Sirius Satellite Radio SV3 - Manual

[ Warning and Safety Information ] Canadian Compliance This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. General Precautions liquid Crystal Precautions If the LCD screen on the radio is damaged, do not to t...

[ Copyrights & Trademarks ] Copyrights & Trademarks © 2006 SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. All Rights Reserved.® “SIRIUS”, the SIRIUS dog logo, channel names and logos are trademarks of SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. “NFL” and the NFL Shield logo, and the NFL Sunday Drive name and logo are register...

[ Package Contents ] Package Contents The following items are included with your purchase of the SIRIUS Stratus SV3 radio: Stratus SV3 Radio Stratus SV3 Radio Vehicle docking Station Vehicle docking Station adhesive dash mount adhesive dash mount Vent mount & extended Vent hooks Vent mount &...

[ Installation ] 10 Installation Installation of your SIRIUS Stratus SV3 radio is easy: Choose a location in your vehicle where you will mount the radio, either on the dash or the vent.Mount the radio on the dash using the adhesive mount, or on the vent using the vent mount.Install the magnetic ante...

[ Installation ] 11 Mounting the Radio Attach the desired mounting device, dash or vent mount, to the vehicle docking station by sliding the flat portion of the mount into the slot on the back top edge of the vehicle docking station. Gently slide the mounting device in until it snaps into place. das...

[ Installation ] 1 The angle of the docking station may be changed by changing the position of foot D on the vent mount (Figure 3) to a different adjustment hole. (Figure 5) ADJUSTMENT HOLES Installing the Antenna The optimum mounting location for the magnetic antenna is on the roof of the vehicle, ...

[ Installation ] 1 Se dan/Coupe . Mount the antenna along the rear center-line of the vehicle roof, located at the rear of the roof near the rear window. Pickup Truck . Mount the antenna along the rear center-line of the cab roof, located at the rear of the roof near the rear window. SUV/Mini-Van . ...

[ Installation ] 1 ber antenna cable cover/tail for another 30 seconds. (Figure 9) At room temperature (68 degrees), maximum adhesion usually occurs within 72 hours. During this period, avoid car washes and other contact with the antenna and rubber antenna cable cover/tail.Connect the antenna cable ...

[ Installation ] 1 SIRIUS radio. Once you have located an FM channel that is not broadcasting in your area, save it as a preset on your vehicle radio. This will become your SIRIUS preset.Turn on your SIRIUS radio. Press and hold the Menu button to access the FM channel number list on your SIRIUS rad...

[ Installation ] 0 Subscribing to the SIRIUS Service Before you can listen to the SIRIUS service, you need to subscribe to the SIRIUS Satellite Radio service. To subscribe, do the following: Be sure that the radio is correctly installed, and that the antenna is oriented to receive the SIRIUS signal....

[ Installation ] 1 SID 123456789012 0 0 0 S i r i u s I D Have your credit card handy and contact SIRIUS on the Internet at: https://activate.siriusradio.com/ and follow the prompts to activate your subscription. You can also call SIRIUS toll-free at: 1-888-539-SIRIUS (1-888-539-7474). When you have...

[ Controls ] Controls SIRIUS Stratus SV3 Reference Guide Figure 1 and the section following identify and describe the buttons of the SV3 radio. 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 7 6 Hank Williams, J All My Rowdy Fri 0 1 9 B u z z S a w Power Button: Turns the radio’s power On and Off. Menu Button: Used to access menu o...

[ Controls ] SIRIUS Stratus SV3 Docking Station Reference Guide Figure 2 and the section following identify and describe the connectors of the SV3 radio. 1 2 3 4 FM OUT ANT AUDIO 5VDC FM OUT Connector : FM output for use with the optional FM Direct Adapter. ANT Antenna Connector : Connection for the...

[ Operation ] Operation Display Screen Information When you have successfully activated your SIRIUS subscription, and the radio has received the subscription information from the SIRIUS signal, the default display screen will be dis-played. (Figure 1) Artist Name Song Title 0 0 1 C h a n n e l When ...

[ Operation ] Changing Channels and Categories Pressing the Channel Up/Down buttons will cause the radio to immediately tune to the next or previous channel.Pressing the Category Previous/Next buttons will cause the radio to display a category and a list of channels in the category. (Figure 4) Use t...

[ Operation ] Selecting Channels Directly A channel may be directly selected by entering the channel number using 0-9 buttons on the radio.To enter a channel number, momentarily press and release the Select button. At the display prompt (Figure 7), enter the three digit channel number. Enter Channel...

[ Operation ] Selecting Presets Press and release one of the 0–9 buttons to select a preset channel. If no channel has been saved in the selected preset, the PRESET EMPTY message will be displayed. (Figure 9) Preset Empty 0 3 5 C h i l l FM Frequency When the FM transmitter in your SIRIUS radio is t...

[ Operation ] Jump Button Pressing the Jump button will jump to a traffic/weather channel which you have chosen for your area. This button allows you to quickly tune the traffic/weather for your area and then tune back to the original channel by pressing the button again. (Figure 11)Refer to the Jum...

[ Menu Options ] 0 Menu Options To enter the Menu Options page of the radio, press the Menu button. (Figure 1) To se- lect a menu option, use the Channel Up/Down buttons to display the option you wish to adjust, and press the Select button. If a selection is not made within 10 seconds, the radio wil...

[ Menu Options ] 1 FM Transmitter The FM Transmitter menu option provides for turning the FM transmitter On and Off, and chang- ing the FM frequency which the radio will broadcast on. (Figure 3) By default, the FM transmitter is on and the FM frequency is set to 88.1 MHz. This frequency may not be s...

[ Menu Options ] Settings The Settings menu provides for changing the brightness and contrast of the display screen, and the display mode of the display screen. (Figure 6) >Brightness Contrast D i s p l a y O p t i o n s brightness The Brightness menu option adjusts the overall intensity of the L...

[ Menu Options ] mode The Mode menu option provides for changing the default display screen to display either the channel name, category name, or time. Refer to the Display Screen Information section on page 24 for examples.Use the Channel Up/Down buttons to select the desired mode and press the Sel...

[ Menu Options ] >On Off T o n e s Clock The Clock menu option provides for adjustment of the clock format, the time zone, and day- light savings time function. (Figure 11)The time data for the radio’s clock is provided via the SIRIUS signal, and will update based on the data received from the si...

[ Menu Options ] Time Zone The Time Zone menu option is for changing the time zone of the radio. Use the Channel Up/Down buttons to select the desired time zone and press the Select button to set your choice. (Figure 13) >Eastern Atlantic T i m e Z o n e daylight Savings Time The Daylight Savings...

[ Menu Options ] Channel Lock The Channel Lock menu option provides the ability to lock out with password protection any channels you do not want others to access without your permission. A locked channel will not appear in the channel list.When access to a locked channel is attempted using the dire...

[ Menu Options ] and press the Select button. A locked channel will have the lock icon displayed to the right of the channel number and name. (Figure 19) >108 Maxim 110 Court TV L o c k / U n l o c k You can continue to select channels for locking or unlocking until you are finished. To exit the ...

[ Menu Options ] # ____ N e w C o d e You will then be prompted to confirm the new channel lock code by entering it again. (Figure 22) # ____ C o n f i r m C o d e If you confirmed the correct channel lock code, a confirmation screen is displayed. (Figure 23) If you entered the wrong code, you will ...

[ Menu Options ] Signal The Signal menu option provides a visual display of the strength of the SIRIUS signal from the satellite antenna and also from terrestrial (ground) transmitters. (Figure 25) SAT - + TER - + S i g n a l To exit the Signal menu option press the Menu button. Factory Default The ...

[ Menu Options ] 0 When you perform a Factory Default, you will be prompted twice to confirm that you really want to proceed. (Figures 26 & 27) Yes >No R e s t o r e ? Yes >No A r e Y o u S u r e ? If you choose to proceed, the radio will confirm that the factory defaults are being restore...

[ Troubleshooting ] 1 Troubleshooting Symptom Solution Radio does not power on Blown fuse, or the power cable is not properly connected. Check for a bad fuse and check power cable connection Radio displays: No Antenna The satellite antenna is not connected to the radio. Check the satellite antenna c...

[ Specifications ] Specifications Satellite Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2322.293/2330.207 MHzTerrestrial Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2326.250MHzRadio Power Requiremen...

[ Warranty ] Warranty 12 month Warranty SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. (the “Company”) warrants to the original retail purchaser of this product that should this product or any part thereof, under normal use and conditions, be proven defective in material or workmanship within 12 months from the date o...

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