Sirius Satellite Radio SIRPNR2C manual Activating Your SIRIUS Subscription, Basic Operation

Activating Your SIRIUS Subscription

You must activate SIRPNR2C before you can start to receive the SIRIUS Satellite Radio broadcast.

1. Make sure that the SIRPNR2C is properly connected and that its antenna is oriented to receive the SIRIUS satellite signal.

2. Turn on the Pioneer headunit.

3. Press and release the POWER/ SOURCE button on the head unit to select EXTERNAL as the source. (Each press of the POWER/SOURCE button will change to a different audio source.)

4. The display will read “UPDATING” until the SIRPNR2C channel update is completed. This is where the latest channel line up is updated on the SIRIUS Receiver.

NOTE: Don’t push any buttons or perform any operations until updating has been completed. Once updated and the SIRIUS channels are received, the display will change to “Call 1-888-539-SIRIUS to Subscribe” and will place you in SIRIUS Satellite Radio’s Preview Channel (Channel 184). You Should be able to hear the SIRIUS Preview channel’s Audio.

5. Use the / buttons to select to Channel “000” on the display to bring up the SIRIUS ID (SID).

6. The unit will display “CH000”, followed by“ESNXXXXXXXXXXXX”. TheSIDwill be displayed in each of the Artist, Song Title, and Composer Fields of the Display – Example “ESN 123456789123.” Write down the 12 digit SID in the location provided on the next page for future reference.

Note: You may have to press the FUNC button and select FUNC 1 to change the current viewed field on the Pioneer Headunit to show the SID. (See Pioneer Owners Manual for more information.)

7. Contact SIRIUS on the Internet: https://activate.siriusradio.com Follow the prompts to activate your subscription.

You can also call SIRIUS toll-free at

1-888-539-SIRIUS (1-888-539-7474).

You will not be able to tune to any other channels until you activate your SIRIUS subscription. After your Pioneer SIRPNR2C is activated, the display will read “SUB UPDT”. Press any key to continue.”

Note: The SID can also be found on the sticker that is on the bottom of the SIRPNR2C and on the carton box that the unit was packed in.

Basic Operation

The SIRPNR2C SIRIUS Satellite Radio Tuner is compatible with any Pioneer headunit that is “SAT Radio Ready” – which includes 2004 models that indicate they are satellite-ready for any satellite radio provider. Consult Poineer or SIRIUS Customer Support Departments for more information about compatibility.

Please consult your Pioneer owner’s manual for proper operation instructions for using satellite radio products.

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