Garmin RV-IN1501, Owner'S Manual

When in Manual tuning mode, you can hold   or   to 

quickly advance through the stations.

SiriusXM Satellite Radio

Only SiriusXM brings you more of what you love to listen to, all 

in one place. Get over 140 channels, including commercial-free 

music plus the best sports, news, talk, comedy and 

entertainment. Welcome to the world of satellite radio. A 

SiriusXM Vehicle Tuner and subscription are required. For more 

information, go to 

www.siriusxm.com

.

Enabling the SiriusXM Source

You must enable the SiriusXM source before you can listen to 

SiriusXM Satellite Radio.

Select 

Fusion Media

 >   > 

TUNER REGION

 > 

USA

.

Locating the SiriusXM Radio ID

You must have the radio ID of your SiriusXM Connect Tuner 

before you can activate your SiriusXM subscription. You can 

locate the SiriusXM Radio ID on the back of the SiriusXM 

Connect Tuner or its packaging, or by tuning your stereo to 

channel 0.

With the SiriusXM source selected, select   > 

CHANNELS 

> 

ALL CHANNELS

 > 

000 RADIO ID

.

The SiriusXM Radio ID does not include the letters I, O, S, or F.

Activating a SiriusXM Subscription

1

With the SiriusXM source selected, tune to channel 1.
You should be able to hear the preview channel. If not, check 

the SiriusXM Connect Tuner and antenna installation and 

connections, and try again.

2

Tune to channel 0 to locate the Radio ID.

3

Contact SiriusXM listener care by phone at (866) 635-2349 or 

go to 

www.siriusxm.com/activatenow

 to subscribe in the 

United States.

4

Provide the Radio ID.
The activation process usually takes 10 to 15 minutes, but 

can take up to an hour. For the SiriusXM Connect Tuner to 

receive the activation message, it must be turned on and 

receiving the SiriusXM signal.

5

If the service is not activated within the hour, go to 

http://care.siriusxm.com/refresh

 or contact SiriusXM by phone 

at 1-855-MYREFRESH (697-3373).

Selecting a Category

You can control which categories of channels are available 

when using the CATEGORY tuning method.

1

With the SiriusXM source selected, select   > 

CATEGORY

.

2

Select a category.

Using Replay Mode

You can use Replay Mode to control playback of a SiriusXM 

broadcast.

NOTE: 

The device enables Replay Mode automatically when 

playing saved preset channels.

1

If necessary, select   to enable Replay Mode.

 changes to  , and a progress bar appears.

2

Select an option:
• Select   or   to resume or pause playback.
• Select   to exit Replay Mode.
• Select   or   to skip backward or forward in increments.

NOTE: 

If you fast-forward or skip forward to the end of the 

progress bar, the stereo exits Replay Mode automatically 

and plays the live broadcast.

Alerts

Alerts such as song alerts or game alerts appear at the top of 

your screen when using the Fusion Media app. Alerts also 

appear when viewing the Fusion Media map tool. Some alerts, 

such as SiriusXM alerts, when viewed from the map tool may 

contain only short descriptions of an alert. You can view full alert 

details from the Fusion Media app.

Adding an Artist or Song Alert

You can set alerts for artists and songs so that when a particular 

song or a song from a particular artist begins to play on any 

music channel, you can quickly tune to that channel.

1

While a particular song or a song from a particular artist is 

playing, select   > 

ADD ALERT

 > 

SAVE ARTIST/SONG

.

2

Select the song or the artist.

Adding Teams for Game Alerts

You can set alerts for sports teams so that when a game 

featuring a saved team begins to play on any sports channel, 

you can quickly tune to that channel.

NOTE: 

A Game Alert is different than a SportsFlash

™

 alert. A 

Game Alert lets you know when a game begins, while a 

SportsFlash alert lets you know when an exciting play occurs 

during a game.

1

Select   > 

ADD ALERT

 > 

GAME ALERT TEAMS

.

2

Select a sports league.

3

Select a team to fill the option button and add a Game Alert.

4

Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each team you want to add to the 

list of Game Alerts.

Adding Teams from a Live Game

While listening to a game, you can quickly add a team playing to 

your list of Game Alert teams.

1

While listening to a game on a channel, select   > 

ADD 

ALERT

 > 

SAVE TEAMS

.

A list of teams playing in the current game appears.

2

Select the team or teams to add to your list of Game Alert 

teams.

Viewing Active Alerts

You can review active Artist, Song, and Game Alerts.

1

Select   > 

ACTIVE ALERTS

.

2

Select a category.

Managing Alerts

You can manage your saved alerts to select which ones you 

want to receive. You can delete saved alerts you do not want.

1

Select   > 

SXM SETTINGS

 > 

ALERTS MANAGEMENT

.

2

Select an option:
• To enable saved alerts for songs only, artists only, or both 

artists and songs, select 

ENABLE BY TYPE

, and select a 

type.

• To enable saved alerts for specific artists only, select 

ENABLE ARTISTS

, and select the artists.

• To enable saved alerts for specific songs only, select 

ENABLE SONGS

, and select the songs.

• To enable saved game alerts for specific teams, select 

ENABLE TEAMS

, and select the teams.

• To delete all saved alerts for songs, artists, or teams, 

select 

DELETE BY TYPE

, and select a type.

• To delete saved alerts for specific artists, select 

DELETE 

ARTISTS

, and select the artists.

• To delete saved alerts for specific songs, select 

DELETE 

SONGS

, and select the songs.

• To delete saved Game Alerts for specific teams, select 

DELETE TEAMS

, and select the teams.

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