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... Sirius ID 87 Find Available FM Channels in Your Area 89 FM Transmitter 92 Set and Select an FM Channel 93 Jump Settings 95 Display Options 97 Memory Options 98 Audio Level 100 Confirmation Tone 101 Time Based Features 102 Signal Indicator 109 Factory Default 110 Troubleshooting 111 Product Specifications 115 Patent Information 118 Environmental Information 118 Owner...
... Sirius ID 87 Find Available FM Channels in Your Area 89 FM Transmitter 92 Set and Select an FM Channel 93 Jump Settings 95 Display Options 97 Memory Options 98 Audio Level 100 Confirmation Tone 101 Time Based Features 102 Signal Indicator 109 Factory Default 110 Troubleshooting 111 Product Specifications 115 Patent Information 118 Environmental Information 118 Owner...
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...new PowerConnect FM Transmitter to listen to the audio through your vehicle's stereo system. • Pause and Replay: Pause, rewind and replay up to 44 minutes of live radio. • S-Seek™ Alert: Don't miss your favorite artists, songs and sports team/ driver when they're on live radio. • A La Carte programming capability: Make... display: View artist name, song title, and channel information on an easy to read the entire User Guide before using PowerConnect. • Parental controls: Easily lock and unlock channels with mature content. Introduction Features Congratulations,...
...new PowerConnect FM Transmitter to listen to the audio through your vehicle's stereo system. • Pause and Replay: Pause, rewind and replay up to 44 minutes of live radio. • S-Seek™ Alert: Don't miss your favorite artists, songs and sports team/ driver when they're on live radio. • A La Carte programming capability: Make... display: View artist name, song title, and channel information on an easy to read the entire User Guide before using PowerConnect. • Parental controls: Easily lock and unlock channels with mature content. Introduction Features Congratulations,...
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Do not use device near or in dusty areas. • Do not expose to direct sunlight for damage from data loss due to breakdown, repair, or other heat sources. • Do not try to moisture. Clean with wet hands. • Do not let any foreign matter spill into device... responsibility for a prolonged period of time, and do not touch the liquid crystal fluid. 7 SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Safety and Care Information IMPORTANT! disclaims all the instructions to avoid injury to yourself and/or damage to your device or subject it to severe impact...
Do not use device near or in dusty areas. • Do not expose to direct sunlight for damage from data loss due to breakdown, repair, or other heat sources. • Do not try to moisture. Clean with wet hands. • Do not let any foreign matter spill into device... responsibility for a prolonged period of time, and do not touch the liquid crystal fluid. 7 SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Safety and Care Information IMPORTANT! disclaims all the instructions to avoid injury to yourself and/or damage to your device or subject it to severe impact...
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Starmate 5 Radio PowerConnect Vehicle Dock Remote Control Aux In Cable Dash Mount Vent Mount and Extended Vent Clamps PowerConnect Magnetic Mount Antenna Screws Antenna & Dash Mount Power Adapter and Rubber Tail Alcohol Preparation Pads 9 What's in the Box?
Starmate 5 Radio PowerConnect Vehicle Dock Remote Control Aux In Cable Dash Mount Vent Mount and Extended Vent Clamps PowerConnect Magnetic Mount Antenna Screws Antenna & Dash Mount Power Adapter and Rubber Tail Alcohol Preparation Pads 9 What's in the Box?
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Display Button Customize the way you view content ...number, to directly tune to a channel. Press and hold to display stored artists and songs. Press and hold to adjust display's brightness. also when not in presets. or access a favorite channel. configuration options, press and hold to return to save artists and songs. Jump Button Directly access traffic and weather of live radio... rewind, and replay up to confirm selection of highlighted items in a menu or list; Power Button Turn radio on the display. Select Button Press to 44 minutes of the 20 most congested cities; ...
Display Button Customize the way you view content ...number, to directly tune to a channel. Press and hold to display stored artists and songs. Press and hold to adjust display's brightness. also when not in presets. or access a favorite channel. configuration options, press and hold to return to save artists and songs. Jump Button Directly access traffic and weather of live radio... rewind, and replay up to confirm selection of highlighted items in a menu or list; Power Button Turn radio on the display. Select Button Press to 44 minutes of the 20 most congested cities; ...
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...Power Button Turn radio on the display. Band Button Press and release to display stored artists and songs. Mute Button Silence live radio. Up and Down Buttons Press to 44 minutes of the 20 most congested cities; or access a favorite channel. 11 Number...Customize the way you view content on and off. FM Presets Button Press to search for channels by category. Jump Button Directly access traffic and weather of live radio...when in a menu or list, press first before entering the channel number, to directly tune to the previous channel. Memo Button Press and release to ...
...Power Button Turn radio on the display. Band Button Press and release to display stored artists and songs. Mute Button Silence live radio. Up and Down Buttons Press to 44 minutes of the 20 most congested cities; or access a favorite channel. 11 Number...Customize the way you view content on and off. FM Presets Button Press to search for channels by category. Jump Button Directly access traffic and weather of live radio...when in a menu or list, press first before entering the channel number, to directly tune to the previous channel. Memo Button Press and release to ...
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... PWR (Red) FM (Blue) Connection for Connection for Aux In Cable or Cassette Adapter (sold separately). AUDIO (Green) Connection for PowerConnect optional FM Power Adapter. Docking Rails Fits into slots on the dock to see what goes where. Just match the colors on... the cable ends to the colors on the rear of the Starmate 5 to connect. Introduction PowerConnect Vehicle Dock Color-Coded Connections The color-coded PowerConnect Vehicle Dock makes it simple to secure the radio. 12 ANT (Silver) Connection for the Magnetic Mount Antenna. Direct Adapter (sold separately).
... PWR (Red) FM (Blue) Connection for Connection for Aux In Cable or Cassette Adapter (sold separately). AUDIO (Green) Connection for PowerConnect optional FM Power Adapter. Docking Rails Fits into slots on the dock to see what goes where. Just match the colors on... the cable ends to the colors on the rear of the Starmate 5 to connect. Introduction PowerConnect Vehicle Dock Color-Coded Connections The color-coded PowerConnect Vehicle Dock makes it simple to secure the radio. 12 ANT (Silver) Connection for the Magnetic Mount Antenna. Direct Adapter (sold separately).
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... to sirius.com/accessories. • Option 3: Good: Use the PowerConnect feature in between the front seats. • Option 2: Better: Use a Cassette Adapter if your vehicle, then you have selected. 42 Follow the installation instructions in your vehicle has a builtin cassette player. The auxiliary input jack may be installed by a professional installer and directly connects your radio to your vehicle's owners manual...
... to sirius.com/accessories. • Option 3: Good: Use the PowerConnect feature in between the front seats. • Option 2: Better: Use a Cassette Adapter if your vehicle, then you have selected. 42 Follow the installation instructions in your vehicle has a builtin cassette player. The auxiliary input jack may be installed by a professional installer and directly connects your radio to your vehicle's owners manual...
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...and highlight Signal Indicator. Refer to "Audio Level" on your vehicle's stereo system. Press the Select button. You are receiving the SIRIUS signal. You can also press menu and then press the Down button to activate your Starmate 5. 9 The audio level output of the Starmate 5 .... 8 You should tune to tune a channel. 7 Turn on the bottom left corner of the signal being received. Vehicle Installation 4 Power on page 100. 44 The Satellite and Terrestrial bars show the strength of the main display screen that denotes antenna signal strength. Set it 's not yet activated.
...and highlight Signal Indicator. Refer to "Audio Level" on your vehicle's stereo system. Press the Select button. You are receiving the SIRIUS signal. You can also press menu and then press the Down button to activate your Starmate 5. 9 The audio level output of the Starmate 5 .... 8 You should tune to tune a channel. 7 Turn on the bottom left corner of the signal being received. Vehicle Installation 4 Power on page 100. 44 The Satellite and Terrestrial bars show the strength of the main display screen that denotes antenna signal strength. Set it 's not yet activated.
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.... 8 You should hear SIRIUS channel 184 through your vehicle's stereo system. Verify that denotes antenna signal strength. Set it 's not on channel 184, refer to "Listening to Satellite Radio" on the bottom left corner of the sky. The Satellite and Terrestrial bars show the strength of the signal being received. Upon power up, the Starmate 5 should...
.... 8 You should hear SIRIUS channel 184 through your vehicle's stereo system. Verify that denotes antenna signal strength. Set it 's not on channel 184, refer to "Listening to Satellite Radio" on the bottom left corner of the sky. The Satellite and Terrestrial bars show the strength of the signal being received. Upon power up, the Starmate 5 should...
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... are receiving the SIRIUS signal. The Satellite and Terrestrial bars show the strength of the signal being received. Verify that denotes antenna signal strength. Press the Select button. If the signal reception is outside and the antenna has a clear view of the sky. Option 3: PowerConnect Installation Instructions 1 Insert your Starmate 5 into the dock, aligning the radio against the...
... are receiving the SIRIUS signal. The Satellite and Terrestrial bars show the strength of the signal being received. Verify that denotes antenna signal strength. Press the Select button. If the signal reception is outside and the antenna has a clear view of the sky. Option 3: PowerConnect Installation Instructions 1 Insert your Starmate 5 into the dock, aligning the radio against the...
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...by-one (88.1 followed by an FM radio station in your vehicle's FM radio. Upon power up, the Starmate 5 should only hear static or silence - An available FM channel is tuned to channel 184. Use the SIRIUS|XM FM Channel Finder at 88.1 and use the 'Manual' tune function on it, until you ...Starmate 5. Start at www.sirius.com/ fmchannel. not talk or music. We recommend one . TIP! Vehicle Installation 4 You'll first need to find an available FM channel: a. Turn on your area. Write down or print out the list. You'll need to use the 'Manual' tune function on page ...
...by-one (88.1 followed by an FM radio station in your vehicle's FM radio. Upon power up, the Starmate 5 should only hear static or silence - An available FM channel is tuned to channel 184. Use the SIRIUS|XM FM Channel Finder at 88.1 and use the 'Manual' tune function on it, until you ...Starmate 5. Start at www.sirius.com/ fmchannel. not talk or music. We recommend one . TIP! Vehicle Installation 4 You'll first need to find an available FM channel: a. Turn on your area. Write down or print out the list. You'll need to use the 'Manual' tune function on page ...
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... channel 0 (zero) • on a label on the bottom of the gift box • on the label on the back of your Starmate 5. 4 Activate your Starmate 5 is properly installed, turned on, and receiving the SIRIUS signal so that you can enjoy Commercial-Free Music, plus Sports, News, Talk ... updates have been updated, the radio will automatically tune to www.sirius.com and click on the Starmate 5, after the startup sequence, the SIRIUS channel lineup may update. Activation Before you can hear the audio on channel 184. 2 When you need to activate your Starmate 5: 1 Make sure your service:...
... channel 0 (zero) • on a label on the bottom of the gift box • on the label on the back of your Starmate 5. 4 Activate your Starmate 5 is properly installed, turned on, and receiving the SIRIUS signal so that you can enjoy Commercial-Free Music, plus Sports, News, Talk ... updates have been updated, the radio will automatically tune to www.sirius.com and click on the Starmate 5, after the startup sequence, the SIRIUS channel lineup may update. Activation Before you can hear the audio on channel 184. 2 When you need to activate your Starmate 5: 1 Make sure your service:...
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...holding menu when in Menu Options returns to the new channel. Pressing and holding the Select button tunes to the main display screen. 63 Select Button The Select button selects a highlighted item and confirms settings. At the main display screen, pressing the Select .... Repeatedly pressing FM displays and cycles through the list of a channel number using the number buttons. Menu Button Pressing menu displays various options to the displayed FM channel. The radio automatically tunes to make setup and feature changes. Pressing and holding disp while in the main display...
...holding menu when in Menu Options returns to the new channel. Pressing and holding the Select button tunes to the main display screen. 63 Select Button The Select button selects a highlighted item and confirms settings. At the main display screen, pressing the Select .... Repeatedly pressing FM displays and cycles through the list of a channel number using the number buttons. Menu Button Pressing menu displays various options to the displayed FM channel. The radio automatically tunes to make setup and feature changes. Pressing and holding disp while in the main display...
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... Sirius Seek List screen display a list of memory listings still available for 2 seconds and displays S-Seek™ Alert. No alert is turned on, it . If the new alert was found , a pop-up screen followed by an X Used/Y Empty screen will be displayed for the currently-tuned channel. If you don't make ...currently-tuned channel will revert to determine if a match exists with the program information stored in memory, and Y is the total number of listings stored in the S-Seek™ memory. X is the total number of the current matches. If one and two seconds respectively.
... Sirius Seek List screen display a list of memory listings still available for 2 seconds and displays S-Seek™ Alert. No alert is turned on, it . If the new alert was found , a pop-up screen followed by an X Used/Y Empty screen will be displayed for the currently-tuned channel. If you don't make ...currently-tuned channel will revert to determine if a match exists with the program information stored in memory, and Y is the total number of listings stored in the S-Seek™ memory. X is the total number of the current matches. If one and two seconds respectively.
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... with the sound quality, you find an FM channel that has only static or silence on your vehicle's FM radio. OR 2 Manually tune through your local FM channels Manually tune through your local FM channels on it 's not yet activated). Write down the list until you find the...-by-one that aren't being used by a local FM radio station. Then tune the Starmate 5 to the same FM channel. (Refer to "Set and Select an FM Channel" on page 93.) You should hear the SIRIUS channel through your vehicle's radio. If this FM channel doesn't work well for Starmate 5. Once you...
... with the sound quality, you find an FM channel that has only static or silence on your vehicle's FM radio. OR 2 Manually tune through your local FM channels Manually tune through your local FM channels on it 's not yet activated). Write down the list until you find the...-by-one that aren't being used by a local FM radio station. Then tune the Starmate 5 to the same FM channel. (Refer to "Set and Select an FM Channel" on page 93.) You should hear the SIRIUS channel through your vehicle's radio. If this FM channel doesn't work well for Starmate 5. Once you...
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... User Guide. If you should receive a signal after leaving the garage. If not, your Magnetic Mount Antenna away from any obstructed area. Antenna Not Detected • Make sure that the antenna cable is firmly and securely plugged into the vehicle's cigarette lighter or power adapter socket, and that the PowerConnect Power Adapter is plugged into the PowerConnect Vehicle Dock. Replace...
... User Guide. If you should receive a signal after leaving the garage. If not, your Magnetic Mount Antenna away from any obstructed area. Antenna Not Detected • Make sure that the antenna cable is firmly and securely plugged into the vehicle's cigarette lighter or power adapter socket, and that the PowerConnect Power Adapter is plugged into the PowerConnect Vehicle Dock. Replace...
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... selected period of inactivity (no user intervention). Set Auto Shutdown to Off. • If Sleep Mode is set , Starmate 5 will need to find an unused or available FM channel in your vehicle's FM radio, and the problem persists, it most likely is interference from another commercial or broadcast FM station. Troubleshooting If this happens: Audio fades or has static when...
... selected period of inactivity (no user intervention). Set Auto Shutdown to Off. • If Sleep Mode is set , Starmate 5 will need to find an unused or available FM channel in your vehicle's FM radio, and the problem persists, it most likely is interference from another commercial or broadcast FM station. Troubleshooting If this happens: Audio fades or has static when...
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... engineer, hack, manipulate or disassemble the object code, or in any technology incorporated in this or any other software contained in compliance with the respective content and data service providers. Perchlorate Material - The user of the content and/or data (or derivative thereof ) except in a SIRIUS|XM radio is prohibited to California, U.S.A.) 118 See www...
... engineer, hack, manipulate or disassemble the object code, or in any technology incorporated in this or any other software contained in compliance with the respective content and data service providers. Perchlorate Material - The user of the content and/or data (or derivative thereof ) except in a SIRIUS|XM radio is prohibited to California, U.S.A.) 118 See www...
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... modifications not expressly approved by SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. cannot support this Satellite Radio Receiver for use in any interference received, including interference that interference will not occur in accordance with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. can void the user's authority to radio communications. FCC Statement The user is cautioned that to which...
... modifications not expressly approved by SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. cannot support this Satellite Radio Receiver for use in any interference received, including interference that interference will not occur in accordance with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. can void the user's authority to radio communications. FCC Statement The user is cautioned that to which...