Anyone USING an XM-Ready Receiver?
04-24-07 | 04:22 PM
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Anyone USING an XM-Ready Receiver?
So my receiver is XM ready and I can not figure out what I need to buy to get it working.
The product page says I need the XM Connect and Play antenna.
When I search on Amazon I get the following results....
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There are multiple results that come up and I don't want to buy more than I need since I never return anything to Amazon. It all just sits in my car.
Do I only need the antenna? Do I need the kit for $29.99 that includes an antenna and the mini-tuner?
Why do I need a mini-tuner if the receiver is XM ready? I still need to have something sitting on top of my receiver?
The product page says I need the XM Connect and Play antenna.
When I search on Amazon I get the following results....
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There are multiple results that come up and I don't want to buy more than I need since I never return anything to Amazon. It all just sits in my car.
Do I only need the antenna? Do I need the kit for $29.99 that includes an antenna and the mini-tuner?
Why do I need a mini-tuner if the receiver is XM ready? I still need to have something sitting on top of my receiver?
04-25-07 | 10:17 AM
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Without knowing what your receivers model #s are, it's impossible to give you any answer. Who knows what you need, when nobody even knows what you have. You probably do need an antenna unless it already came with one. Can't get service without an antenna.
04-25-07 | 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by renaldow
Without knowing what your receivers model #s are, it's impossible to give you any answer. Who knows what you need, when nobody even knows what you have. You probably do need an antenna unless it already came with one. Can't get service without an antenna.
My receiver model is right there in my signature.
Obviously we need an antenna. The Yamaha web site says "XM Plug & Play" adapter needed. Amazon lists the plug and play as either an antenna only and a kit with a mini-tuner.
04-25-07 | 10:42 AM
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http://reviews.cnet.com/Yamaha_RX_V1...-32004259.html
I doubt your receiver has an XM tuner in it. You'll need an external one as well as an XM subscription based on that tuner's ID.
It's also XM-ready, which means that you only need to plug in a Connect-and-Play antenna (such as the XM Mini-Tuner) and you can receive XM programming--assuming you have a subscription, of course. There's also support for XM's surround format, Neural Surround.
04-25-07 | 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by pinata242
http://reviews.cnet.com/Yamaha_RX_V1...-32004259.html
I doubt your receiver has an XM tuner in it. You'll need an external one as well as an XM subscription based on that tuner's ID.
I doubt your receiver has an XM tuner in it. You'll need an external one as well as an XM subscription based on that tuner's ID.
then what does XM ready mean? That it can merely communicate with a special min-tuner and display the information on my receiver's display?
04-25-07 | 12:00 PM
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My receiver model is right there in my signature.
Obviously we need an antenna. The Yamaha web site says "XM Plug & Play" adapter needed. Amazon lists the plug and play as either an antenna only and a kit with a mini-tuner.
Obviously we need an antenna. The Yamaha web site says "XM Plug & Play" adapter needed. Amazon lists the plug and play as either an antenna only and a kit with a mini-tuner.
04-30-07 | 08:13 PM
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I ran into the same dilemma over my Onkyo being XM ready and kept looking for something to allow XM.
I then realized that I have DirecTv and they include the XM channels already!
I saved myself from having to spend $50 for a kit
I then realized that I have DirecTv and they include the XM channels already!
I saved myself from having to spend $50 for a kit
