DreamGEAR VSX-94TXH Listening to SIRIUS Radio, Selecting channels and browsing by genre

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2Press SIRIUS (SHIFT+TUNER) to switch to the SIRIUS input.

For best reception, you may need to move the SIRIUS Connect tuner antenna near a window (refer to the manual for the SiriusConnect Home tuner for antenna placement recommendations).

•If after pressing SIRIUS the display shows Antenna Error, try disconnecting the antenna and reconnecting.1 If the display shows Check Sirius Tuner, check the connection of the AC adapter and this receiver to the Sirius Connect tuner.

Listening to SIRIUS Radio

After connecting, you will be able to use this receiver to select channels and navigate categories using the on-

screen display.2 The information displayed is as follows:

SIRIUS		–55dB		Signal strength
		A		Preset class
				Category
Decades			A1
				Preset number
F i f t i e s	( 5 0 ' s )	SR005		Channel number
		Chuck Berry		Artist name
	Johnny B. Goode			Song name
				Channel name

Selecting channels and browsing by genre

From the SIRIUS Channel Guide, you can browse SIRIUS Radio channels in the order that they appear, or you can narrow your channel search by genre.

SIRIUS		–55dB		SIRIUS			–55dB
		A		Channel Guide
						Next
			[ 007				]
						Seventies(70's)
Decades		A1	[ 006			Sixties(60's)	]
			[ 005			Fifties(50's)	]
F i f t i e s	( 5 0 ' s )	SR005	[ 004			Hank's Place	]
			[ 003			America	]
		Chuck Berry	[ 002			Highway1	]
			[ 001			Sirius Hits	]
	Johnny B. Goode		[		000	Sirius ID		]
					ENTER	Previous	Exit

•The currently selected channel is automatically chosen (without pressing ENTER) after 10 seconds.

Saving channel presets

This receiver can memorize up to 30 channels, stored in three banks, or classes (A, B and C) of 10 stations each.

1 Select the channel you want to memorize.

See Selecting channels and browsing by genre above.

2 Press T.EDIT.

The display shows a blinking memory class.

3Press CLASS to select one of the three classes then press / to select the channel preset you want. You can also use the number buttons to select a preset.

4Press ENTER.

After pressing ENTER, the preset class and number stop blinking and the receiver stores the SIRIUS channel.3

Tip

•You can also press MEMORY during reception display to save the information of up to five songs. See Using the SIRIUS Menu below to recall this information.3

Listening to channel presets

You will need to have some presets stored to do this.

1Press CLASS to select the class in which the channel is stored.

Press repeatedly to cycle through classes A, B and C.

2Press / to select the channel preset you want.

•You can also use the number buttons on the remote control to recall the channel preset.

•Press / to enter the SIRIUS Channel Guide, then

navigate through the channels one at time with the / buttons or switch through pages with the / buttons, then press ENTER to listen to the SIRIUS radio broadcast.

•To browse by genre, first press CATEGORY, use /// to select a genre then press ENTER.

•To cancel and exit any time, press RETURN.

Tip

•You can select channels directly by pressing D.ACCESS then the three-digit channel number.

•You can press DISP to change SIRIUS Radio information in the front panel display.

Note

1You can check the strength of reception in Using the SIRIUS Menu on page 55.

2It’s easiest if you have your TV switched on to take advantage of the OSDs. You can, however, use just the front panel display to do everything if you prefer.

3You can reset the Channel presets, Memory, Channel Skip/Add, Parental Lock and Password settings in Resetting the system on page 75.

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