Sirius Satellite Radio SX1EV1 - Manual

10 Edge Button Functions Introduction 6 jump fm menu 7 8 9 0 # 1 2 3 4 5 Power Button Press to turn Radio on and off. Left and Right Buttons Press to search for channels by category. Menu Button Press to access advanced features and configuration options; in configuration options, press and hold to ...

11 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 for A...

14 WARNING! DO NOT attempt to install Edge while driving. Park your vehicle in a safe location before beginning installation. Step 1: Choose a Location for Your Radio When installing Edge in your vehicle, choose a location where it will not block your vision, interfere with the controls, or obstruct...

16 Step 2: Install the Dash or Vent Mount Depending on your situation, you can either choose to use the Dash Mount or the Vent Mount. IMPORTANT! When you install the chosen mount, do not attach the dock to the mount. All cables should be attached to the dock prior to connecting the dock to the mount...

18 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 vent clamps and install ...

20 Step 3: Mount the Magnetic Mount Antenna Mount the Magnetic Mount Antenna on the outside of your vehicle, on a horizontal surface that will always face the sky. The antenna contains a strong magnet which will stick to any metal part of your vehicle, but will not damage the vehicle. To install the...

26 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 rubb...

31 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 underneath th...

32 5 Bring the cable out from the trim near the front of the cabin and route it under the carpet toward the dashboard or console. Coil any excess cable in a hidden location, such as under the carpet, keeping it away from any vehicle pedals or controls. Secure the excess cable with wire ties (purchas...

34 logos. Be careful not to crimp or cut the cable. 3 Bring the cable out from the trim near the front of the cabin and route it under the carpet toward the dashboard or console. Coil any excess cable in a hidden location, such as under the carpet, keeping it away from any vehicle pedals or controls...

35 underneath. Avoid side airbag locations on back pillars and above the doors. Airbag locations are marked with “SRS” logos. Be careful not to crimp or cut the cable. 4 Bring the cable out from the trim near the front of the cabin and route it under the carpet toward the dashboard or console. Coil ...

37 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 PowerConne...

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

39 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 of your vehicle’s stereo system. 3 Attach the dock to the mount. 4 Insert your Edge into the dock. 5 Power on your Edg...

41 Option 2: Cassette Adapter Installation Instructions 1 Plug the Cassette Adapter into the green AUDIO connector on the dock. 2 Insert the Cassette Adapter into the vehicle’s cassette deck. You may need to turn on your vehicle’s stereo system in order to do so. 3 Attach the dock to the mount. 4 In...

42 good, press and hold menu to return to the main display screen. 7 Ensure Edge is tuned to channel 1, the XM Preview channel. Upon power up, Edge should tune to channel 1 by default, when it’s not yet activated. If it’s not on channel 1, refer to “Listening to Satellite Radio” on page 55 to learn ...

43 Option 3: Power Connect Installation Instructions 1 Attach the dock to the mount. 2 Insert your Edge into the dock. 3 Power on your Edge by pressing the Power button. 4 Be sure the vehicle is outside and the antenna has a clear view of the sky. Verify that you are receiving the XM signal. There s...

44 a. Use the SiriusXM FM Channel Finder at www .siriusxm .com/fmchannel. Go to the website and enter your zip code. The Channel Finder will suggest a list of available FM channels in your area. For convenience, write down or print out the list. OR b. Manually tune through your local FM channels on ...

45 have to disable AUX Detect. Refer to “Using the Vehicle Dock From the Universal Xpress Car Kit” on page 88, and complete the additional instructions before continuing with the next step. The audio connection will be through your vehicle’s FM radio, but it is not PowerConnect. 8 Set your Edge to t...

46 i.e., 99.3 to 99.5. Press and to tune in steps of 1, i.e., 99.3 to 100.3. Press the Select button to select the FM channel. vi. Start Using is highlighted. Press the Select button .vii. The FM channel you selected will be confirmed on the display screen. Edge will tune to the FM channel . 9 You s...

48 You can either follow the general activation and subscription process or use the on-board activation guide to activate your Edge and subscribe to the SiriusXM service. General activation and subscription process: 1 Make sure your Edge is turned on, tuned to channel 1, the XM Preview channel, and ...

49 activated, Edge will display an alert message. To continue, press any button. Turn the Rotary Knob to tune to other channels, and press or to browse the different categories of channels. Learn what all the buttons do by turning to “Navigation Basics” on page 53. Activation guide: For your conveni...

52 The Main Display When listening to a channel, information about the channel and what is currently playing is displayed. Antenna Signal Strength Category Name (displayed briefly as channels are tuned) Channel Number and Channel Name Favorite Channel Preset Number Artist Name or Talk Show Host or S...

53 Navigation Basics Power Button Pressing the Power button turns Edge On or Off. Rotary Knob and Select Button • Rotary Knob: Rotating clockwise or counter-clockwise previews and tunes to channels through the channel line up. Also, scrolls through lists and highlights an item in the list. • Select ...

55 Listening to Satellite Radio Tune to a channel: Turn the Rotary Knob to immediately tune to the next or previous channel. When changing channels, the channel category will be displayed briefly at the top left of the screen. View a category: Channels are organized into categories to make it easier...

57 Favorite Channels You can set up to 10 of your favorite channels so you can easily access them. Each favorite channel can be assigned to a number button. To assign a favorite channel to a number button: 1 Tune to the desired channel. 2 Press and hold a number button between 0-9 that you want to a...

58 Scanning Channels in a Category You can scan a category and listen to each channel for 10 seconds before Edge automatically tunes to the next channel. If you want to stay tuned to the channel being played and stop the scan, just press the Select button. To scan a category: 1 Press or until the de...

59 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 or the FMDA to listen to your Edge through your vehicle’s FM radio. (Refer to “Option 3: PowerConnect Installation Instructions” on page 43 for m...

62 Special Features Pause & Replay Pause & Replay gives you the opportunity to “hear that again” by temporarily storing and letting you access content of the currently tuned channel which played in approximately the last 30 minutes. Pressing or places Edge into Replay mode. TIP! This feature...

63 and resumes playing the live broadcast. 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. ...

64 Parental Controls Edge has a parental control feature which allows you to lock access to channels, or lock access to an entire category. A 4-digit code controls access to the locked channel or locked category. When you browse a category, the channel information of the locked channel will be shown...

66 To lock (or unlock) channels or categories: 1 Press menu. 2 Turn the Rotary Knob to scroll to and highlight Parental Controls. Press the Select button. 3 You will be prompted to enter the 4-digit code. For each digit, press one of the 0-9 keys (or turn the Rotary Knob to select digits) and then p...

70 SiriusXM offers a variety of accessories that allow you to adapt your Edge to your lifestyle and enhance your listening experience. With these accessories, you can effortlessly take your satellite radio listening experience from your vehicle to your home or office or on the go — all with a single...

72 Radio ID Your Edge has an 8 character alphanumeric ID which uniquely identifies your Radio. This ID is used during the subscription process. To display the Radio ID: 1 Press menu. 2 Radio ID will be highlighted. If it is not highlighted, turn the Rotary Knob to scroll to and highlight Radio ID. P...

73 • Tune by Category: Channels are grouped and displayed according to their category such as Rock, Pop, Christian, etc., regardless of numerical channel number. Once you have scrolled through all the channels in a category, the channels in the next category are shown. The numerical channel numbers ...

74 radio. We recommend one of the following methods to find an available FM channel: 1 Use the SiriusXM FM Channel Finder Use the SiriusXM FM Channel Finder at www .siriusxm .com/fmchannel. Go to the website and enter your zip code. The Channel Finder will suggest a list of available FM channels in ...

76 Set and Select an FM Channel Edge 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 hear SiriusXM through your existing vehicle radio. Having a choice of 5 FM presets also makes it easy to switch to the appropriat...

77 ii. If the chosen storage location has an FM preset that is not currently being used, and you want to edit it, Edit Channel is highlighted. Press the Select button . The FM channel tuning screen is displayed. iii. If the chosen storage location has an FM preset that is not currently being used, a...

78 To quickly select an FM preset: 1 Press FM to display the current FM preset. 2 To display and select the next FM preset, press FM. Edge will tune to the displayed FM channel. If the preset is the one you want, press menu or wait for the screen to timeout. 3 Repeatedly pressing FM will cycle throu...

79 Jump Settings The jump button can be configured to either jump to the traffic and weather for the city of your choice from a list of 22 of the most congested cities, or to jump back to the last channel to which you were listening. When configuring for traffic/weather, you’ll need to select your c...

80 the Rotary Knob to scroll to and highlight your desired city and press the Select button. 7 The JUMP Settings screen will display the location you selected. Press and hold menu to return to the main display screen. Set Brightness To change the display’s brightness: 1 Press menu. 2 Turn the Rotary...

81 Set Audio Level The audio level of Edge can be adjusted when an audio connection is made between the dock and the vehicle’s stereo system . Audio level is used to adjust Edge’s volume level to match the volume of other audio sources you may use, such as a CD player, other FM stations, or an MP3 p...

82 Signal Indicator For best reception, your Magnetic Mount Antenna should have an unobstructed view of the SiriusXM satellites. In large cities, there are terrestrial transmitters (ground repeaters) to help increase the signal coverage. Your Edge can display the received strength of the satellite a...

83 Auto Shut Off When Edge is in a Vehicle Dock, and Auto Shut Off has been enabled, Edge will automatically shut off after 8 hours of inactivity, i.e., when no buttons have been pressed. This feature prevents the vehicle battery from being discharged if you forget to turn your Edge off. When Edge i...

84 Factory Settings The factory settings menu has two choices, AUX Detect and Restore Defaults. AUX Detect AUX Detect allows Edge to automatically detect a connection made to the AUDIO connector of the PowerConnect Vehicle Dock by an Aux In Cable or Cassette Adapter. AUX Detect is enabled by default...

85 button to toggle the setting. 4 A warning screen will be displayed. Press the Select button to confirm that you want to disable AUX Detect. 5 If you want to cancel press menu to return to Factory Settings. AUX Detect will remain enabled. 6 AUX Detect will show as disabled. Press and hold menu to ...

86 Restore Defaults You can clear all of your personal settings, such as favorite channels, FM presets, etc., and return the Radio to its original out-of-the-box settings To reset Edge to factory defaults: NOTE! Restoring defaults permanently removes all personal settings. 1 Press menu. 2 Turn the R...

87 Demo Mode Your Edge has a demo mode that starts playing when, for a prolonged period of time (more than 1 hour), the Radio either detects it’s not connected to the antenna, or the antenna stops receiving a signal. It disappears when the antenna is connected properly or when the Radio starts recei...

88 6 To exit demo mode at any time, press and hold the Select button for 10 seconds. Using the Vehicle Dock From the Universal Xpress Car Kit If you have chosen to use the Vehicle Dock from the Universal Xpress Car Kit rather than the PowerConnect Vehicle Dock included with your Edge Radio, you will...

89 If you are connecting the audio using the Aux In Cable or Cassette Adapter: 1 Disable the AUX Detect feature. Refer to “AUX Detect” on page 84, and disable AUX Detect. TIP! The FM Transmitter must be Off. To verify that the FM Transmitter is Off, refer to “Turn FM Transmitter On/Off” on page 89. ...

90 Press the Select button to toggle the setting from Off to On. 4 The FM Channels menu item will now be accessible, allowing you to tune Edge and the FM radio in your vehicle to the same FM channel. TIP! Edge is programmed with FM channel 97.9 as the default setting. To turn the FM Transmitter Off:...

92 Edge 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 Edge as described in this User Guide. Verify that th...

98 System Power Requirements: 9-16 V DC, 500 mA (max) Operating Temperature: -4 ° F to +140 ° F (-20 ° C to +60 ° C) Audio Output: 1.5 Vrms (max) Edge Radio Dimensions: 4.6 in (width) x 2.6 in (height) x 0.7 in (depth) 117 mm (width) x 65 mm (height) x 17 mm (depth) Weight: 4.0 oz (112 g) Power Conn...

99 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. Furthermore, the AMBE ™ voice comp...

100 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 harmful ...

101 ©2011 Sirius XM Radio Inc. “Sirius”, “XM” and all related marks and logos are trademarks of Sirius XM Radio Inc. “BBC” and “Radio One” are trademarks of the British Broadcasting Corporation and are used under license. BBC logo © BBC 1996. Radio 1 logo © BBC 2001. Cosmopolitan™ is a registered tr...

102 The Radio model number is located below and the Radio ID is located on the label on the back of Edge . Record the Radio ID in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call your dealer regarding this product. Radio Model Number: SX1E Radio ID:___________________________ Owner...

Owners Record What This Warranty CoversThis warranty covers defects in material and workmanship for 90 days from the date of purchase by theoriginal retail purchaser only. Sirius XM Radio Inc., at its sole option, will repair or replace the product with a new or reconditioned product without charge ...