Cockpit Reference Guide

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Piper PA-46 Meridian 190-00763-02 Rev. A508
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8.6 XM RADIO ENTERTAINMENT
NOTE: Refer to the Hazard Avoidance Section for information about XM Weather products.
TheoptionalXMRadioentertainmentfeatureoftheGDL69ADataLinkReceiverisavailableforthepilot’sand
passengers’enjoyment.TheGDL69AcanreceiveXMSatelliteRadio
®
entertainmentservicesatanyaltitude
throughouttheContinentalU.S.EntertainmentaudioisavailableonlyontheGDL69ADataLinkReceiver,not
theGDL69.
XM Satellite Radio offersa variety of radio programming over long distances without having to constantly
search for new stations.  Based on signals from satellites, coverage far exceeds land-based transmissions.
XM Satellite Radio services are subscription-based.  For more information on specic service packages, visit
www.xmradio.com.
ACTIVATING XM SATELLITE RADIO SERVICES
TheserviceisactivatedbyprovidingXMSatelliteRadiowitheitheroneortwocodedIDs,dependingonthe
equipment.EithertheAudioRadioIDortheDataRadioID,orboth,mustbeprovidedtoXMSatelliteRadio
toactivatetheentertainmentsubscription.
ItisnotrequiredtoactivateboththeentertainmentandweatherservicesubscriptionswiththeGDL69A.
Eitherorbothservicescanbeactivated. XMSatelliteRadiouses oneorbothofthecoded IDstosendan
activationsignalthat,whenreceivedbytheGDL69A,allowsittoplayentertainmentprogramming.
TheseIDsarelocated:
•OnthelabelonthebackoftheDataLinkReceiver
•OntheXMInformationPageontheMFD(Figure8-73)
•OntheXMSatelliteRadioActivationInstructionsincludedwiththeunit(availableatwww.garmin.com,P/N
190-00355-04)
ContacttheinstalleriftheDataRadioIDandtheAudioRadioIDcannotbelocated.
NOTE : The LOCK Softkey on the XM Information Page (Auxiliary Page Group) is used to save GDL 69A
activation data when the XM services are initially set up. It is not used during normal XM Radio operation,
but there should be no adverse effects if inadvertently selected during flight. Refer to the GDL 69/69A XM
Satellite Radio Activation Instructions (190-00355-04, Rev H or later) for further information.
Activating the XM Satellite Radio services:
1) Contact XM WX Satellite Radio through the email address listed on their website (www.xmradio.com) or by the
customer service phone number listed on the website. Follow the instructions provided by XM Satellite Radio
services.
2) Select the Auxiliary Page Group.
3) Select the next to last page in the AUX Page Group.
4) Select the INFO Softkey to display the XM Information Page.