Mazda RX-8 Owner's Manual page 250

RX-8_8BQ7-EA-10H_Edition1 Page250
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Interior Comfort
Audio System
SIRIUS service uses an ID code to
identify your radio. This code is needed to
activate SIRIUS service, and report any
problems.
To activate you SIRIUS radio tuner, call a
SIRIUS customer service specialist at 1-
888-539-7474 or you can visit SIRIUS
online at www.sirius.com.
Please have the following information
ready:
SIRIUS ID (12-digit electronic serial
l
*
no., or ESN )
Valid credit card information (may not
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be required at initial sign-up)
Be sure you are parked outside with a
clear view of open sky, you will be
instructed to turn on your radio (in SAT
mode and tuned to channel 184).
Activation typically takes only 2 5
minutes.
*ESN: Electronic Serial Number
SIRIUS operation
All operations of the satellite radio are
conducted by means of the audio unit.
SIRIUS radio mode selection
When the satellite button is pressed during
ACC ON, it will play the last SIRIUS
channel in use before the mode was
switched over to another mode or the
power was turned off.
When the satellite button is pressed in a
mode other than the SIRIUS mode, the
last channel in use will be received.
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Every time the satellite button is pressed,
the bank changes in the order shown
below.
SR1
SR2
NOTE
SR1, SR2 and SR3: six stations can be stored
in each bank for convenient access to your
favorite stations.
Operation in the initial state
It may take some time to start up the
equipment when it is in the initial state,
when there is a change in the user's
subscription condition, or when the
SIRIUS channel map is changed.
UPDATING xx% is displayed when the
SIRIUS channel map is changed. If the
unit is initialized or the user contract
content is changed, UPDATING is
displayed. Updating could take as long as
three minutes depending on the
geographical area. When the unit is in an
initialized state, channel 184 is displayed
after the display indicates
UPDATING 100% . If the SIRIUS
channel map or the user contract content
is changed, the channel prior to the
change is displayed after UPDATING is
displayed. After the initialization display,
it may take as long as 12 seconds to
receive channel 184.
SR3