XAV-AX5000 install... need some troubleshooting help

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So, I bought a Sony XAV-AX5000 a month or so ago and finally got around to installing it today. I ordered through Crutchfield so it was completely painless. The customer service rep made sure I had the right wiring and everything so that was good. I got the PAC RP5-GM31. Anyways, when I got done matching all of the head unit wires to the wires coming off the RP5 (I assumed you're supposed to just match the colors up and that's what I did), I noticed I had three wires without a match:
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This pinkish one is labeled "nav output" and comes off the "radio connections" port on the RP5.
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This blue one with white stripe comes off the "radio select" port on the RP5.
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This blue one comes off the "radio connections" port on the RP5; it's not labeled. So I need to know what to do about those. All the wires that come off the head unit are connected to the RP5.

Also, I have two plugs coming out of the Tahoe that don't look like they have anywhere to plug into on the HU:
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Pic of back of HU for reference:
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Another problem I'm having is that I'm getting some sort of signal leak even when I'm not playing anything: BB King's Bluesville (SiriusXM channel) is coming through the speakers at low volume no matter what I'm doing on the HU. This channel would always come on when I had the old GM nav unit in whenever I started the truck, no matter what channel I was playing when I shut it off (which was never Bluesville, btw). The volume buttons do nothing to change the volume of Bluesville. I don't even think the XM antenna is plugged in, so this is truly baffling to me.

Other than that, I don't think there are any functionality issues. Backup camera works, audio sounds good, Carplay works, but the steering wheel controls need to be programmed.

Any help would be much appreciated.

(@NathanJax is good with stuff like this right? Also maybe @swathdiver ?)
 
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Also I tried to program my steering wheel controls but I got an error message. Guessing something is hooked up wrong there.
 
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Well I think I got it fixed. I called PAC and their customer service was very helpful. XM signal leak was caused by the red and white RCA connectors coming out of the vehicle--those didn't need to be plugged into my new HU. Steering wheel controls didn't work because the connector wasn't plugged into the HU--I thought the connector was an aux plug so I didn't do anything with it when I was installing it. Turns out it goes into the blue jack marked "remote." Hope this helps someone out in the future.
 
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