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Sirius Satellite Radio Operations
Category selection function
SIRIUS Radio allows you to select broadcast
channel category (contents).
Receiving channels selected by
category
This starts seek tuning and broadcast channels
that meet the specified category are selected.
The “CAT” indicator is displayed during the
category selection mode.
1. Press the [ ] button to enter the category
selection mode.
2. Turn the [ROTARY] knob clockwise or
counterclockwise to select a category.
Or, press a [DIRECT] button if the category
is preset.
3.
Press the [a] or [d] button to tune in a
channel.
4. Press the [ ] button again to cancel.
Notes:
• When the category selection mode is entered,
the category of the last received channel is
displayed first.
• The category selection mode is canceled when
no channel with the selected category can be
found.
• Press the [
a
] or [
d
] button within 7 seconds
after a channel has been set to continue seeking
channels up or down. The category selection
mode is canceled and normal reception is
resumed if no operation is performed for 7
seconds.
Presetting a category
A category can be preset by registering specific
categories in [DIRECT] buttons 1 to 6. Then the
desired category can be recalled by pressing
the corresponding [DIRECT] button.
1. Press the [ ] button to enter the category
mode.
2. Turn the [ROTARY] knob clockwise or
counterclockwise to select a category.
3. Press and hold one of the [DIRECT] buttons
for 2 seconds or longer to store the current
category into preset memory.
Notes:
• When the name of a channel stored in memory is
changed by a broadcasting channel, the display
may show a channel name that differs from the
stored name.
•A channel stored in memory may be
discontinued at the option of the broadcasting
channel.
Scan function
There are two scan modes: a category scan
mode and a preset scan mode.
During scanning, channels are displayed in
abbreviated form and the display mode cannot
be switched.
● Category scanning
In a category scan, broadcast channels in the
same category as the current channel are
selected about every 10 seconds.
1. Press the [P/A] button to start a category
scan.
2. Press the [P/A] button, a [DIRECT] button,
the [a] or [d] button to cancel a category
scan.
Note:
• Category scanning is not available when no
category is defined for the current channel.
● Preset scan
A preset scan scans the channels (up to 18
channels) stored in the preset memory about
every 10 seconds.
1. Press and hold the [P/A] button for 1 second
or longer to start a preset scan.
2. Press the [P/A] button, a [DIRECT] button,
the [a] or [d] button to cancel a preset
scan.