Sirius Satellite Radio 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 (800) 869-5590 www.sirius.com SR4000 Receiver User Guide © 2004 Sirius Satellite Radio SR4000-OM (Rev.
CONGRATULATIONS! Box Contents Your new Orbiter™ portable Plug-n-Play receiver lets you enjoy SIRIUS® Satellite Radio’s digital entertainment anywhere you’ve installed the SH4000 Home Docking Station, SM4000 Mobile Docking Station, or the SB4000 Portable Boombox (each sold separately). Use this manual to familiarize yourself with all of Orbiter’s features and capabilities.
Warning Take the following precautions to prevent fire and avoid personal injury: • To avoid short circuits, 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 consult your Orbiter retailer. • Do not drop the unit or subject it to strong shocks. • If the LCD display becomes damaged or broken, do not touch the liquid crystal fluid. The fluid can be dangerous to your health.
Orbiter Receiver Controls and Features 1. POWER Button : Turns Receiver On and Off; exits the Channel, Category, Song & Artist List modes. 2. Rotary Knob & Select Button: Navigates through display screens and makes selections of items highlighted on the display. Rotating clockwise (CW) increases or moves up in the menus. Rotating counterclockwise (CCW) decreases or moves down in the menus. 3. CATEGORY Up/ Down Button: Navigates through Category List Screen which displays Sirius Channel Categories. 4.
Activating your SIRIUS Subscription Before you can listen to the SR4000 Receiver, you must subscribe to SIRIUS Satellite Radio’s service. 1. Make sure that the SR4000 Receiver is properly connected and that its antenna is oriented to receive the SIRIUS satellite signal (see Docking Station Installation and/or Boombox User Manuals for details). 2. Press the power button to turn the SR4000 Receiver ON. After displaying the SIRIUS logo, the Receiver will update all SIRIUS channels.
Search Modes (Category, Channel, Artist, Song Title) Direct Tuning The SR4000 Receiver has four ways to search for and select music: by category, by channel, by artist, and by song title. Searching Categories If you want to listen to a different entertainment category, push the CATEGORY button up or down to activate the Category Select screen (top right): 1. Use the CATEGORY button to scroll through music and entertainment categories. 2. When the category (ex.
Setting Channel Presets Searching for a Channel Preset (P.TUNE Mode) You can store up to 30 of your favorite channels as presets, for quick access. Presets are stored in 3 banks, A, B & C, each containing 10 channel presets. 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 screen. 2. Select the channel you want to preset (see Basic Operation and Changing Channels on page 9). 3.
Memory (MEMO) and Song Seek (S-Seek) Functions: This feature allows the user to capture and store the current Artist & Song title with a total of 20 listings (20 Artist/Song Title combinations). The unit also has the capability to search the current incoming Sirius signal and alert the user when a saved song is being played. Storing Song Titles 1.
Activating the Song (S-Seek) Alert 1. Press and hold the MEMO button for 3 seconds to enter the S-Seek Mode. 2. Press and Release the Rotary Knob. A pop-up screen displaying two selectable options - “Delete” and “SSeek” will appear (below left). 3. Use the Rotary Knob to highlight the “S-Seek” option. 4. Press and release the Rotary Knob and a S-Seek confirmation screen will appear. Select the “Yes” option using the Rotary Knob and press the Knob in to confirm (below right).
Display Settings c. Auto Dimmer: Will automatically adjust the It is possible to adjust the Dimming, Contrast and brightness of the LCD display depending on the Font type of the Receivers LCD display. While in the ambient light. Use the Rotary knob to select “Auto “Menu Options” list perform the following steps: Dimmer On” or “Auto Dimmer Off”. 1. Use the Rotary Knob to highlight the “Display d. Font Type: There are 4 different fonts (A, B, C and Settings” option. Press the Rotary Knob to select.
Lock Options The SR4000 has the ability to lockout the use of any channel, or channels you do not want others to access without your permission. Like the Skip feature, the locked channel will not appear when the user changes channels with the Rotary Knob. When the user tries to access the locked channel using the Direct Tuning function, the “Enter Code” screen will be displayed and the channel will not be accessed until the proper code is entered.
Memory Options Time-Based Features In this mode, the user can turn the Memory Search Function (S-Seek) ON or OFF. In addition, all 30 Preset Memory Locations can be cleared. To change the Memory Options, use the following procedure while in the “Menu Options” List mode: 1. Use the Rotary Knob to highlight the “Memory Options”. Press the Rotary Knob to select. 2. Select one of the following Memory Options: a.
Program Alert (Continued) been exceeded. When the desired time is displayed, press the Rotary Knob. If Day is selected, the screen displays a default day of Monday, with selectable choices of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Use the Rotary Knob to increase (CW) or decrease (CCW) the desired day in a circular motion on one line in the middle of the display from the default value (Monday).
Troubleshooting FAULT Orbiter does not turn on “ANTENNA NOT DETECTED” message Audio static or loss of clarity No signal on receiver display No Sound 26 PROBABLE CAUSE REMEDY Blown Fuse, power cable not properly connected Check fuse, check power cable Satellite antenna not connected Check satellite connection to receiver Antenna or cable is faulty Contact system installer or vendor FM modulator frequency contains static Switch to another FM frequency Vehicle antenna not connected to radio Chec
Optional Accessories for your SR4000 Receiver Add one or all of these accessories to maximize your Orbiter experience. SB4000 Portable Boombox The SB4000 Boombox is a portable docking station and audio system for the Orbiter SR4000 Receiver. With the built-in amplifier and speakers, the SB4000 delivers rich, powerful sound indoors or outdoors.
12 MONTH LIMITED WARRANTY Sirius Satellite Radio 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.
