User's Guide

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Using Your Xpress

RCi

Activation

Before you can enjoy Commercial-Free Music, plus Sports, News, Talk &

Entertainment, you need to activate your Xpress

RCi

1 Make sure your Xpress

RCi

is properly installed and receiving the XM

signal so that you can hear the audio on channel 1.

2 Make a note of your XM Radio ID. You can find it on channel 0, on a

label on the bottom of the gift box, and on the label on the back of your

Xpress

RCi

NOTE! The XM Radio ID does not use the letters I, O, S, or F.

3 Activate your service:

•Online: Go to www.xmradio.ca and click on “ACTIVATE RADIO” in the

top right corner

•By phone: Call 1-877-GET-XMSR (1-877-438-9677)

TIP! You can follow the built in activation wizard in your

Xpress

RCi

. If your radio has not been activated, press menu

and the ﬁrst item in the list will be Activate Radio. Press

the Select button. A series of screens will guide you

through the activation process. Follow the instructions on

each screen. Press the Select button to advance to the

next screen, or menu to cancel and return to the main display screen.

4 When your service is activated, your Xpress

RCi

will receive all channels

to which you have subscribed. At this time, if you turn the control knob,

you can scroll and tune into other channels. Activation usually takes

10 to 15 minutes, but may take up to an hour. We recommend that your

radio remain on until activated.

Welcome

The next few screens will help

you activate your satellite radio.

Please press Select to continue

with the activation of your radio,

or press menu to cancel

activation at this time.

Press Select to continue