Garmin G1000H
™
Pilot’s Guide for the Bell 407GX
190-01255-00 Rev. B 467
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
8.7 XM RADIO ENTERTAINMENT
NOTE: Refer to the Hazard Avoidance Section for information about XM Weather products.
TheoptionalXMRadioentertainmentfeatureoftheGDL69ADataLinkReceiverisavailableforthepilot’sand
passengers’enjoyment.TheGDL69AcanreceiveXMSatelliteRadio
®
entertainmentservicesatanyaltitude
throughouttheContinentalU.S.EntertainmentaudioisnotavailableontheGDL69DataLinkReceiver.
XM SatelliteRadio offersa variety ofradio programmingover long distances withouthaving to constantly
search for new stations. Based on signals from satellites, coverage far exceeds land-based transmissions.
XM Satellite Radio services are subscription-based. For more information on specic service packages,visit
www.xmradio.com.
ACTIVATING XM SATELLITE RADIO SERVICES
TheserviceisactivatedbyprovidingXMSatelliteRadiowitheitheroneortwocodedIDs,dependingonthe
equipment.EithertheAudioRadioIDortheDataRadioID,orboth,mustbeprovidedtoXMSatelliteRadio
toactivatetheentertainmentsubscription.
ItisnotrequiredtoactivateboththeentertainmentandweatherservicesubscriptionswiththeGDL69AH.
Eitheror bothservices canbeactivated. XMSatelliteRadio usesoneor bothofthe codedIDsto sendan
activationsignalthat,whenreceivedbytheGDL69A,allowsittoplayentertainmentprogramming.
TheseIDsarelocated:
•OnthelabelonthebackoftheDataLinkReceiver
•OntheXMInformationPageontheMFD(Figure8-108)
•OntheXMSatelliteRadioActivationInstructionsincludedwiththeunit(availableatwww.garmin.com,P/N
190-00355-04)
ContacttheinstalleriftheDataRadioIDandtheAudioRadioIDcannotbelocated.
NOTE
: The LOCK Softkey on the XM Information Page (Auxiliary Page Group) is used to save GDL 69AH
activation data when the XM services are initially set up. It is not used during normal XM Radio operation,
but there should be no adverse effects if inadvertently pressed during flight. Refer to the GDL 69/69A XM
Satellite Radio Activation Instructions (190-00355-04, Rev H or later) for further information.
Activating the XM Satellite Radio services:
1) Contact XM Satellite Radio through the email address listed on their website (www.xmradio.com) or by the
customer service phone number listed on the website. Follow the instructions provided by XM Satellite Radio
services.
2) Turn the large
FMS
Knob to select the Auxiliary Page Group.
3) Turn the small
FMS
Knob to select XM Radio.
4) Select the INFO Softkey to display the XM Information Page.
5) Verify that the desired services are activated.