Sirius XM Radio SXPL1 Onyx PLUS User Manual Onyx Plus Users Manual p 62 to 81
Sirius XM Radio Inc. Onyx PLUS Onyx Plus Users Manual p 62 to 81
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Onyx Plus Users Manual p 62 to 81
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previous digit.)
8. The Code Confirmation screen will be displayed. For your records,
write down the code you have selected. Press the Select button.
9. Press and hold menu to return to the main display screen.
To listen to a locked channel:
There are two ways to tune to a channel which has been locked. The first
is to directly tune to the locked channel, and the second is to select the
locked channel from a category list.
1. Directly tune to or select the locked channel:
To directly tune to a locked channel:
i. Press direct and enter the channel number using the 0-9 keys.
To select a locked channel from the category list:
i. Press or to view the category list of the locked channel to
which you wish to tune.
ii. Press to scroll to and highlight the locked channel. Press the
Select button.
2 You will be prompted to enter your existing 4-digit code. For each
digit, press one of the 0-9 keys (or press or to select digits) and
then press to advance to the next digit. (Press if you need to go
back and edit a previous digit.)
3 When you have entered all 4 digits of the code, press the Select
button. If your code is correct the channel will be tuned. All locked
channels become unlocked and remain unlocked until you turn Onyx
Plus Off, and back On. In the category list, the previously locked
channels will show an unlocked icon .
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TuneMix
TuneMix plays songs in a unique mix from the music channels you have
saved as smart favorites, allowing you to build a virtual channel from as few
as two to as many as 18 music channels.
TuneMix can be configured to play all the music channels saved as smart
favorites from favorite channel banks A and B (all channels) (default), or
configured to play only the music channels from the favorite channel bank
currently selected (bank). If TuneMix is configured as bank, you can create
two different listening experiences such as rock music in bank A and pop
music in bank B.
To begin TuneMix:
To use TuneMix you first have to save a minimum of two music channels
to favorite channel buttons 1 through 9. (TuneMix does not use favorite
channel button 0.) Refer to “Favorite Channels” on page 53 to learn how
to save favorite channels.
Press t-mix/t-scn to begin. Onyx Plus will display the TuneMix icon to
show that the radio is in TuneMix mode, and TuneMix will begin playing.
Songs that you don’t want to listen to can be skipped by pressing .
To end TuneMix:
There are two ways to end TuneMix:
•If you want to end TuneMix and continue listening to the channel that
TuneMix is currently playing, press the Select button.
•If you want to return to the channel to which you were listening prior to
TuneMix, press and hold the Select button.
TuneMix will terminate if you power the Radio off, if you tune another
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channel, if you press menu/alerts or jump , if you press and hold
t-mix/t-scn to enter TuneScan mode, or if you press banks/direct (b/#)
when TuneMix is in bank mode.
To configure TuneMix:
1. Press menu/alerts.
2. Press to scroll to and highlight Feature Settings. Press the Select
button.
3. Press to scroll to and highlight Tune Mix/Scan.
4. Press the Select button to toggle between all channels and bank. Note
that you are configuring both TuneMix and TuneScan.
5. Press and hold menu/alerts to return to the main display screen.
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TuneScan
TuneScan plays the first 10 seconds of songs in a unique mix from the music
channels you have saved as smart favorites, allowing you to build a virtual
channel from as few as two to as many as 18 music channels. While listening
to TuneScan, if you hear a song you like simply press the Select button to
continue listening to the song.
TuneScan can be configured to play from all the music channels saved as
smart favorites from favorite channel banks A and B (all channels) (default),
or configured to play only the music channels from the favorite channel
bank currently selected (bank). If TuneScan is configured as bank, you can
create two different listening experiences such as rock music in bank A and
pop music in bank B.
To begin TuneScan:
To use TuneScan you first have to save a minimum of two music channels
to favorite channel buttons 1 through 9. (TuneScan does not use favorite
channel button 0.) Refer to “Favorite Channels” on page 53 to learn how
to save favorite channels.
Press and hold t-mix/t-scn to begin. Onyx Plus will display the TuneScan
icon
TUNE
SCAN
to show that the radio is in TuneScan mode, and TuneScan will begin
playing. Songs that you don’t want to listen to can be skipped by pressing
, or you can return to the previous song by pressing .
To end TuneScan:
There are two ways to end TuneScan:
•If you want to end TuneScan and continue listening to the song that
TuneScan is currently playing, press the Select button.
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•If you want to return to the channel to which you were listening prior to
TuneScan, press and hold the Select button.
TuneScan will terminate if you power the Radio off, if you tune to another
channel, if you press menu/alerts, jump , or play/pause , if you press
t-mix/t-scn to enter TuneScan mode, or if you press banks/direct (b/#)
when TuneScan is in bank mode.
To configure TuneScan:
1. Press menu/alerts.
2. Press to scroll to and highlight Feature Settings. Press the Select
button.
3. Press to scroll to and highlight Tune Mix/Scan.
4. Press the Select button to toggle between all channels and bank. Note
that you are configuring both TuneScan and TuneMix.
5. Press and hold menu/alerts to return to the main display screen.
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TuneStart
TuneStart plays the current song from the beginning when you tune to a
music channel which you had saved as a smart favorite channel. (Refer to
“Favorite Channels” on page 53 for more information on smart favorite
channels.) A TuneStart will also occur if you tune back to the channel that
was tuned immediately prior to the currently tuned channel, either by
pressing jump , or by directly tuning the channel. TuneStart is on by
default.
When a TuneStart occurs, the main display screen will display the time bar,
and the TuneStart icon will be briefly display to indicate that a Tune Start
has occurred. Should you wish to return to the live broadcast, press and
hold Play/Pause.
To turn TuneStart off or on:
1. Press menu/alerts.
2. Press to scroll to and highlight Feature Settings. Press the Select
button.
3. Tune Start will be highlighted. Press the Select button to toggle
between off and on.
4. Press and hold menu/alerts to return to the main display screen.
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Pause & Replay
Pause & Replay gives you the opportunity to “hear that again” by
temporarily storing and then letting you access the stored content. For the
currently tuned channel, you can pause and replay for as long as you have
been tuned to the channel, up to a maximum of approximately 60 minutes.
You can also Pause and Replay up to approximately 30 minutes from
channels which you have saved as smart favorite channels, and also from
the channel that was tuned immediately prior to the currently tuned
channel. (Refer to “Favorite Channels” on page 53 for more information
on smart favorite channels.) Pressing or places the Radio into Pause &
Replay mode.
TIP! Turning Onyx Plus off removes the temporarily stored content from the
Radio.
To Play/Pause:
1. Press and release to pause the live broadcast. At this point the
Radio will mute and continue to store live audio.
2. Pressing and releasing again will begin playing stored audio from
the point at which the Radio was paused.
TIP! Pressing (or pressing twice, if favorite channels are stored) will show
the Replay List. A listing of artist names and song or show title are shown for
the stored audio from most recent to oldest, beginning with entry called “Go
to Live”. Press or to scroll to and highlight a song or program and press
the Select button to play it. Choosing Go to Live exits Pause & Replay mode
and resumes playing the live broadcast.
To listen to the previous track:
1. Press and release to rewind to the beginning of the current song or
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program.
2. Repeated press and releases skips backwards to the start of the
previous songs or programs until the beginning of the stored audio
is reached. When the beginning is reached, playback automatically
begins.
TIP! Pressing and holding rewinds through stored audio in 5 second
intervals, which increases to 15 and then 30 second intervals the longer the
button is pressed. Playback begins when the button is released. If the
beginning of the stored audio is reached, playback automatically begins.
To listen to the next track:
1. Press and release to skip forward to the start of the next song or
program.
2. Repeated press and releases skips forward to the beginning of the next
songs or programs until the end of stored audio is reached. When the
end is reached, the Radio will exit Pause & Replay mode and resume
playing the live broadcast.
TIP! Pressing and holding advances through the stored audio in 5 second
intervals, which increases to 15 and then 30 second intervals the longer the
button is pressed. Playback begins when button is released. If end of stored
audio is reached, the Radio exits Pause & Replay mode and resumes playing
the live broadcast.
To listen to live broadcast:
1. Pressing and holding while the Radio is in Pause & Replay mode
exits Pause & Replay mode and resumes playing the live broadcast.
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Song/Artist Alerts
You can set your Onyx Plus to alert you when the following events occur:
•Song Alert: Alerts can be set for your favorite songs, so that whenever
the song begins to play on any music channel, you will be alerted and
given the opportunity to tune to the channel.
•Artist Alert: Alerts can be set for your favorite artists, so that whenever
a song by that artist begins to play on any music channel, you will be
alerted and given the opportunity to tune to the channel.
Song and artist alerts can be saved while you are tuned to a channel where
the song or artist is currently playing. Alerts can be set while listening to
the live broadcast, while in Pause and Replay mode, and while in TuneMix or
TuneScan mode. You can save up to 100 Song and Artist Alerts. If the alert
list is full you will be prompted to replace an existing alert.
Alerts are displayed visually and are accompanied by an optional audible
alert beep, except when you are not at the main display screen. If you
are not at the main display screen, you will hear the audible alert beep
(provided it’s turned on), but the visual alert will be delayed until you have
returned to the main display screen.
While a single alert is displayed, you can press the Select button to tune to
the channel, or press menu/alerts to dismiss the alert, or wait for the alert
to time out.
There may be occasions when several Song/Artist Alerts happen
simultaneously, and then a list of alerts will be displayed. These multiple
alerts can be a mixture of Song, Artist, Game, and Score alerts, depending
upon what alerts you have saved. You can browse through the multiple
alerts by pressing or to scroll to and highlight an alert, and press the
Select button to tune to the channel. Once you have selected an alert from
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the list, all other alerts in the list are dismissed.
To save a Song or Artist Alert:
1. While the song is playing press and hold menu/alerts.
TIP! You can save an alert for a song or artist that you had listened to
previously on the channel. Press to rewind to the song.
2. You will be prompted to select whether to save a Song Alert or an
Artist Alert. Highlight your choice by pressing or and press the
Select button, or press menu/alerts to cancel.
3. A message will confirm that you have successfully saved the alert.
TIP! If you saved an Artist Alert for a song, you will not be able to save a song
alert, and the message Artist Alert Already Saved... will be displayed. This
happens because you will be alerted whenever any song by that artist begins
to play, so it is not necessary to save individual songs by the artist.
To edit Song and Artist Alerts:
Individual Song and Artist alerts can be edited in the following ways:
•Turn alerts on or off: An individual Song or Artist alert can be turned off
so you no longer receive an alert, but it is still kept in the alert list so you
can turn it back on.
•Delete alert: Song or Artist alerts can be permanently deleted.
•Switch alert: Onyx Plus remembers both the Song and the Artist for
each saved alert, although you will only receive an alert for one or the
other depending upon which you have selected. Switch provides the
ability to turn a Song Alert into an Artist Alert, and an Artist Alert into a
Song Alert.
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To edit Song and Artist Alerts:
1. Press menu/alerts.
2. Press to scroll to and highlight Alerts. Press the Select button.
3. Press to scroll to and highlight Edit Song/Artist Alerts. Press the
Select button
4. From the list of alerts, highlight the alert you want to edit by pressing
or . Songs are shown in orange while artists are shown in blue.
5. Press and release the Select button to move through the options and
select a setting:
sw: Switch to switch the alert. Wait 2 seconds for the confirmation
screen to appear and press the Select button to confirm the
switch or press menu/alerts to cancel.
del: Delete the alert. Wait 2 seconds for the confirmation screen to
appear and press the Select button to confirm the deletion or
press menu/alerts to cancel.
off: Turn the alert off, but keep it in the list.
on: Turn an alert which had previously been turned off back on.
6. Press and hold menu/alerts to return to the main display screen.
To turn all Song and Artist Alerts on or off:
You can turn all Song or Artist Alerts on or off without deleting the saved
alerts. If you turn them off, you will no longer receive Song or Artist alerts.
1. Press menu/alerts.
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2. Press to scroll to and highlight Alerts. Press the Select button.
3. Song/Artist Alerts will be highlighted. Press the Select button to
toggle the alerts on or off.
4. Press and hold menu/alerts to return to the main display screen.
To turn the audible alert beep on or off:
If you do not wish to hear an audible alert beep when a Song or Artist Alert
occurs, you can turn it off. You will still continue to receive the visual alert.
1. Press menu/alerts.
2. Press to scroll to and highlight Alerts. Press the Select button.
3. Press to scroll to and highlight Audible Alert Beep. Press the Select
button to toggle the alerts on or off.
4. Press and hold menu/alerts to return to the main display screen.
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Game/Score Alerts
You can set your Onyx Plus to alert you when the following events occur:
•Game Alert: Alerts can be set for your favorite sports teams, so that
whenever a game begins to be played by your favorite sports team, you
will be alerted and given the opportunity to tune to the game.
•Score Alert: When you set a Game Alert for your favorite sports teams,
a Score Alert is automatically set also, but can be turned off if you do
not wish to receive them. If you are not listening to the game, you will
be alerted each time there is a new score in the game, and given the
opportunity to tune to the game.
Game Alerts can be saved while you are tuned to a channel where a game
is being broadcast, or you can preselect teams through menu options.
There is no limit on the amount of sports teams which can be saved for
Game/Score Alerts.
Alerts are displayed visually and are accompanied by an optional audible
alert beep, except when you are not at the main display screen. If you
are not at the main display screen, you will hear the audible alert beep
(provided it’s turned on), but the visual alert will be delayed until you have
returned to the main display screen.
When a single alert is displayed, you can press the Select button to tune to
the channel, or press menu/alerts to dismiss the alert, or wait for the alert
to time out.
There may be occasions when several Game/Score Alerts happen
simultaneously, and then a list of alerts will be displayed. These multiple
alerts can be a mixture of Game, Score, Song, and Artist alerts, depending
upon what alerts you have saved. You can browse through the multiple
alerts by pressing or to scroll to and highlight an alert, and press the
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Select button to tune to the channel. Once you have selected an alert from
the list, all other alerts in the list are dismissed.
Note: Game and Score Alerts normally do not occur if you are tuned to the
channel which is broadcasting the game in which your team is playing.
However, it’s possible that the same game may be broadcast on two or more
SiriusXM channels simultaneously. If so, you will receive Game and Score
Alerts for the channels where the game is being broadcast, but not for the
channel to which you are tuned. You can temporarily turn Game and Score
Alerts off if desired (page 78).
To save a team for Game/Score Alert while listening to a game:
1. While tuned to the channel where the game is being broadcast press
and hold menu/alerts.
2. You will be prompted to select the team for the Game/Score Alert.
Highlight your choice by pressing or and press the Select button,
or press menu/alerts to cancel.
3. The team you have selected will be highlighted, and the Alert box
highlighted in blue. Press the Select button to select the team for
Game/Score Alerts.
4. Press and hold menu/alerts to return to the main display screen.
TIP! Read steps 6 and 7 on page 76 to learn more about the Alert and
Ticker boxes, and how they show the selected teams.
To preselect (or deselect) teams for Game/Score Alerts:
1. Press menu/alerts.
2. Press to scroll to and highlight Alerts. Press the Select button.
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3. Press to scroll to and highlight Sports Alerts/Ticker. Press the
Select button.
4. Press to scroll to and highlight Choose Teams. Press the Select
button.
5. Press to scroll to and highlight the league. Press the Select button.
6. Each team has two selections to the left of the team name, an Alert
and a Ticker box. (Refer to “Sports Ticker” on page 79 for more
information about the Sports Ticker.) Pressing and releasing or
navigates through each Alert and Ticker box, while pressing and
holding or navigates through the teams.
The Alert and Ticker boxes for teams which are not selected for Game/
Score Alerts are shown with a black background with white letters.
For teams which are selected the boxes are shown with a white
background with black letters.
7. Press and hold to scroll to and highlight the team for which you
want to set an alert. If necessary, use or to place the blue
highlight on an Alert box (blue background, white letters) and press
the Select button. The text in the Alert box will change from white to
black (blue background, black letters) to indicate that the Game/Score
Alert has been set for the team. Repeatedly pressing the Select button
toggles the selection of the Alert box to select or deselect the alert.
TIP! You can select (or deselect) a team for the Sports Ticker in the same
way you selected a team for a Game/Score Alert. Simply highlight the Ticker
box in blue and press the Select button.
8. You can continue to select teams for Game/Score Alerts until you are
finished. Pressing menu/alerts will return you to the previous page if
you wish to select teams in other leagues.
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9. Press and hold menu/alerts to return to the main display screen.
To quickly select (or deselect) all teams in a league for Game and Score
Alerts
All teams in a league can be selected at once for Game/Score Alerts by
using the All Teams selection at the beginning of the list of teams. All
Teams can also be used to quickly deselect all teams in a league.
1. Press menu/alerts.
2. Press to scroll to and highlight Alerts. Press the Select button.
3. Press to scroll to and highlight Sports Alerts/Ticker. Press the
Select button.
4. Press to scroll to and highlight a league. Press the Select button.
5. All Teams will be highlighted, and the Alerts box will be highlighted in
blue.
To select all teams for Game/Score Alerts: Press the Select button.
The Alert box next to each team will now have a white background
with black letters indicating that the teams are selected for alerts.
To deselect all teams for Game/Score Alerts: Press the Select button
twice. The first press selects all teams and the second press deselects
all the teams in the league. The Alert box next to each team will have
a black background with white letters indicating that no teams are
selected for alerts.
6. Press and hold menu/alerts to return to the main display screen.
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To turn Game and Score Alerts on or off and setting the audible alert beep
on or off:
1. Press menu/alerts.
2. Press to scroll to and highlight Alerts. Press the Select button.
3. Press to scroll to and highlight Sports Alerts/Ticker. Press the
Select button.
4. Press to scroll to and highlight either Game Alerts or Score Alerts.
5. Press and release the Select button to move through the options and
select a setting:
on: The visual alert is on and the audible alert beep is off (default).
on+beep: Both the visual and audible alert beep are on.
off: The visual and audible alert beep are off.
6. Press and hold menu/alerts to return to the main display screen.
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Sports Ticker
Sports Ticker shows the current scores, game progress, and channel
number for games in progress, and the scores for games which have
ended in the previous 48 hours. The Sports Ticker is displayed on the main
display screen, and depending upon how many teams have been selected,
the Sports Ticker scrolls across the screen. Whenever a score occurs, the
scoring team is shown in blue in the Sports Ticker.
Teams can be selected while you are tuned to a channel where a game is
being broadcast, or you can preselect teams through menu options. There
is no limit on the amount of sports teams which can be saved for the Sports
Ticker.
Note: It’s possible that the team you have selected for Sports Ticker is being
broadcast on two or more SiriusXM channels simultaneously. If so, the Sports
Ticker will only display a single channel number.
To save a team for the Sports Ticker while listening to a game:
1. While tuned to the channel where the game is being broadcast press
and hold menu/alerts.
2. You will be prompted to select the team for the Game/Score Alert.
Highlight your choice by pressing or and press the Select button,
or press menu/alerts to cancel.
3. The team you have selected will be highlighted, and the Alert box
highlighted in blue. Press to highlight Ticker in blue.
4. Press the Select button to select the team the Sports Ticker.
5. Press and hold menu/alerts to return to the main display screen.
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TIP! Read steps 6 and 7 on page 80 to learn more about the Alert and
Ticker boxes, and how they show the selected teams.
To preselect (or deselect) teams for the Sports Ticker:
1. Press menu/alerts.
2. Press to scroll to and highlight Alerts. Press the Select button.
3. Press to scroll to and highlight Sports Alerts/Ticker. Press the
Select button.
4. Press to scroll to and highlight Choose Teams. Press the Select
button.
5. Press to scroll to and highlight the league. Press the Select button.
6. Each team has two selections to the left of the team name, an Alert
and a Ticker box. (Refer to “Game/Score Alerts” on page 74
for more information about Game and Score Alerts.) Pressing and
releasing or navigates through each Alert and Ticker box, while
pressing and holding or navigates through the teams.
The Alert and Ticker boxes for teams which are not selected for Game/
Score Alerts are shown with a black background with white letters.
For teams which are selected the boxes are shown with a white
background with black letters.
7. Press and hold to scroll to and highlight the team for which you
want to set an alert. Use or to place the blue highlight on an
Ticker box (blue background, white letters) and press the Select
button. The text in the Ticker box will change from white to black (blue
background, black letters) to indicate that the team is selected for the
Sports Ticker. Repeatedly pressing the Select button toggles the
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selection of the Ticker box to select or deselect the team.
TIP! You can select (or deselect) a team for a Game/Score Alert in the same
way you selected a team for a Sports Ticker. Simply highlight the Alert box in
blue and press the Select button.
8. You can continue to select teams for the Sports Ticker until you are
finished. Pressing menu/alerts will return you to the previous page if
you wish to select teams in other leagues.
9. Press and hold menu/alerts to return to the main display screen.
To quickly select (or deselect) all teams in a league for the Sports Ticker
All teams in a league can be selected at once for the Sports Ticker by using
the All Teams selection at the beginning of the list of teams. All Teams can
also be used to quickly deselect all teams in a league.
1. Press menu/alerts.
2. Press to scroll to and highlight Alerts. Press the Select button.
3. Press to scroll to and highlight Sports Alerts/Ticker. Press the
Select button.
4. Press to scroll to and highlight a league. Press the Select button.
5. All Teams will be highlighted, and the Alerts box will be highlighted in
blue. Press to highlight the Ticker box in blue.
To select all teams for the Sports Ticker: Press the Select button. The
Ticker box next to each team will now have a white background with
black letters indicating that the teams are selected for alerts.
To deselect all teams for the Sports Ticker: Press the Select button