SP-R1 Satellite Radio Receiver User Guide
CONGRATULATIONS! Your new Sirius Sportster™ SP-R1 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.
Box Contents Unpack your Sirius Sportster Receiver carefully and make sure that everything listed here is present: Safety Precautions Warning Take the following precautions to prevent traffic accidents and avoid personal injury: 1 x Sportster Receiver • Installation must be performed according to this user guide. Sirius Satellite Radio is not responsible for issues arising from installations not performed according to the procedures in this manual.
Warning • When replacing a fuse, use only a new one with Take the following precautions to prevent fire and the proper rating. Using a fuse with the wrong avoid personal injury: rating may cause the unit to malfunction. • To avoid short circuits, never put or leave any • To prevent a short circuit when replacing a fuse, metallic objects (coins, tools, etc.) inside the unit. first disconnect the wiring harness.
Note Cleaning the Unit 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. This equipment may cause harmful interference to radio communications if it is not installed and used in accordance with these instructions. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
Receiver Controls and Features 8 9 5 4 2 1. POWER Button : Turns Receiver 1 On and Off. 2. Rotary Knob & Select Button: 10 Navigates through display screens and makes selections of items highlighted 3 on the display. Rotating clockwise (CW) increases or moves up in the 6 menus. Rotating counterclockwise (CCW) decreases or moves down in the menus. 7 3. CATEGORY Buttons: Navigates 7. Preset Number Buttons (0-9): Sets and selects preset through Category List Screen which channels.
Remote Control 1 2 9 6 3 5 7 13 10 8 11 4 12 1. POWER Button : Turns Receiver ON and OFF. 2. Channel Buttons: Navigate through channels and display screens. 3. Category Buttons: Navigate through categories and display screens. 4. Mute Button: Mutes audio. 5. 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. 7. MENU Button: Enters and exits the Setup Mode. 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. • The selected channel will automatically start playing. The name and artist of the currently playing song will scroll across the display. Pressing the DISP button from the Default display toggles between the artist name/song title and large character displayed text.
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 play-by-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.
Preset Tune List Mode Default Display P.TUNE Display To exit Preset Tune Mode and return to Channel Tuning Mode, press and hold the BAND button. 14 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: P.TUNE Channel Name List Display P.TUNE Artist Name List Display P.TUNE Song Title List Display Sportster SP-R1 User Guide 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 unit also has the capability to continuously search all incoming Sirius channels and alert the user when a saved program is being played.
If the current tuned channel is a play-by-play sports broadcast, pressing the MEMO button will allow you to select one of the teams playing to be stored in memory. In the future, as long as your receiver is turned on, you will be alerted when your team is playing in a game being broadcast.
Viewing Program Information stored in Memory 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. 2. Turn the Rotary Knob to highlight the “Delete” option. 3. Press the Rotary Knob and a Delete confirmation screen will appear. 4.
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 “S-Seek” 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 “Yes” option using the Rotary Knob and press the Knob in to confirm (below right).
Game Alert The Sirius Sportster 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 Favorite Team setting in the Menu Display Options section for information on setting your favorite team. If your Favorite Team is set to NFL Shield or NONE, the Game Alert feature is disabled.
Sirius ID 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. Favorite Team The Sirius Sportster Receiver includes the ability to display the logo of your favorite NFL team during power on and power off.
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. There are two options available for Jump button settings – Traffic and JumpSet. The currently selected option is indicated by a jump icon. 1. Traffic a. Use the Rotary Knob to highlight the “Traffic” option. Press the Rotary Knob to select. b.
1. JumpSet Select JumpSet if you would like to use the Jump button for any channel other than a traffic channel. a. Use the Rotary Knob to highlight the “JumpSet” option. Press the Rotary Knob to select. b. 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 button for 2 seconds, as described in the Setting Channel Presets section.
c. Color Option: You can set the color for the LCD backlight and keypad LEDs. Use the Rotary Knob to select which color you would like to adjust and then select from the two options. To exit the Display settings, simply push the MENU button. Confirm Tone 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: 1.
Channel Add or Skip 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 1. Use the Rotary Knob to highlight the “Add or Skip”. Press the Rotary Knob to select. 2. Use the Rotary Knob to Select the channel you wish to skip or add.
Changing the Lock/Unlock Code 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: 1. Use the Rotary Knob to highlight the “Lock Options”. Press the Rotary Knob to select. 2. Select “Edit Code” from the Lock Options Menu (below left) and press the Rotary Knob to select. 3.
Antenna Aiming 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). 1. Use the Rotary Knob to highlight “Antenna Aiming”. Press the Rotary Knob to select. 2. Two 10 segment horizontal bar graphs will be displayed ( SAT and TER) with a “-“ sign to the left and a “+” sign to the right. SAT indicated satellite signal and TER indicates terrestrial signal – if available.
Time-Based Features This Menu Option allows for adjustments of the following items: Clock Auto Shutdown Alarm Clock Sleep Mode Program Alert 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 “TimeBased Features”. Press the Rotary Knob to select. 2. Use the Rotary Knob to select one of the following Time-Based Features to adjust: a.
• 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). Press the Rotary knob to store the Alarm Time. c.
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. Sleep Mode: You can program the unit to shutdown after a selected period of time.
If “Yes” is chosen, the unit reverts to the original factory settings for the following parameters: • All Presets revert to empty • Auto Dimming On • Display Contrast to 50% • Display Mode to Auto • FM Modulator to On • Audio Output Level to 50% • Access to all skipped Channels (Locked channels remain locked) • Memory Search On • Memory Locations are erased • 12 Hour Clock Format • Eastern Time Zone • Daylight Savings Time Observed • Alarm Off • Program Alert Off • Auto Shutdown Off • Sleep Mode Off 30 Sp
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-R1 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 not
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 SPB1 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-R1 User Guide 37
Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 (800) 869-5590 sirius.com © 2004 Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. SP-R1-OM (Rev.
