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Satellite Radio Receiver – User Guide GEX-AIRWARE1 Warning: This manual contains important safety and operating information. Please read and follow the instructions in this manual. Failure to do so could result in personal injury, death, and/or damage to your AirWare receiver, accessories, and/or to your vehicle or other property.
AirWare may result in injury to you or others if the unit becomes detached during an accident and/or obstructs the deployment of an airbag. After-sales service for Pioneer products Please contact the dealer or distributor from where you purchased the product for its after-sales service (including warranty condi- tions) or any other information.
A Brief History Ever since XM Satellite Radio signed up its first subscriber in 2001, Pioneer and XM have been working constantly to create better satellite radio receivers. We imagined a radio that works not only in a vehicle, a home, or an office, but something you can take with you virtually anywhere you go.
Let’s Get Started First, some important reminders We know you’re eager to turn on your brand new AirWare and listen to XM. Please take a moment to remember the following: Warning: This manual contains important safety and operating information. Please read, and follow the instructions in this manual.
REMOTE CONTROL search button – search by scanning presets or by scanning all channels 2go button – store up to five hours of XM programming using the “MY XM” Time- shifting Memory Mode jump button – switch to previous channel arrow buttons –...
What’s in the box? Your AirWare ® includes these components: belt clip/stand ® AirWare receiver PI Radio Artwork Note: Faceplate Artwork IMD parts 02.16.04 02.16.04 home docking station protective home antenna home power audio cable adaptor remote control vehicle docking station case swivel mount (with extra adhesive pad)
Setting Up Assembly Insert the battery and assemble your AirWare and its home stand as shown; plug the AC adaptor into an outlet. Let the battery charge for at least three hours. Insert battery Important! You will need to fully charge your AirWare battery for at least three hours to have sufficient battery power for portable use.
AirWare’ s package and under the battery.) Write the ID here: The XM Radio ID does not use the letters I, O, S, and F. Activate your XM Satellite Radio service by contacting XM at http:/ /activate.xmradio.com or by calling 1.800.XM.RADIO (1.800.967.2346).
Saving favorite channels into presets Your AirWare can store up to 30 of your favorite channels as presets. The presets are organized into three banks (A, B, or C) that each contain 10 presets. TO SAVE A CHANNEL INTO A PRESET: 1.
My XM Time-shifting Memory Mode 2go: Store and play back Your AirWare lets you store up to five hours of programming and play it back at a later time or where live signal reception is limited. Listen to XM wherever you are, whenever you prefer.
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Personalizing Your AirWare You can easily adapt your AirWare to the way you listen and use the satellite radio. You can change how the display appears, track stocks and other information, adjust your AirWare’ s audio output, and change how you use the display.
TO CHANGE THE APPEARANCE OF THE SCREEN, press the “menu” button and select “Change Display.” You can change the brightness and contrast, set how long the backlight remains on, flip the screen between positive (black characters on white background) or negative (white characters on black background) modes, and set the way the Stock Ticker and Info Extras appear on the screen.
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“Erase Stocks.” Follow the directions on your AirWare’ s screen. Info Extras XM Satellite Radio will broadcast information such as sports scores and other features from time to time. To see what’ s available, press the “menu” button and select “Info Extras.”...
Skipping channels You can simplify the list of channels that you see when you rotate the dial. To skip over a channel: 1. Use the “menu” button and dial to select “Channel Access.” 2. Choose the “Channel Skip/Add” option. 3. You will see a list of channels.
“menu” button to return to normal operation. NOTE: Satellite radio reception depends on the ability of the antenna to receive/record a signal. The signal may not be available in buildings or if obstructed (e.g., by mountains, trees, bridges, etc.).
Doing so will likely degrade the signal and you will probably experience more signal interruptions. NOTE: Satellite Radio reception depends on the ability of the antenna to receive/record a signal. The signal may not be available in buildings or if obstructed (e.g., by mountains,...
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Mounting your AirWare on the dash We’ve included three types of mounts to help you install your AirWare in your vehicle’ s interior. FLUSH MOUNT: Attach the included adhesive pad to the back of your AirWare’ s vehicle docking station. Stick the vehicle docking station onto a flat surface in your vehicle, preparing the surface as described below.
Signal reception guidelines Your AirWare’ s antenna should have an unobstructed view of the XM satellites in the southern sky. In large cities, XM also has a network of ground repeaters to help increase the signal coverage. Other Things You Should Know Care You should be able to take your AirWare along with you during most of your daily activities.
Cause: You may have tried To receive that channel, to tune to a channel that contact XM Satellite Radio you have blocked or that at 1.800.967.2346. you cannot receive with your subscription package.
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Satellite Radio at 1.800.967.2346. Verify that you are authorized to receive that channel as part of your XM subscription, and that you have not asked XM Satellite Radio to block that channel. No song title or artist Nothing is wrong with your AirWare.
Pioneer will investigate the dispute and will either: (1) respond to your com- plaint in writing informing you what action Pioneer will take, and in what time period, to resolve the dispute; or (2) respond to your complaint in writing informing you why it will not take any action.