Arcam surround amplifier/AVprocessor AVR500 / AVR600 / AV888 User Manual

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Sirius satellite radio

(aVR600, US & Canada only)

In this section it is assumed that you already have

a ‘SiriusConnect™ Home Tuner’ kit and a Sirius

subscription, and that the antenna is already correctly

placed to receive Sirius broadcasts. Please visit

www.sirius.com

for more information.

add to your subscription

Before being able to receive satellite radio broadcasts

you will need to update your Sirius subscription to add

the ID number of the Sirius receiver module in your

AVR600. The Sirius ID can be found by switching to

the Sirius source and selecting channel 0. The AVR600

displays the 12-digit number on the OSD and on the

front panel display. You should make a note of this ID

number, then select Sirius channel 184 while you apply

this ID number to your account at

www.sirius.com

by calling 1.888.539.SIRIUS (7474).
Once your subscription is updated, a code is sent

over Sirius channel 184. When this code is received

the AVR600 displays ‘SUBSCRIPTION UPDATED’. This

display remains until cleared by pressing any button. The

Sirius radio module is now fully operational.
Please note that, depending on your subscription,

some channels may not be available. If a channel is not

part of your subscription package, you are invited to

subscribe to the channel - ‘CALL 888-539-SIRIUS To
Subscribe

’ is displayed and audio is muted. If you have

any queries about your subscription, please contact

Sirius.

operation

In addition to the channel and preset selection,

previously mentioned, you can also cycle through the

channel categories (Rock, Pop, Country, etc.) using the
]

and [ keys. The first channel in each category is

displayed. You can then scroll through other channels

in that particular category using the

buttons on

the CR102 remote. On the OSD a star (‘ * ”) is shown

before the category name to show you are scrolling

through channels only in the current category. Press
O

to select the currently displayed channel to listen

to it otherwise the display times out and returns to the

currently playing channel information.

Locking Channels

The Sirius module in the AVR600 has a parental lockout

feature which allows you to assign a 4-digit code to any

channels you do not wish to be generally available to

users.
Channels can be locked out individually by pressing and

holding the

MoDE

key. ‘Lock?’ also appears on the lower

line of the On Screen Display. Pressing O confirms and

applies the parental lock to the channel and the display

returns to the channel name.
If a locked channel is selected, the audio will be muted

and the user prompted on the display to enter the

unlocking code. ‘Unlock code :____’ is displayed.
The default unlock code is 0000.
If the code is entered correctly the audio for this channel

unmutes. If the code is not entered correctly, the

previously played channel is re-selected.
To remove the parental lock from one of the locked

channels (so that the unlocking code is no longer

required to listen to them), navigate to the channel,

select it and enter the unlocking code to unmute the

channel. Press and hold the M key until the display

shows ‘Unlock ?’. Press O to remove the lock from the

channel.
To change your locking code, in

Tun

device mode on the

remote, press and hold the b key.

NOTE
The locking code is reset to 0000 if a factory reset of

the AVR600 is performed.

Sirius errors

If an invalid channel is selected, the AVR600 displays

‘INVALID CHANNEL’ and the channel reverts to the

previous valid channel.
If there is a loss of signal, the AVR600 displays

‘ACQUIRING SIGNAL’.
If the antenna is disconnected, the AVR600 displays

‘ANTENNA ERROR’.
During the channel map update, the message ‘Updating
channels - xx%

’ is displayed. Note that audio is

muted until the update is complete. When complete, the

AVR600 retunes to the original channel and restores the

audio.