Antex Electronics XM Triple Play - Manual (Page 8)

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Powering On TriplePlay
With the unit and antenna properly installed, and the unit
activated, press and release the POWER button to turn on the
unit. The XM and Antex logos will appear for 2 seconds, followed
by the default display. (If the SETUP menu appears, you held the
POWER button too long. Press the SELECT button to return to
the default display).
Changing Zones
The ZONE button is used to select the zone in which you want to
change categories or channels. Press the ZONE button to cycle
through the three zones in sequence. A highlighted zone in the
default display (for example, zone 1 in Figure 1) is the one to
which any channel and category changes are applied.
The zones corresponding to audio outputs 1, 2, and 3 are
numbered from top to bottom. As shown in Figure 1, zone 1 is at
the top of the display, zone 2 in the middle, and zone 3 at the
bottom.
Changing Categories
The audio channels of the XM service are conveniently organized
into categories such as Hits, Rock, News, Sports, etc. The
category of each zone is displayed in the title box of each zone.
Press the CATEGORY up/down buttons to tune to a different
category, and then press the SELECT button to confirm the
category selection. Note that the category name, channel name,
artist name, and song title information in the display changes to
reflect the new category.
Changing Tuning Mode
TriplePlay supports two modes of channel tuning: Channel mode
(default) and Category mode. These modes affect the how the
CHAN Up/Down buttons function on the unit or remote control.
When the unit is in Channel mode you can scroll through and
select any channel in the entire XM lineup regardless of what
category the channel belongs to by pressing the CHAN Up/Down
buttons on the front of the unit. Channel mode is the default
mode at power up. The second mode supported is the Category
mode. When you switch to Category mode the CHAN Up/Down
buttons scroll through only the channels within the currently
selected category of music. This is particularly useful when, for
example, you just want to listen to and scroll through news
channels only.
To switch between the two tuning modes, press the SELECT
button. By default the unit is in Channel mode. When you press
the SELECT button, the unit changes to Category mode.
Category mode is indicated on the display by the abbreviation
“CAT” on line 2 of the front panel display, as shown in Figure 1
on page 6. Press SELECT again to return to Normal mode. Note
that you must press the SELECT button in isolation to change the
tuning mode. Do not press any other channel or category
buttons before pressing SELECT.
Changing Channels
You can change music channels in either Channel or Category
mode using any of the following:
• Channel up/down to scroll through channels
• Numbered buttons to tune directly to a specific channel
• Preset button to tune to a preset channel
Use the CHANNEL up/down buttons to scroll through the
channels within a zone and/or category. Simply scroll to the
channel you desire, and then press the SELECT button to confirm
the channel selection. You will notice that the channel name,
artist name, and song title information in the display changes to
reflect the new channel. Note that you must press the SELECT
button within four seconds of choosing a new channel or the
channel change does not take effect.
You can also tune to a specific channel directly simply by
entering its channel number using the NUMERIC buttons.