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Playlists – Adding Songs
You can create one or more custom lists, called playlists. Each playlist is an index of songs
that play in a certain order. You can create a “morning drive” playlist, a “workout” playlist, a
“best of” playlist, and more.
1. To add a song to a playlist, first select a song using the up or down arrow buttons. The
song may be a recorded XM track, an MP3 track, or a WMA track, including songs pur-
chased through XM+Napster.
2. Select
XM
Edit Song
Add to Playlist
.
3. You can choose to add the song to an existing playlist or to create a new playlist. To
choose an existing playlist, simply highlight and select the playlist name. To create a new
playlist, choose
New Playlist
and use the virtual keyboard to name that playlist.
4. The display confirms by showing “(playlist name) (song title) Added.”
5. Adding a song to a playlist automatically locks that song.
You can add a song to more than one playlist or a song to the same playlist more than once.
You can also add all songs by an artist to a playlist: select
XM
Organize
Artists
(artist name)
Add to Playlist
. You can also add all songs in a particular XM channel
or category to a playlist.
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SHORTCUT:
When you’re in “My Music,” you can add the recorded XM song that you’re
currently hearing to a playlist by pressing and holding the
XM
button, then selecting
Add
to Playlist
.
Locking and Unlocking XM Content
When you record XM, your Helix records over the oldest XM tracks first. This ensures that you
always hear the latest XM content. You can “lock” a song or track to prevent Helix from
recording over it. Locked songs occupy memory on your Helix and reduce your available
recording time. Remember that you can buy high-fidelity songs or albums from XM+Napster
that can be stored either on your Helix or on your PC.
1. While you’re listening to a song in “My Music,” press the up or down arrow buttons to
view the list of songs.
2. Highlight the song you want to lock.
3. Select
XM
Edit Song
Lock Song
.
4. The locked song is indicated with a padlock symbol to the left of the song title.
5. To unlock a song, highlight the song in the list and select
XM
Edit Song
Unlock
Song
.
You can also lock all songs by an artist, in a category, or in a channel. To lock all songs by an
artist:
1. Select
XM
Organize
Artists
(artist name)
Lock Artist
.
2. All songs by this artist are displayed with a padlock symbol to the left of the song title.
If you add a song to a playlist, that song is automatically locked.
SHORTCUT:
To lock the song you’re currently listening to, press and hold the
XM
button,
then select
Lock Song
.
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