Arcam AVR500 / AVR600 / AV888 manual Add to your subscription, Operation, Locking Channels

Sirius satellite radio (AVR600, US & Canada only)

In this section it is assumed that you already have a ‘SiriusConnect™ Home Tuner’ kit and a Sirius subscription, and that the antenna is already correctly placed to receive Sirius broadcasts. Please visit www.sirius.com for more information.

Add to your subscription

Before being able to receive satellite radio broadcasts you will need to update your Sirius subscription to add the ID number of the Sirius receiver module in your AVR600. The Sirius ID can be found by switching to the Sirius source and selecting channel 0. The AVR600 displays the 12-digit number on the OSD and on the front panel display. You should make a note of this ID number, then select Sirius channel 184 while you apply this ID number to your account at www.sirius.com or by calling 1.888.539.SIRIUS (7474).

Once your subscription is updated, a code is sent over Sirius channel 184. When this code is received the AVR600 displays ‘SUBSCRIPTION UPDATED’. This display remains until cleared by pressing any button. The Sirius radio module is now fully operational.

Please note that, depending on your subscription, some channels may not be available. If a channel is not part of your subscription package, you are invited to subscribe to the channel - ‘CALL 888-539-SIRIUS To Subscribe’ is displayed and audio is muted. If you have any queries about your subscription, please contact Sirius.

Operation

In addition to the channel and preset selection, previously mentioned, you can also cycle through the channel categories (Rock, Pop, Country, etc.) using the

]and [keys. The first channel in each category is displayed. You can then scroll through other channels in that particular category using the D or E buttons on the CR102 remote. On the OSD a star (‘ * ”) is shown before the category name to show you are scrolling through channels only in the current category. Press Oto select the currently displayed channel to listen to it otherwise the display times out and returns to the currently playing channel information.

Locking Channels

The Sirius module in the AVR600 has a parental lockout feature which allows you to assign a 4-digit code to any channels you do not wish to be generally available to users.

Channels can be locked out individually by pressing and holding the MODE key. ‘Lock?’ also appears on the lower line of the On Screen Display. Pressing Oconfirms and applies the parental lock to the channel and the display returns to the channel name.

If a locked channel is selected, the audio will be muted and the user prompted on the display to enter the unlocking code. ‘Unlock code :____’ is displayed.

The default unlock code is 0000.

If the code is entered correctly the audio for this channel unmutes. If the code is not entered correctly, the previously played channel is re-selected.

To remove the parental lock from one of the locked channels (so that the unlocking code is no longer required to listen to them), navigate to the channel, select it and enter the unlocking code to unmute the channel. Press and hold the Mkey until the display shows ‘Unlock ?’. Press Oto remove the lock from the channel.

To change your locking code, in TUN device mode on the remote, press and hold the bkey.

NOTE

The locking code is reset to 0000 if a factory reset of the AVR600 is performed.

Sirius errors

If an invalid channel is selected, the AVR600 displays ‘INVALID CHANNEL’ and the channel reverts to the previous valid channel.

If there is a loss of signal, the AVR600 displays

‘ACQUIRING SIGNAL’.

If the antenna is disconnected, the AVR600 displays ‘ANTENNA ERROR’.

During the channel map update, the message ‘Updating channels - xx%’ is displayed. Note that audio is muted until the update is complete. When complete, the AVR600 retunes to the original channel and restores the audio.

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