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 Control Wheel to highlight the channel to which you’d like to listen and press Select.
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 Categories. Press Select. 3 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight a category and press Select.
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 minutes of the programming for replay. If you tune to a different channel, the replay memory is cleared. To play, pause, rewind, or fast-forward in Replay • Play/Pause : Press to pause Live XM and enter Replay.
XM Highlights XM Highlights lists featured programs from across the SIRIUS | XM dial. Updated frequently, XM Highlights is a great way to discover new programming that might interest you. To view the XM Highlights 1 Press menu. The Live XM icon is highlighted. Press Select. 2 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight XM Highlights and press Select. Highlight any program and press Select to set a reminder or easily set up a schedule to record any of the listed programs.
Live XM Online Program Guide Your XMp3i features on online program guide that shows you what’s playing on almost any channel for the next two weeks. The guide is updated automatically. To view a program guide When tuned to a channel: 48 1 Press options. 2 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight View Programs. and press the Select button. 3 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight a program in the list and press Select to find out more about the program, set a reminder, or schedule a recording.
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 Favorites and press Select. Remove a favorite channel using the same procedure, and select Remove Favorite. To tune a favorite channel 1 Press menu. The Live XM icon is highlighted. Press Select.
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 to immediately tune the channel on which the song or game is playing. To save a TuneSelect or GameSelect While you are listening to a song or sports game: 50 1 Press options.
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 Wheel to highlight Settings and press Select. 3 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Change Display and press Select. 4 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Show Info Extras and press Select.
Live XM 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 Select. Repeat for each additional letter of the stock symbol. If there is no fourth letter in the stock symbol, leave it blank and press Select. To remove stock quotes 1 Press menu.
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.
Live XM 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: Record the channel to which you are listening for up to 6 hours or until you tell it to stop. • Schedule Recording: Schedule a recording to start and end at a specific time in the future.
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 recorded in a block of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 hours. 1 Press Record rec . 2 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Record Channel and press Select.
Live XM 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 by giving you several ways to set up a schedule recording. Scheduled recordings can also be created, edited, and deleted using the XM2go Music Manager software. Refer to “Using your XMp3i with a PC” on page 102 for more information.
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 Select. 9 Set the Channel by turning the Control Wheel. Press Select. 10 Press Select to schedule the recording. To edit or cancel a scheduled recording: 1 Press Record rec .
Live XM To record a program 1 Tune to the channel where the program will be playing and press options. 2 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight View Programs and press Select. 3 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight the program you want to record and press Select. 4 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Schedule To Record and press Select. To cancel a scheduled recording: 58 1 Press Record rec . 2 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Schedule Recording and press Select.
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 is currently playing, press options Bookmark. Refer to “Using your XMp3i with a PC” on page 102 for more information about the XM2go Music Manager software.
Live XM 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 keypad button. To select whether to block (omit) or display xL channels: 1 Press menu. 2 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Settings and press Select.
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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 loaded onto a microSD card from your PC • My Books: Audio books that you have downloaded to your XMp3i from your PC.
The My Music Library Main Display Screens When listening to recorded or downloaded content, information about the song and XMp3i are displayed.
My Music Library When you are listening to a downloaded content (MP3s & WMAs or My Books): Battery Level Song Title or Book Name Current listening position Time elasped since beginning of playback 64 Indicates you are listening to My Music Library Clock Artist Name or Book Author Timeline Length of content being played
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 and selecting the Recorded XM content: • All Songs: View all the XM recordings by song name or title. • Artists: View all the Recorded XM by artist name.
My Music Library • 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 the Control Wheel to highlight MP3s & WMAs and press Select. You’ll be presented with several options for viewing and selecting the content: • All Songs: View all the MP3s and WMAs by song title.
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 the content: • View all My Books by book title. • View all My Books by author. 4 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight your choice and press Select.
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 added to another playlist. Separate playlists are created for downloaded MP3 and WMA content, content from a microSD card, and content recorded from XM programming.
3 If you already have created a playlist, and are adding another playlist, select New Playlist. 4 If you haven’t yet created a playlist, you’ll be prompted to create a playlist title. 5 Turn the Control Wheel to select the first character of the playlist name and press Select. 6 Continue for each additional character of the playlist name until complete. Select Shift to toggle between upper and lowercase letters, Back to erase a character, or Space to enter a blank space.
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 Select. 5 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight a playlist and press Select. 6 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight the content you want to delete from the playlist and press options.
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 MP3s & WMAs and press Select. 4 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Playlists and press Select. 5 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight a playlist and press options.
My Music Library To add a playlist to another playlist Adding one playlist to another playlist will cause all the content contained in the first playlist to be added to the second playlist. 72 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 Select.
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Auto Recordings Introduction Auto Recordings is where you listen to content that your XMp3i has recorded 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 30 hours of XM programming so that you always have something to listen to even when satellite signal isn’t available.
Listening to Auto Recordings To listen to auto recordings, highlight any of the channels shown in the list and press Select. You’ll be shown one or more auto recording sessions from the channel. Select the one you want to listen to. A list of all the songs (or other content) will be displayed. Select a song or other content from the list to listen to it.
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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.
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 Wheel to highlight Settings and press Select. 5 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight EQ Settings and press Select. 6 Each press of Select will sequence to the next possible EQ setting.
Settings 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 Wheel to highlight Change Display and press Select. 4 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Brightness and press Select. 5 Each press of Select will sequence through the choices, Low, Medium, or High.
5 Each press of Select will sequence through the choices, Always On, or on for 1 minute, 30 seconds, or 15 seconds. The less time the backlight is on, the longer the battery will last before requiring recharging. To turn Info Extras on or off 1 Press menu. 2 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Settings and press Select. 3 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Change Display and press Select. 4 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Info Extras and press Select.
Settings 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, GameSelect, and Program alerts 1 Press menu. 2 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Settings and press Select. 3 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Edit Alerts and press Select.
• Delete. This choice deletes the alert from the TuneSelect list. To learn how to add TuneSelect or GameSelect alerts, refer to “TuneSelect and GameSelect” on page 50. To learn how to add or delete Program alerts, refer to “To record a program” on page 58. To turn all alerts On or Off 1 Press menu. 2 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Settings and press Select. 3 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Edit Alerts and press Select. 4 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight All Alerts and press Select.
Settings Info Extras In Info Extras, you can add stocks to be displayed, and remove a stock from your list of stocks. You also can add and remove sports teams. To manage stocks 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 Stocks and press Select.
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 51.
Settings 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 channels to be skipped (omitted) from lists of channels, or add skipped channels back to the channel list.
keypad button. 1 Press menu. 2 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Settings and press Select. 3 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Channel Access and press Select. 4 Turn the Control Wheel to highlight Channel Skip/Add and press Select. 5 A list of channels will be displayed. Turn the Control Wheel to highlight the channel to be skipped or added and press Select. Select will toggle between skipping the channel ( )or adding the channel ( ). To configure xL Channels 1 Press menu.
