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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).
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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 The '50s
006 The '60s
DOWN
ENTER
: Exit
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