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Sirius Radio

Docking your Sirius Radio

You can insert your Sirius radio into Soloist at any time. Soloist can be on or off. Once your Sirius radio is docked, Soloist will control the powering on and off of the radio. The method of power control varies depend- ing on whether you insert a plug and play radio or a portable.

If you insert a plug and play radio, Soloist will control the power supply to the radio. If your Sirius radio does not power up when Soloist is turned on, it was likely switched off when you removed it from the previous cradle. You will need to switch it on once you insert it in Soloist. You must turn Soloist on prior to attempting to switch on your Sirius radio. After it is powered up, Solo- ist will switch your radio on and off. Once successfully docked in Soloist, it is never necessary to turn off a plug and play radio using the power button on the radio.

NOTE: Switching off your Sirius plug and play radio with the power button on the Sirius radio will prevent Soloist

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from being able to turn on your Sirius radio when the Alarm Clock or Music Timer goes off.

Soloist will control Sirius portable radios by putting them to sleep and waking them up as needed. The power to the cradle will always be on to allow the battery in the portable to charge.

Your Sirius portable radio must be on or asleep before inserting it into Soloist. If it is fully off, please turn it on and wait for it to boot up before inserting it into Soloist.

If Soloist is on when you insert your Sirius portable radio:

if your Sirius portable radio is on, it will stay on.

if your Sirius portable radio is asleep, it will wake up and stay on.

If Soloist is off when you insert your Sirius portable radio:

if your Sirius portable radio is on, it will go to sleep. if your Sirius portable radio is asleep, it will wake up briefly and then go to sleep.

If you insert your Sirius portable radio in Soloist with Soloist off and your Sirius portable radio asleep, do not attempt to turn on Soloist until your Sirius portable radio turned on and gone back to sleep. If you turn on Soloist

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Directed Electronics Desktop Docking Station manual Docking your Sirius Radio

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