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128-637 4A 1 of 12 O O O O O WNER'S WNER'S WNER'S WNER'S WNER'S MANU MANU MANU MANU MANU AL AL AL AL AL R evision A: Added Model Number : 0 8 - 20 -02. SA TELLITE DIGIT AL AUDIO CONTROL AND RECEIVER SYSTEM ® S A TELLITE RECEIVER SYSTEM MODELS SRSIR-001, SRSIR-001FM and SRSIR-001 FM R Released: 06-18-02.[...]
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128-6374 A 2 of 12 CONTENTS HOW THE SYSTEM OPERA TES Control of system functions is achieved by the wired SCU, which can be conveniently mounted to the dashboard in a number of configurations. In addition, an optional wireless remote (Audiovox P/N SA T -RC) to control SCU functions is also available. The SIRIUS ® Satellite Radio signals are receiv[...]
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128-6374 A 3 of 12 SATELLITE SYSTEM CONTROL UNIT (SCU) The SCU provides for complete control of the system by means of its Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and associated function buttons. 1. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD): Presents a display of various broad- cast, song title, performer(s), advisory/error messages, etc. 2. Down Directional ( W W W W W )[...]
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128-6374 A 4 of 12 SA TELLITE RADIO RECEIVER UNIT (RRU) The RRU is a central data-receiving unit, which is required to process the satellite signals received by the externally mounted antenna (purchased separately). The RRU contains the processing logic needed to recognize, decode the incoming SIRIUS® program information and then distribute a reco[...]
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128-6374 A 5 of 12 5. After the correct frequency is identified and entered into the radio’ s memory , the SCU will display the preview channel (CH184) if the SIRIUS® service is being activated for the first time ( see DISPLA YING THE IDENTIFICA TION (ID) CODE ). If the SIRIUS® service was previously activated, the SCU will return to the SIRIUS[...]
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128-6374A 6 of 12 DIRECTL Y ACCESSING A CHANNEL This section describes the procedure used to directly access a specific channel, this is different then making direct access in Category mode (see SELECTING CHANNEL C A TEGORIES) 1. With the system powered up, momentarily press the Shift (SFT) button cau s ing the first channel number in the current c[...]
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128-6374A 7 of 12 7 PRESETTING DESIRED CHANNELS This section describes how to preset up to 20 channels on your SCU (two groups of 10 channels, upper and lower) for rapid and easy access. Proceed as follows: 1. Select the desired channel you wish to save in memory by using the directional buttons ( WX WX WX WX WX ), direct access method, or category[...]
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128-6374A 8 of 12 DIRECT FM FREQUENCY SELECTION The selection of a specific FM frequency can be directly accessed us- ing the appropriate code; these codes are presented as follows: 8 SYSTEM DEF AUL T SHIFT CODE Default s refer to the settings that are entered at the factory . When code 31 is entered, the system is reset to the following defaults: [...]
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128-6374A 9 of 12 9 LCD BACKLIGHT DIMMING SHIFT CODE T o enable the LCD backlight dimming feature: 1. Enter shift code 3 6 , “DIMMING ADJUST” will be displayed. 2. Use the Up and Down directional buttons to increase or decrease display dimming, respectively . 3. Press the (SFT) button to exit LCD backlight dimming mode. BUTT ON CONFIRMA TION TO[...]
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128-6374 A 10 of 12 10 Troubleshooting Considerations The following table presents a few possible causes of system operating faults, their probable causes and the remedial action suggested to re- store the system to normal operating conditions. T roubleshooting Considerations DISPLA Y MESSAGES When problems are encountered during SIRIUS ® system o[...]
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128-6374 A 11 of 12 11 Specifications GENERAL Power Source 12 Vdc, Negative Ground Max. Current Consumption 1.2 A Dimensions: Satellite System Control 133mmL x 21.0mmW x 47.5mmH Unit (SCU) (5.24”) x (0.83”) x (1.87”) Satellite Radio Receiver 170mmL x 1 14.9mmW x 30.5mmH Unit (RRU) (6.7”) x (4.5”) x (1.03”) Weight: Satellite System Contr[...]
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128-6374 A 12 of 12 12 128-63 74 A © 2002 AUDIOVOX ELECTRONICS CORP., HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. If you need help, just call Audiovox’s toll-free telephone assistance line at 1-800-645-4994[...]