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  • Page 1 SIRIUS InV Satellite Radio Plug-n-Play SV2 User Guide...
  • Page 3 Congratulations on the Purchase of your new SIRIUS InV SV2 Plug-n-Play Radio Your new SIRIUS ® InV™ SV2 Plug-n-Play Radio lets you enjoy SIRIUS Satellite Radio’s digital entertainment in any vehicle. Use this guide to familiarize yourself with all of the features and capabilities of your SIRIUS radio.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Table of ConTenTS WaRnIng and SafeTy InfoRmaTIon FCC Information ....... . 4 General Precautions .
  • Page 5 Jump Settings ....... . 45 Channel Lock ....... . . 46 Signal .

  • Page 6: Warning And Safety Information

    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.

  • Page 7: General Precautions

    General Precautions liquid Crystal Precautions If the LCD screen on the radio is damaged, do not to touch the liquid crystal fluid. If any of the following situations happen, take the action indicated: If the liquid crystal fluid comes in contact with your skin, wipe the skin area with a cloth and then wash the skin thoroughly with soap and running water.
  • Page 8 • 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.

  • Page 9: Copyrights & Trademarks

    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.

  • Page 10: Package Contents

    InV SV2 Radio magnetic magnetic antenna antenna Package Contents adhesive dash mount adhesive dash mount antenna antenna alcohol alcohol Cover/Tail Cover/Tail Swab Swab Cigarette lighter Cigarette lighter adapter adapter SIRIUS InV Satellite Radio Plug-n-Play SV2 User Guide User guide User guide...
  • Page 11 fm extender Cable fm extender Cable Unpack your SIRIUS radio carefully and make sure that everything shown is present. If any- thing is missing or damaged, or if your the radio fails to operate, notify your dealer immedi- ately. It is recommended that you retain the original carton and packing materials in case you need to ship your radio in the future.

  • Page 12: Installation

    Installation Installation of your SIRIUS InV SV2 radio is easy: Choose a location in your vehicle where you will mount the radio on the dash. Mount the radio on the on the dash using the adhesive mount. Install the magnetic antenna on the roof of the vehicle, and route the antenna cable to the radio.

  • Page 13: Mounting The Radio

    Mounting the Radio Attach the adhesive mount to the radio by sliding the flat portion of the mount into the U-shaped connector on the back top edge of the radio, as shown in Figure 2. Gently slide the adhesive mount in until it snaps into place. Be sure to select your mounting position carefully.

  • Page 14: Installing The Antenna

    Clean the selected mounting surface area in the vehicle with the alcohol swab. Unscrew the adhesive foot from the mount. Peel the protective material off the adhesive on the foot and press the foot firmly against the vehicle surface. The adhesive mount should then be allowed to adhere for a minimum of 2-4 hours before use. Best adhesion occurs after 24 hours.
  • Page 15 Pickup Truck. Mount the antenna along the rear center-line of the cab roof, located at the rear of the roof near the rear window. SUV/Mini-Van. Mount the antenna along the rear center-line of the vehicle roof, located at the rear of the roof near the rear door/hatch. Convertible.

  • Page 16: Connecting The Cigarette Lighter Adapter

    From the trunk, or rear of the vehicle, route the cable around the passenger compartment and to the front of the vehicle, to the radio. Take care not pull the cable across sharp edges that could damage it, and keep it away from areas where it might entangle feet. Coil any excess antenna cable in a location where it can be hidden.

  • Page 17: Maximizing Audio Quality From Your Sirius Radio

    Maximizing Audio Quality From Your SIRIUS Radio There are two primary ways to connect your SIRIUS radio to your vehicle radio: Wireless Connection or Direct Connection. The following sections will help you obtain the best perfor- mance. For the latest information go to http://www.sirius.com/vehicleinstallation. Wireless ConneCtion Your SIRIUS radio contains an FM transmitter.
  • Page 18 your SIRIUS radio to the same FM channel. The in 0.2 MHz increments and the increments. Press the note: The FM transmitter in your SIRIUS radio is automatically set to FM channel 88.1. This may not be the best channel in your area. You should now hear the audio from your SIRIUS radio over your vehicle’s FM radio.
  • Page 19 The FM antennas found in vehicles are of four distinct types: • Aerial Type Fender Mounted FM Antenna: A fixed or retractable aerial antenna located on the front or rear fender of the vehicle. • Aerial Type Roof Mounted FM An- tenna: A fixed aerial antenna mounted on the roof (often at the front or rear of the roof, just above the window glass).
  • Page 20 on Glass Type FM Antenna: Wires on • the window glass of the vehicle, usually near the top of the window. It may be located on the windshield glass, the rear window glass, or a rear side window in some SUV and mini-van type vehicles (and other vehicles).
  • Page 21 The FM Extender Cable should be placed inside the vehicle, as close as possible to the vehicle’s FM antenna. A test mounting should be done first using the included suction cup mounts to test the installation. Once an acceptable location has been found, you will remove the suction cups and permanently adhere the FM Extender Cable using the adhesive mounts.
  • Page 22 Installation Alternate mounting location on adjacent A-Pillar figure 10 figure 10 figure 11 figure 11...
  • Page 23 b Installation Instructions for Vehicles with aerial Type Roof mounted fm antenna For vehicles where the FM radio antenna is located on the front or rear of the roof of the vehicle, the FM Extender Cable should be mounted horizontally on the front or rear glass below the FM antenna, or installed into the headliner of the vehicle under the FM antenna.
  • Page 24 Installation Instructions for Vehicles with on glass Type fm antenna For vehicles where the FM radio antenna is located on the window glass, the FM Extender Cable can be mounted horizontally on the glass, directly over the FM radio antenna, or installed into the headliner of the vehicle directly above the FM antenna.
  • Page 25 figure 14 figure 14 Installation...
  • Page 26 d Installation Instructions for Vehicles with Shark fin Type fm antenna For vehicles where the FM radio antenna is located on the rear of the roof of the vehicle, the FM Extender Cable should be mounted horizontally on the glass below the FM antenna, or installed into the headliner of the vehicle under the FM antenna.
  • Page 27 Plug the FM Extender Cable into the FM OUT connector of your SIRIUS radio. (Figure From FM Extender Cable Tune your vehicle’s FM radio and your SIRIUS radio to the same FM channel (Figure 17): a. Turn off your SIRIUS radio and tune through the FM channels on your vehicle’s FM radio to locate an FM channel that is not broadcasting in your area.
  • Page 28 to set your SIRIUS radio to the same FM channel. The buttons adjust in 0.2 MHz increments and the adjust in 1 MHz increments. Press the exit. (Figure 18) note: The FM transmitter in your SIRIUS radio is automatically set to FM channel 88.1.

  • Page 29: Direct Connection

    Plug the FM Extender Cable into the FM OUT connector of your SIRIUS Radio (Refer to Figure 16 on page 25.) This completes the installation of the FM Extender Cable. If you’re not sure which FM chan- nels are not broadcasting in your home or travel cities, you can also go to http://sirius.com/fm- channel and search for a suggested FM channel based on your zip code.
  • Page 30 Cassette adapter If your vehicle radio has a cassette player: Purchase a Cassette Adapter at your local electronics retailer. Connect the adapter between the AUDIO jack on your SIRIUS radio (refer to Figure 2 on page 33 for the location of this connector) and the vehicle radio’s cassette slot. (Figure NOTE: Refer to the cassette adapter manufacturer’s guidelines for correct use.
  • Page 31 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.

  • Page 32: Subscribing To The Sirius Service

    Subscribing to the SIRIUS Service Before you can listen to the SIRIUS service, you need to subscribe to the SIRIUS Satellite Radio service. To subscribe, do the following: Be sure that the radio is correctly installed, and that the antenna is oriented to receive the SIRIUS signal.
  • Page 33 Sub Updated, Press Any Key will be dis- played. (Figure 27) To continue, press any key on the radio. You are now ready to begin enjoying SIRIUS Satellite Radio’s digital entertainment, and can tune to other channels!

  • Page 34: Controls

    Controls SIRIUS InV SV2 Reference Guide Figure 1 and the section following identify and describe the buttons of the SIRIUS InV SV2 radio. Power Button: Turns the radio’s power On and Off. Menu Button: Used to access menu options to make setup and feature changes. Press- ing and holding displays the FM Frequency menu option.
  • Page 35 Figure 2 and the section following identify and describe the connectors of the SIRIUS InV SV2 radio. ANT Antenna Connector: Connection for the provided magnetic antenna. DC5V Power Connector: Power connection for the cigarette lighter adapter. AUDIO OUT Connector: Optional audio output connection for connecting to your vehicle’s audio system if you are not using the FM transmitter.

  • Page 36: Operation

    Operation Display Screen Information When you have successfully activated your SIRIUS subscription, and the radio has received the subscription information from the SIRIUS signal, the default display screen will be dis- played. (Figure 1) When the radio is powered on, the previously selected channel will automatically begin play- ing.

  • Page 37: Changing Channels And Categories

    Changing Channels and Categories Pressing the Channel Up/Down buttons will cause the radio to immediately tune to the next or previous channel. Pressing the Category Previous/Next buttons will cause the radio to display a category and a list of channels in the category. (Figure 4) Use the navigate through the list, and press the Use the Category Previous/Next buttons to scroll through the categories.

  • Page 38: Selecting Channels Directly

    Selecting Channels Directly A channel may be directly selected by entering the channel number using 0-9 buttons on the radio. To enter a channel number, momentarily press and release the prompt (Figure 7), enter the three digit channel number. Channel Presets You can store up to 10 of your favorite channels as presets for quick recall access by press- ing the 0–9 buttons.

  • Page 39: Fm Frequency

    Selecting Presets Press and release one of the 0–9 buttons to select a preset channel. If no channel has been saved in the selected preset, the PRESET EMPTY message will be displayed. (Figure 9) FM Frequency When the FM transmitter in your SIRIUS radio is turned on, an FM radio tuned to the same FM frequency as your SIRIUS radio will receive the SIRIUS audio.

  • Page 40: Jump Button

    Jump Button Pressing the Jump button will jump to a traffic/weather channel which you have chosen for your area. This button allows you to quickly tune the traffic/weather for your area and then tune back to the original channel by pressing the Refer to the Jump Settings section in the Menu Options section for information on configur- ing the Jump button for traffic/weather in your area.

  • Page 41: Channel Lock

    Channel Lock Channels may be locked so that they can only be accessed by entering a 4-digit code. Chan- nels which have been locked will not appear in the channel lists, and cannot be selected using Channel Up/Down buttons. Locked channels can only be selected by using the direct entry method, by momentarily press- ing the Select button and entering the channel number at the prompt by using the 0–9 buttons.

  • Page 42: Menu Options

    Menu Options To enter the Menu Options page of the radio, press the lect a menu option, use the adjust, and press the Select button. If a selection is not made within 10 seconds, the radio will exit the menu options mode, and revert to the last active display mode. To exit menu options, or any of the other menu option screens, repeatedly press and release thee Menu button until you are returned to the default display screen.

  • Page 43: Fm Transmitter

    FM Transmitter The FM Transmitter menu option provides for turning the FM transmitter On and Off, and chang- ing the FM frequency which the radio will broadcast on. (Figure 3) By default, the FM transmitter is on and the FM frequency is set to 88.1 MHz. This frequency may not be suitable for your area.

  • Page 44: Brightness Contrast

    Settings The Settings menu provides for changing the brightness and contrast of the display screen, and the display mode of the display screen. (Figure 6) brightness The Brightness menu option adjusts the overall intensity of the LCD display to help with viewing in different lighting conditions.

  • Page 45: Audio Level

    mode The Mode menu option provides for changing the default display screen to display either the channel name, category name, or time. Refer to the Display Screen Information section on page 34 for examples. Use the Channel Up/Down buttons to select the desired mode and press the button to set your choice.

  • Page 46: Time Zone

    Clock The Clock menu option provides for adjustment of the clock format, the time zone, and day- light savings time function. (Figure 11) The time data for the radio’s clock is provided via the SIRIUS signal, and will update based on the data received from the signal.

  • Page 47: Jump Settings

    Time Zone The Time Zone menu option is for changing the time zone of the radio. Use the Up/Down buttons to select the desired time zone and press the choice. (Figure 13) daylight Savings Time The Daylight Savings Time menu option is for turning the Daylight Savings Time feature On or Off.

  • Page 48: Channel Lock

    Channel Lock The Channel Lock menu option provides the ability to lock out with password protection any channels you do not want others to access without your permission. A locked channel will not appear in the channel list. When access to a locked channel is attempted using the direct channel entry method, the Enter Code screen is displayed and the channel cannot be accessed until the correct code is entered.
  • Page 49 and press the Select button. A locked channel will have the lock icon displayed to the right of the channel number and name. (Figure 19) You can continue to select channels for locking or unlocking until you are finished. To exit the Lock/Unlock menu option press the edit Code The Edit Code menu option is used to change a previously selected channel lock code.
  • Page 50 You will then be prompted to confirm the new channel lock code by entering it again. (Figure 22) If you confirmed the correct channel lock code, a confirmation screen is displayed. (Figure 23) If you entered the wrong code, you will be alerted and you will have to repeat the process again.

  • Page 51: Signal

    Signal The Signal menu option provides a visual display of the strength of the SIRIUS signal from the satellite antenna and also from terrestrial (ground) transmitters. (Figure 25) To exit the Signal menu option press the Factory Default The Factory Default menu option will restore most every feature of the radio to the original factory settings.
  • Page 52 When you perform a Factory Default, you will be prompted twice to confirm that you really want to proceed. (Figures 26 & 27) R e s t o r e ? >No figure 26 figure 26 If you choose to proceed, the radio will confirm that the factory defaults are being restored. (Figure 28) When the Factory Default is complete, the radio will display Call 1-888-539-SIRI- US to Subscribe, the preview channel.

  • Page 53: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Symptom Radio does not power Blown fuse, or the power cable is not properly connected. Check for a bad fuse and check power cable connection. Radio displays: No The satellite antenna is not connected to the radio. Check the satellite antenna connection to the radio. Antenna No satellite signal is being received.

  • Page 54: Specifications

    Specifications Satellite Frequencies ........2322.293/2330.207 MHz Terrestrial Frequencies .

  • Page 55: Warranty

    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...

  • Page 56: Sirius Id

    SIRIUS ID Write down the SIRIUS ID (SID) of your SIRIUS InV SV2 in the space provided below. SID: _______________________________________ SIRIUS ID...
  • Page 59 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...
  • Page 60 SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 (800) 869-5590 http://sirius.com SIRIUS InV SV2 (091806a)

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