Sirius Satellite Radio SDSV6V1 - Manuals

10 Stratus 6 Functions Introduction jump menu sel Power Button Turn radio on and off . Left and Right Arrows Search for channels by category . Up and Down Arrows Scroll through lists and preview channels; also highlight menu options . FM / Menu Button FM: Press to access and cycle through FM presets...

11 Power Connect Vehicle Dock Color-Coded Connections The color-coded Power Connect Vehicle Dock makes it simple to connect . Just match the colors on the cable ends to the colors on the dock to see what goes where . ANT (Silver) Connection for the Magnetic Mount Antenna . AUDIO (Green) Connection f...

14 Step 1: Choose a Location for Your Radio When installing the Stratus 6 in your vehicle, choose a location where it will not block your vision, interfere with the controls, or obstruct any air bags . The location should be easily accessible and provide good visibility of the display, and should no...

16 Vehicle Installation Step 2: Install the Vent or Dash Mount Depending on your situation, you can either choose to use the Dash Mount or the Vent Mount . Installing the Dash Mount: CAUTION! The adhesive used on the Dash Mount may be difficult to remove . Do not install this mount on leather surfac...

20 Step 3: Mount the Magnetic Mount Antenna The Magnetic Mount Antenna contains a strong magnet which will stick to any metal part of your vehicle, but will not damage the vehicle . To install the Magnetic Mount Antenna: 1 Choose the best location for your antenna considering your own personal situa...

27 Step 4: Route the Magnetic Mount Antenna Cable Before you begin routing the antenna cable, read these general instructions for how to route and hide the antenna cable . Then route your antenna cable according to the instructions which follow for your specific type of vehicle . Feed cable under ru...

32 • Sedan/Coupe With Antenna Placed at the Rear of the Roof: 1 . Feed the antenna cable from the antenna underneath the rubber molding around the rear window . Use a blunt plastic putty knife or similar blunt tool to lift the rubber molding around the rear window and tuck the antenna cable undernea...

34 • Sedan/Coupe With Antenna Placed at the Front of the Roof: 1 . Feed the antenna cable from the antenna underneath the rubber molding around the windshield . Use a blunt plastic putty knife or similar blunt tool to lift the rubber molding around the windshield and tuck the antenna cable underneat...

39 Step 5: Connect the Magnetic Mount Antenna and Power Connect Power Adapter 1 Plug the Magnetic Mount Antenna into the silver ANT connector on the Power Connect Vehicle Dock . 2 Insert the Power Connect Power Adapter into your vehicle’s cigarette lighter or power adapter socket . 3 Plug the Power ...

40 Step 6: Connect the Audio To play audio through your vehicle’s stereo or FM radio, decide on one of the following audio connection options: • Option 1: Best: Use the included Aux In Cable if your vehicle’s stereo system has an auxiliary input connection . Refer to your vehicle’s owners manual to ...

41 Option 1: Aux In Cable Installation Instructions 1 Plug one end of the Aux In Cable into the green AUDIO connector on the dock . 2 Plug the other end into the auxiliary input jack connection of your vehicle’s stereo system . 3 Insert your Stratus 6 into the dock, aligning the radio against the re...

42 4 Power on your Stratus 6 by pressing the Power button . 5 Be sure the vehicle is outside and the antenna has a clear view of the sky . Verify that you are receiving the SIRIUS signal . There should at least be one bar on the upper right corner of the main display screen that denotes antenna sign...

44 Option 2: Cassette Adapter Installation Instructions 1 Plug the Cassette Adapter into the green AUDIO connector on the dock . 2 Insert the Cassette Adapter in the vehicle’s cassette deck . You may need to turn on your vehicle’s stereo system in order to do so . 3 Insert your Stratus 6 into the do...

45 4 Power on your Stratus 6 by pressing the Power button . 5 Be sure the vehicle is outside and the antenna has a clear view of the sky . Verify that you are receiving the SIRIUS signal . There should at least be one bar on the upper right corner of the main display screen that denotes antenna sign...

47 Option 3: Power Connect Installation Instructions 1 Insert your Stratus 6 into the dock, aligning the radio against the rear of the dock so that the rails on the dock fit into the mounting slots in the back of the radio . 2 Power on Stratus 6 radio by pressing the Power button . 3 Be sure the veh...

49 6 Pick the first FM channel on your list from step 4 . Turn on your vehicle’s FM radio (if you have not already done so) and tune it to this FM channel . 7 Set your Stratus 6 to transmit on the same FM channel that you have selected in step 4: i . Press and hold menu until the menu options are di...

54 Activation Before you can enjoy Commercial-Free Music, plus Sports, News, Talk & Entertainment, you need to activate your Stratus 6: 1 Make sure your Stratus 6 is properly installed, turned on, and receiving the SIRIUS signal so that you can hear the audio on channel 184 . 2 When you first tu...

55 button . Thereafter, if you press or , you can scroll and tune other channels . Activation usually takes less than 5 minutes, but sometimes may take longer . We recommend that your radio remain on until activated .

58 Using Your Stratus 6 The Main Display Whenever you power your Stratus 6 On, it will automatically tune to the last channel you were listening to before it was powered Off . The Stratus 6’s display screen will show the channel number, the song or show being played, and the artist name of the curre...

59 My Channels Channels are organized into categories to make it easier for you to find the ones that suit your taste . My Channels is a special category that displays the channels contained in your subscription plan . You can display this and any category by pressing or until the category is displa...

60 Navigation Basics Power Button Pressing the Power button turns the Stratus 6 On or Off . Navigation Buttons Use the Left, Right, Up, and Down buttons to navigate through various features and functions of Stratus 6 . • Left or Right button: Displays the channel categories such as Rock, Pop, Sports...

61 display screen, pressing the Select button prompts for the entry of a channel number using the number buttons . Once the channel number is entered, the radio directly tunes to the new channel . At the main display screen, pressing and holding the Select button tunes to the previous channel that w...

62 Using Your Stratus 6 Listening to Satellite Radio Tune a channel: 1 Press and release and to immediately tune to the next or previous channel . 2 Press and hold and to speed scroll through the channels . Release to tune to channel which is displayed . View a category: Channels are organized into ...

63 Direct Tune A channel can be tuned directly by entering the channel number using the number buttons . 1 To directly tune a channel press the Select button . Enter Channel# ___ 0 3 5 C h i l l 2 Enter the channel number using the buttons 0-9 . Wait a moment until the channel is tuned, or press the...

64 Jump When configured properly, pressing jump will tune to the traffic and weather channel of a selected city, from a list of the 20 most congested cities . This button allows you to quickly tune the traffic/weather broadcast of the selected city, and then tune back to the original channel to whic...

66 Using Your Stratus 6 FM Presets FM presets make it easy to quickly access stored FM channels and choose a new FM channel from them . Use FM presets when you use Power Connect to listen to your Stratus 6 through your vehicle’s FM radio . To start using a different FM preset: 1 Press FM to display ...

68 Special Features Parental Lock Your Stratus 6 has the ability to lock channels you do not want others (such as children) to access without your permission . Locked channels will not appear in the channel or category list . The default lock code is 0000 . Locked channels can be tuned directly usin...

69 5 Enter a new 4 digit code using the 0–9 number buttons . 6 Once you have entered the code you will then be prompted to enter the new code again to confirm . If you entered the same lock code again, the code is saved . 7 Press and hold menu to exit . To lock or unlock a channel: 1 Press and hold ...

70 6 Press the Select button to lock or unlock a channel . Note that locked channels will display a lock icon to the right of the channel name . 7 You can continue to select channels for locking or unlocking . When you are finished, press and hold menu to exit . >104 Raw Dog 105 LaughUSA L o c k ...

72 Where Else Can You Use Your Stratus 6? SIRIUS | XM offers a variety of accessories that allow you to adapt your Stratus 6 Radio to your lifestyle and enhance your listening experience . With these accessories, you can effortlessly take your Satellite Radio listening experience from your vehicle t...

74 Configuring Your Stratus 6 Sirius ID Your Stratus 6 has a numeric 12-digit ID which uniquely identifies the radio . This ID is used during the activation process . To display the Sirius ID: 1 Press and hold menu until the menu options are displayed . 2 Sirius ID will be highlighted . Press the Se...

75 Find Available FM Channels in Your Area Before attempting any of the procedures below, you should park your vehicle in a safe location . Do not attempt to set up your FM channels or any Stratus 6 function while driving . Power Connect allows you to listen to SIRIUS audio through your vehicle’s FM...

76 and Select an FM Channel” on page 79 .) You should hear the SIRIUS channel through your vehicle’s radio . If you are satisfied with the sound quality, you’re done! If this FM channel doesn’t work well for you, work down the list until you find an FM channel that allows you to hear SIRIUS clearly ...

78 Turn FM Transmitter On/Off The built-in FM Transmitter in the Stratus 6 works with the Power Connect Vehicle Dock, and is used when you choose to listen to the Stratus 6 through your vehicle’s FM radio . To turn the FM Transmitter On or Off: 1 Press and hold menu until the menu options are displa...

79 Configuring Your Stratus 6 Set and Select an FM Channel The Stratus 6 allows you to easily store (i .e ., preset) up to 5 different FM channels . At any time, you can select any one of these 5 FM presets to transmit audio from the Stratus 6 to your vehicle’s FM radio . Having a choice of 5 FM pre...

80 pressing and to tune in steps of .2, i .e ., 99 .3 to 99 .5, and pressing and to tune in steps of 1, i .e ., 99 .3 to 100 .3 . Press the Select button to select the FM channel . The FM channel you selected will be confirmed on the display screen and the Stratus 6 will tune to the FM channel . 6 S...

81 Configuring Your Stratus 6 Jump Settings Jump can be set to jump to the traffic and weather channel of one of the 20 most congested cities . You’ll need to select the desired city from the list . To configure jump: 1 Press and hold menu until the menu options are displayed . 2 Press to scroll to ...

82 Display The Display option allows you adjust the brightness and contrast of the Stratus 6’s display to improve its visibility in different lighting conditions . You also can set the mode of the display screen to show channel name or category name information . To change the display’s brightness o...

83 Configuring Your Stratus 6 To change the display screen mode: 1 Press and hold menu until the menu options are displayed . 2 Press to scroll to and highlight Display and press the Select button . 3 Press to scroll to and highlight Mode and press the Select button . 4 Press or to scroll to and hig...

84 Audio Level The audio level of the Stratus 6 can be adjusted when an audio connection is made between the dock and the vehicle’s stereo system . Audio level is used to adjust the Stratus 6’s volume level to match the volume of other audio sources you may use, such as a CD player, other FM station...

85 Configuring Your Stratus 6 Signal For best reception, your Magnetic Mount Antenna should have an unobstructed view of the SIRIUS satellites . In large cities, terrestrial transmitters (ground repeaters) help increase the signal coverage . Your Stratus 6 can display the received strength of the sa...

86 Factory Default You can clear all of your personal settings, such as favorite channels, and return the radio to its original out-of-the-box settings . To restore the Stratus 6 to the factory defaults: NOTE! Restoring defaults permanently removes all personal settings . 1 Press and hold menu until...

88 Stratus 6 has been designed and built to be trouble-free but if you experience a problem, try this: • Check that all connections are firm and secure . • Make sure the vehicle power socket is clean and free of corrosion . • Make sure you have connected the Stratus 6 as described in this User Guide...

92 Product Specifications System Power Requirements: 9-16 V DC, 500 mA (max) Operating Temperature: -20 ° C to +60 ° C (-4 ° F to +140 ° F) Audio Output: 1 .0 Vrms (max) Stratus 6 Radio Dimensions: 115 mm (width) x 48 mm (height) x 17 mm (depth) 4 .5 in (width) x 1 .9 in (height) x 0 .7 in (depth) W...

93 Patent and Environmental Information Patent Information It is prohibited to, and you agree that you will not, copy, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, hack, manipulate, or otherwise access and/or make available any technology incorporated in this product . The music, talk, news, entertainm...

94 The user is cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by SIRIUS XM Radio Inc . can void the user’s authority to operate this device . This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules . Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1 . This device may not cause harmf...

95 ©2009 SIRIUS XM Radio Inc . SIRIUS, XM and all related marks and logos are trademarks of SIRIUS XM Radio Inc . and its subsidiaries . All other marks and logos are the property of their respective owners . All rights reserved . Visit sirius .com/siriuslineup for updates . All programming/channel ...

96 Owner’s Record The model number is located below and the SIRIUS ID is located on the label on the back of the Stratus 6 . Record the SIRIUS ID in the space provided below . Refer to these numbers whenever you call your dealer regarding this product . Model Number: SDSV6 SIRIUS ID:________________...