Sirius Satellite Radio SDST5V1 - Manual

7 Safety and Care Information IMPORTANT! Always read and understand all the instructions to avoid injury to yourself and/or damage to your device . SIRIUS XM Radio Inc . disclaims all responsibility for damage from data loss due to breakdown, repair, or other causes . • Do not expose to extreme temp...

10 Starmate 5 Functions Introduction Power Button Turn radio on and off . Up and Down Buttons Press to preview and tune channels through the channel lineup; also scroll through lists and highlight menu items . Menu Button Access advanced features and configuration options; also when in configuration...

11 Remote Control Functions Pause and Replay Buttons Pause, rewind, and replay up to 44 minutes of live radio . Power Button Turn radio on and off . Display Button Customize the way you view content on the display . Left and Right Buttons Press and release to search for channels by category . Press ...

12 Power Connect Vehicle Dock Color-Coded Connections The color-coded PowerConnect 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 fo...

13 Insert Battery “+” Side Up Remove Cover Remote Control Battery Installation To install the remote control battery, turn the remote control over and locate the battery cover near the bottom edge . Open the battery compartment and place the battery in the compartment with the + side of the battery ...

16 Step 1: Choose a Location for Your Radio When installing the Starmate 5 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 n...

18 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 Vehicle Installation Installing the Vent Mount: 1 Locate a vent with horizontal louvers sturdy enough to hold your PowerConnect Vehicle Dock and radio . 2 If the vent louvers in your vehicle are recessed, you may need to use the longer vent clamps with the Vent Mount . If so, Remove the shorter v...

22 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...

29 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...

34 • 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...

36 • 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...

41 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 PowerConnect Vehicle Dock . 2 Insert the PowerConnect Power Adapter into your vehicle’s cigarette lighter or power adapter socket . 3 Plug the PowerCon...

42 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 t...

43 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 Starmate 5 into the dock, aligning the radio against the r...

46 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 Starmate 5 into the d...

49 Option 3: Power Connect Installation Instructions 1 Insert your Starmate 5 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 Starmate 5 radio by pressing the Power button . 3 Be sure the v...

50 4 You’ll first need to find an available FM channel . An available FM channel is one that’s not being used by an FM radio station in your area . When you tune your FM radio to an available channel, you should only hear static or silence – not talk or music . We recommend one of the following meth...

52 desired FM channel is displayed on screen, press the Select button to select the FM channel . vi . The FM channel you selected will be confirmed on the display screen . The Starmate 5 will tune to the FM channel . 8 You should hear SIRIUS channel 184 through your vehicle’s FM radio . If you are s...

56 Activation Before you can enjoy Commercial-Free Music, plus Sports, News, Talk & Entertainment, you need to activate your Starmate 5: 1 Make sure your Starmate 5 is properly installed, turned on, and receiving the SIRIUS signal so that you can hear the audio on channel 184 . 2 When you first ...

57 5 When your service is activated, your Starmate 5 will display an alert message . To continue, press any button . Thereafter, if you press the Up or Down button you can scroll and tune other channels . Activation usually takes less than 5 minutes, but sometimes may take longer . We recommend that...

60 Using Your Starmate 5 The Main Display Whenever you power your Starmate 5 On, it will automatically tune to the last channel you were listening to before it was powered Off . The Starmate 5’s display screen will show the channel number, artist name, the song or show being played, channel name and...

61 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 . Pressing and holding disp will activate the My Channels screen . When the My Chan...

62 Navigation Basics Power Button Pressing the Power button turns the Starmate 5 On or Off . Navigation Buttons Press the Left , Right , Up , and Down buttons to navigate through various features and functions of Starmate 5 . • Left/Right button: Displays the channel categories such as Rock, Pop, Sp...

64 Using Your Starmate 5 Jump Button Depending on how it is configured, pressing jump either tunes to the channel broadcasting traffic and weather conditions of a selected city, from a list of the 20 most congested cities, or tunes to a favorite channel . Pressing it again returns it to the original...

65 Listening to Satellite Radio Tune a channel: 1 Press and release the Up or Down button to immediately tune to the next or previous channel . 2 Press and hold the Up or Down button to speed scroll through the channels . Release to tune to channel which is displayed . View a category: Channels are ...

67 Direct Tune A channel can be tuned directly from the main display screen by entering the channel number using the number buttons . 1 To directly tune a channel press the Select button . 2 Enter the channel number using the buttons 0 - 9 . Wait a moment until the channel is tuned, or press the Sel...

68 Using Your Starmate 5 Jump Depending upon how you configure it, jump will either tune to the traffic and weather channel of a selected city, from a list of the 20 most congested cities, or to a desired channel . This button allows you to quickly tune to a channel that is accessed frequently and t...

69 Favorite Channels You can set up to 30 of your favorite channels so you can easily access them . Each favorite channel can be assigned to a number button . Favorite channels are stored in three banks, A, B, and C, each capable of containing 10 favorite channel presets . Repeatedly pressing band c...

70 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 PowerConnect to listen to your Starmate 5 through your vehicle’s FM radio To start using a different FM preset: 1 Press to display the current FM channel pre...

72 Special Features Pause & Replay Pause & Replay gives you the opportunity to “hear that again” by temporarily storing and letting you access content played approximately the last 44 minutes . Pressing or places the Starmate 5 into Replay mode . TIP! This feature applies to the current chan...

73 To listen to the previous track: 1 Press and release to rewind to the beginning of the current song or 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, playbac...

74 S-Seek™ S-Seek™ tracks and finds a combination of up to 30 of your favorite artists and songs, plus one sports team/car whenever they’re being played on any channel . It continuously searches all the channels and alerts you when a match to a saved choice is being played . When a sports team/car i...

76 To save favorite teams: 1 When the currently-tuned channel is an NFL, NBA, NHL, NASCAR or college play-by-play sports broadcast, momentarily press and release memo . The Starmate 5 will display a menu to choose which sports team (or for NASCAR, which car number) should be saved to memory . 2 Pres...

78 To replace or cancel an existing alert: If all of the memory spaces are full when you press memo , a Memory Full screen will be displayed for one second . A Replace–Cancel screen will then be displayed . 1 Press the Up or Down button to scroll and highlight whether to replace an existing alert or...

79 Song/Game Stored pop-up screen followed by the X Used/Y Empty screen will be displayed for one and two seconds respectively . The Starmate 5 will then revert to the last active display mode . To view the program information stored in memory: 1 Press and hold memo to enter the S-Seek Browse mode ....

81 Parental Control Your Starmate 5 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 using the 0-9 num...

82 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 menu . 2 ...

83 6 Press the Select button to lock or unlock a channel . Note that locked channels will display Lock to the right of the channel name . 7 You can continue to select channels to lock or unlock . When you are finished, press and hold menu to exit .

86 Where Else Can You Use Your Starmate 5? SIRIUS|XM offers a variety of accessories that allow you to adapt your Starmate 5 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...

87 Where Else Can You Use Your Starmate 5? Configuring Your Starmate 5

88 Configuring Your Starmate 5 Sirius ID Your Starmate 5 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 menu . 2 Sirius ID will be highlighted . Press the Select button . The Radio ID will be displayed...

89 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 Starmate 5 function while driving . PowerConnect allows you to listen to SIRIUS audio through your vehicle’s FM...

90 (Refer to “Set and Select an FM Channel” on page 93 .) 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 ...

92 FM Transmitter The built-in FM Transmitter in the Starmate 5 works with the PowerConnect Vehicle Dock, and is used when you choose to listen to the Starmate 5 through your vehicle’s FM radio . To turn the FM Transmitter On or Off: 1 Press menu . 2 Press the Down button to scroll and highlight FM ...

93 Configuring Your Starmate 5 Set and Select an FM Channel The Starmate 5 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 Starmate 5 to your vehicle’s FM radio . Having a choice of 5 FM ...

94 5 Change the FM channel for the selected storage location by pressing the Up or Down button to tune in steps of .2, i .e ., 99 .3 to 99 .5, and pressing the Left or Right button to tune in steps of 1, i .e ., 99 .3 to 100 .3 . When the desired FM channel is displayed on screen, press the Select b...

95 Configuring Your Starmate 5 Jump Settings The jump button can be configured to either jump to the traffic and weather channel of one of the 20 most congested cities, or to a specific channel that is accessed frequently and temporarily, such as news or sports . Pressing jump lets you quickly tune ...

96 Configuring Your Starmate 5 To configure JumpSet: 1 Press menu . 2 Press the Down button to scroll and highlight Settings and press the Select button . 3 Jump Settings will be highlighted . Press the Select button . 4 Scroll and highlight JumpSet and press the Select button . 5 Press and hold men...

97 Display Options You can adjust the brightness and contrast of the Starmate 5’s display to improve its visibility in different lighting conditions . To change the display’s brightness or contrast: 1 Press menu . 2 Press the Down button to scroll and highlight Settings and press the Select button ....

98 Memory Options You can turn the automatic S-Seek™ feature On or Off, and to clear (erase) all the stored S-Seek™ alerts from memory . To configure Auto Memory Search: 1 Press menu . 2 Press the Down button to scroll and highlight Settings and press the Select button . 3 Press the Down button to s...

100 Audio Level The audio level of the Starmate 5 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 Starmate 5’s volume level to match the volume of other audio sources you may use, such as a CD player, other FM stat...

101 Configuring Your Starmate 5 Confirmation Tone The Starmate 5 will sound an audio alert tone when you power it On or Off, as well as when a S-Seek™ alert or other alerts are activated . To set confirmation tone: 1 Press menu . 2 Press the Down button to scroll and highlight Settings and press the...

102 Time Based Features Clock - Sets the clock format, time zone, and daylight savings time function . To set the Clock Format: 1 Press menu . 2 Press the Down button to scroll and highlight Time Based Features and press the Select button . 3 Highlight Clock and press the Select button . 4 Highlight...

103 4 Press the Down button to highlight Time Zone and press the Select button . 5 Press the Up or Down button to select your time zone from the list of the available time zones and press the Select button . 6 Press and hold menu to exit . To set Daylight Savings Time: 1 Press menu . 2 Press the Dow...

104 Alarm - lets you to set your Starmate 5 to turn On at a specific time . The last selected channel prior to shutdown will play when the Starmate 5 powers On . To set the Alarm: 1 Press menu . 2 Press the Down button to scroll and highlight Time Based Features and press the Select button . 3 Press...

105 4 Highlight Alarm Time and press the Select button . 5 Use the Left or Right button to set the hours and use the Up or Down button to set the minutes when you want the Starmate 5 to power on and press the Select button . 6 Press and hold menu to exit . Program Alert - Sets the radio to tune to a...

107 Configuring Your Starmate 5 Auto Shutdown - Lets you program the Starmate 5 to automatically shut off after a one-hour period of inactivity (no button presses or other user interven-tion) . To set the Auto Shutdown: 1 Press menu . 2 Press the Down button to scroll and highlight Time Based Featur...

108 Configuring Your Starmate 5 another 1-hour period . Sleep Mode - Sets the radio to turn off after a designated period of time . To set Sleep Mode: 1 Press menu . 2 Press the Down button to scroll and highlight Time Based Features and press the Select button . 3 Press the Down button to scroll an...

109 Signal Indicator 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 Starmate 5 can display the received strength of the satellite and ter...

110 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 Starmate 5 to the factory defaults: NOTE! Restoring defaults permanently removes all personal settings . 1 Press menu . 2 Press th...

112 Starmate 5 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 Starmate 5 as described in this User Gu...

118 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, entertain...

119 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 harm...

120 ©2010 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...

121 Owner’s Record The model number is located below and the SIRIUS ID is located on the label on the back of the Starmate 5 . Record the SIRIUS ID in the space provided below . Refer to these numbers whenever you call your dealer regarding this product . Model Number: ST5 SIRIUS ID:________________...