Selecting An Fm Frequency; Subscribing To The Sirius Service; Connecting The Media Player To A Computer - Sirius Satellite Radio SIRIUS S50 S50 User Manual

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Selecting an FM Frequency

To listen to the audio from the Sirius S50, you will need to tune the FM radio in your vehicle
and the FM transmitter in the Sirius S50 to the same FM frequency. The FM transmitter in the
Sirius S50 defaults to 88.1 MHz, so you can begin by tuning your vehicle's FM radio to 88.1
MHz. If there is an FM station broadcasting on that frequency, you will have to search for a
different FM frequency to use, and the change the FM frequency that the Sirius S50 will use
to transmit.
The FM transmitter frequency of the Sirius S50 may be changed using the
Details for changing the FM frequency are found in the FM Transmitter section on page 71.

Subscribing to the SIRIUS Service

Before you can listen to the SIRIUS service, you need to subscribe to the SIRIUS Satellite
Radio service. Do the following:
1.
Be sure that the Sirius S50 is correctly installed, is in the vehicle dock, and that the
antenna is oriented to receive the SIRIUS signal.
2.
Turn on the Sirius S50. 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.
Use the
Media Dial to tune to channel 0 to display the Sirius S50's unique 12-digit
SIRIUS ID Number (SID). (Figure 1) You can also tune to channel 0 by using the remote
control: Press the 0 (zero) button and then the
available on the Sirius S50's packaging, and may also be accessed by pressing the
Setup button and selecting Device Settings
in the space provided near the end of this guide.
5.
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).
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Setup menu.
Select button. The SID number is also
Sirius ID. Write the SID number down
6.
When you have successfully subscribed to the SIRIUS service, and the Sirius S50 has
been updated with your subscription information, an alert will be displayed. To continue,
press the
Select button.
You are now ready to begin enjoying SIRIUS Satellite Radio's digital entertainment, and can
tune to other channels!
0
Sirius ID
ESN000492229812

Connecting the Media Player to a Computer

To connect the media player to a computer, connect one end of the USB cable to the media
player and the other end to an available USB port on the computer, as shown in Figure 1.
Note that the My Sirius Software should be installed before connecting the media player to
your computer.
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