Changing Stations
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Changing Stations
Looking for the best way to navigate through the 200-plus channels on Sirius XM, other than shuffling up and down through all the channels ...
Let's say I'm listening to 80s on 8 and think, gee, I'd like to go jump to the 100-150 range. Is there a voice command I use to say "channel 100" ... ? Maybe set a preset for every 20 XM station numbers or so, like 20, 40, 60, 70, etc?
Let's say I'm listening to 80s on 8 and think, gee, I'd like to go jump to the 100-150 range. Is there a voice command I use to say "channel 100" ... ? Maybe set a preset for every 20 XM station numbers or so, like 20, 40, 60, 70, etc?
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You can have an awful lot in the presets. I have like 20 Sirius channels in my presets and I just spin though them with the command wheel.
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Edit… it’s been a while but think once on the station you want, hold down the knob until you get a beep. Then repeat.
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I'm now in the habit of hitting the voice command button, and saying "Station Number". The system prompts me to enter the station number I want. Easiest method I've found.
I wonder if satellite radio with hundreds of channels existed in Europe when they designed the UI for this service. Surely the product planners realized users would want a simple way to navigate all that content. In our Honda we have satellite presets for every 30 or so stations. So when I want to go to 'Watercolors', I use the preset that takes me to station number 60, then tap my way up to 66.
I wonder if satellite radio with hundreds of channels existed in Europe when they designed the UI for this service. Surely the product planners realized users would want a simple way to navigate all that content. In our Honda we have satellite presets for every 30 or so stations. So when I want to go to 'Watercolors', I use the preset that takes me to station number 60, then tap my way up to 66.
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I've saved 7 or 8 channels I like as presets so they are starred and are in the preset list, but they are spread out. What I want to do is be able to only "see" or "scroll to" saved channels, not every channel. I think I had this setup for terrestrial/local radio on my 17 S550, but I don't remember if I did it for satellite radio or not.
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I've saved 7 or 8 channels I like as presets so they are starred and are in the preset list, but they are spread out. What I want to do is be able to only "see" or "scroll to" saved channels, not every channel. I think I had this setup for terrestrial/local radio on my 17 S550, but I don't remember if I did it for satellite radio or not.
And I rarely use satellite radio any more - I plug in my phone and go to my Apple Music playlists. Someone ^ mentioned Watercolors… I used to listen to that all the time. Yacht Rock also. Maybe I need to pull up SXM more.
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As long as you're already listening to SIRIUS radio, you just press the steering wheel voice control button and say "Station: The Blend" and it will tune to "The Blend." As long as you can remember the station name, you're golden!
I mainly listen to only these 5 channels, so I just have to remember the name: 80s on 8, The Blend, The Bridge, Classic Rewind, Yacht Rock Radio.
Good luck!
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Don’t USB sticks use MP3 music files? I have a memory card with tons of music plugged into the console just in case. My Apple Music is all downloaded as hi-res or lossless, so hopefully it sounds better on the fancy 3D sound system.
