SP-R2 Satellite Radio Receiver User Guide
CONGRATULATIONS! Your new Sirius Sportster™ SP-R2 portable Plug-n-Play Receiver kit lets you enjoy SIRIUS® Satellite Radio’s digital entertainment anywhere you’ve installed the SP-H1 Home Docking Station, SP-C1 Mobile Docking Station, or the SP-B1 Portable Boombox (each sold separately). Use this manual to familiarize yourself with all of Sirius Sportster’s features and capabilities. For the latest information about this and other Sirius Sportster products, visit www.sirius.com.
Safety Precautions Box Contents Unpack your Sirius Sportster Receiver carefully and make sure that everything listed here is present: 1 x Sportster Receiver 1 x Remote Control If anything is missing or damaged, or if your Sirius Sportster Receiver fails to operate, notify your dealer immediately. It is recommended that you retain the original carton and packing materials in case you need to ship your Receiver in the future.
• The installation and use suggestions contained in this manual are subject to any restrictions or limitations that may be imposed by applicable law—the purchaser should check applicable law for any restrictions or limitations before installing and/or operating this unit. • Failure to follow these safety instructions and warnings may result in a serious accident.
FCC Warning This equipment may generate or use radio frequency energy. Changes or modifications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifications are expressly approved in this User Guide. The user could lose the authority to operate this equipment if an unauthorized change or modification is made. Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These rules are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference.
Receiver Controls and Features 8 9 5 4 2 1 10 3 6 7 : Turns Receiver On and Off. 1. POWER Button 2. Rotary Knob & Select Button: Navigates through display screens and makes selections of items highlighted on the display. Rotating clockwise (CW) increases the channel number in list mode (down the list), and moves down in the menu. Rotating counterclockwise (CCW) decreases the channel number in list mode (up the list), and moves up in the menu.
. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. CATEGORY Buttons: Navigates through Category List Screen which displays Sirius Channel Categories. Display (DISP) Button: Changes text size of artist names and song titles. Menu Button: Used to access menu options to make setup and feature changes. Jump Button: Used to quickly switch to a favorite channel then back to the original program. Preset Number Buttons (0-9): Sets and selects preset channels.
Remote Control POWER Button : Turns Receiver ON and OFF. Channel Buttons: Navigate through channels and display screens. Category Buttons: Navigate through categories and display screens. 9 1 Mute Button: Mutes audio. 2 DIRECT Button: Accesses channels directly by number. 6 SELECT (SEL) Button: Selects items highlighted on the display; holddown to jump to the previously-received Channel. 3 7. MENU Button: Enters and exits the Setup Mode. 5 8.
Activating your SIRIUS Subscription Before you can listen to the Receiver, you must subscribe to SIRIUS Satellite Radio’s service. 1. Make sure that the Sirius Sportster Receiver is properly connected and that its antenna is oriented to receive the SIRIUS satellite signal (see Docking Station Installation and/or Boombox User Manuals for details). 2. Press the power button to turn the Receiver ON. After displaying the SIRIUS logo, the Receiver will update all the SIRIUS channels.
Basic Operation Display Button After you have successfully activated your SIRIUS subscription, the Normal Operation (Default ) screen will appear (Below): Use the Rotary Knob to select channels. Pressing the DISP button from the Default display toggles between the artist name/song title and large character displayed text. In doing so, this will change the character size and cause the field to scroll. This feature is useful when viewing the display at a distance.
Search Modes (Category, Channel, Artist, Song Title) The Sirius Sportster 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.
3. Press and release the Rotary Knob to select the channel. To exit this mode without changing to a new channel, press and hold the DISP button for 1 second. Press and Hold the DISP button to enter the Channel List Mode Press DISP again to show the Artist Name 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 playby-play game.
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 (see Basic Operation and Changing Channels on page 9). 3. Hold the numbered preset button you want to store the channel in for at least 2 seconds.
• If your Jump Setting is set to traffic, pressing the Jump button will immediately begin searching for your desired city’s traffic report. The band indicator on the display will change to the Jump icon to indicate a Jump search is active. Once your local traffic is found, the Receiver will automatically tune to that channel. You may have to wait up to 4 minutes for your desired report. Pressing the Jump button while the receiver is searching will cancel the search.
To exit Preset Tune Mode and return to Channel Tuning Mode, press and hold the BAND button. Preset Tune List Mode In Preset Tuning Mode you can view your list of presets showing Channel Name, Artist Name, or Song Title just like in the Channel List Mode: 1. Press and hold the BAND button to enter the Preset Tune Mode (P.TUNE). 2. Press the DISP button for 2 seconds which will bring up the Preset Tune List Mode displaying up to 6 preset channel names.
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.
will follow. Initial Game Alert Score Updates “Initial Game Alert” will sound an alert when the team you have chosen is playing a game. “All Score Updates” will sound an alert when the team you have chosen is playing a game, and also when the scores are updated for the team. Turn the Rotary Knob to highlight the team you wish to store in memory and press the Rotary Knob to select. 3. If the MEMO button is pressed and all of the memory spaces are full, “S-Seek Full” will flash on the display for 1 second.
Viewing Program Information stored in Memory Cancel: The Replace-Cancel prompt screen will disappear and revert to the original screen. Nothing will be stored. 1. Press and hold the MEMO button for 3 seconds to enter S-Seek Mode. The program information stored in memory will be displayed one-at-a-time in page format. 2. Use the Rotary Knob to scroll through the 20 page listing. This function allows you to review previously stored program information.
Deleting a Song Title Stored into Memory 1. Press and release the Rotary Knob while in S-Seek 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. Sportster SP-R2 User Guide Activating the Song (S-Seek) Alert 1.
“S-Seek Alert”. An audible beep tone will be heard indicating that a match has been found. The display then reverts to the S-Seek Alert screen which displays the current matches. You can now select the Artist/ Song Title or game that you wish to listen to. No stored match alert is provided for the currently selected channel. To ensure that no duplicate entries are stored in memory, the Receiver will check the stored input data to ensure the information about to be stored is not already in memory.
Instant Replay The Sirius Sportster 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.
button causes the Receiver to continue to move forward in the stored audio to the start of each next song or program until the end of the stored audio is reached. When the end of the stored audio is reached, a beep will be heard (if the Confirmation Tone option is enabled), the Instant Replay mode will be exited, and the Receiver will resume playing the live broadcast.
Receiver, press the Pause/Play button. This causes the Receiver to enter the Instant Replay pause mode, which mutes the audio from the Receiver. A “Paused” message will be displayed for two seconds to confirm that the Receiver has entered the Instant Replay mode.
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. Progress Bar Showing Amount of Memory Filled End of Stored Audio Beginning of Live Broadcast 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 right showing the progression of the playback through the Instant Replay memory, provided that the memory is not full. Play Position Indicator -16:05 The portion of the Progress Bar behind the Play Position indicator shows how much you can rewind in the Instant Replay memory, while the filled portion ahead of the Play Indicator shows how much you can fast-forward in the memory. While you are in the playback mode, the Receiver continues to store the audio from the channel.
the live broadcast, expressed as Hours:Minutes:Seconds, and displayed as a negative number. (Hours are only displayed if the amount of time is greater than one hour.) Play Position Indicator -02:40 Time Position of Play Position Indicator For example, if -02:40 is displayed, this would indicate that the Play Position indicator is 2 minutes and 40 seconds behind the live broadcast. Menu Display Options To enter the Menu Options page, press and release the MENU Button.
Sirius ID Game Alert Displays your 12 digit Sirius ID (SID) number. The SID is unique to every Sirius Sportster Receiver and is required to activate your service. It is recommended that you write this number in the space provided on the last page of this user guide. No adjustments are allowed in this mode. To exit this option, press the Rotary Knob or Menu Button. Game Alert allows you to store your favorite sports teams in memory.
Alert Type Initial Game Alert All Score Updates Game Alert NFL NBA NHL 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. NHL COLLEGE None None Anaheim Mighty Ducks Auburn Atlanta Thrashers Colorado 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.
Jump Settings You can access the Jump Settings menu by pressing and holding the Jump button for 2 seconds or by pressing Menu to enter the Menu Options list and selecting Jump Settings using the Rotary Knob. 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 Menu Options Sirius ID Game Alert There are two options available for Jump button settings – Traffic and JumpSet.
JumpSet Select JumpSet if you would like to use the Jump button for any channel other than a traffic channel. 1. Use the Rotary Knob to highlight the “JumpSet” option. Press the Rotary Knob to select. 2. After pressing Menu to exit to the Default Screen, the Jump button can be programmed by tuning to your desired channel and pressing & holding the Jump button for 2 seconds, as described in the Setting Channel Presets section.
Confirm Tone Options FM Transmitter Options The Sirius Sportster 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: If you would like to use the built-in FM Transmitter, you must turn ON the function and select an FM frequency: 1. Use the Rotary Knob to highlight the “Confirm Tone Options”. Press the Rotary Knob to select. 2.
Channel Add or Skip Lock Options The Sirius Sportster Receiver will allow you to skip selected channels when changing channels via the Rotary Knob. At any time you may select to add or skip specific channels. While in the “Menu Options” List mode, follow the steps below to Add or Skip a channel: The Sirius Sportster Receiver has the ability to lockout the use of any channel, or channels you do not want others to access without your permission.
Changing the Lock/Unlock Code Audio Level The first time the Lock/Unlock function is accessed, the user must enter the default lock code. The default lock code is “0000”. This code can be maintained or changed. To change the default lock code, perform the following procedure while in the “Menu Options” List mode: The audio output of the Sirius Sportster Receiver can be adjusted to fine-tune the audio signal level for maximum performance.
Antenna Aiming Memory Options When using the optional Home Docking Station or the Boombox indoors, it is important to locate the antenna in an acceptable location (See the individual installation guides for more information). 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.
Time-Based Features This Menu Option allows for adjustments of the following items: Clock Alarm Clock Program Alert Auto Shutdown Sleep Mode To change the Time-Based Features, use the following procedure while in the “Menu Options” List mode: 1. Use the Rotary Knob to highlight the “Time-Based Features”. Press the Rotary Knob to select. 2. Use the Rotary Knob to select one of the following Time-Based Features to adjust: a.
Alarm feature is activated. Alarm appears on the first line of the display followed by the alarm options: • Set Alarm: Use the Rotary Knob to select “Set Alarm” From the Alarm Clock Menu. Select either “Alarm Off” (Default) or “Alarm On” from the Menu and press the Rotary Knob to set. • Alarm Time: Use the Rotary Knob to select “Alarm Time” from the Alarm Clock Menu. Use the Category buttons and the Rotary knob to set the time (hours, minutes) you want to activate the Receiver (Default is 12:00PM).
prompt appears on the screen, “Cancel Auto Shutdown”. To activate the Auto Shutdown feature, use the Rotary Knob to select it from the Time Based Features Menu and press the Knob to enter the menu. Once in the Auto Shutdown Menu, use the Rotary knob to select either “Enable” or “Disable” the feature. • Cancel Auto Shutdown: If you want to temporarily deactivate the Auto Shutdown feature once the beep tone sounds, press the Rotary Knob. The Auto Shutdown sequence will reset to 1 hour. e.
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.
Troubleshooting FAULT Receiver does not turn on “ANTENNA NOT DETECTED” message Audio static or loss of clarity No signal on receiver display No Sound Sportster SP-R2 User Guide PROBABLE CAUSE REMEDY Blown Fuse, power cable not properly connected Check fuse, check power cable Satellite antenna not connected Check satellite connection to receiver Antenna or cable is faulty Contact system installer or vendor FM modulator frequency contains static Switch to another FM frequency Vehicle antenna n
Specifications Audio Output .................................................................................................................... 2.2V (Peak-to-Peak) Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) ........................................................................................................... <0.3% Signal-to-noise (S/N) .......................................................................................................... Greater than 75dB Fuse Requirement .....................................
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Optional Accessories for your Sirius Sportster Receiver Add one or all of these accessories to maximize your Sirius experience. SP-B1 Portable Boombox The SP-B1 is a portable docking station and audio system for the Sirius Sportster Receiver. With the built-in amplifier and speakers, the SP-B1 delivers rich, powerful sound indoors or outdoors.
SP-C1 Mobile Docking Station The SP-C1 is a compact docking cradle that positions the receiver for easy wiring, viewing and operation. Designed for quick and easy selfinstallation, it includes all necessary cabling to connect to your car audio system.
12 MONTH LIMITED WARRANTY Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. (the “Company”) warrants to the original retail purchaser of this product that should this product or any part thereof, under normal use and conditions, be proven defective in material or workmanship within 12 months from the date of original purchase, such defect(s) will be repaired or replaced with new or reconditioned product (at the Company’s option) without charge for parts and repair labor.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION SIRIUS ID (SID): __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ PSN:__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Customer Service: 1-800-869-5187 Sportster SP-R2 User Guide 45
Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 (800) 869-5590 sirius.com © 2004 Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. SP-R2-OM (Rev.
