Pioneer XM ready, what do i need
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03-11-2006, 07:14 PM
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03-11-2006, 07:55 PM
You were asking about the DEH-P6600 ... I formerly had a DEH P7400 and I believe the setup is the same...
The IP bus cable is a special cable to run from the brain to the head unit. It's a digital cable. The brain box is a flat metal box with the 'guts' of the XM. You'll also need to mount an XM antenna.
All in all, total install time for everything that I've mentioned would probably be about an hour going slow. You'll simply grab a power source for the XM Brain, run the IP bus cable from the brain to the head unit, and plug in the antenna from where ever you decide to mount it (roof, under the wiper cowl, etc). From there, your HU will detect it and will display the radio code. You'll use that code to call into XM Customer Care and activate. Within about 10 minutes, you'll have XM pumping through your speakers.
I still have alot of that stuff...
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The IP bus cable is a special cable to run from the brain to the head unit. It's a digital cable. The brain box is a flat metal box with the 'guts' of the XM. You'll also need to mount an XM antenna.
All in all, total install time for everything that I've mentioned would probably be about an hour going slow. You'll simply grab a power source for the XM Brain, run the IP bus cable from the brain to the head unit, and plug in the antenna from where ever you decide to mount it (roof, under the wiper cowl, etc). From there, your HU will detect it and will display the radio code. You'll use that code to call into XM Customer Care and activate. Within about 10 minutes, you'll have XM pumping through your speakers.
I still have alot of that stuff...
-RP-
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03-11-2006, 10:46 PM
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So basically there is somewhat of a installation kit they'll give you. I just was thinking it was going to be like a gtech pro box or something. I was just kinda curious about this XM because around here, you can only listen to nickelback for so long before you puke. Every station plays the same song by them, and trust me there are more. Thanks for the tips.
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03-12-2006, 08:07 PM
Well, I'm not exactly sure how they work it with the 'kits'. I went from a FM Modulated Pioneer setup to the DEHP7400. When I made that move, I dropped the modulator and display unit that came with that kit and used the brain box to run my XM via the head unit. Of course, like I mentioned, I had to buy that IP Bus cable too.
I still have all of that stuff...
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I still have all of that stuff...
RP
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Blue,
I just finished installing XM on my satellite ready Pioneer DEH-P6700 and it works great. I recommend that you go to http://www.myradiostore.com to get your stuff. They are very helpful. You'll need two things to get hooked up, an XM radio tuner and the Pioneer adapter.
Here are the part numbers I used:
XM radio tuner: XMD1000 http://www.myradiostore.us/xm-radio-...s/xmd1000.html
Pioneed adapter: XMDPIO100http://www.myradiostore.us/xm-radio-...pioxmd100.html
They come with all the cables you need and plugs into a port on the back of your head unit. It's not an FM modulator. All you do is find a place to mount the boxes and your antenna and wire it up. It allows you to control the XM radio through the head unit and uses the same display.
There's even a $30 mail in rebate on the XM tuner going on right now.
Hope this helps.
I just finished installing XM on my satellite ready Pioneer DEH-P6700 and it works great. I recommend that you go to http://www.myradiostore.com to get your stuff. They are very helpful. You'll need two things to get hooked up, an XM radio tuner and the Pioneer adapter.
Here are the part numbers I used:
XM radio tuner: XMD1000 http://www.myradiostore.us/xm-radio-...s/xmd1000.html
Pioneed adapter: XMDPIO100http://www.myradiostore.us/xm-radio-...pioxmd100.html
They come with all the cables you need and plugs into a port on the back of your head unit. It's not an FM modulator. All you do is find a place to mount the boxes and your antenna and wire it up. It allows you to control the XM radio through the head unit and uses the same display.
There's even a $30 mail in rebate on the XM tuner going on right now.
Hope this helps.