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Congratulations on the Purchase of your new SIRIUS Sportster 4 Plug-n-Play Radio Your new SIRIUS Sportster™ 4 Plug-n-Play Radio 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).
Warning and Safety Information FCC Information This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference, and This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
• Be sure the unit is installed as described in the installation instructions which accompany each accessory kit. SIRIUS Satellite Radio is not responsible for issues arising from instal- lations which were not installed according to the instructions. Warning and Safety Information...
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• To avoid short circuits, do not open the unit, and 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 disconnect the unit from any power source.
Portions of the software on this radio are licensed under the eCos License. Distribution of eCos requires that the eCos source code be made available to Sirius Satellite Radio custom- ers. The eCos License and eCos source code are available to the public at http://www.sirius.
Package Contents The following items are included with your purchase of the SIRIUS Sportster SP4 radio: Package Contents Sportster SP4 Radio Sportster SP4 Radio Vehicle docking Station Vehicle docking Station Remote Remote Control Control...
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Suction Cup mount Suction Cup mount magnetic antenna magnetic antenna Unpack your SIRIUS Sportster radio carefully and make sure that everything shown is pres- ent. If anything is missing or damaged, or if your SIRIUS Sportster radio fails to operate, notify your dealer immediately.
Controls SIRIUS Sportster Reference Guide Figure 1 and the section following identify and describe the buttons and controls of the SIRIUS Sportster. 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.
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Category Buttons: Navigates through the category list screens which displays the SIRIUS channel categories. 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. Press- ing and holding this button enters the channel list mode, or will exit a list mode.
Remote Control Reference Guide Figure 2 and the section following identify the buttons of the remote control. Power Button: Turns the radio On and Off. Channel Buttons: Navigates through channels and display screens. Category Buttons: Navigates through categories and display screens. FM Frequency Button: Accesses the FM Transmitter menu to change the frequency of the FM transmitter.
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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. 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.
SIRIUS retailer if they provide professional installation services, or can recommend a professional installation service. Maximizing Audio Quality From Your SIRIUS Radio There are two primary ways to connect your SIRIUS satellite radio. The following procedures will help you obtain the best performance. Wireless ConneCtion Your SIRIUS radio contains an FM transmitter.
that is being used by a local broadcaster, it will interfere with the performance of your SIRIUS radio. Once you have located an FM channel that is not broadcasting in your area, save it as a preset on your vehicle radio. This will become your SIRIUS preset. Turn on your SIRIUS radio.
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NOTE: Refer to your vehicle radio manufacturer’s guidelines for correct installation. NOTE: If the “AUX IN” or “LINE IN” connection is on the back of your vehicle radio, you may want to consider professional installation. (Figure 3) Cassette adapter If your vehicle radio has a cassette player: Purchase a Cassette Adapter at your local electronics retailer.
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SIRIUS fm direct adapter If your vehicle radio does not have an “AUX IN” or “LINE IN” jack, the SIRIUS FM Direct Adap- tor provides a wired connection between your SIRIUS radio and your vehicle radio, eliminating the outside static and interference you sometimes experience when using a wireless FM connection.
When you have successfully subscribed to the SIRIUS service, and the SIRIUS Sport- ster has been updated with your subscription information, an alert will be displayed. To continue, press the Rotary Dial. You are now ready to begin enjoying SIRIUS Satellite Radio’s digital entertainment, and can tune to other channels! Getting Started...
Operation Display Screen Information The display screen of the SIRIUS Sportster provides information about the operation of the radio, such as the currently tuned channel, song or show being played, artist name, time and other information. This screen is referred to as the Default display screen in this manual. Figure 1 identifies the information displayed when listening to a typical broadcast.
Navigating Menus and Lists 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.
Search Modes (Category, Channel, Artist, Song Title) The SIRIUS Sportster radio has four ways to search for and select music: by category, by channel, by artist, and by song title. Each search method is discussed in the sections which follow. Searching Categories If you want to browse different entertainment categories, push either Category activate the category search screen.
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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. Turn the Rotary Knob to locate the channel you want.
Direct Tuning Channels can be directly accessed by pressing and releasing the Rotary Knob and then using the 0–9 keys to enter the desired channel number. (Figure 5) Once the desired number has been entered, the channel will change and the display will revert to the default screen for the selected channel.
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. 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.
Pressing the Jump button while the radio is searching will cancel the search. Pressing the Jump button after the radio has tuned to your traffic report will return to the channel to which you had been listening immediately prior to pressing the Jump If the jump button is set to JumpSet, pressing the Jump programmed channel.
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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: Press and hold the BAND button to enter the preset tune mode (P.TUNE). Press the DISP button for two seconds which will bring up the preset tune mode dis- playing up to 6 preset channel names.
Memory (MEMO) and Song Seek (S-Seek) Functions This feature allows you to capture and store information about the programming (artist, song, sports team, or traffic city) on the currently tuned channel, up to a total of 30 items. The radio then continuously searches all the SIRIUS channels and alerts you when a match to a saved program is being played.
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Store Artist? Song Unavailable 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 which- ever one you haven’t yet saved, song title or artist name.
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If either of the teams is not available to save, that team will be displayed as unavailable. (Figure 13) Turn the Rotary Knob to highlight the desired sports team (when available) and press the Rotary Knob to save the current selection to memory. The next screen will ask which kind of alert you wish to have.
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Store DAL? NYG Stored The radio 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.
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A Replace–Cancel screen will then be displayed which will allow you to choose whether to re- place an existing alert stored in memory, or to cancel storing the alert to memory. (Figure 18) Turn the Rotary Knob to select whether to replace an existing alert or cancel saving the alert to memory.
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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 Artist Name Song Title deleting a Song Title Stored in memory To delete a song title stored in memory: Press and release the Rotary Knob while in S-Seek mode.
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To permanently delete the program from your list, highlight Yes using the Rotary Knob and press the Rotary Knob to confirm. A Deleted popup screen followed by an X Used/Y Empty screen will be displayed for one and two seconds respectively. X is the total number of listings stored in memory, and Y is the total number of memory listings still available for storage.
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. Artist Alert If a selection is not made within 10 seconds, the screen will revert to the last active display screen and tuning mode.
Instant Replay The SIRIUS Sportster radio is capable of storing the audio of the channel to which you are listening for later playback, approximately up to 44 minutes depending upon the channel to which you are tuned. As soon as you tune to a channel, the radio automatically begins storing the audio, enabling you to rewind at any time to replay the audio again.
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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 radio will resume playing the live broadcast. Pressing and holding the Fast-Forward forward in 10 second intervals, which increases to 15 and then 30 second intervals the longer the Fast-Forward...
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The Instant Replay mode icon that is displayed at the bottom left of the screen indicates the current mode. Pause mode. This indicates that the radio is paused and muted. Play mode. This indicates that you are in the playback mode, listening to stored audio. Fast Forward mode.
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A diamond-shaped Play Position indicator is superimposed over the Progress Bar which pro- vides a visual indicator of the current playback position in the Instant Replay memory. (Figure The Play Position indicator shows your current listening position in the stored audio. When you press the Play/Pause begin to move to the right showing the progression of the playback through the Instant Replay memory, provided that the memory is not full.
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The portion of the Progress Bar behind the Play Position indicator shows how much you can rewind in the Instant Replay memory, while the filled portion ahead of the Play Position indica- tor shows how much you can fast-forward in the memory. While you are in the playback mode, the radio continues to store the audio from the channel.
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Menu Options 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) The menu options are navigated by turning the Rotary Knob to highlight a selection in the menu list and then press in the Rotary Knob to select the highlighted menu option.
Sirius ID This menu option displays your 12 digit SIRIUS ID (SID) number. (Figure 2) The SID is unique to each SIRIUS Sportster radio, and is required to activate your service. It is recommended that you write this number in the space provided near the end of this user guide. No adjust- ments are allowed in this mode.
Rotary Knob adjusts in 0.2 MHz increments and the Category MHz increments. (Figure 3) Press the Rotary Knob to set the selected FM frequency. To exit FM Transmitter, press the MENU button. Note that the FM Frequency screen can be accessed directly by pressing and holding the MENU button, or by pressing the FM Frequency Game Alert Game Alert allows you to store your favorite sports teams in memory.
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Select the league team name or college team name you wish to add. (Figure 5) None Anaheim Mighty Ducks Atlanta Thrashers Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Note that for college teams, you will receive an alert for all teams playing for that col- lege.
Settings 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. 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.
Note: If the channel list has not yet been downloaded from the SIRIUS data stream, an Updat- ing City List notification screen will be displayed. Wait 10 minutes and then try selecting a city again. Setting the Jump button to a Channel To set the jump button to any channel other than a traffic channel: Select the JumpSet menu option.
To exit Display Options, press the MENU button. Confirm tone The SIRIUS Sportster radio can sound an audio tone alert when the radio powers On and Off, as well as when an S-Seek Alert is activated. The default setting is On. To change the tone options: Select the Confirm Tone menu option.
auDio level The audio output level of the SIRIUS Sportster radio 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.
parental Control The SIRIUS Sportster radio 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.
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Changing the lock/Unlock Code The first time the Lock/Unlock menu is accessed, you must enter the default lock code. The default lock code is 0000. This code can be kept or changed. To change the lock code: Select the Lock Options menu option. Select the Edit Code menu option.
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. CloCk The Clock menu option allows you to setup the clock shown on the Default display screen, based on the format desired and the time zone in which you reside.
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 radio to power on. (De- fault time is 12:00 PM). When the desired time is displayed, press the Rotary Knob. program alert The Program Alert menu option allows you to program the radio to switch to a selected channel at a specific time.
sleep moDe The Sleep Mode menu option allows you to program the radio to shutdown after a selected period of time. When the Sleep Mode menu option is selected, the following menu options are displayed: 15 Minutes 30 Minutes 45 Minutes 60 Minutes Select the desired sleep time, or select Off to cancel a previously selected sleep time.
Factory Default The Factory Default option will restore all original factory settings in your SIRIUS Sportster radio. Note that factory default will not reset the lock code if you have changed it from the default lock code. To perform a factory default reset: Select the Factory Default menu option.
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If Yes is chosen, the radio reverts to the original factory settings for the following param- eters: • 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 •...
Troubleshooting Symptom SIRIUS Sportster Blown fuse, or the power cable is not properly connected. does not power on Check for a bad fuse and check power cable connection SIRIUS Sportster The satellite antenna is not connected to the radio dock. displays: Antenna Not Check the satellite antenna connection to the dock.
Optional Accessories The following optional accessories are available for purchase from your SIRIUS retailer to maximize your SIRIUS experience: SUbX1 SIRIUS Plug and Play Universal boombox The SUBX1 SIRIUS Plug and Play Universal Boombox is a portable docking station and audio system for use with the SIRIUS Sportster radio.
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SIRIUS fm direct adapter The FM Direct Adapter accessory redirects your vehicle’s FM antenna signal when listening to your SIRIUS radio using your vehicle’s AM/FM radio. When the SIRIUS radio is powered on the FM Direct Adapter automatically redirects the vehicle’s FM antenna signal away from the vehicle’s AM/FM radio, reducing any interference which might be present from FM radio sta- tion broadcasts.
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...
SIRIUS ID Write down the SIRIUS ID (SID) of your SIRIUS Sportster in the space provided below. SID: _______________________________________ SIRIUS ID...
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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.com...
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SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 (800) 869-5590 http://sirius.com SIRIUS Sportster SP4-TK1 (083106a)