Sirius Satellite Radio 3 manual

Satellite Radio Plug & Play Receiver User Guide[...]

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Congratulations on the Purc hase of your new SI R IU S Starmate 3 Plug-n-Play Receiver Y our new SI RI US Starmate 3 Plug-n-Play Receiver lets you enjoy SI RI US ® Satellite Radio’s digital entert ainment anywhere you’ve installed the S U PH1C S I R I US Univers al Plug and Play Home Kit, SU P V1C SI R I U S Universal Plug and Play V ehicle Ki[...]

[ T able of Contents ] 2 T able of Contents T AB LE OF CONTE NTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 W AR N I N G AN D SAFETY I N FOR MA TION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 IC Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 General Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

[ T able of Contents ] 3 Display Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Memory Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Audio Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8 Confirmation T one . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 [...]

[ W arning and Safety Information ] 4 W arning and Saf ety Information IC Caution “Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interfer- ence, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. ” “T o reduce potential radio interfer[...]

[ W arning and Safety Information ] 5 If the liquid crystal fluid is ingested, flush your mouth thoroughly with water. Drink large quantities of water and induce vomiting. Seek medical care. Safety Precautions Be sure to observe the following warnings. Failure to follow these safety instructions and warnings may result in a serious accident. Do not[...]

[ W arning and Safety Information ] 6 Operating T emperature The receiver is designed to operate between -20° to +85° C (-4° to +185° F). A void leaving the receiver in a vehicle or elsewhere where the temperature may fall outside this range. Ex- treme temperatures or extreme temperature fluctuations can degrade the performance of the L CD disp[...]

[ Copyrights & T rademarks ] 7 Copyrights & T rademarks © 2006 S I R I US S atellite Radio Inc. All Rights Reserved. ® “SI R I U S” , the SI R I U S dog logo, channel names and logos are trademarks of SI R I US Satellite Radio Inc. “N F L ” and the N FL Shield logo, and the N F L Sunday Drive name and logo are registered trademark[...]

[ Pac kage Contents ] 8 P ac kage Contents The following items are included with your purc hase of the S I R I US St armate 3 receiver: MUTE CATEGORY MENU BAND MEMO + 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 DISP 1 MENU 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 147 147 RoadDog Trucking RoadDog Trucking Charlie Daniels Charlie Daniels Road Dogs Road Dogs Entrtain 12:00P Entrtain 12:00P A2 A2 D[...]

[ Pac kage Contents ] 9 Unpack your SI R I US St armate 3 receiver carefully and make sure that everything shown is present. If anything is missing or damaged, or if your SI R I U S Starmate 3 receiver fails to oper- ate, notify your dealer immediately . It is recommended that you ret ain the original carton and packing materials in case you need t[...]

[ Getting Started ] 1 0 Getting Started SI R I U S suggests professional installation of this product in your vehicle. Professional inst al- lation provides an experienced technician to install this product in your vehicle, advice for selecting a suitable mounting location, inst allation of the antenna, and routing all the neces- sary wires and cab[...]

[ Getting Started ] 1 1 that is being used by a local broadcaster , it will interfere with the performance of your SI R I U S radio. Once you have located an FM channel that is not broadcasting in your area, save it as a preset on your vehicle radio. This will become your SI R I U S preset. T urn on your S I R I US radio. Press and hold the F M Pre[...]

[ Getting Started ] 1 2 FM OFF NO TE: Refer to your vehicle radio manufacturer’s guidelines for correct inst allation. NO TE: If the “ AUX I N” or “LI N E I N” connection is on the back of your vehicle radio, you may want to consider professional installation. (Figure 3) FM OFF Cassette Adapter If your vehicle radio has a cassette player:[...]

[ Getting Started ] 1 3 NO TE: Refer to the cassette adapter manufacturer’s guidelines for correct use. S IR I U S FM Direct Adapter If your vehicle radio does not have an “ A U X I N” or “LI N E I N” jack, the SI R I US F M Direct Adaptor provides a wired connection between your SI R I U S radio and your vehicle radio, elimi- nating the [...]

[ Getting Started ] 1 4 Subscribing to the SI R I U S Service Before you can listen to the SI R I U S service, you need to subscribe to the SI R I U S Satellite Radio service. T o subscribe, do the following: Be sure that the SI R I U S Starmate 3 is correctly inst alled, is in the vehicle or home dock, and that the antenna is oriented to receive t[...]

[ Getting Started ] 1 5 accessed by pressing the MENU button and selecting Sirius I D . W rite the S I D number down in the space provided near the end of this guide. 000 SID SID 012345678912 012345678912 12:00P SIRIUS ID A Have your credit card handy and contact S I R I US on the Internet at: https://siriuscanada.c a/activate/ and follow the promp[...]

[ Controls ] 1 6 Controls SI R I U S St armate 3 Reference Guide Figure 1 and the section following identify and describe the buttons and controls of the SI R I U S Starmate 3. 1 MENU 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 147 RoadDog Trucking 147 RoadDog Trucking Charlie Daniels Charlie Daniels Road Dogs Road Dogs Entrtain 12:00P Entrtain 12:00P A2 A2 DISP MEMO BAND 1[...]

[ Controls ] 1 7 mode. M E MO (Memory) Button (S-Seek Function): Saves and recalls artist names, song titles, and sports teams. Pressing and holding enters the S-Seek mode. Select Button: Selects items highlighted on the display screen. W hen at the default display screen, a press and release will display a prompt to enter a channel number . Pressi[...]

[ Controls ] 1 8 Remote Control Reference Guide Figure 2 and the section following identify the buttons of the remote control. 1 12 11 10 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 13 MUTE CATEG ORY MENU BAND MEMO + 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 DISP Power Button: T urns the receiver On or Off. M UTE Button : Mutes the audio. Channel Up/ Down Buttons : Navigates through channels and d[...]

[ Controls ] 1 9 Category Previous/Next Buttons: Navigates through the category list screen which displays SI R I U S channel categories. +/- V olume Buttons: Adjusts the audio volume up & down. Number Buttons (0-9): Used for directly selecting channels and for presets. Jump Button: Used to quickly switc h between the current channel and a favo[...]

[ Operation ] 2 0 Operation Display Screen Information The display screen of the SI R I US St armate 3 provides information about the operation of the receiver , such as the currently tuned channel, song or show being played, artist name, time and other information. This screen is referred to as the Default display screen in this manual. Figure 1 i[...]

[ Operation ] 2 1 Changing Channels and Categories Pressing the channel up or down button will cause the receiver to immediately tune to the next or previous channel. Pressing the category previous or next button will cause the receiver to display a list of the channels in the current category , highlighting the channel to whic h you are currently [...]

[ Operation ] 2 2 will revert to the default display screen for the new channel. T o exit the channel list mode without changing to a different c hannel, press and hold the D I S P button for 1½ seconds, until the default screen is displayed. Display Button (DI S P) Momentarily pressing and releasing the D I S P (Display) button while the default [...]

[ Operation ] 2 3 001 Channel Name 001 Channel Name 003 Channel Name 005 Channel Name 005 Channel Name 004 Channel Name 004 Channel Name 002 Channel Name 002 Channel Name 001 Artist Name 001 Artist Name 003 Artist Name 005 Artist Name 005 Artist Name 004 Artist Name 004 Artist Name 002 Artist Name 002 Artist Name 001 Song Title 001 Song Title 003 S[...]

[ Operation ] 2 4 Selecting Channels Directly A channel may be directly selected by entering the c hannel number using the 0 - 9 buttons on the receiver . T o enter a c hannel number, momentarily press and release the Select button. At the display prompt (Figure 6) enter the three digit channel number . 001 Category 12:00P A Artist N Artist N # ___[...]

[ Operation ] 2 5 001 Category 12:00P A1 Artist Name Artist Name Song Title Song Title Channel Name Preset Stored Note: If the preset button already has a channel stored in it, the preset will be replaced by the newly stored channel. Using Channel Presets The active band of presets is displayed in the lower right corner of the default display scree[...]

[ Operation ] 2 6 001 Category 12:00P A1 Artist Name Song Title Channel Name 001 Artist Name Artist Name Song Title Song Title Category 12:00P A Preset Tune Mode Channel Name Use the channel up and down buttons to move up or down through your c hannel presets and immediately tune to each c hannel. Channel presets are grouped and displayed by bank a[...]

[ Operation ] 2 7 Memory (M E M O) and Song Seek (S-Seek) Functions This feature allows you to capture and store information in the receiver’s memory about the currently tuned programming– artist, song, or sports team. The receiver then continuously searches all incoming SI R I US channels and alerts the user when a program saved in memory matc[...]

[ Operation ] 2 8 100 Category 12:00P A Artist Name Artist Name Song Title Song Title Store Song? Store Artist? Store Artist? Channel Name If either the artist name or song title is not available to save, the choice will be displayed as unavailable. (Figure 14) 100 Category 12:00P A Artist Name Artist Name Song Title Song Title Song Unavailable Sto[...]

[ Operation ] 2 9 100 Category 12:00P A Artist Name Artist Name Song Title Song Title Store DAL? Store NYG? Store NYG? Channel Name If either of the teams is not available to save, that team will be displayed as unavailable. (Figure 1 7) 100 Category 12:00P A Artist Name Artist Name Song Title Song Title Team2 Unavailable Store NYG? Store NYG? Chan[...]

[ Operation ] 3 0 100 Category 12:00P A Artist Name Artist Name Song Title Song Title NYG Stored Store DAL? Store DAL? Channel Name 100 Category 12:00P A Artist Name Artist Name Song Title Song Title DAL Stored Store NYG? Store NYG? Channel Name T o ensure that no duplicate entries are stored in memory, the receiver will c heck the stored memory li[...]

[ Operation ] 3 1 001 Artist Name Artist Name Song Title Song Title Category 12:00P A Memory Full Channel Name A Replace - Cancel screen will then be displayed which will allow you to choose whether to replace an existing alert stored in memory , or to cancel storing the alert to memory . (Figure 22) 001 Category 12:00P A Artist N Artist N Cancel R[...]

[ Operation ] 3 2 001 Artist Name Artist Name Song Title Song Title Category 12:00P A X Used/Y Empty Channel Name 001 Artist Name Artist Name Song Title Song Title Category 12:00P A Artist Stored Channel Name The receiver will revert to the last active display mode. Viewing Stored Alerts Stored in Memory T o view the alerts which have been saved to[...]

[ Operation ] 3 3 Memory Recall Delete Seek Off Seek Off Seek On Seek On Use the channel up and down buttons to highlight the Delete option, and press the Select button. A delete confirmation screen will appear . (Figure 27) Delete Yes No No T o permanently delete the alert from the memory list, highlight Y e s using the channel up and down buttons[...]

[ Operation ] 3 4 Activating the S-Seek Alert T o activate the S-Seek alert function to begin receiving alerts, do the following: Press and hold the M E M O button for 1½ seconds to enter the S-Seek mode. Press and release the Select button. A screen displaying S- Seek On, S- S eek Off, and Delete will be displayed. (Figure 29) Memory Recall S-See[...]

[ Operation ] 3 5 SIRIUS SEEK LIST 121 Artist Name/ Song 121 Artist Name/ Song 156 Artist Name MY GAME ZONE 100 Giants @ Cowboys 100 Giants @ Cowboys 123 Bulls @ Cavaliers MY GAME ZONE 100 NFL NYG 7 DAL 3 100 NFL NYG 7 DAL 3 123 NBA BUL 77 CLE 73 Y ou can now select the artist, song, or sports game that you wish to tune to by using the channel up a[...]

[ Operation ] 3 6 Jump Button The receiver has a special preset button called the Jump button, whic h is identified by the icon. The Jump button is used to quic kly tune to a channel that is accessed frequently and temporarily such as a weather c hannel, a news channel, a sports channel, or any c hannel at all. Pressing the Jump button allows you t[...]

[ Operation ] 3 7 Game Alert The receiver has a feature called Game Alert whic h can automatically alert you when your fa- vorite sports team is playing a game. W hen a sports game involving one of your favorite sports teams is found, a Game Alert screen is displayed, followed by a screen displaying tuning infor- mation for the sports games. (Figur[...]

[ Operation ] 3 8 FM Preset Button The receiver has a special button called the FM Preset button, which is identified by the icon. W hen the F M Preset button is pressed, the receiver turns on the built-in FM transmitter and begins transmitting on the next frequency from the FM frequency preset list. A screen will be displayed for 3 seconds showing[...]

[ Menu Options ] 3 9 Menu Options T o enter the Menu Options page of the receiver, press the MENU button. The Menu Options list will be displayed. (Figure 1) Menu Options Sirius ID FM Transmitter Game Alert Settings T o select a menu option, use the channel up and down buttons to highlight the option you wish to adjust, and press the Select button.[...]

[ Menu Options ] 4 0 Sirius ID ESN 000492229812 FM T ransmitter The FM T ransmitter feature allows you to create a preset list of 5 suitable FM frequencies which can then be accessed by using the FM Preset button. This option also allows you to turn the FM transmitter On and Off. (Figure 3) FM Transmitter FM On/Off FM On/Off FM Presets FM Presets T[...]

[ Menu Options ] 4 1 FM Presets FM1 88.1 MHz FM2 <EMPTY> FM2 <EMPTY> FM3 <EMPTY> FM3 <EMPTY> FM4 <EMPTY> FM4 <EMPTY> Using the channel up and down buttons, highlight the FM preset you wish to set (or change) and press the Select button. A list of FM frequencies will be displayed, begin- ning with the currently se[...]

[ Menu Options ] 4 2 FM On/Off FM On FM Off FM Off T o exit the FM On/Off menu, press the MENU button. Game Alert The Game Alert feature allows you to store your favorite sports teams in memory . The receiver will constantly scan the S I R I US channels and will sound an alert when a sports team you had stored in memory is playing, or when there is[...]

[ Menu Options ] 4 3 Game Alert NFL NBA NBA NHL NHL COLLEGE COLLEGE Use the channel up and down buttons to highlight the league team name or college team name you wish to add, and press the Select button. (Figure 8) NFL None Arizona Cardinals Arizona Cardinals Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons Baltimore Ravens Baltimore Ravens COLLEGE None Alabama Al[...]

[ Menu Options ] 4 4 Settings The following sections explain eac h of settings menu options in the order in which they are displayed. (Figure 10) Settings Jump Setting Display Options Display Options Memory Options Memory Options Auto Select Auto Select T o select a menu option, use the channel up and down buttons to highlight the option you wish t[...]

[ Menu Options ] 4 5 JumpSet T o set the Jump button to a specific channel (other than a traffic channel) when pressed, do the following: Use the channel up and down buttons to highlight the “ JumpSet” option, and press the Select button. Figure 14 will be displayed. Jump Setting Tune to desired Ch. Tune to desired Ch. press & hold the butt[...]

[ Menu Options ] 4 6 Displa y options The receiver’s display screen can be adjusted for brightness and contrast using the Display Options . (Figure 16) Display Options Brightness Contrast Contrast Use the channel up and down buttons to highlight the Brightness or Contrast option, and press the Select button. Brightness adjusts the overall intensi[...]

[ Menu Options ] 47 memory options The Memory Options feature allows you to set whether the automatic S-Seek feature is On or Off, and also provides the a way to clear (erase) all the stored S-Seek alerts from memory . (Figure 18) Memory Options Auto Memory Search Clear All Memory Clear All Memory Automatic Memory Search T o turn the automatic memo[...]

[ Menu Options ] 4 8 Clear All Memory T o clear all the S-Seek alerts stored in memory, do the following: Use the channel up and down buttons to highlight Clear All Memory , and press the Select button. At the confirmation screen, use the channel up and down buttons to highlight Y e s and press the Select button. (Figure 20) Clear All Memory? Yes Y[...]

[ Menu Options ] 4 9 Confirmation T one The receiver will sound an audio tone alert when it is powered On or Off, as well as when an S-Seek alert is activated and other alerts. The default setting is On. T o change the Confirma- tion T one setting to On or Off, use the channel up or down buttons to highlight On or Off , and press the Select button.[...]

[ Menu Options ] 5 0 Enter Code # ____ # ____ If the wrong code is entered, a message will be displayed indicating that the wrong code has been entered. (Figure 25) Enter Code Wrong Code Lock/Unlock T o lock or unlock a c hannel, do the following: Use the channel up and down buttons to highlight “Loc k/ Unlock, and press the Select button. If thi[...]

[ Menu Options ] 5 1 Enter Code # ____ # ____ W hen the correct code has been entered, a listing of channels will be displayed. (Figure 28) Use the channel up and down buttons to navigate to the c hannel you wish to lock or unlock, and press the Select button. A previously loc ked channel will have the word Lock displayed to the right of the channe[...]

[ Menu Options ] 5 2 Edit Code This setting allows you to c hange a previously selected Parent al Control code. The first time the Edit Code setting is accessed you will be prompted to enter a four digit code. (Figure 29) This code can be any four digit number from 0000 to 999 9. Enter Code # ____ # ____ If you should exit this prompt without enter[...]

[ Menu Options ] 5 3 Enter Code Wrong Code If the correct code was entered, the “New Code” prompt will appear . Enter the new Parental Control code. (Figure 32) New Code # ____ # ____ Y ou will then be prompted to confirm the new code by entering it again. (Figure 33) Confirm Code # ____ # ____ If you confirmed the correct code, the lock code i[...]

[ Menu Options ] 5 4 Confirm Code Wrong Code Confirm Code Code Saved T o exit the Parental C ontrol menu, press the MENU button. If you have forgotten your Parental Control code, call S I R I US Customer Service for help. Time Based Features Time based settings (Figure 35) allow for adjustment of the following features of the receiver: Clock - Sets[...]

[ Menu Options ] 5 5 on the data received from the signal. Y ou can configure the clock format for 12-hour or 24-hour display format, set the time zone for the clock for your location, and turn On or Off the automatic adjustment for Daylight Savings Time (DST) (Figure 36). Clock Format Time Zone Time Zone Daylight Savings Time Daylight Savings Time[...]

[ Menu Options ] 5 6 Time Zone (GMT -6:00) Central (GMT -6:00) Central (GMT -5:00) Eastern (GMT -4:30) Atlantic (GMT -4:30) Atlantic (GMT -3:30) Newfndlnd (GMT -3:30) Newfndlnd T o exit the Time Zone menu, press the MENU button. Daylight Savings Time T o turn the Daylight S avings Time feature On or Off, do the following: Use the channel up and dow[...]

[ Menu Options ] 57 Alarm This feature allows you to set an alarm to sound at a specific time eac h day, and to turn the alarm feature On or Off. (Figure 40) Alarm Set Alarm Alarm Time Alarm Time Set Alarm T o turn the alarm On or Off, do the following: Use the channel up and down buttons to highlight Set Alarm , and press the Select but- ton. Use [...]

[ Menu Options ] 5 8 Alarm Time 12:00 PM 12:00 PM W hen you have selected the desired alarm time, press the Select button to set the alarm time and exit. T o exit the Alarm Time menu, press the MENU button. Program Alert The Program Alert feature allows you to program the receiver to automatically tune to a specific channel at a specific time. T he[...]

[ Menu Options ] 5 9 Program Time/Day Time Day Day Use the channel up and down buttons to c hange the minutes, and the category previous and next buttons to change the hours, to select the time you wish to tune to the speci- fied channel. (Figure 45) Program Time 12:00 PM 12:00 PM W hen you have selected the desired time, press the Select button to[...]

[ Menu Options ] 6 0 Channel T o set the channel to which the receiver will tune when the Program Alert feature is On, do the following: Use the channel up and down buttons to highlight Channel , and press the Select button. W hen the default display screen is displayed, use the channel up and down buttons to navigate to the channel whic h you wish[...]

[ Menu Options ] 6 1 Auto Shutdown Y ou can set the receiver to automatically power off after a 1 hour period of inactivity , that is, no buttons have been pressed for 1 hour . W hen the Auto Shutdown feature is enabled, after 5 9 minutes of inactivity , a beep tone will sound and a display prompt will appear on the screen, Cancel Auto Shutdown . ([...]

[ Menu Options ] 6 2 Use the channel up and down buttons to select the desired time, 15, 30, 45, or 60 minutes to activate the Sleep Mode feature, or choose Off to cancel the sleep feature, and press the Select button. (Figure 51) Sleep Mode Off 15 min 15 min 30 min 30 min 45 min 45 min T o exit the Sleep Mode menu, press the MENU button. Signal In[...]

[ Menu Options ] 6 3 Factory Default The Factory Default option will restore most every feature of the receiver to the original factory settings. The following is a list of all features affected by the Factory Default option: All Presets are cleared All Game Alerts are cleared Receiver set to Normal T uning Mode Display brightness set to 50% Displa[...]

[ Menu Options ] 6 4 Restore Settings? Yes Yes No If Y es is chosen, a confirmation is displayed. Use the channel up and down buttons to select Y es to restore all settings to the settings from the factory, or select No to leave them as-is and return to the Menu Options menu. (Figure 54) Are You Sure? Yes No No If Y es is chosen, the receiver will [...]

[ T roubleshooting ] 65 T roubleshooting Symptom Solution Receiver does not power on Blown fuse, or the power cable is not properly connected. Check for a bad fuse and c heck power cable connection Receiver displays: An - tenna Not Detected The satellite antenna is not connected to the receiver dock. Check the satellite antenna connection to the do[...]

[ Optional Accessories ] 6 6 Optional Accessories The following optional accessories are available for purc hase from your S I R I US ret ailer to maximize your SI R I U S experience: SU BX1C SI R I US Plug and Play Universal B oombox The SU BX1C S I R I US Plug and Play Univers al Boombox is a portable docking station and audio system for use with[...]

[ Optional Accessories ] 6 7 FM Direct Adapter The FM Direct Adapter accessory redirects your vehicle’s FM antenna signal when listen- ing to your SI R I U S receiver using your vehicle’s AM / FM radio. When the SI R I US receiver is powered on the FM Direct Adapter automatically redirects the vehicle’s F M antenna signal away from the vehicl[...]

[ Specifications ] 6 8 Specifications S a te l li t e F r eq u e nc i es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 2 2 .2 9 3/ 2 3 3 0 .2 07 M Hz T e r r e s t r i a l F r e q u e n c i e s .............................................. 2 3 2 6 . 2 5 0 M H z Po we r R e q ui r em e n ts . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

[ W arranty ] 6 9 W arranty 12 Month Warranty SI R I US Canada Inc. (the “Company”) warrants to the original ret ail purchaser of this product that should this product or any part thereof, under normal use and conditions, be proven defective in material or workmanship within 12 months from the date of original purchase, such defect(s) will be r[...]

[ S I R I U S I D ] 7 0 S I R I U S I D W rite down the SI R I US I D (S I D) of your SI R I US St armate 3 in the space provided below. S I D: _______________________________________[...]

S I R I US Customer Service: 1 - 8 8 8 - 53 9-7 47 4 customercare@siriuscanada.ca S I R I US Canada Inc. 135 Liberty Street, 4th Floor T oronto, Ont ario, M6K 1A7 1- 8 8 8 - 5 3 9 -7 474 www .siriuscanada.ca[...]

SI RI US Starmate ST3TK1C (08 0306) S I R I U S Canada Inc. 135 Liberty Street, 4th Floor T oronto, Ontario M6K 1A7 1-888-539-7474 www .siriuscanada.ca[...]