HONDA 2009 Element - Manual (Page 144)

Depending on where you drive, you
may experience reception problems.
Interference can be caused by any of
these conditions:
● Driving on the north side of an
east/west mountain road.
● Driving on the north side of a large
commercial truck on an east/west
road.
●
Driving in tunnels.
●
Driving on a road beside a vertical
wall, steep cliff, or hill to the south
of you.
● Driving on the lower level of a
multi-tiered road.
●
Driving on a single lane road
alongside dense trees taller than
50 ft. (15 m) to the south of you.
● Large items carried on a roof rack.
There may be other geographic
situations that could affect XM Radio
reception.
As required by the FCC:
Changes or modifications not expressly
approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's
authority to operate the equipment.
Receiving XM Radio Service
If your XM Radio service has expired
or you purchased your vehicle from a
previous owner, you can listen to a
sampling of the broadcasts available
on XM Radio. With the ignition
switch in the ACCESSORY (I) or ON
(II) position, push the power/volume
knob to turn on the audio system and
press the CD/XM button. A variety
of music types and styles will play.
If you decide to purchase XM Radio
service, contact XM Radio at www.
xmradio.com,
or at
1-800-XM-RADIO(967-2346). In
Canada, contact XM Canada at
www.
xmradio.ca, or at
1-877-GET-XMSR(438-9677). You will
need to give them your radio I.D.
number and your credit card
number. To get your radio I.D.
number, press the TUNE bar until
‘‘0’’ appears in the display. Your I.D.
will appear in the display.
After you've registered with XM
Radio, keep your audio system in the
XM Radio mode while you wait for
activation. This should take about 30
minutes.
Playing the XM ® Radio (Models with navigation system)
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