Sirius Satellite Radio SV3TK1C manual

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    Satellite Radio Plug-n-Play Receiver SIRIUS STRA TUS SV3TK1C User Guide[...]

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    Congratulations on the Purc hase of your new S I R I U S Stratus SV3TK1C Plug-n-Play Receiver Y our new SI R I US Stratus SV3TK1C Plug-n-Play Receiver lets you enjoy SI R I U S ® Satellite Radio’s digital entert ainment in any vehicle where you’ve installed the included vehicle dock- ing station. The Stratus S V3TK1C is also compatible with th[...]

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    [ T able of Contents ] 2 T able of Contents T AB LE OF CONTE NTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 W AR N IN G AN D SAFETY I N FOR MA TION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 IC Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 General Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    [ T able of Contents ] 3 Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Jump Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Channel Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    [ W arning and Safety Information ] 4 W arning and Saf ety Information IC Caution “Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interfer- ence, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. ” “T o reduce potential radio interfer[...]

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    [ W arning and Safety Information ] 5 If the liquid crystal fluid is ingested, flush your mouth thoroughly with water. Drink large quantities of water and induce vomiting. Seek medical care. Safety Precautions Be sure to observe the following warnings. Failure to follow these safety instructions and warnings may result in a serious accident. Do not[...]

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    [ W arning and Safety Information ] 6 Operating T emperature The receiver is designed to operate between -20° to +85° C (-4° to +185° F). A void leaving the unit in a vehicle or elsewhere where the temperature may fall outside this range. Extreme temperatures or extreme temperature fluctuations can degrade the performance of the L C D display s[...]

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    [ Copyrights & T rademarks ] 7 Copyrights & T rademarks © 2006 S I RI U S Satellite Radio Inc. All Rights Reserved. ® “SI R I US” , the S I R I US dog logo, channel names and logos are trademarks of SI R I US Satellite Radio Inc. “N F L ” and the N F L Shield logo, and the N FL Sunday Drive name and logo are registered trademarks [...]

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    [ Pac kage Contents ] 8 P ackage Contents The following items are included with your purc hase of the SI R I US Stratus SV3TK1C receiver:[...]

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    [ Pac kage Contents ] 9 Satellite Radio Plug-n-Play Receiver S I R I U S S T R A T U S SV3 User Guide Unpack your SI R IU S Stratus SV3TK1C receiver carefully and make sure that everything shown is present. If anything is missing or damaged, or if your the receiver fails to operate, notify your dealer immediately . It is recommended that you retain[...]

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    [ Installation ] 1 0 Installation Installation of your S I RI U S Stratus SV3TK1C receiver is easy: Choose a location in your vehicle where you will mount the receiver , either on the dash or the vent. Mount the receiver on the on the dash using the adhesive mount, or on the vent using the vent mount. Install the magnetic antenna on the roof of the[...]

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    [ Installation ] 1 1 Mounting the Receiver 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 doc king station. Gently slide the mounting device in until it snaps into place. Dash Mount Option (A) If you choose the dash mou[...]

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    [ Installation ] 1 2 Refer to Figure 3 and attach the vent mount to a heating/air conditioning vent in your vehicle. Position the two tension springs A against a vent louver B . T hen push the vent mount into the vent, far enough so that the hooks C drop down and hook the rear of the vent louver (Figure 4). Once you are sure that the hooks have gra[...]

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    [ Installation ] 1 3 The angle of the doc king station may be changed by changing the position of foot D o n the vent mount (Figure 3) to a different adjustment hole. (Figure 5) A DJUSTMENT HOLES Installing the Antenna The optimum mounting location for the magnetic antenna is on the roof of the vehicle, with a minimum unobstructed area of 12 inches[...]

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    [ Installation ] 1 4 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 T ruck . Mount the antenna along the rear center-line of the cab roof, located at the rear of the roof near the rear window . S UV/ Mini-V an . Mount the antenna along the rear center-li[...]

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    [ Installation ] 1 5 Connect the rubber antenna cable cover/tail to the antenna cable, making sure that the strain- relief on the antenna sits into the rubber antenna cable cover/tail groove. (Figure 7) Route the antenna cable through the wire channel in the rubber antenna cable cover/tail. Do not remove the protective strips yet. T emporarily posi[...]

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    [ Installation ] 1 6 ber antenna cable cover/tail for another 3 0 seconds. (Figure 9) At room temperature (68 degrees), maximum adhesion usually occurs within 7 2 hours. During this period, avoid car washes and other contact with the antenna and rubber antenna cable cover/t ail. Connect the antenna cable to the ANT c o nn e ct i on at th e r e ar o[...]

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    [ Installation ] 1 7 SI R I US radio. Once you have located an F M channel that is not broadcasting in your area, save it as a preset on your vehicle radio. This will become your SI R I US preset. T urn on your S I RI U S radio. Press and hold the Menu button to access the FM channel number list on your SI R IU S radio. T une to the channel that ma[...]

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    [ Installation ] 1 8 FM OFF NO TE: Refer to your vehicle radio manufacturer’s guidelines for correct installation. NO TE: If the “ AUX I N” or “LI N E I N” connection is on the back of your vehicle radio, you may want to consider professional installation. (Figure 12)[...]

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    [ Installation ] 1 9 S IR I U S FM Direct Adapter If your vehicle radio does not have an “ AUX I N” or “LI N E IN” jack, the SI R I U S FM Direct Adaptor provides a wired connection between your SI R I US radio and your vehicle radio, elimi- nating the outside static and interference you sometimes experience when using a wireless FM connect[...]

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    [ Installation ] 2 0 Subscribing to the SI R I U S Service Before you can listen to the SI R I US service, you need to subscribe to the S I R I US S atellite Radio service. T o subscribe, do the following: Be sure that the receiver is correctly installed, and that the antenna is oriented to receive the SI R I US signal. T urn on the receiver. After[...]

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    [ Installation ] 2 1 SID 123456789012 000 SiriusID Have your credit card handy and contact S I RI U S on the Internet at: https://www .siriuscanada.c a/activate/ and follow the prompts to activate your subscription. Y ou can also call SI R I US toll-free at: 1- 8 8 8 - 53 9 - S I R I U S (1-88 8-539- 7 4 7 4). W hen you have successfully subscribed[...]

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    [ Controls ] 2 2 Controls SI R I U S Stratus SV3TK1C Reference Guide Figure 1 and the section following identify and describe the buttons of the SV3TK1C receiver . 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 7 6 Hank Williams, J All My Rowdy Fri 019 BuzzSaw Power Button: T urns the receiver’s power On and Off. Menu Button: Used to access menu options to make setup and feature[...]

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    [ Controls ] 2 3 SI R I U S Stratus SV3TK1C Doc king St ation Reference Guide Figure 2 and the section following identify and describe the connectors of the SV3TK1C receiver . 1 2 3 4 FM OUT ANT AUDIO 5VDC FM OUT Connector : F M output for use with the optional FM Direct Adapter. ANT Antenna Connector : Connection for the provided magnetic antenna.[...]

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    [ Operation ] 2 4 Operation Display Screen Information W hen you have successfully activated your SI R I US subscription, and the receiver has re- ceived the subscription information from the SI R I US signal, the default display screen will be displayed. (Figure 1) Artist Name Song Title 001 Channel W hen the receiver is powered on, the previously[...]

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    [ Operation ] 2 5 Changing Channels and Categories Pressing the Channel Up/Down buttons will cause the receiver to immediately tune to the next or previous channel. Pressing the Category Previous/ Next buttons will cause the receiver to display a catego- ry and a list of channels in the category . (Figure 4) Use the Channel Up/ Down buttons to navi[...]

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    [ Operation ] 2 6 Selecting Channels Directly A channel may be directly selected by entering the c hannel number using 0-9 buttons on the receiver . T o 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 # ___ 031 Margvlle Channel Presets Y[...]

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    [ Operation ] 2 7 Selecting Presets Press and release one of the 0–9 buttons to select a preset channel. If no c hannel has been saved in the selected preset, the P R E S ET E M P TY message will be displayed. (Figure 9) Preset Empty 035 Chill FM Frequency W hen the FM transmitter in your S I RI U S receiver is turned on, an FM radio tuned to the[...]

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    [ Operation ] 2 8 Jump Button Pressing the Jump button will jump to a traffic/weather channel whic h you have chosen for your area. This button allows you to quic kly tune the traffic/weather for your area and then tune back to the original c hannel by pressing the button again. (Figure 11) Refer to the Jump Settings section in the Menu Options sec[...]

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    [ Operation ] 2 9 Channel Lock Channels may be locked so that they can only be accessed by entering a 4-digit code. Chan- nels which have been loc ked will not appear in the channel lists, and cannot be selected using the Channel Up/ Down buttons. Locked c hannels can only be selected by using the direct entry method, by momentarily press- ing the [...]

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    [ Menu Options ] 3 0 Menu Options T o enter the Menu Options page of the receiver, press the Menu button. (Figure 1) T o select 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 receiver will exit the menu options mode, and revert [...]

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    [ Menu Options ] 3 1 FM T ransmitter The FM T ransmitter menu option provides for turning the F M transmitter On and Off, and changing the FM frequency which the receiver will broadcast on. (Figure 3) By default, the FM tran smi tter is on and the FM frequency is set to 88.1 M Hz. This frequency may not be suitable for your area. >FM Frequency F[...]

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    [ Menu Options ] 3 2 Settings The Settings menu provides for c hanging the brightness and contrast of the display screen, and the display mode of the display screen. (Figure 6) >Brightness Contrast Display Options Brightness Th e Brightness menu option adjusts the overall intensity of the L C D display to help with viewing in different lighting [...]

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    [ Menu Options ] 3 3 Mode Th e 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 Select button to set your choice. (Figure 9) &[...]

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    [ Menu Options ] 3 4 >On Off Tones Clock Th e 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 receiver’s clock is provided via the SI R IU S signal, and will update based on the data received from the signal. >Format Time Zone Clock Format [...]

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    [ Menu Options ] 3 5 Time Zone Th e Time Zone menu option is for changing the time zone of the receiver . Use the Chan- nel Up/ Down buttons to select the desired time zone and press the Select button to set your choice. (Figure 13) >Eastern Atlantic Time Zone Daylight Savings Time Th e Daylight Savings Time menu option is for turning the Daylig[...]

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    [ Menu Options ] 3 6 Channel Lock Th e Channel Loc k menu option provides the ability to lock out with password protection any channels you do not want others to access without your permission. A loc ked channel will not appear in the channel list. W hen access to a locked c hannel is attempted using the direct channel entry method, the Enter Code [...]

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    [ Menu Options ] 3 7 and press the Select button. A locked c hannel will have the lock icon displayed to the right of the channel number and name. (Figure 19) >108 Maxim 110 Court TV Lock/Unlock Y ou can continue to select channels for loc king or unlocking until you are finished. T o exit the L ock/Unlock menu option press the Menu button. Edit[...]

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    [ Menu Options ] 3 8 # ____ New Code Y ou will then be prompted to confirm the new channel loc k code by entering it again. (Figure 22) # ____ Confirm Code If you confirmed the correct channel loc k code, a confirmation screen is displayed. (Figure 23) If you entered the wrong code, you will be alerted and you will have to repeat the process again.[...]

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    [ Menu Options ] 3 9 Signal Th e Signal menu option provides a visual display of the strength of the SI R I U S signal from the satellite antenna and also from terrestrial (ground) transmitters. (Figure 25) SAT - + TER - + Signal T o exit the Signal menu option press the Menu button. Factory Default Th e Factory Default menu option will restore mos[...]

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    [ Menu Options ] 4 0 W hen you perform a Factory Default, you will be prompted twice to confirm that you really want to proceed. (Figures 26 & 27) Yes >No Restore? Yes >No Are You Sure? If you choose to proceed, the receiver will confirm that the factory defaults are being restored. (Figure 28) W hen the Factory Default is complete, the r[...]

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    [ T roubleshooting ] 4 1 T roubleshooting Symptom Solution Receiver does not power on Blown fuse, or the power cable is not properly connected. Check for a bad fuse and c heck power cable connection Receiver displays: No Antenna The satellite antenna is not connected to the receiver . Check the satellite antenna connection to the receiver . Receive[...]

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    [ Specifications ] 4 2 Specifications S at e ll i te Fr e qu e nc i es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 22 . 29 3 /2 3 3 0. 2 07 M H z T e r r e s t r i a l F r e q u e n c i e s .............................................. 2 3 2 6 . 2 5 0 M H z Receiver Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    [ W arranty ] 4 3 W arranty 12 Month Warranty SI R I US Canada Inc. (the “Company”) warrants to the original ret ail 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 of original purchase, such defect(s) will be r[...]

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    [ S I R I U S I D ] 4 4 S I R I U S I D W rite down the S I R IU S I D (SI D) of your S I R IU S Stratus SV3TK1C in the space provided below . S I D: _______________________________________[...]

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    S I RI US Customer Service: 1 -8 8 8- 5 3 9 - 7 47 4 customercare@siriuscanada.ca S I RI US Canada Inc. 135 Liberty Street, 4th Floor T oronto, Ont ario M6K 1A7 1- 8 8 8 - 53 9 -7 47 4 http://www .siriuscanada.ca[...]

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    SI RI US Stratus SV3TK1C (06-0926A) S I R I U S Canada Inc. 135 Liberty Street, 4th Floor T oronto, Ontario M6K 1A7 1-888-539-7474 www .siriuscanada.ca[...]