Pioneer VSX-90TXV operating instructions Listening to Sirius Radio, Using the Sirius Menu

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

For best reception, you may need to move the SIRIUS Connect tuner antenna near a window (the southernmost window should produce the best results).

•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:

			Preset class
SIRIUS	A		Signal strength
			Category
Decades		A0	Preset number
The '50s	SR005		Channel number
	Chuck Berry		Artist name
	Johnny B. Good		Song name
			Channel name

•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.4

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.

Tip

•You can also press  during reception display to save the information of up to 8 songs. See Using the SIRIUS Menu below to recall this information.

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	A		SIRIUS Channel Guide
		[ 007			Next	]
Decades	A0				The '70s
		[ 006			The '60s	]
The '50s	SR005	[ 005			The '50s	]
		[ 004			Easy Listening	]
	Chuck Berry	[ 003			Love Songs	]
		[ 002			Lite Pop	]
	Johnny B. Good	[ 001			Top 40 Hits	]
		[		000	Sirius ID		]
				ENTER	Previous	: Exit

•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 SETUP, use /// to select a genre then press ENTER.3

•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.

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.

Using the SIRIUS Menu

The SIRIUS Menu provides additional SIRIUS Radio features.

1Press TOP MENU.

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

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

•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 parenal lock password.

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

Note

1You can check the strength of reception in Using the SIRIUS Menu on page 47.

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.

3Select SR000 (SIRIUS ID) from the on-screen display to check the Radio ID of the SIRIUS Connect tuner.

4Note that channels locked out with parental lock cannot be saved on this receiver.

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