Basic Operation After you have successfully activated your SIRIUS subscription, the Normal Operation (Default ) screen will appear (Below): Use the Rotary Knob to select channels. • The selected channel will automatically start playing. The name and artist of the currently playing song will scroll across the display. Changing Channels Turning the Rotary Knob clockwise will increase, or move up to the next channel. Turning the Rotary Knob counterclockwise will decrease, or move down to the previous channel.
Search Modes (Category, Channel, Artist, Song Title) The PnP4 Receiver has four ways to search for and select music: by category, by channel, by artist, and by song title. Searching Categories If you want to listen to a different entertainment category, push the CATEGORY buttons to activate the Category Select screen (top right): 1. Use the CATEGORY buttons to scroll through music and entertainment categories. 2. When the category (ex.
Press DISP again to show the Artist Name Press DISP again to show the Song Title Press DISP again to go back to Channel List Note: If you are in Channel List Mode and viewing a sports category channel list (NFL Zone, NHL Zone), pressing the DISP button will toggle between the team names and the current score of any live play-by-play game. Direct Tuning Channels can be directly accessed by pressing and releasing the Rotary Knob and then using the 0-9 keys to enter the desired channel number.
Setting Channel Presets You can store up to 30 of your favorite channels as presets, for quick access. Presets are stored in 3 banks, A, B & C, each containing 10 channel presets. 1. Press the BAND button to activate the preset bank you want. The selected bank is shown in the lower right corner of the Default screen. 2. Select the channel you want to preset. 3. Hold the numbered preset button you want to store the channel in for at least 2 seconds.
Searching for a Channel Preset (P.TUNE Mode) It is possible to quickly search through all of your presets using the Rotary Knob. 1. Press and hold the BAND button to enter the Preset Tune Mode (P.TUNE). 2. The bottom right portion of the display will change to highlight the current preset. 3. Turn the Rotary Knob in either direction to move up or down through your presets. The new channel will start to play as soon as you stop turning the Rotary Knob.
P.TUNE Channel Name List Display P.TUNE Artist Name List Display P.TUNE Song Title List Display Memory (MEMO) and Song Seek (S-Seek) Functions This feature allows the user to capture and store information about the programming (Artist/Song, sports team, or traffic city) on the currently tuned channel, up to a total of 20 listings. The receiver also has the capability to continuously search all incoming SIRIUS channels and alert the user when a saved program is being played.
2. Sports Games: If the current tuned channel is an NFL®, NBA®, NHL®, or College play-by-play sports broadcast, pressing the MEMO button will allow you to select one of the teams playing to be stored in memory. Turn the Rotary Knob to highlight the team you wish to store in memory and press the Rotary Knob to select. The next screen will ask which kind of alert you wish to have. “Initial Game Alert” will sound an alert when the team you have chosen is playing a game.
This prompt allows you to make the following Replace-Cancel choices: Replace: The list of stored memory items will appear. Turn the Rotary Knob to choose the item that you would like to overwrite with the new Artist/Song Title, sports game, or traffic city. After highlighting the selected item in the list, press the Rotary Knob to delete the stored Artist/Song Title, sports team, or traffic city and replace it with the updated information. The display will show the “Stored” screen.
Deleting a Song Title Stored into Memory 1. Press and release the Rotary Knob while in Sseek Mode. A pop-up screen displaying two selectable options - “Delete” and “S-Seek” – is displayed. 2. Turn the Rotary Knob to highlight the “Delete” option. 3. Press the Rotary Knob and a Delete confirmation screen will appear. 4. To permanently delete the program from your list, select “Yes” using the Rotary Knob and press the Knob in to confirm.
Activating the Song (S-Seek) Alert 1. Press and hold the MEMO button for 3 seconds to enter the S-Seek Mode. 2. Press and Release the Rotary Knob. A pop-up screen displaying two selectable options - “Delete” and “SSeek” will appear (below left). 3. Use the Rotary Knob to highlight the “S-Seek” option. 4. Press and release the Rotary Knob and a S-Seek confirmation screen will appear. Select the “On” option using the Rotary Knob and press the Knob in to confirm (below right).
Game Alert The PnP4 Receiver can automatically identify when your favorite team is playing. When a game is found, the Game Alert screen is displayed, followed by tuning information for that game. Use the Rotary Knob to select and tune to the desired channel. See the Game Alert setting in the Menu Display Options section for information on setting your favorite team. You can use the S-Seek feature to add Game Alerts for additional teams. See the Setting S-Seek Alerts section for more information.
Instant Replay The PnP4 Receiver is capable of storing the audio of the channel to which you are listening for later playback, approximately up to 44 minutes depending upon the channel to which you are tuned. As soon as you tune to a channel, the Receiver automatically begins storing the audio, enabling you to rewind at any time to replay the audio again.
memory, status information is shown at the bottom of the Receiver’s display screen. The Instant Replay mode icon that is displayed at the bottom left of the screen indicates the current mode. Pause mode. This indicates that the Receiver is paused and muted. Play mode. This indicates that you are in the playback mode, listening to stored audio. Fast Forward mode. This indicates that you are fast forwarding through the stored audio. Rewind mode.
The Progress Bar is a visual indicator of the status of the Instant Replay memory. As the memory fills, rogress Bar begins to fill from the left side providing a visual indication of how much of the Instant Replay memory is filled. The end of the bar indicates the end of the stored audio, where the live broadcast begins. When all available memory has been used, the bar will be completely filled.
Should you press the Play/Pause button to pause the playback, the play position indicator will stop moving and continue to provide a visual indication of your current position in the Instant Replay memory. When paused and the Instant Replay memory is 10 seconds from becoming full, two beeps will be heard (if the Confirmation Tone option is enabled).
Menu Display Options To enter the Menu Options page, press and release the MENU Button. The “Menu Options” list will appear on the display (below). Using the Rotary Knob, highlight the option you wish to adjust and press the Knob.
Rotary Knob to select. 3. Turn the Rotary Knob to highlight the league team name or college team name you wish to add, and press the Rotary Knob to select. Note that for college teams, you will receive an alert for all teams playing for that college. There are 30 college teams currently licensed for broadcast by SIRIUS. 4. Turn the Rotary Knob to highlight which type of an alert you want, and press the Rotary Knob to select.
Traffic 1. Use the Rotary Knob to highlight the “Traffic” option. Press the Rotary Knob to select. 2. Scroll to the city for which you would like to hear traffic reports and press the knob. Use the Menu button to exit this menu without changing your current city selection. Note: If the channel list has not yet been downloaded from the satellite data stream, an Updating City List notification will be displayed. Please wait 10 minutes and try again.
Confirm Tone Options The PnP4 Receiver will sound an Audio “Tone” alert when the unit powers ON and OFF as well as when the S-Seek Alert is activated. The default is ON. To change the tone options, perform the following: 1. Use the Rotary Knob to highlight the “Confirm Tone Options”. Press the Rotary Knob to select. 2. Use the Rotary Knob to Select “ON” or “OFF”. Press the Knob to set the Tone Option. To exit the Display settings, simply push the MENU button.
be removed. Note: This feature only functions in normal channel search modes. You can always access any skipped channel using the Direct Tuning function.
Lock Options The PnP4 Receiver has the ability to lockout the use of any channel, or channels you do not want others to access without your permission. Like the Skip feature, the locked channel will not appear when the user changes channels with the Rotary Knob. When the user tries to access the locked channel using the Direct Tuning function, the “Enter Code” screen will be displayed and the channel will not be accessed until the proper code is entered.
Audio Level The audio output of the PnP4 Receiver can be adjusted to fine-tune the audio signal level for maximum performance. This is important when using either the optional Home Docking Station or the optional Mobile Docking Station. The following setting affects both the line output and FM output levels. To change the Audio Level, perform the following procedure while in the “Menu Options” List mode: 1. Use the Rotary Knob to highlight the “Audio Level Options”. Press the Rotary Knob to select. 2.
Memory Options In this mode, the user can turn the Memory Search Function (S-Seek) ON or OFF. In addition, all 30 Preset Memory Locations can be cleared. To change the Memory Options, use the following procedure while in the “Menu Options” List mode: 1. Use the Rotary Knob to highlight the “Memory Options”. Press the Rotary Knob to select. 2. Select one of the following Memory Options: a.
selected channel at a specific time. Press the Rotary Knob to enter the Program Alert Menu, The following adjustment options are available: • Program Time/Day: Turning the Rotary Knob toggles between Time and Day. If Time is selected, use the Category buttons and Rotary Knob to set the hours and minutes. AM or PM will switch automatically when the AM or PM threshold has been exceeded. When the desired time is displayed, press the Rotary Knob.
Factory Default This Menu option will restore all original factory settings. To activate this feature, perform the following procedure while in the “Menu Options” List Mode: 1. Press Menu to enter the Menu Options List. 2. Use the Rotary Knob to highlight the “Factory Default” option. Press the Rotary Knob to select. “Restore Settings” will pop up on the Receiver’s display 3. Use the Rotary Knob to select “Yes” to restore all settings or select “No” to return to the Menu Options List Mode.