Pioneer VSX-01THX operating instructions Listening to Sirius Radio, Using the Sirius Menu

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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.1 The information displayed is as follows:

			Current preset class
SIRIUS	A		Signal strength
			Category
Decades		A0	Preset number
The '50s	005		Channel number
	Chuck Berry		Artist name
	Johnny B. Good		Song name
	Chuck Berry		Composer name
			Channel name

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.2

Tip

•You can also press MEM (Memory) during reception display to save the information of up to five songs. See Using the SIRIUS Menu below to recall this information.2

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.

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.

SIRIUS	A		SIRIUS Channel List
				UP
Decades	A0	000			Sirius ID
		001			Top 40 Hits
The '50s	005			002	Lite Pop
		[		003	Love Songs		]
	Chuck Berry	004			Easy Listening
		005			The '50s
	Johnny B. Good	006			The '60s
				DOWN
	Chuck Berry		ENTER			: Exit

•Press / to enter the SIRIUS Channel Guide, then navigate through the channels one at time with /, 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 DISPLAY to change SIRIUS Radio information in the front panel display.

•The currently selected channel is automatically chosen (without pressing ENTER) after 5 seconds.

Saving channel presets

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

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

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

Using the SIRIUS Menu

The SIRIUS Menu provides additional SIRIUS Radio features.2

1Press TOP MENU.

2Use / to select a menu item, then press ENTER. Choose from the following menu items:

•Channel Skip/Add – Use / and ENTER to select channels you would like to remove/restore from/to the channel guide.

•Parental Lock – Use / and ENTER to select channels you would like to place under parental lock. Channels put under parental lock are not displayed in the Channel Guide, but may be accessed by directly inputting their channel number and providing the parental lock password.

•Antenna Aiming – Check the strength of satellite and terrestrial reception.

•Memory Recall – Use / to browse your saved song information (see Tip above).

•Password Set – Set the parental lock password.

3When you’re finished, press TOP MENU to return to the reception display.

Note

1It’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.

2You can reset the Channel presets, Memory, Channel Skip/Add, Parental Lock and Password settings in Resetting the system on page 77.

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