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Selecting an FM Frequency
To listen to the audio from the Sirius S50, you will need to tune the FM radio in your vehicle
and the FM transmitter in the Sirius S50 to the same FM frequency. The FM transmitter in the
Sirius S50 defaults to 88.1 MHz, so you can begin by tuning your vehicle’s FM radio to 88.1
MHz. If there is an FM station broadcasting on that frequency, you will have to search for a
different FM frequency to use, and the change the FM frequency that the Sirius S50 will use
to transmit.
The FM transmitter frequency of the Sirius S50 may be changed using the
Setup menu.
Details for changing the FM frequency are found in the FM Transmitter section on page 72.
Subscribing to the SIRIUS Service
Before you can listen to the SIRIUS service, you need to subscribe to the SIRIUS Satellite
Radio service. Do the following:
Be sure that the Sirius S50 is correctly installed, is in the vehicle dock, and that the
antenna is oriented to receive the SIRIUS signal.
Turn on the Sirius S50. After the startup sequence, it will update the SIRIUS channel
line-up. Wait until the channel updates have completed before pressing any buttons.
Once the channels have been updated, the display will change to
“Call 1-888-539-SIRIUS to Subscribe” and will tune to channel 184. You will not be
able to listen to other channels until you activate your SIRIUS subscription.
Use the
Media Dial to tune to channel 0 to display the Sirius S50’s unique 12-digit
SIRIUS ID Number (SID). (Figure 1) You can also tune to channel 0 by using the remote
control: Press the 0 (zero) button and then the
Select button. The SID number is also
available on the Sirius S50’s packaging, and may also be accessed by pressing the
Setup button and selecting Device Settings Sirius ID. Write the SID number down
in the space provided near the end of this guide.
Have your credit card handy and contact SIRIUS on the Internet at:
https://activate.siriusradio.com/
and follow the prompts to activate your subscription. You can also call SIRIUS toll-free
at: 1-888-539-SIRIUS (1-888-539-7474).
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