Satellite Radio Plug & Play Receiver User Guide
Congratulations on the Purchase of your new SIRIUS Sportster 4 Plug-n-Play Receiver Your new SIRIUS Sportster™ 4 Plug-n-Play Receiver lets you enjoy SIRIUS® Satellite Radio’s digital entertainment anywhere you’ve installed the SUPH1 SIRIUS Universal Plug and Play Home Kit, SUPV1 SIRIUS Universal Plug and Play Vehicle Kit, or the SUBX1 SIRIUS Plug and Play Universal Boombox (each sold separately). Use this manual to familiarize yourself with all of SIRIUS Sportster’s features and capabilities.
Table of Contents Copyrights & Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Display Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Confirm Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Memory Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Audio Level . . . . . .
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. FCC Warning This equipment may generate or use radio frequency energy. Changes or modifications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifications are expressly approved in this owners guide.
• To avoid short circuits, do not open the unit, and never put or leave any metallic objects (coins, tools, etc.) inside the unit. Copyrights & Trademarks • 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 unit doesn’t seem to be working properly, turn the unit off, remove the battery from the unit, wait 10 seconds, replace the battery and then turn it on again.
Package Contents Controls The following items are included with your purchase of the SIRIUS Sportster SP4 receiver: SIRIUS Sportster Reference Guide Figure 1 and the section following identify and describe the buttons and controls of the SIRIUS Sportster. 1 2 3 4 5 Sportster SP4 Receiver 6 Remote Control 7 8 9 10 Unpack your SIRIUS Sportster receiver carefully and make sure that everything shown is present.
2. Category Buttons: Navigates through the category list screens which displays the SIRIUS channel categories. 3. Display (DISP) Button: Changes text size of artist names and song titles on the display screen. In list mode, it toggles between channel name, artist name and song title. Pressing and holding this button enters the channel list mode, or will exit a list mode. 4. Power Button: Turns the receiver On and Off. 5.
5. MENU Button: Used to access the Menu Options to make setup and feature changes. Pressing and holding the MENU button accesses the FM Transmitter setup menu to change the frequency of the FM transmitter. 6. BAND Button: Pressing and releasing this button switches between the preset banks A, B, and C, which hold 10 presets each for a total of 30. Pressing and holding this button enables the Preset Tune Mode, which allows for viewing and browsing of stored presets. 7.
2. Turn on the SIRIUS Sportster. After the startup sequence, it will update the SIRIUS channel line-up. Wait until the channel updates have completed before pressing any buttons. 3. Once the channels have been updated, the display will change to Call 1-888-539-SIRIUS to Subscribe and will tune to channel 184. You will not be able to listen to other channels until you activate your SIRIUS subscription. 4.
Navigating Menus and Lists Search Modes (Category, Channel, Artist, Song Title) The menu and list structures in the SIRIUS Sportster are navigated by turning the Rotary Knob to scroll through a menu or list to highlight your choice, and then pressing the Rotary Knob to select the choice. When using the remote control, menus and lists are navigated by pressing the Channel buttons, and then pressing the Select button to select the choice.
Pressing the DISP button while in the channel list mode will change between channel name, artist name, and song title. (Figure 4) You can use this feature to search for a specific artist, song, or show that may be playing at the time. 2. Turn the Rotary Knob to locate the channel you want. 3. Press and release the Rotary Knob to select the channel. To exit the channel list mode without changing to a new channel, press and hold the DISP button for one second.
If the preset button you selected already has a channel stored in it, the preset will be replaced with the newly stored channel. Recalling Channel Presets The 10 presets in the active bank (A, B, or C) can be selected by pressing the 0 through 9 buttons. 1. Press the BAND button to activate the preset bank you want. The selected bank is shown in the lower right corner of the default display screen. 2. Press the desired preset button 0–9 to recall the preset.
Preset Tune List Mode While in the preset tune mode, you can view your list of presets showing channel name, artist name, or song title, just like in the channel list mode: 1. Press and hold the BAND button to enter the preset tune mode (P.TUNE). 2. Press the DISP button for two seconds which will bring up the preset tune mode displaying up to 6 preset channel names. 3. Pressing the DISP button again while in this mode will change between channel name, artist name, and song title list modes.
If either of the teams is not available to save, that team will be displayed as unavailable. (Figure 13) Store Artist? Song Unavailable Artist Unavailable Store Song? Store NYG? Team2 Unavailable Figure 10 Turn the Rotary Knob to highlight Store Artist or Store Song (when available) and press the Rotary Knob to save the current selection to memory. If both the artist and song are available to save, you will be prompted again to save whichever one you haven’t yet saved, song title or artist name.
A Replace–Cancel screen will then be displayed which will allow you to choose whether to replace an existing alert stored in memory, or to cancel storing the alert to memory. (Figure 18) Store DAL? NYG Stored Store NYG? DAL Stored Replace Cancel Figure 15 The receiver will then revert to the last active display mode. If the new alert was successfully stored in memory, an Artist/Song/Game Stored pop-up screen followed by an X Used/Y Empty screen will be displayed for one and two seconds respectively.
2. Use the Rotary Knob to scroll through the listings. This function allows you to review previously stored program information. The information will be displayed as sports league or college/team name or artist name/song title. (Figure 20) Memory 1/30 Memory 1/30 Artist Name League/College Song Title Team Figure 20 Deleting a Song Title Stored in Memory To delete a song title stored in memory: 1. Press and release the Rotary Knob while in S-Seek mode.
can scroll through the list and select a program using the Rotary Knob. Your selection will be tuned and the display will revert to the last active display screen. SIRIUS SEEK LIST Artist Alert Figure 24 If a selection is not made within 10 seconds, the screen will revert to the last active display screen and tuning mode. Game Alert The SIRIUS Sportster receiver can automatically identify when your favorite team is playing.
audio is reached. When the end of the stored audio is reached, a beep will be heard (if the Confirmation Tone option is enabled), the Instant Replay mode will be exited, and the receiver will resume playing the live broadcast. Pressing and holding the Fast-Forward button for one second advances the playback forward in 10 second intervals, which increases to 15 and then 30 second intervals the longer the Fast-Forward button remains pressed. Playback begins immediately when the button is released.
Progress Bar Showing Amount of Memory Filled End of Stored Audio Beginning of Live Broadcast -0:16:05 Figure 28 A diamond-shaped Play Position indicator is superimposed over the Progress Bar which provides a visual indicator of the current playback position in the Instant Replay memory.
Menu Options Sirius ID Menu options allows you to set and/or change the various features and settings of the SIRIUS Sportster. To enter the menu options, press and release the MENU button. The Menu Options screen will be displayed. (Figure 1) This menu option displays your 12 digit SIRIUS ID (SID) number. (Figure 2) The SID is unique to each SIRIUS Sportster receiver, and is required to activate your service.
Rotary Knob adjusts in 0.1 MHz increments and the Category MHz increments. (Figure 3) buttons adjust in 1 FM Frequency Game Alert NFL NBA NHL College Figure 4 3. Select the league team name or college team name you wish to add. (Figure 5) Figure 3 4. Press the Rotary Knob to set the selected FM frequency. To exit FM Transmitter, press the MENU button.
Settings NYC LAX BOS ATL CHI The Settings menu allows you access the Jump Settings, Display Options, Memory Options, Audio Level, Confirmation Tone, and Parental Control menu options, which are described in the sections following. Figure 8 Jump Settings You can access the Jump Settings menu by pressing and holding the Jump button for two seconds or by pressing the MENU button to enter Menu Options, selecting Settings, and then selecting Jump Settings.
Audio Level The audio output level of the SIRIUS Sportster receiver can be adjusted to fine tune the audio level for best performance. This is important when using either the optional Home Docking Station or the optional Mobile Docking Station. The audio level setting affects both the line output and FM transmitter output audio levels. To change the audio level: Figure 9 To exit Display Options, press the MENU button. 1. Select the Audio Level menu option. 2.
Parental Control Changing the Lock/Unlock Code The SIRIUS Sportster receiver has the ability to lock a channel (or channels) you do not want others to access without your permission. Like the Skip channel feature, the locked channel will not appear when browsing channels with the Rotary Knob. In addition, when the anyone tries to access the locked channel using the Direct Tuning function, an Enter Code screen will be displayed and the channel cannot be accessed until the correct code is entered.
Time-Based Features The Time-Based Features menu allows you access the Clock, Alarm, Program Alert, Auto Shutdown, and Sleep Mode menu options, which are described in the sections following. Alarm Time: This menu option allows you to set the alarm time. Use the Category buttons and the Rotary Knob to select the time when you want the receiver to power on. (Default time is 12:00 PM). When the desired time is displayed, press the Rotary Knob.
Sleep Mode The Sleep Mode menu option allows you to program the receiver to shutdown after a selected period of time. When the Sleep Mode menu option is selected, the following menu options are displayed: Signal Indicator Off 15 Minutes 30 Minutes 45 Minutes 60 Minutes Figure 14 Select the desired sleep time, or select Off to cancel a previously selected sleep time.
If Yes is chosen, the receiver reverts to the original factory settings for the following parameters: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • All presets revert to empty Reset to Normal Tuning Mode Reset to default screen (with 2-line PDT display) Reset previous power state setting to: Off FM Frequency Setting: 88.
Optional Accessories Specifications The following optional accessories are available for purchase from your SIRIUS retailer to maximize your SIRIUS experience: Audio Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1V (Peak-to-Peak) SUBX1 SIRIUS Plug and Play Universal Boombox Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <0.3% Signal-to-noise (S/N) . . . . . . . . . .
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 be repaired or replaced with new or reconditioned product (at the Company’s option) without charge for parts and repair labor.
SIRIUS Customer Service: 1-888-539-7474 customercare@sirius-radio.com SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 1-888-539-7474 http://www.sirius.
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