DETAILS Sirius-S50 HOME KIT
Congratulations on the purchase of your new Sirius S50 Home Kit The Home Kit will allow you to use your Sirius S50 in your home or office to listen to live broadcasts and saved content, and capture and store both scheduled and unscheduled SIRIUS programming. The Home Kit is designed to easily integrate with your home entertainment system and PC computer.
Table of Contents Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warning and Safety Information 4 Warning and Safety Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 FCC Warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 FCC Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General Precautions Package Contents Safety Precautions Be sure to observe the following warnings. Failure to follow these safety instructions and warnings may result in a serious accident. • Be sure the home dock is installed as described in the installation instructions in this guide. The following items are included with your purchase of the Sirius S50 Home Kit: • Failure to follow these safety instructions and warnings may result in a serious accident.
Controls Home Dock Button Descriptions Button Live Environment Description Press Pauses a live broadcast or resumes playing a broadcast Plays or pauses the current song or show Hold If paused, returns to live broadcast If in a channel list, plays the highlighted channel When in a playlist, shuffles highlighted playlist Press Rewinds a broadcast to previous song or show Rewinds to the previous song or show Hold Rewinds through a broadcast Rewinds through song or show Press Fast-Forwards the r
Home Dock Button Descriptions Continued Button Select Playback Environment Description Action Live Environment Description Press Selects highlighted items in lists, menus, or prompts Hold Allows you to Add/Move/Remove a preset Press Allows you to browse the playlists Hold No Action Playlists Home Dock Button Descriptions Continued Button Press No Action Goes to the most recent playlist menu screen and highlights the currently selected song or show Action USB Sync Hold Live Environment De
Getting Started Connecting the AC Power Adapter Plug the AC power adapter into a working wall outlet, and connect the power cord of the adapter to the DC 5v connection on the rear of the home dock. (Figure 2) Installing the Windowsill Antenna Before installing the windowsill antenna, read this entire section. To ensure strong reception of the SIRIUS signal in your home, it is important that the windowsill antenna be oriented correctly.
Testing and Optimizing the Antenna Signal Strength The stronger the SIRIUS signal strength, the less likely it is that you will experience an interruption of the audio when listening to a broadcast. To assist you in adjusting the antenna aiming for optimal reception, the Sirius S50 can display a screen showing the strength of the SIRIUS signal being received. 1 5 4 To access the antenna aiming menu, place the wearable player in the dock without connecting the USB cable.
To connect your computer and the home dock to your computer’s speakers, connect the audio cables as follows: 1. Make a note of the connector on your computer to which your speakers are connected. This is typically a green connector, and may be marked “Speakers” or have a speaker icon. Disconnect the wire plugged into that connector and plug that wire into the LINE OUT connection on the rear of the dock. (Figure 2) 2. Connect the provided audio cable which has the 1/8” (3.
Saving Songs or Shows with a Scheduled Recording The home dock is able to save songs and shows using the scheduled recording feature, and recordings can occur even if the unit is turned off. The dock will wake up and perform the recording at the scheduled time, provided that the wearable player is in the dock, the dock is connected to the AC power, and the antenna is receiving a good signal.
Specifications Warranty Satellite Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2322.293/2330.207 MHz Terrestrial Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2326.250 MHz Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Volts, 2A Negative Ground, DC Operation Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Notes 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.
USER MANUAL Sirius-S50 HOME KIT
