XM-100 Commercial XM Satellite Radio Owner’s Manual
XM-100 Commercial Satellite Audio Receiver 2 Welcome! ........................................................................... 5 Installing XM-100 ................................................................ 5 • Parts List ...................................................................... 6 • Connections .................................................................. 6 • Positioning the Antenna .................................................. 7 Optimizing Signal Strength ............
XM-100 Commercial Satellite Audio Receiver 3 Antex Electronics Corporation 1125 W. 190th Street Gardena, California 90248 www.antex.com Copyright © 2005 Antex Electronics Corporation. All Rights Reserved. No portion of this manual may be reproduced without prior written consent from Antex Electronics. Part number 9000-2480-7006 Rev NC.
XM-100 Commercial Satellite Audio Receiver 4 • Power Lines – An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or electric light or power circuits, or where they can fall into such power lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal.
XM-100 Commercial Satellite Audio Receiver 5 Welcome! Thank you for choosing the world’s finest high-fidelity, commercial XM satellite radio receiver. There’s a world beyond AM and FM. XM Satellite Radio. Over 150 channels of music, news, sports, comedy, talk, and entertainment. Coast-to-coast coverage. Digital quality sound. 100% commercial-free music channels and the deepest playlist in the industry with over 2 million titles. For an up-to-date channel lineup, please visit www.xmradio.com.
XM-100 Commercial Satellite Audio Receiver 6 Parts List Before installing your XM-100, make sure you have all the parts listed below: • XM-100 unit • Power Adapter • Antenna • RCA audio cable • Remote control Connections House the XM-100 unit in a component rack or other suitable location that provides adequate ventilation. The maximum ambient temperature should never exceed 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
XM-100 Commercial Satellite Audio Receiver 7 2. Power in – connect only the included AC adapter to a suitable 120VAC power source. 3. Antenna – connect the included XM antenna to the small gold jack and position as described in the next section. The antenna comes with 20 feet of cable. If that is not sufficient to locate the antenna where there is a strong XM signal, purchase a 50-foot cable extension kit. Up to two extensions can be used together for up to 120 total feet of cable.
XM-100 Commercial Satellite Audio Receiver 8 For Indoor installation on a flat surface: a) Set antenna on its base on a flat horizontal surface. b) Turn the base of the antenna so that the XM logo is facing to the south if you are in the eastern half of the U.S. and to the south/southeast if you are in the western half of the U.S. c) Bring up the signal strength menu by holding down the power button for 4 seconds and optimize signal strength using the instructions in the next section.
XM-100 Commercial Satellite Audio Receiver 9 front panel display will read “NO SIGNAL”. Reposition the antenna until signal strength is optimized and you hear audio. 5. Activate the unit following the “Activating XM-100” instructions. Optimizing Signal Strength For robust operation, signal strength received from the antenna must be optimized. Optimum alignment of the antenna may be achieved using the signal strength menu.
XM-100 Commercial Satellite Audio Receiver 10 Activating the XM-100 After the channel 1 audio verification test, you must activate your XM-100 to access all XM channels. Commercial accounts must sign up for and activate under the terms of XM’s Commercial Service. To activate the radio you must first obtain the XM Radio ID number of your unit. Tune the receiver to channel 0 by using the down button on the unit’s front or press 0 on the remote control. The 8 digit XM Radio ID will be displayed.
XM-100 Commercial Satellite Audio Receiver 11 Display and Indicators The default display, as shown below, provides information about the channel currently tuned to, including channel number and channel name on the first line and scrolling artist name and song title on the second line. The display backlight is illuminated and text appears after the power button has been pressed, indicating the unit is on.
XM-100 Commercial Satellite Audio Receiver 12 Tuning Modes The XM-100 supports three Modes of channel selection: Channel (default), Category and Category/Channel. Examples of categories are Rock, Classical, etc. Channel Mode allows you to scroll through and select any channel in the entire XM lineup regardless of what category the channel belongs to. Channel Mode is the default Mode at power up. When you switch to Category Mode, the unit will scroll through the different Categories offered by XM.
XM-100 Commercial Satellite Audio Receiver 13 the remote. You may enter one, two, or three digits representing a valid channel number. When preset channels have been set, you can access those presets simply by pressing the PRESET button on the remote, then an appropriate numeric button. For example, if preset 0 were set to Rock, preset 1 to Hits, and preset 2 to News, you could jump to the News channel quickly by pressing “PRESET-2.
XM-100 Commercial Satellite Audio Receiver 14 Setting Options Via Menus The XM-100 SETUP Mode allows you to configure options such as forced tuning, blocking, skipping, etc. To enter the SETUP Mode, press and hold the MODE button on the front of the unit for 4 seconds or depress the SETUP button on the remote. The Setup indicator illuminates, and the menu shown below appears.
XM-100 Commercial Satellite Audio Receiver Setup Menus Mode to Exit up Setup Signal Qual Setup Line Level Setup Front Lock Setup Timezone Setup Dlt Savings Setup CH Blocking Setup CH Skipping Setup Force Tuning Wraps Around 15
XM-100 Commercial Satellite Audio Receiver 16 Signal Quality When Setup – Signal Quality is displayed, pressing the Mode button brings up the following menu: CN1 CN2 TBER #.# #.# ### This menu may also be displayed by holding the power button for 4 seconds when at the main display. Pressing the Mode button returns up one menu level. Pressing the power button exits the setup menus to normal operation.
XM-100 Commercial Satellite Audio Receiver 17 used for forced tuning (explained below) is on the left side of the display. The line maximum output level may is adjusted using the up/down buttons. Front Lock When Setup – Front Lock is displayed, pressing the Mode button brings up the following menu: Front Lock? Locked The buttons on the front of the XM-100 unit may be locked or unlocked using this feature.
XM-100 Commercial Satellite Audio Receiver 18 Daylight Savings Observation When Setup – DLT Savings is displayed, pressing the Mode button brings up the following menu: Daylight Savings? Y Use the up/down keys to set whether the unit resides in an area that observes daylight savings. Press the Mode key to ascend back up one menu level. This setting is also required for forced tune events so that correct local time can be derived from the broadcast GMT time.
XM-100 Commercial Satellite Audio Receiver 19 Skip ###? N PWR Toggles In the course of using the XM-100 you may find that there are specific channels you prefer not to listen to and would rather skip over. Using XM-100’s SKIP feature, you can program the unit to skip over these channels when scrolling using the up/down buttons or remote control. (Note that you can still access the “skipped” channels using the direct tune method.
XM-100 Commercial Satellite Audio Receiver 20 Forced Tuning is an advanced feature for the commercial market that allows programmed events to occur throughout the day or week in an unattended manner. These events can program the unit to turn on or off, lock and unlock the front buttons, change channel, and change volume. Up to 100 events may be programmed in the XM-100. Use of the provided remote control is required to review or program Forced Tune events.
XM-100 Commercial Satellite Audio Receiver Force Tune Event number. Not editable, up and down arrows on the remote cycle through list if in Edit mode. If in Add New mode, event number is displayed for reference and up and down arrows do nothing. Channel number. Use direct numeric entry with remote, or up and down arrows on remote.
XM-100 Commercial Satellite Audio Receiver 22 Using the Remote Control The XM-100’s remote control provides identical functionality to the buttons on the front panel. CHANNEL (UP/DOWN) Tune to specific channels. MODE Press number to select operating Mode. NUMERIC Tune directly to specific channels (punch in the channel number, then press SEL) and to tune to preset channels (10 per zone). CATEGORY (LEFT/RIGHT) Tune to specific audio categories such as Country, Rock, Hits, Decades, Jazz, News, and more.
XM-100 Commercial Satellite Audio Receiver 23 Integration with Distributed Audio Control Systems The XM-100 has been designed for easy integration into distributed audio systems by professional installers using the RS232 control port. Antex strongly recommends that the RS232 connection be used only by experienced professional installers. Do not connect this RS232 port to a computer – this connection is NOT compatible with personal computers. See www.antex.
XM-100 Commercial Satellite Audio Receiver 24 defect(s), and transportation prepaid to the Company at the address shown below. This Warranty does not extend to the elimination of externally generated static or noise, to correction of antenna problems, to costs incurred for installation, removal or reinstallation of the product, or damage to other components.
