Using sirius radio, Other connections 08, Connecting your sirius connect tuner – Pioneer VSX-1018AH-K User Manual
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Other connections
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En
•
Memory Recall – Use
/ to browse your saved
song information (See
Tip above)
3
When you’re finished press TOP MENU to return to
the reception display.
Using SIRIUS Radio
With SIRIUS you get The Best Radio on Radio™ with all
your favorite entertainment including 100 % commercial-
free music, plus superior sports coverage, uncensored
talk and comedy, world-class entertainment, news,
weather and more for your car, home or office. For more
information visit sirius.com or siriuscanada.ca
Sirius is available in the US for subscribers with
addresses in the continental US and is available in
Canada for subscribers with a Canadian address.
Required subscription plus compatible SIRIUS tuner and
antenna are required and sold separately. SIRIUS
Programming is subject to change. Visit HYPERLINK
“http://www.sirius.com” sirius.com for the most
complete and up-to-date channel lineup and product
information.
Connecting your SIRIUS Connect Tuner
To receive SIRIUS Satellite Radio broadcasts, you will need
to activate your SIRIUS Connect tuner.
1
1
Connect a SIRIUS Connect tuner to the SIRIUS IN
jack on the rear of this receiver.
You will also need to connect the antenna and AC
adapter to the Sirius Connect tuner.
2
Press SIRIUS to switch to the SIRIUS input.
For best reception, you may need to move the SIRIUS
Connect tuner antenna near a window (refer to the
manual for the SiriusConnect Home tuner for antenna
placement recommendations).
• If after pressing
SIRIUS the display shows Antenna
Error, try disconnecting the antenna and
reconnecting.
2
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.
3
The information displayed is as follows:
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.
•
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.
Note
1 • In order to activate your radio subscription, you will need the SIRIUS ID (SID) which uniquely identifies your tuner. The SID may be found on a sticker
located on the packaging, or on the bottom of the tuner itself. The label will have a printed 12-digit SID number. When you have located the SID, write it
down in the space provided near the end of this manual. Connect SIRIUS on the internet at: https://activate.siriusradio.com
Follow the prompts to activate your subscription, or you can also call SIRIUS toll-free at 1-888-539-SIRIUS (1-888-539-7474).
• Select
000 (SIRIUS ID) from the on-screen display to check the Radio ID of the SIRIUS Connect tuner (see Selecting channels and browsing by genre
above).
DIGITAL
ASSIGNABLE
ASSIGN-
ABLE
OPTICAL
MULTI CH IN
SPEAKERS
A
DVD
TV SAT
DVR1
CON-
TROL
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COAXIAL
HDMI
OUT
OUT
BD IN
2
1
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ASSIGNABLE
2
1
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2
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(DVR1)
1
IN
1
IN
2
IN
(TV SAT)
1
IN
AUDIO
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IN
IN
IN
OUT
DVR2
ZON
IN
MONITOR
OUT
OUT
VIDEO
IN
IN
IN
OUT
IN
OUT
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OU
FRONT
FRONT
R
CENTER SURROUND SURROUND BACK
SUBWOOFER
(DVD)
2
IN
(CD)
OUT
OUT
IN
IN
IN
SIRIUS
XM
IN
SIRIUS
★
SIRIUS
★
IN
SIRIUS
VSX-1018AH
Antenna
SiriusConnect™ HOME tuner
AC adapter
2 You can check the strength of reception in
Using the SIRIUS Menu on page 57.
3 It’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.
SIRIUS A
Decades
A0
The '50s
005
Chuck
Berry
Johnny B. Good
Chuck
Berry
Current preset class
Signal strength
Category
Preset number
Channel number
Artist name
Song name
Channel name
Composer name
SIRIUS A
Decades
A0
The '50s
005
Chuck
Berry
Johnny B. Good
Chuck
Berry
SIRIUS Channel List
UP
000 Sirius ID
001 Top 40 Hits
002 Lite Pop
[
003 Love Songs
]
004 Easy Listening
005 T h e ' 5 0 s
006 T h e ' 6 0 s
DOWN
ENTER
: Exit
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