Listening to the radio, Using the Sirius Menu

Basic playback

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 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.

Listening to the radio

The following steps show you how to tune in to FM and AM radio broadcasts using the automatic (search) and manual (step) tuning functions. If you already know the frequency of the station you want, see Tuning directly to a station below. Once you are tuned to a station you can memorize the frequency for recall later—see Saving station presets on page 52 for more on how to do this.

1Press TUNER to select the tuner.

2Use BAND to change the band (FM or AM), if necessary.

Each press switches the band between FM and AM.

3 Tune to a station.

There are three ways to do this:

Automatic tuning – To search for stations in the currently selected band, press and hold TUNE / for about a second. The receiver will start searching for the next station, stopping when it has found one. Repeat to search for other stations.

Manual tuning – To change the frequency one step at a time, press TUNE /.

High speed tuning – Press and hold TUNE / for high speed tuning. Release the button at the frequency you want.

Improving FM sound

If the TUNED or STEREO indicator doesn’t light when tuning to an FM station because the signal is weak, press MPX to switch the receiver into mono reception mode. This should improve the sound quality and allow you to enjoy the broadcast.

Using Neural THX

This feature uses Neural Surround™, THX® technologies to achieve optimal surround sound from FM radio.

•While listening to FM radio, press AUTO/ ALC/DIRECT for Neural THX listening.

See About Neural – THX Surround on page 114 for more on this.

The Neural THX mode can be selected also with STANDARD.

Tuning directly to a station

Sometimes, you’ll already know the frequency of the station you want to listen to. In this case, you can simply enter the frequency directly using the number buttons on the remote control.