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Features
Controls
Connections
Features
Overview: This package includes
the SIRPNP SIRIUS Plug and Play receiver and a wireless remote control only. To
use the Plug and Play receiver, you must purchase an accompanying kit. The kits
allow you to hook the receiver up to your car or home stereo system, and include
everything you need to receive the SIRIUS signal. In addition to one of the
following kits, a subscription to SIRIUS Satellite Radio is also required:
- SIRCR (item #020SIRCR): car
kit with both wireless FM transmitter and RCA patch cable. For a car
receiver that doesn't have auxiliary inputs, the wireless FM transmitter can
be used. The RCA patch cable is supplied for use with a car receiver that
has auxiliary inputs.
- Note: When using the
wireless FM transmitter, the FM frequency is chosen through the
receiver's menu.
- SIRHM (item #020SIRHM): the
home kit
SIRIUS Satellite Radio: SIRIUS
Satellite Radio features up to 100 streams of original programming beamed
coast-to-coast, including 60 streams of commercial-free, digital-quality music,
and 40 streams of news, talk, sports, entertainment, and children's programming.
Note: Satellite radio
service is available only within the continental United States. Service is
not available in Alaska and Hawaii.
Display: The Plug and Play
receiver has a large backlit LCD screen. You can choose one of two ways to
present the Artist and Song title information on the LCD screen. The Default
screen displays the following information: stream name, stream number, artist,
song title, category title, band/preset number, time of day, and signal strength
indicator. When the Display button is pressed, the display shows the artist's
name and song title in a single line of large scrolling text.
Display Adjustments: You can
manually adjust the display's contrast and dimming controls for best viewing.
You can also choose the Font type used in the text display, as well as the color
of the key LED and LCD backlighting.
Stream Selection: You can
select music or program streams numerous ways:
- Normal Operation: Using the
encoder knob on the unit or the channel buttons on the remote, you can tune
each stream one at a time.
- Presets: You can store up to
30 of your favorite streams as presets for quick access. Presets are stored
in 3 banks, each containing 10 stream presets. You can either tune the
presets one at a time, or select the preset list and highlight the desired
preset stream to select.
- Category Selection: Using
the category buttons on the unit or remote, you can select one of the SIRIUS
Music Categories or SIRIUS Entertainment categories. As you highlight the
category, the streams under that category are listed, allowing you to select
the stream you're looking for.
- Artist List: The Artist List
screen shows all available artists regardless of category. You can use the
encoder knob or channel buttons to move through the list until the desired
artist is highlighted.
- Stream List: The Stream List
screen shows all available songs regardless of category. You can use the
encoder knob or channel buttons to move through the list until the desired
stream is highlighted.
- Direct Tuning: Using the
numeric buttons on the tuner or the remote, you can directly access SIRIUS
channels.
Memory Function: This feature
allows you to capture and store the current program data information, including
the artist name and song title. You can store program data information for up to
20 songs. The Plug and Play receiver also has the capability to search the
current incoming SIRIUS signal, and alert you if it matches the program data
information stored in memory.
Skip/Add: You can select a
seldom-tuned stream to be "skipped", if desired. This prevents the
stream from being accessible during any of the tuning modes (except direct
tuning). A skipped stream can be re-added using the same menu.
Stream Lock: You can lock a
stream, making it only available during direct tuning. When a locked stream is
direct tuned, you will need to enter a 4-digit code before the stream can be
heard.
Antenna Strength: You can check
the strength of the SIRIUS satellite signal being received. When locating the
antenna in your home, you should place the antenna in a spot that illuminates
the maximum number of bars on the meter.
Audio Output Level: You can
adjust the level of the audio output to match the other sources in your audio
system.
Time-Based Functions: The Plug and Play
receiver has a built-in clock with the time data provided by the SIRIUS stream.
The clock options can be set for 12-hour or 24-hour operation, time zone and
observance of Daylight Saving Time. Once the clock data is set, you can activate
the following functions:
- Alarm Clock: The built-in
alarm clock can be set to turn on the unit at a specific time.
- Program Alert: The Program
Alert function allows you to program the unit to turn on and switch to a
selected stream at a specific time.
- Auto Shutdown: The unit can
be set to automatically shut off after a one-hour period without any user
intervention. After 59 minutes of inactivity, a display prompt appears on
the screen allowing you the option of canceling auto shutdown.
-
Sleep Mode: You can program
the receiver to shut off after a selected period of time. You can select one
of the following sleep time settings: 15, 30, 45, or 60 minutes.
Factory Default: To revert back
to the original receiver settings all at once, you can activate the factory
default screen.
Remote Control: The supplied
remote gives you access to all the controls that are on the tuner's front panel,
as well as audio mute.
Controls
Front Panel of Receiver:
- Power: turns the receiver on
or off
- Memory: allows you to
capture and store the current program data information
- Band: allows you to cycle
through the stream presets
- Menu: used to access the
menu options
- Display: allows you to
switch the display mode
- Encoder Knob: the encoder
knob allows you to scroll through the various lists and menu options;
pressing the encoder knob allows you to choose the current selection
- Category +/-: allows you to
cycle through the available categories
- Number Keys: used to select
a stream or stream preset directly
Connections
Bottom Panel of Receiver:
- Cradle Interface Connection:
proprietary connector that interfaces with the vehicle cradle or home cradle
