Question posted by vlvmd on November 15th, 2011

Cannot Get Anything But The Memue Announcement.

I have hooked my XM portable unit to a new car.  I am dialed in to 89.7 and getting the menu announcment.  I cannot get diffrent channels?  What am I doing wrong?

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Answer #1: Posted by quaff on November 15th, 2011 3:24 PM
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It appears you may need to activate your reciever. TO do this, you will neecd your radio ID (tune to channel 0 and it will display your ID), then you can call 1-800-967-2346 ro activate/subscribe or visit   https://care.siriusxm.com/login_view.action

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