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DIGITAL OUT

IN

 

AUX

 

OPT

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 

CD

 

OPT

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

(TV/ SAT)

IN

 

DVR /

 

OPT

 

 

VCR

 

1

 

 

 

(CD)

 

OUT

 

 

ASSIGNABLE

 

 

 

DIGITAL IN

 

 

TV /

 

 

IN

 

 

 

 

SAT

 

XM

 

 

DVD

ASSIGNABLE

IN

 

 

/LD

 

IN

 

FRONT

DIGITALIN

COAX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

PLAY

 

(DVR/VCR)

IN

 

CD-R

 

COAX

 

/ TAPE

 

 

 

/ MD

 

1

 

 

 

 

(DVD/LD)

OUT

 

REC

 

 

R

AUDIO

L

SIRIUS

FM UNBAL 75

AM

LOOP

ANTENNA

VIDEO

IN

IN

D V D

5.1CH

INPUT

IN

 

 

 

CEN-

SUB

 

 

 

 

TER

WOOFER

 

 

 

 

 

SIRIUS IN

 

 

MONITOR OUT

 

 

IN 3

 

 

 

 

 

PR ASSIGN

OUT

 

 

 

PB

 

R

SURROUND

 

CONTROL

 

 

DVD 5.1CH INPUT

 

 

 

 

 

IN

OUT

 

 

 

 

OUT

DVR /

 

 

MONITOR OUT

COMPONEN

VCR

 

 

FRONT

SURROUND

 

IN

S R

 

L R

 

 

TV /

 

MONITOR

IN SAT

P

 

 

 

OUT

 

E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUB

DVD

A

A

 

 

WOOFER

/LD

 

 

PREOUT

IN

K

 

 

 

 

S-VIDEO

E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

S

 

 

 

 

Antenna

 

 

 

SIRIUS

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

SiriusConnectª HOME tuner AC adapter

1Connect a SIRIUS Connect tuner to the SIRIUS Radio jack on the rear of this receiver. You will also need to connect the antenna and AC adapter to the Sirius Connect tuner.

2Press SIRIUS (SHIFT+AM) 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.

 

SIRIUS

A

 

 

 

 

SIRIUS CH Guide

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ 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

CATEGORY, use

to select a

genre then press ENTER.3

 

¥To cancel and exit any time, press

RETURN.

Note

1 You can check the strength of reception in Using the SIRIUS Menu on page 57.

2ItÕs 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.

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

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Pioneer VSX-917V manual Listening to Sirius Radio, Press Sirius SHIFT+AM to switch to the Sirius input, One at time with

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