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HON-SC1 Honda/Acura SIRIUS Interface I n s t a l l a t i o n G u i d e[...]
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© Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 2 FC C NOTICE: This device c omplies with Part 15 of FCC rul es. Operation is subject to the f ollowing c onditions: (1) This device may not c ause harmful interfer ence, and (2) This device must acc ept any interfer ence r eceived, including interfer ence that may cause undesired operation. Changes or [...]
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Desktop Dock ing Stat ion © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 3 Honda/Acura SIRIUS Interface T abl e of Conten ts FCC Notic e 2 W arning and Safety Inf ormation 4 Congratulations and Package Contents 6 Compatibility and F eatures 7 Installation 10 Connections 11 Mounting Instructions 13 Activating Y our Installed SIRIUS T uner 14 Operatin[...]
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© Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 4 W a rning and Saf ety Inf orma tion Sat mode, bank selector AUDIO PWR 1 2 REW FF PLAY/PROG NR 3 4 5 6 DISC- DISC+ 11:53 CH VOL SCAN SOUND AM/F M CD/AU X SA T R A D IO SEEK SKIP RPT DISP - MODE A.SEL RDM T U N E AU TO OFF DUAL A/C MOD E Channel control Category Control T ext selector . Hold for 10sec t[...]
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Desktop Dock ing Stat ion © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 5 Honda/Acura SIRIUS Interface W a rning and Saf ety Inf orma tion Sat mode, bank selector AUDIO PWR 1 2 REW FF PLAY/PROG NR 3 4 5 6 DISC- DISC+ 11:53 CH VOL SCAN SOUND AM/F M CD/AU X SA T R A D IO SEEK SKIP RPT DISP - MODE A.SEL RDM T U N E AU TO OFF DUAL A/C MOD E Channel con[...]
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© Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 6 Congratulations Congr atulatio ns on the P ur chase of your new HON-SC1 SiriusConnec t interf ace! Y our HON-SC1 is designed to be com- patibl e with sel ect vehicl es that suppor t Satellit e Radio operation (requ ir es additional purcha se of & c onnecti on to a SiriusC onnect tuner or dock). Y [...]
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Desktop Dock ing Stat ion © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 7 Honda/Acura SIRIUS Interface Compatibility The HON-SC1 is designed to be compatibl e with select Honda/Acura vehicl es. Please c onsult tabl e for compat- ibility listing. Compatible Headunit T ypes: • CD only Headunits* • CD + Cassette Headunits* • 6-CD changer Headuni[...]
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© Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 8 Acura 3.5RL 2004+ w/Navigation Acura MDX 2005+, Premium, T ouring, Nav Acura RL 2005+ All Acura RDX 2007+ All Acura TL 2004+ All Acura TSX 2005+ All F eatures The HON-SC1 is designed to emulate many of the f actory SDAR (Satellite Digit al Audio Radio) commands found in your vehicl e. • Channel T un[...]
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Desktop Dock ing Stat ion © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 9 Honda/Acura SIRIUS Interface figur e the unit for corr ect display to match your headunit. Labeled 1 and 2 f or text scroll and display l ength settings r espectively . T ext display switch configur ation: Scr oll Length/T ext 2 1 Off On 16 characters 11 characters 1. Set d[...]
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© Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 10 Installation Dir ected Electr onics rec ommends that you have this pr od- uct pr ofessionall y installed. It is r ecommended that prior to starting the inst allation, you thor oughly r ead this manual and foll ow the guidelines listed bel ow: Some installations may use the f actory satellite radio tu[...]
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Desktop Dock ing Stat ion © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 1 1 Honda/Acura SIRIUS Interface AN T EN N A S C O U T P U T AUDIO PWR 1 2 REW FF PLAY/PROG NR 3 4 5 6 DISC- DISC+ 11:53 XM1-1 CH-001 CH VOL SCAN SOUND A M /F M C D /A U X S A T R ADIO S E E K S K IP R P T D IS P - M O D E A .S E L R D M T UNE A UT O OF F DUA L A/ C MODE CATEGO[...]
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© Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 12 SC-VDOC1 (Detail) T o HON-SC1 SIRIUS Antenna AN T EN N A S C O U T P U T AUDIO PWR 1 2 REW FF PLAY/PROG NR 3 4 5 6 DISC- DISC+ 11:53 XM1-1 CH-001 CH VOL SCAN SOUND A M /F M C D /A U X S A T R ADIO S E E K S K IP R P T D IS P - M O D E A .S E L R D M T UNE A UT O OF F DUA L A/ C MODE CATEGORY AN T EN [...]
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Desktop Dock ing Stat ion © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 13 Honda/Acura SIRIUS Interface Mounting HON-SC1 Bracket As sembly Mounting Instructions Mounting HON-SC1 with SIRIUS SCC1 Bracket As sembly[...]
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© Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 14 Activating Y our Ins talled SIRIUS T uner F or systems using the permanentl y install ed SCC1 Sirius- Connect V ehicle T uner, you must activate the tuner befor e you can begin to r eceive the SIRIUS Satellite Radio Servic e. In or der to activate your r adio subscription, you will need the SIRIUS ID[...]
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Desktop Dock ing Stat ion © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 15 Honda/Acura SIRIUS Interface SA T radio selection Pr ess the SA T button to acc ess the Sirius interf ace. On some radios this button may be label ed as XM or CD/SAT . Pr essing this button r epeatedly will cycl e thr ough sourc es. Operation Use the category c ontrol butt o[...]
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© Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 16 Sat mode, bank selector AUDIO PWR 1 2 REW FF PLAY/PROG NR 3 4 5 6 DISC- DISC+ 11:53 CH VOL SCAN SOUND AM/F M CD/AU X SA T R A D IO SEEK SKIP RPT DISP - MODE A.SEL RDM T U N E AU TO OFF DUAL A/C MOD E Channel control Category Control T ext selector. Hold for 10sec to toggle channel or category tune mo[...]
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Desktop Dock ing Stat ion © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 17 Honda/Acura SIRIUS Interface Sat mode, bank selector AUDIO PWR 1 2 REW FF PLAY/PROG NR 3 4 5 6 DISC- DISC+ 11:53 CH VOL SCAN SOUND AM/F M CD/AU X SA T R A D IO SEEK SKIP RPT DISP - MODE A.SEL RDM T U N E AU TO OFF DUAL A/C MOD E Channel control Category Control T ext selecto[...]
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© Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 18 T roubl eshooting guide: PROBLEM PROBABLE SOL UTIONS No tuner Check for l oose connections. Check that connector alignment/orientation is c orrect. Check that cabl es are not pinched or damaged. Check that fuse is not blown. Check that the factory XM modul e has been disconnected. Check for inc orrec[...]
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Desktop Dock ing Stat ion © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 19 Honda/Acura SIRIUS Interface Limited One Y ear Consumer W arranty Dir ected Electronics (her ein “DIREC TED”) pr omises to the original pur chaser, to replac e this pr oduct should it prove to be defective in workmanship or mat erial under normal use, for a period of one[...]
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