Sirius SIR-STRC1 User Manual

SIR-STRC1 Satellite Radio Receiver User Guide

CONGRATULATIONS! Your new Brix Lab Streamer Replay Plug-n-Play Receiver kit lets you enjoy SIRIUS

The SIR-STRC1 Receiver is also

compatible with the SP-C1, SP-H1 and SP-B1 accessories.

Box Contents

Safety Precautions

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FCC Warning

Cleaning the Unit

Receiver Controls and Features

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Remote Control

Installing Batteries in the Remote

Activating your SIRIUS Subscription

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Basic Operation

Changing Channels

Display Button

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Search Modes (Category, Channel, Artist, Song Title)

Searching Categories

Searching Channels (Channel List Mode)

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Direct Tuning

Setting Channel Presets

Recalling Channel Presets

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Jump Preset Button

Searching for a Channel Preset (P.TUNE Mode)

Preset Tune List Mode

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Memory (MEMO) and Song Seek (S-Seek) Functions

Storing Song Titles or Sports Games

Viewing Program Information stored in Memory

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Deleting a Song Title Stored into Memory

Activating the Song (S-Seek) Alert

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Game Alert

Instant Replay

Using Instant Replay

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Sirius ID

Game Alert

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Jump Settings

Trafﬁ c

JumpSet

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Display Settings

Conﬁ rm Tone Options

FM Transmitter Options

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Channel Add or Skip

Lock Options

Changing the Lock/Unlock Code

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Audio Level

Antenna Aiming

Memory Options

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Time-Based Features

Factory Default

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Warranty

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Satellite

Radio’s digital entertainment anywhere you’ve installed the SIR-STRH1 Home Docking Station, SIR-STRV1 Mobile

Docking Station, or the SIR-STRB1 Portable Boombox (each sold separately).

Use this manual to familiarize yourself with all of Streamer

Replay’s features and capabilities.

Table of Contents

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Box Contents

Warning

Safety Precautions

Unpack your Streamer Replay Receiver carefully

and make sure that everything listed here is

present:

1 x Streamer Replay Receiver 1 x Remote Control

Warning

Take the following precautions to prevent trafﬁ c

accidents and avoid personal injury:

• Installation must be performed according to this

user guide. Brix Labs or Sirius Satellite Radio is

not responsible for issues arising from installations

not performed according to the procedures in this

manual.

• Do not install the unit where it may obstruct your

view through the windshield or of your vehicle’s

If anything is missing or damaged, or if your

Streamer Replay Receiver fails to operate, notify

your dealer immediately. It is recommended that

you retain the original carton and packing materials

in case you need to ship your Receiver in the

indicator displays.

• Do not install the unit where it may hinder the

function of safety devices such as an airbag.

Doing so may prevent the airbag from functioning

properly in the event of an accident.

future.

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• The installation and use suggestions contained

Warning

Caution

in this manual are subject to any restrictions or

limitations that may be imposed by applicable

law the purchaser should check applicable law

for any restrictions or limitations before installing

and/or operating this unit.

• Failure to follow these safety instructions and

warnings may result in a serious accident.

Warning

Take the following precautions to prevent ﬁ re and

avoid personal injury:

• To avoid short circuits, never put or leave any

metallic objects (coins, tools, etc.) inside the unit.

• If the unit emits smoke or unusual odors, turn the

power off immediately and consult your Streamer

Replay retailer.

• Do not drop the unit or subject it to strong shocks.

• If the LCD display becomes damaged or broken,

do not touch the liquid crystal ﬂ uid. The ﬂ uid can be

dangerous to your health. If the liquid crystal ﬂ uid

contacts your body or clothing, immediately wash it

off with soap and water.

Caution

Take the following precautions to keep the unit in

proper working order:

• Be sure the unit is connected to a 12V DC power

supply with a negative ground connection.

• Do not open the unit.

• Do not install the unit where it will be exposed to

high levels of humidity, moisture, or dust.• When

replacing a fuse, use only a new one with the

proper rating. Using a fuse with the wrong rating

may cause the unit to malfunction.

• To prevent a short circuit when replacing a fuse,

ﬁ rst disconnect the wiring harness.

Note

If the unit doesn’t seem to be working properly:

• Turn the unit’s power off, wait 5 -10 seconds, then

turn the power on again.

• If the unit still malfunctions, turn the unit’s power

off, remove it from the cradle, wait 5 -10 seconds,

replace it in the cradle and turn the power back

on. If the problem persists, consult your Streamer

Replay retailer.

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FCC Warning

This equipment may generate or use radio

frequency energy. Changes or modiﬁ cations to this

equipment may cause harmful interference unless

the modiﬁ cations are expressly approved in this

User Guide. The user could lose the authority to

operate this equipment if an unauthorized change or

modiﬁ cation is made.

Note

This equipment has been tested and found to comply

with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These rules are

designed to provide reasonable protection against

harmful interference. This equipment may cause

harmful interference to radio communications if it

is not installed and used in accordance with these

instructions. However, there is no guarantee that

interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to

radio or television reception, which can be determined

by turning the equipment off and on, the user is

encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of

more of the following measures:

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• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment

and Streamer Replay Receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit

different from that to which the Streamer Replay

Receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV

technician for help.

Cleaning the Unit

If the unit becomes dirty, turn its power off and wipe

it clean with a soft dry cloth. Do not use hard cloths

or paint thinner, alcohol, or other volatile solvents to

clean the unit. These may cause damage or remove

indicator characters.

Warning

Do not operate the unit in a way that might divert

your attention from driving safely. As a driver, you

alone are responsible for safely operating your

vehicle in accordance with trafﬁ c safety laws at all

times.

Receiver Controls and Features

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1. POWER Button : Turns Receiver On and Off.

2. Rotary Knob & Select Button:

Navigates through display screens and makes selections of items

highlighted on the display. Rotating clockwise (CW) increases the channel number (down the list), and

moves down in the menu. Rotating counterclockwise (CCW) decreases the channel number (up the list),

and moves up in the menu.

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3. CATEGORY Buttons: Navigates through Category List Screen which displays Sirius Channel

Categories.

4. Display (DISP) Button:

Changes text size of artist names and song titles. In list modes, toggles

between channel name, artist name and song title.

5. Menu Button:

6. Jump Button:

7. Preset Number Buttons (0-9):

Used to access menu options to make setup and feature changes.

Used to quickly switch to a favorite channel then back to the original program.

Sets and selects preset channels.

8. Memory (MEMO) Button (S-Seek Function): Saves and recalls artist names and song titles. You can

store up to 20 artist/song title combinations.

9. Band Button (P.Tune): Pressing and releasing switches between preset banks A, B, and C, which

hold 10 presets each. Pressing and holding enables “Preset Tune Mode”, which allows for viewing and

listening of stored presets with turn of Rotary Knob.

10. Rewind Button: Used to rewind through a broadcast saved to Instant Replay.

11. Play/Pause Button:

Pauses and replays live or time-shifted content from the currently tuned channel.

12. Fast Forward Button: Used to fast forward through a broadcast saved to Instant Replay.

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Remote Control

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Installing Batteries in the Remote

1. Remove the battery cover.

2. Install CR2025 battery. (+ side is up)

3. Replace the battery cover.

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1. POWER Button : Turns Receiver ON and OFF.

2. Channel Buttons:

Navigate through channels and display screens.

3. Category Buttons: Navigate through categories and display

screens.

4. Mute Button:

Mutes audio.

5. DIRECT Button: Accesses channels directly by number.

6. SELECT (SEL) Button:

Selects items highlighted on the display;

hold-down to jump to the previously-received Channel.

7. MENU Button:

8. MEMORY (MEMO) Button:

Enters and exits the Setup Mode.

Saves & recalls song & artist

information.

9. DISPLAY Button:

Changes text size of artist names and song titles.

10. BAND Button: Switches between preset bands A, B, and C.

11. Number Buttons (0-9):

12. Jump Button:

Switches to a favorite channel then back to the

Select channels directly and by preset.

original program.

13. VOL+/ VOL- Buttons: Adjust the volume up & down.

14. Play/Pause Button:

Pauses and replays live or time-shifted content

from the currently tuned channel.

15. Fast Forward Button:

Used to fast forward through a broadcast

saved to Instant Replay.

16. Rewind Button:

Used to rewind through a broadcast saved to

Instant Replay.

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Activating your SIRIUS Subscription

Before you can listen to the Receiver, you must

subscribe to SIRIUS Satellite Radio’s service.

1. Make sure that the Streamer Replay Receiver

is properly connected and that its antenna is

oriented to receive the SIRIUS satellite signal (see

Docking Station Installation and/or Boombox User Manuals for details).

2. Press the power button to turn the Receiver ON.

After displaying the SIRIUS logo, the Receiver will

update all the SIRIUS channels. The display will

read “UPDATING CHANNELS” on the top line and

“X% Completed” (0%-20%-40%-60%-80%-100%)

on the bottom line until the update completes.

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 is the SIRIUS preview channel. You

will not be able to tune to any other channels until

you activate your SIRIUS subscription.

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4. Press the MENU button to enter the “Menu

Options” mode. The “Sirius ID” menu option will

now be highlighted.

5. Push on the Rotary Knob to select “Sirius ID”.

This will display your unit’s unique 12-digit

SIRIUS ID Number. This SID number should

also be available on the Streamer Replay

Receiver packaging. Write the number down and

have your credit card handy. A space has been

provided at the end of this manual to write your

SID.

6. 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)

Basic Operation

After you have successfully activated your SIRIUS

subscription, the Normal Operation (Default ) screen

will appear (

channels.

• The selected channel will automatically start

playing. The name and artist of the currently

playing song will scroll across the display.

Below): Use the Rotary Knob to select

Changing Channels

Turning the Rotary Knob clockwise will increase,

or move up to the next channel. Turning the Rotary

Knob counterclockwise will decrease, or move

down to the previous channel.

Display Button

Pressing the DISP button from the Default display

toggles between the artist name/song title and

large character displayed text. In doing so, this

will change the character size and cause the ﬁ eld

to scroll. This feature is useful when viewing the

display at a distance.

NOTE: The displayed text will scroll only if the

length of the artist or title cannot be viewed in its

entirety.

Pressing and holding the Display button will enter

the channel list mode.

Pressing DISP will switch between these two display views.

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3. Press and release the Rotary Knob to select the

channel. To exit this mode without changing to a

new channel, press and hold the DISP button for

1 second.

Press and Hold the DISP button to enter the Channel List Mode

Press DISP again to show the Artist Name

Press DISP again to show the Song Title

Press DISP again to go back to Channel List

Note: If you are in Channel List Mode and viewing

a sports category channel list (NFL Zone, NHL

Zone), pressing the DISP button will toggle

between the team names and the current score of

any live play-by-play game.

Direct Tuning

Channels can be directly accessed by pressing and

releasing the Rotary Knob and then using the 0-9

keys to enter the desired channel number. Once

the desired number has been entered, the channel

will change and the display will revert to the Default

screen for the new channel.

change immediately if three numbers are entered

(ex. “0”, ”0”, “7”), but if just one or two digits are

entered, the unit will wait for 3 seconds before

changing the channel.

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The receiver will

Setting Channel Presets

You can store up to 30 of your favorite channels as

presets, for quick access. Presets are stored in 3

banks, A, B & C, each containing 10 channel presets.

1. Press the BAND button to activate the preset bank

you want. The selected bank is shown in the lower

right corner of the Default screen.

2. Select the channel you want to preset.

3. Hold the numbered preset button you want to store

the channel in for at least 2 seconds.

• The selected preset number will ﬂ ash and then

remain lit on the display to show that it has been

memorized.

• If the preset button already has a channel stored

in it, the preset will be replaced by the new

channel.

Recalling Channel Presets

The 10 presets in the active bank (A, B or C) can be

selected by pressing the “0” “9” buttons.

1. Press the BAND button to activate the preset bank

you want. The selected bank is shown in the lower

right corner of the Default screen.

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2. Press the desired preset button “0” – “9” to recall

the preset. The channel will change and the

display will revert to the Default screen for the new

channel.

Jump Preset Button

The Streamer Replay Receiver includes a special

preset button labeled Jump. It can be used

for channels that are accessed frequently and

temporarily such as trafﬁ c, weather, news or sports.

This button allows you to quickly tune to one

speciﬁ c channel and then tune back to the original

channel.

Refer to the Jump Settings options section for

information on conﬁ guring your Jump preset button.

• If your Jump Setting is set to trafﬁ c, pressing the

Jump button will immediately begin searching for

your desired city’s trafﬁ c report. The band indicator

on the display will change to the Jump icon to

indicate a Jump search is active. Once your local

trafﬁ c is found, the Receiver will automatically tune to

that channel. You may have to wait up to 4 minutes

for your desired report. Pressing the Jump button

while the receiver is searching will cancel the search.

Pressing the Jump button after the receiver has

tuned to your trafﬁ c report will return to the previous

channel.

• If your Jump Setting is set to JumpSet, pressing the

jump button will immediately tune to your desired

channel. Pressing the Jump button again will return

to the previous channel.

Note: The channel preset for the Jump button remains

the same regardless of which preset bank is currently

selected.

Searching for a Channel Preset (P.TUNE Mode)

It is possible to quickly search through all of your

presets using the Rotary Knob.

1. Press and hold the BAND button to enter the Preset

Tune Mode (P.TUNE).

2. The bottom right portion of the display will change to

highlight the current preset.

3. Turn the Rotary Knob in either direction to move up

or down through your presets. The new channel will

start to play as soon as you stop turning the Rotary

Knob.

• Only stored presets will be displayed, regardless

of what bank they are stored in.

• Presets will be grouped and displayed by preset

bank and number (ex. A-1, A-2...B-1, B-2...C-1,C-

2...) and rotate all the way around back to the

beginning.

Default Display P.TUNE Display

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