio on/off . Record Press to record songs, channels or schedule a recording . Arrow Buttons Tune channels and navigate lists . Options Displays available options for cur...

16 Introduction Installing and Charging the Battery The battery is shipped partially charged . Charge the battery for at least 3 hours before using your XMp3i for the first time, or if you have not used it for several months . Insert the battery into the XMp3i as shown . 3 . Carefully replace the ba...

17 MicroSD™ Memory Card You can add removable microSD memory to store more of your personal MP3 and WMA music files . The microSD memory card is sold separately, and may be purchased at most electronics retailers . NOTE! You cannot store any recorded XM content on your microSD card . Installing and ...

20 There are two steps to installing your Home Dock . First, connecting the Home Dock to the AC Power Adapter, the Indoor Outdoor Antenna, and to your stereo or powered speakers, and second, placing and aiming the Indoor/Outdoor Antenna . Step 1: Connect the Home Dock When installing the Home Dock i...

21 Connect the Home Power Adapter Connect the Home Power Adapter to the red POWER connector at the left side of the Home Dock, and plug it into a wall outlet . Connect the Home Dock to a Home Stereo System or Powered Speakers The Home Dock can be connected to your home stereo system, or to a pair of...

23 To Connect the Home Dock to Your Powered Speakers The Home Dock can be connected directly to a pair of speakers . The speakers will need to be powered for amplification . 1 Connect the 1/8” (3 .5 mm) connector from the powered speakers to the green AUDIO connector at the rear of the Home Dock . 2...

24 Home Dock Installation Step 2: Install the Indoor/Outdoor Antenna Proper installation of the Indoor/Outdoor Antenna is necessary to insure good and consistent signal reception . To begin, try experimenting with the antenna to get a feel for the reception in your location . Move the antenna around...

30 Activation Before you can enjoy Commercial-Free Music, plus Sports, News, Talk & Entertainment, you need to activate your XMp3i . 1 Make sure your XMp3i is properly installed, turned on, and receiving the XM signal so that you can hear the audio on channel 1 . 2 Make a note of your XM Radio I...

32 Using Your XMp3i The Four XMp3i Menu Options The XMp3i has four menu options which can be selected after pressing the menu button . These menu options are summarized here, and are explained in detail in the four following chapters of this User Guide . Live XM: Listen to Live XM, browse channels o...

33 Docked and Portable Use of Your XMp3i Your XMp3i comes with everything you need to listen to your XM programming and personal music collection at home or on the go . At Home/Office Place your XMp3i in the Home Dock to listen to live XM through your home stereo or powered speakers . Use the Remote...

35 Navigation Buttons Power/Lock Switch Sliding the Power/Lock switch down turns the XMp3i On or Off . Sliding the Power/Lock switch up locks the buttons on the XMp3i to prevent the accidental pressing of a button . Slide back to the center position to unlock the buttons . Volume +/— Pressing + or —...

36 Using Your XMp3i Select Button Pressing the Select button selects a highlighted item in a list and confirms settings . Pressing and holding accesses the FM channel presets when docked in the XMp3i Vehicle Dock (sold separately) . Back Button Pressing back returns you to the previous display scree...

37 Display Icons The following is a list of the icons that are displayed by the XMp3i . Icon Explanation Live XM mode My Music Library mode Auto Recordings mode Settings mode Battery Charging Battery Charged (green) Battery Low (red) Lock - buttons locked . To unlock, slide the Power/Lock switch dow...

39 Using the Control Wheel The Control Wheel on the XMp3i is multifunctional . Use your finger to spin the wheel clockwise or counter-clockwise to browse and highlight XM channels and menu lists . Select highlighted items by pressing the Select button in the center of the Control Wheel . The Control...

42 Live XM Introduction Live XM is where you listen to Satellite Radio, browse channels and tune to your favorite XM programs . To listen to Live XM with your XMp3i from any screen: 1 Press menu . The Live XM icon is highlighted . 2 Press Select .

43 The Live XM Main Display When listening to a channel, information about the channel and XMp3i are displayed . Other icons may be displayed on the screen depending upon what you are doing . Refer to “Display Icons” on page 37 for an explanation of the various icons . Channel Name Channel Number Sa...

44 Live XM Tuning a Channel Tune a channel to listen to Live XM programming . You can tune by browsing channels and selecting, or by directly entering the channel number . Browsing Channels To select a channel to listen to: 1 Turn the Control Wheel to display the list of channels . 2 Turn the Contro...

45 Category Lists Channels are grouped into categories such as Pop, Rock, Comedy, Talk/News, etc ., to make it easier to find channels of similar genre . To display a list of categories 1 Press menu . The Live XM icon is highlighted . Press Select . 2 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight All Categori...

46 Live XM Replay Live XM You don’t need to miss any XM programming with the XMp3i . If you’re temporarily interrupted while listening to a channel, just pause the channel to enter Replay . When you’re ready to listen again, set the channel to play . A paused channel will save up to the last 30 minu...

47 Favorite Channels Saving favorites is an easy way to quickly browse and tune only those XM channels you listen to frequently . You can save up to 99 channels as favorites . To save a favorite channel 1 While listening to any channel press options . 2 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Add to Fav...

48 Live XM TuneSelect and GameSelect TuneSelect and GameSelect alerts you whenever your favorite artists, songs or sports teams are playing on any XM channel . When a match is found for an entry in your TuneSelect or GameSelect list, you’ll be prompted with audio and a displayed alert . Press Select...

49 Info Extras Game scores for up to 60 teams or up to 30 stock quotes can be displayed at the bottom of the display screen . The game scores or stock quotes will scroll in a ticker fashion if there are too many to display at once . To turn Info Extras On or Off 1 Press menu . 2 Turn the Control Whe...

50 4 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Stocks and press Select . 5 If this is the first time you are adding a stock, the Add Stocks screen will be displayed, otherwise press Select to select Add Stocks . 6 Turn the Control Wheel until the first letter of the stock symbol is displayed and press Sel...

51 Game Scores To add sports teams for game score updates 1 Press menu . 2 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Settings and press Select . 3 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Info Extras and press Select . 4 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Sports and press Select . 5 From the list of sports ca...

52 Recording The XMp3i allows you record XM programming in different ways . While listening to any channel, press Record ( rec ) to see the options available . • Record Song: Record the song to which you are currently listening . You can save up to 10 hours of individual songs . • Record Channel: Re...

53 To record a song 1 Press and hold Record rec until rec is shown in red at the top of the display screen . To stop recording a song while it’s recording: 1 Press Record rec . 2 Stop Rec Song will be highlighted . Press Select . To record a channel The channel to which you are listening can be reco...

54 To schedule a recording A scheduled recording lets you capture programs that you either can’t listen to when they are broadcast, or may want to listen to again . XMp3i makes it easy to set up a schedule recording . Scheduled recordings can also be created, edited, and deleted using the XM2go Musi...

55 time specified 5 Set the Start Time hour by turning the Control Wheel . Press Select . 6 Set the Start Time minutes by turning the Control Wheel . Press Select . 7 Set the End Time hour by turning the Control Wheel . Press Select . 8 Set the End Time minutes by turning the Control Wheel . Press S...

56 Bookmarks Bookmarks remember artist and title information of songs . You can view and manage bookmarks when using the XM2go Music Manager software, and use the information to easily purchase bookmarked songs . Songs may be purchased from compatible online music services . To bookmark a song that ...

57 Blocking Explicit Channels A channel logo that contains “xL” means that you may hear frequent explicit content and language . If you do not want these channels to appear in the channel lists, you can block them . Blocked channels can still be selected by entering the channel number using the keyp...

60 My Music Library Introduction My Music Library is where you listen to and manage XM recordings and music stored on your XMp3i . • Recorded XM: Songs and scheduled recordings which you have recorded from Live XM . • MP3s and WMAs: Stored MP3 and WMA files you’ve downloaded to XMp3i memory or loade...

61 The My Music Library Main Display Screens When listening to recorded or downloaded content, information about the song and XMp3i are displayed . When you are listening to a recorded song (Recorded XM): Other icons may be displayed on the screen depending upon what you are doing . Refer to “Displa...

63 My Music Library Listening to My Music Library Recorded XM To listen to Recorded XM: 1 Press menu . 2 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight My Music Library and press Select . 3 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Recorded XM and press Select . You’ll be presented with several options for viewing a...

64 • Playlists: View Recorded XM by the playlist in which it appears . 4 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight your choice and press Select . MP3s & WMAs To listen to your downloaded MP3 and WMA files: 1 Press menu . 2 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight My Music Library and press Select . 3 Turn ...

65 My Music Library My Books To listen to your downloaded MP3 and WMA files: 1 Press menu . 2 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight My Music Library and press Select . 3 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight My Books and press Select . You’ll be presented with several options for viewing and selecting t...

66 My Music Library Playlists A playlist is a collection of songs (or other content) which you create . The playlist can then be selected to play all the songs contained in the playlist . You can make multiple playlists, and songs can be in more than one playlist . An existing playlist can also be a...

68 My Music Library To delete content from a playlist 1 Press menu . 2 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight My Music Library and press Select . 3 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight either Recorded XM or MP3s & WMAs and press Select . 4 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Playlists and press Sele...

69 My Music Library 6 Delete will be highlighted . Press Select . 7 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Yes and press Select . To rename a playlist 1 Press menu . 2 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight My Music Library and press Select . 3 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight either Recorded XM or MP3...

72 Auto Recordings Introduction Auto Recordings is where you find content that your XMp3i records automatically for you . The XMp3i records auto recordings from channels you have specifically selected, or have listened to for at least 30 minutes . XMp3i may record up to 6 hours from as many as 5 dif...

78 Settings Introduction Settings is where you manage the XMp3i configuration options such as display brightness, editing alerts, setting your time zone, etc . To manage your XMp3i’s configuration: 1 Press menu . 2 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Settings and press Select .

79 EQ Settings The equalization profile of the XMp3i (EQ) is adjustable for the type of music you are listening to, and for your listening pleasure . Possible selections are: Max Boost Pop Rock Talk Vocal Bass Boost Classical Flat Jazz To adjust the EQ setting: 3 Press menu . 4 Turn the Control Whee...

80 Change Display In Change Display, you can change the brightness of the display screen, set the duration of the display backlight, and turn Info Extras on or off . To change the display brightness 1 Press menu . 2 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Settings and press Select . 3 Turn the Control W...

82 Edit Alerts In Edit Alerts, you can mange your TuneSelect, GameSelect, and Program alerts . You can also turn alerts On or Off . To configure TuneSelect and GameSelect 1 Press menu . 2 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Settings and press Select . 3 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Edit Alert...

85 Settings 4 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Sports and press Select . 5 You can then select or remove sports teams for Info Alerts . To learn how to add or remove sports teams, refer to “Info Extras” on page 49 .

86 Channel Access In Channel Access, there are three options to configure: • Direct Tune: When you highlight a channel name in a list, select whether to have the channel tuned as soon as you highlight the channel, or whether you need to press Select to tune the channel . • Channel Skip/Add: Select c...

89 Settings Vehicle Settings NOTE! The Vehicle Settings menu item only appears if the XMp3i is in a Vehicle Dock . The settings apply only when the XMp3i is in a Vehicle Dock . In Vehicle Settings, there are three options: • FM Channels: Set and select FM channel presets . When using the Power Conne...

90 4 FM Channels will be highlighted . Press Select . 5 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight the storage location (FM 1 toFM 5) you want to set and press Select . You can choose among the following options: • If the chosen storage location is empty (denoted by “---“), or if the storage location conta...

92 3 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Vehicle Settings and press Select . 4 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Power Off and press Select . 5 Each press of Select sequences through the choices, Off, 60 Minutes, 90 Minutes, 120 Minutes, and 180 Minutes . Settings

93 Line Out Level NOTE! The Line Out Level setting option only appears when the XMp3i is docked, and an audio cable is connected . Line Out Level is used to adjust the volume level of the XMp3i’s vehicle or home dock to match the volume of other audio sources you may use, such as a CD player, other ...

94 Settings Antenna Aiming Your XMp3i can display the received strength of the satellite and terrestrial signals being received . This is useful if you are troubleshooting signal reception problems . 1 Press menu . 2 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Settings and press Select . 3 Turn the Control ...

95 Settings Set Time In Set Time there are three options: • Time Zone: Select the time zone you are in for an accurate clock .• Daylight Savings: Select whether Daylight Savings Time is observed in your location . • Hour Mode: Select whether the clock is displayed in 12-hour or 24- hour mode . To se...

96 Settings 4 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Daylight Savings and press Select . 5 Each press of Select will toggle between Off and On . To select a 12 or 24 Hour Mode for the clock display 1 Press menu . 2 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Settings and press Select . 3 Turn the Control Wheel...

97 Settings Restore Defaults In Restore Defaults, there are two options: • Restore Settings: This erases all personal settings on your XMp3i and restores the factory defaults, but does not delete your recorded or downloaded content . Personal settings include TuneSelects, Favorite Channels, Schedule...

98 3 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Restore Defaults and press Select . 4 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Restore and Erase and press Select . 5 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Yes and press Select . Settings

99 Settings Memory Usage Memory usage displays how much of the memory in your XMp3i is currently being used: • XM Singles: This is the songs you have recorded from XL Live .• Other Content: These are channel recordings from Live XM, scheduled recordings from Live XM, and MP3, WMA, and audio book fil...

102 Using your XMp3i with a PC Introduction The XM2go Music Manager runs on Microsoft ® Windows ® -based personal computers and allows you to: • Manage your music: create and customize playlists of XM recordings or your personal MP3 or WMA files on your XMp3i . • Schedule recordings on your XMp3i .•...

103 Using your XMp3i with a PC PCs running Microsoft Windows Vista ® must meet the following requirements: • CPU: 800 MHz or higher for Vista Home; 1 GHz or higher for other Vista editions • Hard drive: at least 100 MB free disk space• RAM: at least 512 MB for Vista Home; at least 1 GB for other Vis...

104 My Music The XM2go Music Manager helps you organize recorded XM content, your MP3 and WMA files, and audio book files on your XMp3i . • View your XM recordings, including the artist name, song title, the channel it was recorded from, and song length . • View your personal music (MP3 and WMA file...

105 Using your XMp3i with a PC Record XM Schedule Recordings of XM content on your XMp3i, using the XM2go Music Manager . • Save time by recording up to five channels at the same time .• View all scheduled recordings, including the duration of the recording .• View XM’s Online Programming Guide to s...

110 Info View Information about your XMp3i such as model and Radio ID . • Personalize the name of your XMp3i .• View the amount of XM content storage used/available, and personal music storage used/available on your XMp3i . • View the amount of personal music storage/used on your microSD card .• Vie...

111 Using your XMp3i with a PC Updating the XMp3i Firmware Occasionally we make improvements to the XMp3i’s software to add features or improve performance . To be sure your XMp3i is taking advantage of the latest software it is recommend you attempt to update your XMp3i at least once a year . Updat...

112 Disconnecting the XMp3i from a PC To disconnect your XMp3i from your PC, you must follow these steps: 3 Click on “Eject” on the lower left-hand corner of the XM2go Music Manager screen . 4 XM2go Music Manager will sync with your XMp3i, and then inform you that you can disconnect your XMp3i . 5 U...

114 XMp3i has been designed and built to be trouble-free but if you experience a problem, try this: • Check that all connections are firm and secure . • Make sure you have installed the XMp3i as described in this User Guide . If you see this on the screen: Try this: No signal Make sure the XM antenn...

120 Product Specifications XMp3i Radio Power Requirements 5 .2 V DC, 1 .6 A (max) Temperature Range 32 ° F to 95 ° F (0 ° C to 35 ° C) Audio Output 2 x 12mW @ 32 Ohm Dimensions 2 in (width) x 3 .6 in (height) x 0 .6 in (depth) 51 mm (width) x 92 mm (height) x 15 mm (depth) Weight: 3 .1 oz (88 g) wit...

121 Patent and Environmental Information Patent Information It is prohibited to, and you agree that you will not, copy, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, hack, manipulate, or otherwise access and/or make available any technology incorporated in this product . Furthermore, the AMBE ™ voice co...

122 The user is cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by SIRIUS XM Radio Inc . can void the user’s authority to operate this device . This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules . Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1 . This device may not cause harm...

123 ©2009 SIRIUS XM Radio Inc . “SIRIUS”, “XM” and all related marks and logos are trademarks of SIRIUS XM Radio Inc . and its subsidiaries . “BBC” and “Radio One” are trademarks of the British Broadcasting Corporation and are used under license . BBC logo © BBC 1996 . Radio 1 logo © BBC 2001 . Cosm...

124 Owner’s Record The Radio model number is located below and the XM Radio ID is located on the label on the back of the XMp3i . Record the XM Radio ID in the space provided below . Refer to these numbers whenever you call your dealer regarding this product . Radio Model Number: XMp3i XM Radio ID:_...

125 Owners Record Indoor /Outdoor An tenna T emplat e