DETAILS Sirius-S50 CAR KIT
Congratulations on the purchase of your Sirius S50 Car Kit The Car Kit will allow you to use your Sirius S50 in your vehicle to listen to live broadcasts and saved content, and capture and store both scheduled and unscheduled SIRIUS programming. © 2005 SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. ® “SIRIUS”, My Sirius Studio, S Series and related marks, the SIRIUS dog logo, channel names and logos are trademarks of SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Table of Contents Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warning and Safety Information 2 Warning and Safety Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 FCC Warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 FCC Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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. Cigarette Lighter Adapter Do not use any other power adapter for the Sirius S50, or connect it directly to the vehicle’s power. Doing so will damage the unit. The car dock operates on 5v DC, 1.5A. Using anything other than the supplied cigarette lighter adapter to power the car dock will void the warranty.
Package Contents The following items are included with your purchase of the Car Kit: Magnetic Antenna Antenna Cable Cover/Tail Parts Bag* Alcohol Swab *The parts bag contains mounting screws and an alcohol swab.
Controls The following tables describe the functions of the buttons, controls, and connectors on the car dock. Please refer to your Sirius S50 manual for more information about each of these buttons and features. Car Dock Button Descriptions Button Car Dock Reference Guide Figure 1 identifies the buttons, controls, and connectors of the car dock.
Car Dock Button Descriptions Continued Button Action Turn Media Dial Press Select Hold Press If listening to live broadcast, tunes next channel If in a list, menu, or prompt, scrolls to next or previous item Allows you to Add/Move/Remove a preset Allows you to browse the playlists No Action Button Press If in a list, menu, or prompt, scrolls to next or previous item Mode Hold No Action Press Goes to the most recent playlist menu screen and highlights the currently selected song or show If brow
Getting Started Using the Media Dial The Media Dial is a unique multifunction control which can be turned and pressed to accomplish many functions of the Sirius S50. Turning the Media Dial clockwise or counterclockwise which will scroll channels, genres, presets, menus and lists. Pressing the Media Dial in the center (on the SIRIUS dog logo) provides the ‘Select’ function for choosing channels, genres, presets, prompts, menu or list items.
A. Figure 3 B. 1. Attach the adhesive foot to the mounting bracket, placing a collar in the bracket before screwing the foot to the arm. The side of the collar with the hole should face the foot. 2. Attach the car dock to the mounting bracket using the provided screws. 3. Before adhering the mount to the side of the console, be sure to select your mounting position carefully because once the mount has been adhered to a surface, it will not be possible to remove it and adhere it again. 4.
Console Side Mount Method (B) To mount the car dock using the console side mount method, assemble the mount as follows, as shown in Figure 6: 1. Attach the adhesive foot to the extension arm, placing a collar in the arm before screwing the foot to the arm. The side of the collar with the hole should face the foot. 2. Attaching the mounting bracket to the extension arm, placing a collar into the arm before screwing the bracket to the arm. The side of the collar with the hole should face the bracket. 3.
Vent Mount Method (C) When assembling the vent clip, note that the lower arm may be attached in two different positions. You should assemble the vent clip in the configuration that works best in your particular vehicle. Figure 7 illustrates both possible configurations of the vent clip. Vent Clip Mounting Bracket (1) Mounting Bracket (2) Vehicle Dock Collar Figure 7 To mount the car dock using the vent mount method, assemble the mount as follows, as shown in Figure 8: 1.
Installing the Antenna Convertible. Mount the antenna along the centerline of the trunk lid, with the rubber antenna cable cover/tail directed toward the rear window. The optimum mounting location for the magnetic antenna is on the roof of the vehicle, with a minimum unobstructed area of 12 inches by 12 inches, and exactly 6½ inches from the rear roof edge of the vehicle (the length of the rubber antenna cable cover/tail).
excess antenna cable in a location where it can be hidden. Connecting the Cigarette Lighter Adapter Connect the provided cigarette lighter adapter to the DC 5V connection at the rear of the vehicle dock. (Refer to Figure 1 on page 8 for the location of this connector.) Do not use any other power adapter for the Sirius S50, or connect it directly to the vehicle’s power. Doing so will damage the Sirius S50.
Troubleshooting Symptom Troubleshooting Continued Symptom Check the battery to be sure it is installed correctly. Charge the battery. Check that the media player is properly seated in the dock. Check the cigarette lighter adapter to be sure it’s seated in the cigarette lighter, and connected to the vehicle dock. Sirius S50 displays No Antenna The satellite antenna is not connected to the vehicle dock. Check the satellite antenna connection to the dock.
Specifications Warranty Satellite Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2322.293/2330.207 MHz Terrestrial Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2326.250 MHz Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Volts DC, 1.5A, Center Positive Operation Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SIRIUS Customer Service: 1-800-869-5590 Sirius S50 Product Support: 1-800-869-5364 customercare@sirius-radio.com SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 1-888-539-7474 http://www.sirius.
USER MANUAL Sirius-S50 CAR KIT
