Sat radio receiver (optional), Checking the sat radio id number, Storing channel presets – Alpine CDA-118M User Manual
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Receiving Channels with the SAT Radio 
Receiver (Optional)
About SAT Radio
Satellite Radio* is the next generation of audio entertainment, with over 
100 digital audio channels. For a small monthly fee, subscribers can 
hear crystal-clear music, sports, news and talk, coast-to-coast via 
satellite. For more information, visit XM’s website at 
www.xmradio.com, or SIRIUS’ website at www.sirius.com. 
To receive SAT Radio, the separately sold XM Direct™ or SIRIUS 
Satellite Radio Tuner and an appropriate Ai-NET Interface Adapter will 
be required. For details, consult you nearest Alpine dealer.
* XM and its corresponding logos are trademarks of XM Satellite
Radio Inc.
* SIRIUS and its corresponding logos are trademarks of SIRIUS
Satellite Radio Inc.
• The SAT Receiver controls on this unit are operative only when a SAT
Receiver is connected.
1
Press SAT to activate the SAT Radio mode.
2
Press
or
to select the desired channel.
Holding down
or
will change channels
continuously.
• When using the optional remote control (RUE-4190, etc.), an SAT
Radio Channel can be directly called up with the numeric keypad of 
the remote control.
1 While in XM or SIRIUS Radio mode, enter the Channel
number you want to call up with the numeric keypad on 
the remote control.
2 Press ENTER on the remote control within 5 seconds to
receive the channel.
Checking the SAT Radio ID Number
A unique Radio ID number is required to subscribe to SAT Radio 
programming. Each third party XM or SIRIUS radio comes with this number. 
This number is an 8 character (for XM Radio) or 12 character (for 
SIRIUS Radio) alphanumeric number. It is printed on a label found on 
the SAT Receiver.
It can also be displayed on the screen of this unit in the following way.
XM:
1
While receiving a XM Radio band, press
or
to select channel “0” for XM.
The unit displays “RADIO ID” and ID number 
simultaneously.
While displaying "RADIO ID" as shown above, 
Demonstration become nonfunctional (refer to 
“Demonstration” on page 25). 
2
To cancel the ID number display, select the channel 
other than “0”.
SIRIUS:
1
While receiving a SIRIUS Radio band, press
or
to select channel “255” or “0” for SIRIUS.
2
Press VIEW until the ID No. appears in the display.
The SIRIUS ID is displayed when the Song Name display 
mode is toggled. For details, refer to “Changing the 
Display” (page 12).
3
To cancel the ID number display, set the channel to 
other than “255” and “0”.
• You can check the ID number printed on a label on your third party,
SAT Radio Receiver package.
Storing Channel Presets
1
Press and hold PRESET for at least 2 seconds.
The Preset screen is displayed.
2
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the preset 
number.
3
Press and hold
/ENTER for at least 2 seconds.
The selected channel is stored.
• A total of 18 channels can be stored in the preset memory for either
XM or SIRIUS.
• If you store a channel in a preset memory which already has a
station, the current channel will be cleared and replaced with the 
new one.
SAT Radio Receiver 
(Optional)
SAT Receiver:
XM or SIRIUS Receiver
When an optional XM or SIRIUS Receiver Box is 
connected via the Ai-NET bus, the following 
operations may be performed. However, the XM 
Receiver and SIRIUS Receiver cannot be 
connected at the same time.
SIRIUS Receiver: Verify the features of the connected SIRIUS
Receiver Box. Not all SIRIUS Receivers have 
identical functions and some may not be 
performed on this unit. For details about individual 
functions, refer to the SIRIUS Receiver’s Owner’s 
Manual.
Rotary encoder
VIEW
/ENTER
PRESET
FUNC./SETUP
/
SAT
