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NOTE
If you continue to press and hold the button,
the frequency will continue changing without
stopping.
Scan tuning
Press the scan button (
)to
automatically sample strong stations.
Scanning stops at each station for about 5
seconds. To hold a station, press the scan
button (
) again during this interval.
Preset channel tuning
The 6 preset channels can be used to store
6 AM and 12 FM stations.
1. To set a channel first select AM, FM1, or FM2. Tune to the desired station.
2. Depress a channel preset button for about 2 seconds until a beep sound is
heard. The preset channel number and
station frequency will be displayed.
The station is now held in the memory.
3. Repeat this operation for the other stations and bands you want to store.
To tune one in the memory, select AM,
FM1, or FM2 and then press its
channel preset button. The station
frequency and the channel number will
be displayed.
NOTE
If the power supply is interrupted (fuse blows
or the battery is disconnected), the preset
channels will be canceled.
Auto memory tuning
This is especially useful when driving in
an area where the local stations are not
known. Additional AM/FM stations can
be stored without disturbing the
previously set channels. Press and hold the auto memory button
(
) for about 2 seconds until a beep
sound is heard; the system will
automatically scan and temporarily store
up to 6 stations with the strongest
frequencies in each selected band in that
area.
After scanning is completed, the station
with the strongest frequency will be tuned
and its frequency displayed.
Press and release the auto memory button
(
) to recall stations from the auto-
stored stations. One stored station will be
selected each time; its frequency and
channel number will be displayed.
NOTE
If no stations can be tuned after scanning
operations, “A ” will be displayed.
SATELLITE RADIO (SAT)
Vehicles equipped with the separately
purchased SIRIUS digital satellite radio
unit have the ability to receive channels of
digital quality programming coast to coast
via satellite. For information on use, read
the Satellite Radio Kit manual
accompanying the SIRIUS digital satellite
radio unit. A subscription to SIRIUS
digital satellite radio service is required
(available in the U.S. - Except Alaska and
Hawaii) to enable this feature once the
separately purchased SIRIUS digital
satellite radio unit has been installed. For
subscription and channel information, or
for digital satellite radio technical issues,
contact SIRIUS directly at:
- Web: www.siriusradio.com
- Phone (24 hrs/day, 7 days/week): 888-
539-SIRI (7474)
- E-mail: [email protected]
- Mailing Address: Sirius Satellite Radio
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1221 Avenue Of The Americas
New York, NY 10020
Attention: Customer Care
Include your Sirius Radio ESN
(Electronic Serial Number) when
subscribing or requesting technical
assistance. See the Satellite Radio Kit
manual accompanying the SIRIUS unit
for complete satellite radio activation
procedures and information on how to
display the ESN#.
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qOperating the Satellite Radioí
Seek
tuning
button Channel
preset
buttons
Manual tuning dial/Auto memory
button/Electric serial number button Scan button
Band selector buttons
Satellite button
Instant replay button
Seek tuning/Category button
Information display
All operations of the satellite radio are displayed on the Information display.
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Channel number, Channel name, Category name, Artist name, Song title,
ID code, Preset channel number, Bank number, Error signs
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NOTE
This equipment has been tested and found to
comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, If not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions,
may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined
by turning the equipment off and on, the user
is encouraged to try to correct the interference
by one or more of the following measures:
- Increase the separation between the
equipment and tuner.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a
circuit different from that to which the tuner is
connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/
TV technician for help.
Selecting Sirius radio mode (Satellite
button)
When the satellite button is pressed, it will
play the last selected SIRIUS channel.
Every time the satellite button is pressed,
the bank is changed over in the order
shown below.
SR2
SR1
SR3
NOTE
SR1, SR2 and SR3: six stations can be stored
in each bank for convenient access to your
favorite stations.
Channel selection (Manual tuning dial)
Turning the manual tuning dial allows you
to select the desired channel.
lTurn the manual tuning dial clockwise:
Channel Up
lTurn the manual tuning dial
counterclockwise: Channel Down
Preset channel programming (Channel
preset buttons or display button)
1. Channels can be programmed with
either a “channel number ”or “text ”
display.
2. Press the display button to select the channel number or desired text (e.g.
channel name) display mode.
3. Select the desired channel to be programmed.
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4. Hold down a channel preset button forabout 1.5 seconds, and release when
the beep is heard.
5. The programming process is complete after the channel number or text blinks.
Preset channel call-up (Channel preset
buttons)
Press a channel preset button for about 1.5
seconds.
Category change (Category button)
Press the category button (UP or DOWN)
and select the desired category.
lPress the category button (UP):
Category up
lPress the category button (DOWN):
Category down
At this time, the lowest (smallest-number)
channel within the category indicated is
received.
When the highest (or lowest) category is
reached, the display of the category is
changed over in the order shown below.
Highest category →Category all →Lowest
category
NOTE
While in “CATEGORY ALL ”mode, all
channels covering a category can be accessed
(Category off condition).
Channel selection within a category
(Manual tuning dial)
NOTE
If the category is not in “ALL ”, turning the
manual tuning dial moves the channel number
up/down in the present category.
lTurn the knob clockwise: Channel UplTurn the knob counterclockwise: Channel
Down
Channel number, channel, category,
artist, and song title display (Display
button, display feed dial)
Each time the display button is briefly
pressed (about 1.5 seconds) during
SIRIUS reception, the display of the text
data changes in the order shown below.
Channel number Channel name
Category
name
Artist name
Info
Song title
NOTElEight characters can be displayed on 1
screen.
lBy turning the display feed dial
counterclockwise, it is possible to display
the remaining part of the title one character
at a time each time the dial is rotated one
increment.
What is satellite radio?
Sirius is radio the way it was meant to be:
Up to 100 new channels of digital quality
programming delivered to listeners coast
to coast via satellite. That means 50
channels of completely commercial-free
music. Plus up to 50 more channels of
news, sports, and entertainment from
names like CNBC, Discovery, SCI-FI
Channel, A&E, House of Blues, E!, NPR,
Speed vision and ESPN.
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Sirius is live, dynamic entertainment,
completely focused on listeners. Every
minute of every day of every week will be
different. All 50 commercial-free music
channels are created in-house and hosted
by DJs who know and love the music. Do
you like Reggae? How about Classic
Rock or New Rock? Sirius has an array of
choices spanning a vast range of musical
tastes including the hits of the 50's, 60's,
70's, & 80's as well as Jazz, Country,
Blues, Pop, Rap, R&B, Bluegrass,
Alternative, Classical, Heavy Metal,
Dance and many others.
From its state-of-the-art, digital
broadcasting facility in Rockefeller
Center, New York City, Sirius will deliver
the broadest, deepest mix of radio
entertainment from coast to coast.
Sirius will bring you music and
entertainment programming that is simply
not available on traditional radio in any
market across the country. It's radio like
you've never heard before.
Sign up for Sirius Radio today! For more
information, visit siriusradio.com.
Satellite radio can be subscribed to and
received in the United States. (Except
Alaska and Hawaii) and Canada.
How to subscribe to satellite radio
Once the system is installed you must first
subscribe to the Sirius Radio service to
activate the system.
The Sirius Radio service uses an ID code
to identify your radio. This code is needed
to subscribe to Sirius Radio, and if
needed, is also used to report any
problems should there be any in the
future. Listeners can subscribe using any
of the following methods:
lVisiting SIRIUS on the web at www
sirius.com
lSubscribing to Sirius customer care,
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week.
lCalling (888) 539-7474lE-mail at: customercare@sirius-
radio.com
lWriting to: SATELLITE RADIO
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Attention: Customer Care
Customers should have their Sirius Radio
ID Electronic Serial Number (ESN#)
ready.
*Note: your ESN# should have been
recorded at the time of installation. If not,
refer to
“ DISPLAYING THE SIRIUS ID (ESN) ”
to retrieve your ESN#.
Satellite radio activation
For activation and subscription
information call toll-free at 1-888-539-
SIRI (7474). A SIRIUS Customer Care
representative will take the necessary
information and walk you through the
activation process. Or you can visit Sirius
online at WWW.siriusradio.com and click
on the “Join ”button.
When you call the SIRIUS Customers
Care number you have two options
available.
(1) The full package which allows you access to all SIRIUS content except
pay- per-view.
(2) The family package which allows access to certain channels. Please see
the website: www.sirius.com for
details.
Please have the following information
ready when attempting to activate your
service:
lSIRIUS ID (ESN*)lValid credit card information (type,
number, expiration date)
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lProduct serial numberlVehicle Identification Number (VIN)
When you are ready to receive the on-air
activation signals you will be instructed
(for activation via phone) to turn on your
tuner, have the antenna pointed skyward,
and to set the channel to channel 184.
Once the signal is sent from the national
studio it may take up to 10 minutes to be
received by your unit.
*ESN: Electronic Serial Number
NOTE
lOn-air activation is completed after the
procedure, in most cases from 10 seconds
to 10 minutes.
lThe VIN/SIRIUS ID (ESN*)/SERIAL No. is
printed on the back cover label of the
manual.
Sirius operation
All operations of the satellite radio are
conducted by means of the audio unit.
Sirius radio mode selection
When the satellite button is pressed during
ACC ON, it will play the last SIRIUS
channel in use before the mode was
switched over to another mode or the
power was turned off.
When the satellite button is pressed in a
mode other than the SIRIUS mode, the
last channel in use will be received. Every time the satellite button is pressed,
the bank changes in the order shown
below.
SR2
SR1
SR3
NOTE
SR1, SR2 and SR3:6 stations can be stored in
each bank for convenient access to your
favorite stations.
Operation in the initial state
It may take some time to start up the
equipment when it is in the initial state,
when there is a change in the user's
subscription condition, or when the
SIRIUS channel map is changed.
“UPDATING xx% ”is displayed when the
SIRIUS channel map is changed. If the
unit is initialized or the user contract
content is changed, “UPDATING ”is
displayed. Updating could take as long as
3 minutes depending on the geographical
area. When the unit is in an initialized
state, channel 184 is displayed after the
display indicates “UPDATING 100% ”.If
the SIRIUS channel map or the user
contract content is changed, the channel
prior to the change is displayed after
“ UPDATING ”is displayed. After the
initialization display, it may take as long
as 12 seconds to receive channel 184.
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When the SIRIUS mode is switched to
another mode, or when the power is
turned off, the present channel which is
being received is stored as the last
channel.
Channel selection
Turning the manual tuning dial allows you
to select the desired receiving channel.
lTurn the knob clockwise: Channel UplTurn the knob counterclockwise:
Channel Down
Unsubscribed channel
When a selected station has not been
subscribed to, the display indicates the
following:
[CALL + 888] and [539 + SIRI] (Flashes
alternately)
NOTE
When the subscription contract is canceled, all
of the channels including channel 184 appear
as unsubscribed.
Invalid channel
When a selected channel is not
broadcasting, [SR + (bank number) +
INVALID] is displayed for 1 second,
followed by [SR + (bank number) +
CHANNEL], which is also displayed for
1 second. The display then returns to the
previous valid channel.
NOTE
If the last channel selected has become
unavailable because of a channel update the
above indication is displayed until any button
is pressed.
Preset channel programming
(Programming with “channel number ”
display)
1. Press the display button to select the channel number display mode.
Select the desired channel to be
programmed. At this point, the
following is displayed:
[SR + (bank number) + (channel
number)]
2. Keep pressing the channel preset button for 1.5 seconds or more.
The programming process is complete
after the channel number flashes. Then,
[SR + (bank number)] is displayed and
a beep sound is heard at the same time.
3. [SR + (bank number) + CH + (preset number) + (channel number)] are
displayed.
(Programming with “text ”display (e.g.
channel name))
1. Press the display button to select the desired text display mode (e.g. channel
name).
Select the desired channel to be
programmed. At this point, the
following is displayed:
[SR + (bank number) + (selected text
(e.g. channel name))]
2. Keep pressing the channel preset button for 1.5 seconds or more.
The programming process is complete
after the text (e.g. channel name)
flashes. Then, [SR + (bank number)] is
displayed and you will hear beep sound
at the same time.
3. SR + (bank number) + CH + (preset number) + (channel number)] are
displayed.
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