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SIRIUS Satellite Radio Home Receiver
SR-H550
User Guide
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® CONGRATULATIONS! Your new SR-H550 SIRIUS Satellite Radio Home Receiver lets you enjoy SIRIUS Satellite Radio’s digital entertainment in your Home. Use this guide to familiarize yourself with the SR-H550’s features and capabilities. For the latest information about this and other SIRIUS products, please visit http://www.siriusradio.com. Table of Contents FCC Warning .................................................................... 4 BAND Button (BAND)/Preset Tune (P. TUNE) .......... 16 Sa
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Table of Contents (continued) Add or Skip ................................................................ 28 Factory Default ........................................................... 34 Lock Options .............................................................. 28 Troubleshooting............................................................... 35 Lock/Unlock Default Code Function ........................... 29 Specifications .................................................................. 36
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Safety Precautions health. If the liquid crystal fluid contacts your body or clothing, immediately wash it off with Warning soap and water. Take the following precautions to prevent fire and • Do not open the Receiver. avoid personal injury: • Do not install the Receiver in a position that • The use suggestions contained in this user obstructs viewing of any home entertainment guide are subject to any restrictions or component, such as a Television or stereo limitations that may be im
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Note: This Receiver complies with the • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio interference limits relative to a Class B digital technician for help. device, applicable under Part 15 of the FCC Rules Cleaning the Receiver regarding installation in a residential environment. If the Receiver becomes dirty, turn its power off These rules are designed to provide reasonable and wipe it clean with a soft dry cloth. Do not use protection against harmful interference. This hard cloths, paint thinner
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SIRIUS Satellite Radio Home Receiver SR-H550 User Guide SIRIUS SR-H550 Satellite Radio Home Receiver Box Contents Unpack your SIRIUS SR-H550 Satellite Radio Home Receiver and be sure that everything shown here is present. If anything is missing or damaged, or if your Receiver fails to operate properly, notify the dealer or retailer where you purchased the product immediately. It is recommended that you retain the original receipt, carton, and packing materials in case you need to return or ship
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SR-H550 Receiver Controls and Features 1 3 5 7 8 9 1011 SR-H550 Sirius Satellite Radio Tuner SCAN ENT/SEL DISP 1 2 3 4 5 CHANNEL SIGNAL POWER MEMO MENU BAND 1 2 3 4 5 CATEGORY STANDBY 67 8 9 10 2 4 6 121314 5. Signal Indicator: When lit this indicates that 1. POWER Button : Turns the Receiver On the Receiver is receiving the SIRIUS signal from and Off. the antenna. 2. Remote Control Receiver: Receives signals 6. Standby Indicator: When lit this indicates that from the wireless remote control. t
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Remote Control ENT/SEL, CATEGORY, or CHANNEL button is The wireless remote control supplied with the pressed. Receiver is capable of operating most of the 10. ENT/SEL Button: Selects an option displayed features from a remote location. Each button on on the screen. the remote control functions in the same way as 11. DISPLAY (DISP) Button: Toggles display the button on the Receiver. For a full description between category/channel name and time/date. of a keypad button or function, refer to the H
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the number buttons. 1 11 4. CH+/-: Used to access channels in ascending 1 2 3 and descending order. Also used for navigation 4 5 6 10 through the Receiver’s menus. 7 8 9 5. MEMO: Used to capture and store current 0 PREV 3 12 program information. DIRECT 2 5 CH+ 6. MENU: Used to access “Menu Options” which DISP MEMO 4 displays the Receiver setup menu plus other CAT- SEL CAT+ 7 7 8 feature/function adjustments. 4 CH- 9 6 MENU BAND 7. CAT+/-: Used to access program categories in ascending and descen
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Introduction Installing Your SIRIUS Receiver The SIRIUS Home Satellite Radio Receiver must You can begin to enjoy Sirius Satellite Radio as be connected to the windowsill antenna (supplied) soon as the Receiver installation is complete. Set to process the SIRIUS signal. The Receiver up your Receiver using the following installation recognizes and decodes the incoming SIRIUS instructions. program information and provides an audio signal Installation/Wiring Precautions to your stereo receiving equ
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Cabling Interconnections Connection Diagram Set up your system using the diagram at the right and by following the installation instructions, or enlist the help of a professional installer. Antenna Installing/Positioning the Antenna For best reception, the supplied antenna should Power Supply be placed near a window; some repositioning may be required to achieve optimum results. The following guidelines are recommended: 1. Terrestrial repeaters are located in major cities. In those areas, it may
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Antenna Placement view of the sky. Consult the map for the direction in which to point the antenna. Aim the portion of the antenna with the logo on it toward the location indicated by the X on the map. To ensure strong reception in your home, observe the following antenna placement considerations: 1. BEST reception can be achieved by placing the antenna outside on the roof. The antenna is waterproof. This position will afford the best view of the sky for best reception. When placed in this locat
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4. Turn the Receiver and listen for audio. If no “DC12V IN” receptacle on the back of the audio is heard, aim the antenna in different Receiver. directions until audio output is heard. This is 10.Plug the adapter into a 110VAC wall the desired antenna aiming position. receptacle. The front panel STANDBY LED will 5. After determining the optimum antenna aiming light red. position, turn the Receiver off, disconnect the 11. You are now ready to enjoy SIRIUS power adapter from the wall outlet recept
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Operating the Receiver Call / 1-888-539-SIRIUS” and will place you in When power is available to the Receiver, note that The Preview Channel. Channel 184 is SIRIUS’ the STANDBY LED lights red. In addition, the AC/DC preview channel. You will not be able to tune to power adapter LED lights green when properly con- any other channels until you activate your nected to a AC wall outlet. SIRIUS subscription. Activating your SIRIUS Subscription 4. Press the MENU button to enter the “Menu Before you ca
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CHANNEL Up/Down Buttons and ENT/SEL Category Buttons Up/Down Buttons Button The CATEGORY Left and Right buttons allow you The CHANNEL Up and Down buttons are the to advance through the channel groups which are primary control for navigating through the various categorized by content. By using the CHANNEL lists and option menus available on the Receiver. Up and Down buttons, you can scroll up or down In the default mode, the CHANNEL buttons through the channels within a category. Once a provide s
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teams begin to play a game, you will be alerted. the BAND button for 2 seconds. Display (DISP) Button Scan Button This button allows the you to choose one of When in the Default Channel Tuning mode or several ways of presenting the Channel Name, Preset Tuning mode, pressing the SCAN button Artist Name, Song Title, and Sports Team will play the next Channel/Preset in ascending information on the display screen. sequential order for 10 seconds. Channel scan is terminated when the SCAN button is pr
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1. Press the Power button; the Receiver turns on Content Listing Options (Look Ahead) and the SIRIUS logo appears for 3 seconds This feature allows you to view what is playing on followed by the default display for the channel other channels without having to change the and tuning mode in effect prior to turning it off. current channel you are listening to. The content 2. Press the CHANNEL Up/Down buttons to listing options are selected by using the DISP select and play the desired channel, or u
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Setting/Using Channel Preset Buttons The Receiver uses 10 preset buttons, and there Category Song are three banks of preset memory locations for a Title Display total of 30 presets. These banks are designated A, B, and C, and can be selected using the BAND button. The display in the lower right hand side changes to show the corresponding preset bank. Category Artist Each bank will store 10 user-preferred channel. Name Display Select the desired channel you wish to save into memory by using the C
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to navigate through the list. When the desired selection is highlighted, press the ENT/SEL button and the selected channel will be played. Press and Hold BAND Button Press and Hold BAND Button Preset List Mode To search for a preset, press and hold the BAND button to enter Preset Tune mode. When in the Preset Tune mode, press and hold the DISP Display Button (DISP) button for 2 seconds. This exits normal preset Pressing the DISP button from the default display tuning and enters a 6-line menu mod
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the time the Receiver is initially powered on, you will be alerted if your teams are playing in a game being broadcast. Also, while listening to your Receiver, should one of your teams begin to play a game, you will be alerted. Storing Song Titles or Sports Games Pressing and holding the Display button will enter the Channel List mode. While in the Channel List 1. Song Titles: While the Receiver is in either of mode, any subsequent press of the DISP button the two standard display modes, momenta
