"TQ" WTF Is The "XM info" Button..??

[f5fstop]

Originally Posted by Viet Nam Vette

Thanks.. Ok Here's the deal....

When the DVD NAV Radio Fires Up ...the "XM Info" Button is Grayed out and will not respond to the touch screen.

Now the Artist and Song title are displayed all the time when the XM boot's up after turn on. In other words ..it's allready in that mode.

How do you turn it off..?? If you go to XM options and turn of the Time out on or off it does not effect the Info button .The Artist and song title still remain on.


Plus .when I push the forward and reverse "Select" arrows and bring up a type of music...and then touch select in between the arrows..the select button greys out and it returns to what was on before in stead`of selecting what showed in the choice area..??

I think someting is screwed up ....What do you think..??

I'm assuming you have read the NAV owner's manual?

[Viet Nam Vette]

Originally Posted by f5fstop

I'm assuming you have read the NAV owner's manual?

Yes ..to a point... the point being that I am not ready to NAV yet but have looked at the over view of the NAV unit.

I figured that the operation of the XM does not have anything to do with NAV other then muting when the NAV is In the Voice mode.

However The last statement is an assumption... since I have NOT read the Nav Portion yet. I am going thru the 490 H3 page manual first to make sure I learn anything new I might not know.


I spoke with GM Owner Assistence yesterday on another matter and we touched on the XM ..But he had no info on the problem I have mentioned.

If there is someting in the NAV section then That's where I'll go. So......
Please straighten me out here.. Have I F_ _Ked up and missed something about "XM INFO" ...

[Viet Nam Vette]

Originally Posted by f5fstop

I'm assuming you have read the NAV owner's manual?

Just Thought about waht you said.. And went to the NAV ManualPage 62 and 63. Yes I did read this section and the Unit does not operate as per this discription.

The problem is as stated above in my other posts.. "XM Info" Button Greyed out not operational.

Title and artist on all the time...cannot turn them off.
Going to "XM Options" and moving the time out touch button has no effect on the Artist or Song Title...Remains on.

Dooooooooooooh..!!

[f5fstop]

Now you know why I went with an AVIC

Let me attempt to understand this and tell me if I'm incorrect. From the owners manaual:

"is menu allows you to seek or scan for stations
based on their category. Touch the On screen
button next to XM Info Timeout to hide XM?
information after a certain amount of time
has passed. Touch Off to turn this feature off.
While in this menu, turn XM Category Seek/Scan
on to scroll through the categories you want to
seek to. This option will take you to the first
available channel in that category."

It appears from reading this, without a unit to play with, that if you change the XM Info timeout to yes, eventually, the XM info will turn off on the screen. What the timeout length is I don't know, and they should state this. However, are you turning it off and giving it sufficient time to actually shut off on the display after exiting this screen?

If you haven't tried it, try it, and if eventually the XM information disappears, is your XM INFO button now not grayed out?

[Viet Nam Vette]

Originally Posted by f5fstop

Now you know why I went with an AVIC

Let me attempt to understand this and tell me if I'm incorrect. From the owners manaual:

"is menu allows you to seek or scan for stations
based on their category. Touch the On screen
button next to XM Info Timeout to hide XM™
information after a certain amount of time
has passed. Touch Off to turn this feature off.
While in this menu, turn XM Category Seek/Scan
on to scroll through the categories you want to
seek to. This option will take you to the first
available channel in that category."

It appears from reading this, without a unit to play with, that if you change the XM Info timeout to yes, eventually, the XM info will turn off on the screen. What the timeout length is I don't know, and they should state this. However, are you turning it off and giving it sufficient time to actually shut off on the display after exiting this screen?

If you haven't tried it, try it, and if eventually the XM information disappears, is your XM INFO button now not grayed out?

If it's not to late her I should also mention that the dealer installed the XM Module ..I don't know it that means anything or not but I'm sure you new that.

Ok... Thanks.. Some excellent points ther.. It might be me or what I like to call in the Pro Sound Business.. "ESO" ..Equipment Superior To opererator....

One other thing.. In the XM Options Screen.. looking at

"XM Category Skeek/Scan" There is a small "LOCK" Icon next to the word Scan.. It is Shown ..LOCKED Or inother words. a picture a a padlock which is locked. Does this mean anything ..??

When you move the Button for Seek and Scan To On Or Off The Lock Icon remains locked.

When I get out of work tonight at 8PM I'll try what you have posted...

Thanks ..

PS: I called XM and spoke to one of ther techs.. I might as well have called a butcher shop..I might have gotten a better answer then take it back to the dealer.

[Viet Nam Vette]

Same Crap.. Nothing changed.. Tried all the moves but Na-Da.

Called Onstar.. They turned me over to XM while I'm in the Rig . Went over the whole thing again with the XM chick... She had no clue either.

She said the NAV Radios bad..take it back to the dealer...Then she proceeded to try and sell me some XM crap music offer... I said no thanks and she kept on talking....

That's when I hit the Hang up button while she was still yapen and left the rig and slamed the door.

[f5fstop]

Can't see how calling XM would do you any good. They are interested only in their signals and selling more features. Have the dealer install a new one.

[Viet Nam Vette]

Originally Posted by f5fstop

Can't see how calling XM would do you any good. They are interested only in their signals and selling more features. Have the dealer install a new one.

Gave every one a shot at the problem.. Covered all my bases. When I go back to the dealer for marker lamps and XM Whine problem I'll let them deal with the problem.

It would be nice to find some one here with the Factory DVD NAV who has XM turned on just to verify that these buttons do work. But I'll let the dealer worry about it.