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Sirius Satellite Radio S50 manual

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    DET AILS CAR KIT S irius-S50[...]

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    Congratulations on the purchase of your Sirius S50 Car Kit The Car Kit will allow you to use your Sirius S50 in your vehicle to listen to live broadcasts and saved content, and capture and store both scheduled and unscheduled SIRIUS program- ming. © 2005 SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. ® “SIRIUS”, My Sirius Studio, S Series and related marks, the[...]

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    [ T able of Contents ] 2 [ Warning and Safety Information ] 3 T able of Contents T ABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 W ARNING AND SAFETY INFORMA TION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 FCC Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 FCC Compliance . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    [ Warning and Safety Information ] 4 [ Warning and Safety Information ] 5 Canadian Compliance This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. General Precautions Safety Precautions Be sure to observe the following warnings. Failure to follow these saf[...]

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    [ Package Contents ] 6 [ Package Contents ] 7 Package Contents The following items are included with your purchase of the Car Kit: Car Dock Car Dock Vehicle Mounts Vehicle Mounts Cigarette Lighter Adapter Cigarette Lighter Adapter Remote Control Remote Control *The parts bag contains mounting screws and an alcohol swab. Antenna Cable Cover/Tail Ant[...]

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    [ Controls ] 8 [ Controls ] 9 Controls Car Dock Reference Guide Figure 1 identifies the buttons, controls, and connectors of the car dock. Fast Forward Mode Media Dial Play/Pause Playlists Rewind Select Back Display Screen Setup FM OUT DC 5V ANT LINE OUT Love FM OUT LINE OUT DC 5V ANT Figure 1 Figure 1 The following tables describe the functions of[...]

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    [ Controls ] 1 0 [ Controls ] 1 1 Car Dock Button Descriptions Continued Button Action Live Environment Description Playback Environment Description Media Dial Turn If listening to live broadcast, tunes next channel If in a list, menu, or prompt, scrolls to next or previous item If listening to playlist, no action If in a list, menu, or prompt, scr[...]

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    [ Controls ] 1 2 [ Getting Started ] 1 3 Using the Media Dial The Media Dial is a unique multifunction control which can be turned and pressed to ac- complish many functions of the Sirius S50. Turning the Media Dial clockwise or counter- clockwise which will scroll channels, genres, presets, menus and lists. Pressing the Media Dial in the center (o[...]

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    [ Getting Started ] 1 4 [ Getting Started ] 1 5 B. A. C. Depending upon the mounting location you select in your vehicle, console front mount, con- sole side mount, or vent mount, the mount should be assembled as described in the following three sections. Each type of mount method should only be installed as depicted, i.e., the con- sole side mount[...]

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    [ Getting Started ] 1 6 [ Getting Started ] 1 7 Console Side Mount Method (B) To mount the car dock using the console side mount method, assemble the mount as follows, as shown in Figure 6: Attach the adhesive foot to the extension arm, placing a collar in the arm before screw- ing the foot to the arm. The side of the collar with the hole should fa[...]

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    [ Getting Started ] 1 8 [ Getting Started ] 1 9 Vent Mount Method (C) When assembling the vent clip, note that the lower arm may be attached in two different posi- tions. You should assemble the vent clip in the configuration that works best in your particular vehicle. Figure 7 illustrates both possible configurations of the vent clip. To mount the[...]

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    [ Getting Started ] 2 0 [ Getting Started ] 2 1 Installing the Antenna The optimum mounting location for the magnetic antenna is on the roof of the vehicle, with a minimum unobstructed area of 12 inches by 12 inches, and exactly 6½ inches from the rear roof edge of the vehicle (the length of the rubber antenna cable cover/tail). It is important to[...]

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    [ Getting Started ] 2 2 [ Getting Started ] 2 3 excess antenna cable in a location where it can be hidden. Once the antenna cable is routed through the vehicle, and you are satisfied with the cable routing, peel the protective material from the adhesive strips and press the rubber antenna cable cover/tail firmly into place on the vehicle. Double ch[...]

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    [ T roubleshooting ] 2 4 [ T roubleshooting ] 2 5 T roubleshooting Symptom Solution Sirius S50 does not power on Check the battery to be sure it is installed correctly. Charge the battery. Check that the media player is properly seated in the dock. Check the cigarette lighter adapter to be sure it’s seated in the cigarette lighter, and connected [...]

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    [ Specifications ] 2 6 [ W arranty ] 2 7 Specifications Sa te ll it e Fr eq ue nci es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 32 2.2 93 /2 33 0. 20 7 MH z T e r r e s t r i a l F r e q u e n c i e s ............................................ 2 3 2 6 . 2 5 0 M H z Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Sirius S50 Car Kit (120505a) SIRIUS Customer Service: 1-800-869-5590 Sirius S50 Product Support: 1-800-869-5364 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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    CAR KIT USER MANUAL S irius-S50[...]