Yamaha HTR-6180 User Manual

Once you have installed the XM Mini-Tuner Dock, 
inserted the XM Mini-Tuner, connected the XM Dock to 
your XM Ready

®

 home audio system, and installed the 

antenna, you are ready to subscribe and begin receiving 
XM programming. There are three places to find your 
eight character XM Radio ID: On the XM Mini-Tuner, on 
the XM Mini-Tuner package, and on XM Channel 0. 
Record the XM Radio ID in the following eight squares 
for reference.

The XM Radio ID does not use the letters “I”, “O”, “S” or “F”. 
Activate your XM Satellite Radio service in the U.S. online at 
http://activate.xmradio.com/ or call 1-800-XM-RADIO (1-800-
967-2346). Activate your XM Satellite Radio service in Canada 
online at https://activate.xmradio.ca/ or call 1-877-GET-XMSR 
(1-877-438-9677). You will need a major credit card. XM will 
send a signal from the satellites to activate the full channel lineup. 
Activation normally takes 10 to 15 minutes, but during peak busy 
periods you may need to keep your XM Ready home audio 
system on for up to an hour. When you can access the full lineup 
on your XM Ready home audio system you are done.

Rotate the R

INPUT selector (or press 

4

XM) to select “XM” as the input source.

The cursor on the left of the XM indicator lights up in 
the front panel display and the XM Satellite Radio 
information (such as channel number, channel name, 
category, artist name, or song title) for the currently 
selected channel appears in the front panel display.

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When you select “XM” as the input source, this unit 
automatically recalls the previously selected channel.

• The XM Satellite Radio signals cannot be output at the 

AUDIO OUT (REC) jacks.

• If a status message or an error message appears in the front 

panel display or in the OSD, see the “XM Satellite Radio” 
section in “Troubleshooting” on page 113 for appropriate 
remedies.

Search for a channel by using one of the XM 
Satellite Radio search modes.
• To select a channel from the all channel list, see 

• To select a channel by category, see “Category 

• To select a channel from the preset channels, see 

• To select the desired channel directly by entering 

the channel number, see “Direct number access 
mode” on page 61.

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• You can use the Neural Surround decoder to enjoy the XM HD 

surround sound content of the XM Satellite Radio broadcasts in 
multi-channels (see page 80).

• You can set the XM Satellite Radio preset channels (see 

• You can display the XM Satellite Radio information in the front 

panel display or in the OSD (see page 63).

Before performing the following operations, set the operation 
mode selector on the remote control to FSOURCE.

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