Sirius Satellite Radio SB4000 manual

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    SB4000 Boombox User Guide Sirius Satellite Radio 1221 A venue of the Americas New Y ork, NY 10020 (800) 869-5590 ww w .sirius.com SB4000-OM (Rev . 1, April 2004) © 2004 Sirius Satellite Radio[...]

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    SB4000 Boombox User Guide SB4000 Boombox User Guide 2 3 User/Install Manual Antenna AC Power Adapter SB4000 Boombox FCC Regulations This unit complies with the interference limits relative to a Class B digital device, applicable under Part 15 of the FCC Rules regarding installation in a residential environment. If the unit is not installed in accor[...]

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    SB4000 Boombox User Guide SB4000 Boombox User Guide 1. Battery Installation: Y our Boombox can operate independently of AC power by inst alling 8 “D” batteries as follows: NOTE: The batteries are bypassed automatically whenever the supplied AC Adapter is plugged into the DC 12V jack on the back panel. a. T urn the Boombox up side down to access[...]

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    SB4000 Boombox User Guide SB4000 Boombox User Guide 5. Inst alling/Positioning the Antenna: For best reception, the supplied antenna should be placed near a window if in the house or , if out doors, in an open area and as high as possible; some repositioning may be required to achieve optimum results. The following guidelines are recommended: a. In[...]

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    SB4000 Boombox User Guide SB4000 Boombox User Guide SB4000 Specifications Nominal Output Power per Channel ........................................................................................... 5 W a tts RMS T otal Harmonic Distortion (THD) .............................................................................................. 0. 3% at [...]

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    SB4000 Boombox User Guide SB4000 Boombox User Guide F AUL T PROBABLE CAUSE REMEDY 10 11 No Sound from the Boombox S peakers “ANTENNA ERROR” Message Intermittent Operation Boombox does not operate using batteries System does not turn on Mode Selector push-button is in incorrect position Headphones installed Check for obstacles over or around ant[...]