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So, you made the decision to get satellite radio for your car. You bought your new satellite radio and now it’s time to get it all set up. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, don’t worry – it’s actually much easier than you might expect.

You’ll first need to determine the type of connection your car uses. If your radio has an FM transmitter, then you can do a wireless connection. If not, you’ll need to directly connect the satellite radio to your car’s radio. Either way, it’s very simple to hook up.

When you open the box to your new satellite radio, you’ll see the main unit, mounting items, magnet roof antenna and an owner’s manual with an installation guide. These are the main items you’ll receive with a standard satellite radio; any others that are included will depend on the make and model of the radio you bought.

Steps for installing your satellite radio

The first step in installing your radio is to decide on where you’re going to mount the radio. Your radio mount can be attached to the windshield by suction cups, or to the dashboard with Velcro strips. If you’re mounting it to your dash, hold it in place at the location you want while making sure it’s free of obstacles before attaching the Velcro. Position the radio so that it’s within reach while you’re driving, but also out of the way of gearshifts and other controls. If you’re mounting it to the windshield, be sure it doesn’t obstruct your view of the road.

Next, plug in the power adapter to your cars cigarette lighter, and plug the other end into the satellite unit.

The antenna is last. The antenna needs to be mounted in the area on the outside of your car that has the least obstructions. Typically, the guide that comes with your satellite radio system will have detailed information for running the antenna cable into the car to your new system. The type of vehicle you have and any existing roof attachments will determine where you should place the antenna.

Setting up a wireless connection

If you want to set up a wireless connection, your new unit has to have an FM transmitter. Although this method will involve fewer cords coming from your new system, the quality of sound won’t be as good as you’d get with a direct connection.

The default FM station the transmitter uses is 88.1, which may not work for your area. You want to have a station that’s clear of any local radio stations – if you drive between two areas; it’s a good idea to find a station that’s free in both areas. Once you’ve determined the station you’ll use, save it to your presets so that your satellite radio can easily tune itself with just the touch of a button.

Using a direct connection

If your satellite radio doesn’t have an FM transmitter, you’ll be connecting it with either a cassette adapter for your car radio (lower quality), or through the AUX IN or LINE IN connections on your car radio (best quality). If your unit model doesn’t come with the cassette adapter or audio cable you need, stop by your local electronics store and purchase the one that works with your unit.

Insert the cassette adapter into your cassette player on your car stereo, or plug the audio cable into the AUX IN/LINE IN connection. Then, plug the other end into the AUDIO OUT/LINE OUT connection on the back of your satellite unit. Finally, set your car radio to the AUX setting to listen to your new satellite radio.

Listening to your satellite radio for the first time

After you have everything connected, turn on your new unit and follow the prompts on the display screen to finish the set up process. Once you’re done, you’ll be able to enjoy your new satellite radio for the first time!

There are very few people who dislike music. Most people love music and it makes them feel free and alive. And with the internet there is so much of music available; what?s more you can download music for free via the net. Because of this amazing thing of being able to download music online for free, we find many more people attracted to it and joining various websites to download this music, after all who doesn?t like downloading music for free, right?

Free music downloading is not a new thing today because you can find a lot of sites that offer music downloads for free. The only thing necessary is to find out the right place to get one. There can be a lot of reasons behind this and one of them is to propagate a new music band or group. Any new group that has launched its music will definitely want to have its music propagated and there will be no other idea than providing free download of its music. But it is not that only the new groups are providing free download in order to have publicity, you can even have your favourite music for free.

Music downloads earlier were free of cost but as more people began downloading, mostly through peer-to-peer network, some of the websites began charging a nominal amount. There are still a few websites which offer free music downloads. Then there are sites which may charge you per song download, or charge for an annual or monthly subscription. Some may also offer limited free music downloads and then ask you to become a paid member, which should be fine as you get to know the quality of music you download.

Free music download is one of the best things to happen to any music lover. It saves you time, money and space as it is all available from the comfort of your home. There is no age, creed or any other bar that stops you from downloading the music of your choice. You also get a number of added features with online music such as repeat and loop play. Some sites also offer software that help you with efficient music download and offer play back as well. Such features may be restricted for free users and unlimited for members on certain websites.

Before you rush in and start downloading, do check if the music you want to download from the website is legitimate so you do not end up the aiding music piracy. To do this you need to read the terms and conditions of the website. Yes, it may seem a challenge to read the long list of terms and conditions but it is a one time task and at least you know what you are downloading. Better be safe than sorry.

There are various formats of music downloads available online like amr, wav, mp3 and class files. See which format suits the media (music) player on your system before you download. Otherwise you will have to download converting software as well which will convert the downloaded music file to the required format for your media player. There are a few websites which offer you compatible media player downloads for free to ensure you can download and play music on your system without any worry and cost.

The internet is truly amazing, after all how many other places do you know of where you can download music for free.

Disaster looms! Two days ago now a federal court denied a plea to delay the massive increase in rates webcasters must pay the record labels. This means that, absent immediate Congressional action, the new ruinous royalty rates will be going into effect on Monday threatening the future of all internet radio.

People can actually help stop this by calling their Congressional representatives in the Senate and asking them to force immediate action on the Internet Radio Equality Act and bring the bill to a vote. It is critical that their phones begin ringing off the hook starting early in the morning. If it’s busy, please try again later.

Senator Christopher J. Dodd: (202) 224-2823

Senator Joseph I. Lieberman: (202) 224-4041

Basically these New rates signal day Web-radio music dies.

Every band dreams of the lucky night it’ll be discovered by a music promoter or favorite record label. Overnight you’ve got a hot record, radio stations everywhere playing your songs and your band becomes a household name. It’s the classic musician’s fairy tale.

But it is a fairy tale and, for every new artist who is discovered by a major record label, there are thousands who aren’t. For the rest of us, pursuing a career in music is hard. Now, proposed new royalty rates for Internet radio threaten to make it harder. The Copyright Royalty Board recently issued catastrophic royalty rate hikes — increases from 300 to 1,200 percent — which are set to take effect July 15. And some of the increases will be retroactive to January of last year.

While music artists certainly benefit from royalties, this kind of royalty rate hike will mean bankruptcy for almost every Webcaster. Music is a labor of love for many Webcasters, as it is for so many musicians. A significant number of small Internet radio stations already operate at a loss; they carry on because of their commitment to the music they play. A dramatic rate hike is more than most can bear.

Right now, independent artists make up less than 10 percent of what’s played on broadcast radio, but on Internet radio, we make up about 37 percent.

The reality is if our representatives in Congress allow these new royalty rates to go into effect — and it’s within Congress’ power to decide — it’ll make it far harder for independent artists like us to make it. Worse for those of us who are also music fans, online radio will start to sound a whole lot more like broadcast radio. Millions of people whose musical tastes aren’t served by broadcast radio will be left without an alternative.

While we’ve become believers in Internet radio for selfish reasons — as both artists and listeners — the principle of creating a marketplace encouraging artistic entrepreneurs stands on its own. It should be no surprise that the Internet, which has been the source of innovation in so many different industries, has been the home of and outlet for innovation in the music industry.

From an artists perspective, killing Internet radio means that thousands of great bands will go undiscovered — and that’s nothing but bad news for artists.

Killing Internet radio will not only stifle the great technology we have now, it will also stifle the innovation of even better, newer and more exciting ways to enjoy music — and that’s nothing but bad news for all of us.

So while you may think that Internet Radio is not going to suffer, think again. These stations that broadcast music are not making massive amounts of ad revenue to begin with. A push towards these higher royalty fees is no doubt going to hurt the amount of fresh music you will get to hear.