Sirius Satellite Radio SV3 manual

Satellite Radio Plug-n-Play SIRIUS STRA TUS SV3 User Guide[...]

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Congratulations on the Purchase of your new SIRIUS Stratus SV3 Plug-n-Play Radio Your new SIRIUS Stratus SV3 Plug-n-Play Radio lets you enjoy SIRIUS ® Satellite Radio’s digital entertainment in any vehicle where you’ve installed the included vehicle docking station. The Stratus SV3 is also compatible with the SUPH1 SIRIUS Universal Plug and Pl[...]

[ Table of Contents ] 2 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 WARNING AND SAFETY INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 FCC Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Canadian Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

[ Table of Contents ] 3 Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Jump Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Channel Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 S[...]

[ Warning and Safety Information ] 4 Warning and Safety Information FCC Information This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference, and This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation[...]

[ Warning and Safety Information ] 5 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 touch the liquid crystal fluid. If any of the [...]

[ Warning and Safety Information ] 6 To avoid short circuits, do not open the unit, and never put or leave any metallic objects (coins, tools, etc.) inside the unit. If the unit emits smoke or unusual odors, turn the power off immediately, and disconnect the unit from any power source. Do not drop the unit or subject it to strong shocks. If the uni[...]

[ Copyrights & Trademarks ] 7 Copyrights & T rademarks © 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 registered trademarks of the National Footba[...]

[ Package Contents ] 8 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 & Extended Vent Hooks Cigarette Lighter Adapter C[...]

[ Package Contents ] 9 Satellite Radio Plug-n-Play S I R I U S S T R A T U S SV3 User Guide Unpack your SIRIUS Stratus SV3 radio carefully and make sure that everything shown is pres- ent. If anything is missing or damaged, or if your the radio fails to operate, notify your dealer immediately. It is recommended that you retain the original carton a[...]

[ Installation ] 1 0 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 antenna on the roof of the vehicle, and route the a[...]

[ Installation ] 1 1 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. Dash Mount Option (A) If you choose the dash mount o[...]

[ 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 . Then 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 gras[...]

[ Installation ] 1 3 The angle of the docking 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 [...]

[ 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 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 . Mount the antenna along the rear center-line of [...]

[ 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. Temporarily posit[...]

[ Installation ] 1 6 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 to the ANT connection at the rear of the dock. [...]

[ Installation ] 1 7 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 radio. Tune to the channel that matches the SIRIUS[...]

[ Installation ] 1 8 FM OFF NOTE: Refer to your vehicle radio manufacturer’s guidelines for correct installation. NOTE: If the “AUX IN” or “LINE IN” connection is on the back of your vehicle radio, you may want to consider professional installation. (Figure 12) FM OFF Cassette Adapter If your vehicle radio has a cassette player: Purchase [...]

[ Installation ] 1 9 SIRIUS FM Direct Adapter If your vehicle radio does not have an “AUX IN” or “LINE IN” jack, the SIRIUS FM Direct Adap- tor provides a wired connection between your SIRIUS radio and your vehicle radio, eliminating the outside static and interference you sometimes experience when using a wireless FM connection. (Figure 14[...]

[ Installation ] 2 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. Turn on the radio. After the startup sequence, [...]

[ Installation ] 2 1 SID 123456789012 000 SiriusID 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 successfully subscribed to the SIRIUS service, and the r[...]

[ Controls ] 2 2 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 019 BuzzSaw Power Button: Turns the radio’s power On and Off. Menu Button: Used to access menu options to make setup and feature changes. Press- ing[...]

[ Controls ] 2 3 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 provided magnetic antenna. DC5V Power Connect[...]

[ Operation ] 2 4 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 001 Channel When the radio is powered on, the previously selected chan[...]

[ Operation ] 2 5 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 the Channel Up/Down buttons to navigate throug[...]

[ Operation ] 2 6 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 # ___ 031 Margvlle Channel Presets You can s[...]

[ Operation ] 2 7 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 035 Chill FM Frequency When the FM transmitter in your SIRIUS radio is turned on, an FM radio tuned to the same FM frequen[...]

[ Operation ] 2 8 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 Jump Settings section in the Menu Options sectio[...]

[ 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 locked will not appear in the channel lists, and cannot be selected using the Channel Up/Down buttons. Locked channels can only be selected by using the direct entry method, by momentarily press- ing the Sel[...]

[ Menu Options ] 3 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 will exit the menu options mode, and revert to the [...]

[ Menu Options ] 3 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 o n a nd t he FM frequency is set to 88.1 MHz. This frequency may not be suitable for your area. >FM Frequency FM On[...]

[ Menu Options ] 3 2 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 Display Options Brightness The Brightness menu option adjusts the overall intensity of the LCD display to help with viewing in different lighting cond[...]

[ Menu Options ] 3 3 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 Select button to set your choice. (Figure 9) >[...]

[ Menu Options ] 3 4 >On Off Tones 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 signal. >Format Time Zone Clock Format The For[...]

[ Menu Options ] 3 5 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 Time Zone Daylight Savings Time The Daylight Savings Time menu option is for turning the Daylight Saving[...]

[ Menu Options ] 3 6 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 direct channel entry method, the Enter Code scree[...]

[ Menu Options ] 3 7 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 Lock/Unlock You can continue to select channels for locking or unlocking until you are finished. To exit the Lock/Unlock menu option press the Menu button. Edit Code[...]

[ Menu Options ] 3 8 # ____ New Code You will then be prompted to confirm the new channel lock code by entering it again. (Figure 22) # ____ Confirm Code If you confirmed the correct channel lock 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. (F[...]

[ Menu Options ] 3 9 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 - + Signal To exit the Signal menu option press the Menu button. Factory Default The Factory Default menu option will restore most every[...]

[ Menu Options ] 4 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 Restore? Yes >No Are You Sure? If you choose to proceed, the radio will confirm that the factory defaults are being restored. (Figure 28) When the Factory Default is complete, the radio [...]

[ Troubleshooting ] 4 1 T roubleshooting 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 connection to the radio. Radio displays: Ac - qu[...]

[ Specifications ] 4 2 Specifications Sa te ll it e Fr eq ue nci es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 32 2. 29 3/ 23 30 .2 07 M Hz 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 Radio Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

[ Warranty ] 4 3 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 of original purchase, such defect(s) will b[...]

[ SIRIUS ID ] 4 4 SIRIUS ID Write down the SIRIUS ID (SID) of your SIRIUS Stratus SV3 in the space provided below. SID: _______________________________________[...]

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