CONGRATULATIONS! Your new ST2 Starmate Replay SIRIUS SIRIUS Satellite Radio’s digital entertainment in your vehicle, home, or boat. Use this guide to familiarize yourself with all of ST2’s features and capabilities. For the latest information about this and other SIRIUS products, please visit http://www.siriusradio.com.
Safety Precautions Warning Take the following precautions to prevent fire and avoid personal injury: • Be sure the Receiver is installed as described in the Installation Guide. • The use suggestions contained in this User Guide are subject to any restrictions or limitations that may be imposed by applicable law—the purchaser should check applicable law for any restrictions or limitations before installing and/or operating this...
FCC Warning This equipment may generate or use radio frequency energy. Changes or modifications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifications are expressly approved in this User Guide. The user could lose the authority to operate this equipment if an unauthorized change or modification is made.
Package Contents The following items are packaged with the ST2 Starmate Replay. Check the package to be all of the items are included. If any of the items are missing, please contact the retailer where you purchased the product. MEMO DISP S-SEEK Starmate Replay...
Installation Installation of your ST2 Starmate Replay Receiver is easy: 1. Choose a location in your vehicle where you will mount the Receiver. 2. Mount the Receiver to the suction cup mount and attach the suction cup portion of the mount to the vehicle window, or use the velcro strip to mount the Receiver.
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If you are using the velcro strip for mounting, attach the velcro strip to the back of the mounting plate. Route the cables through the mounting plate underneath the tabs as shown. The cables may be routed across the mounting plate, or routed down to exit at the bottom.
3. Place the suction cup mount on the windshield, or other area, and press the cam lever straight down towards the suction cup to flatten the suction cup as shown. ST2 Starmate Replay User and Installation Guide 4. Lock the cam lever down as shown. Installing the Magnetic Antenna The optimum mounting location for the antenna is on the roof of the vehicle, with a minimum...
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performance from the antenna. Sedan/Coupe: Mount the antenna along the rear centerline of the vehicle roof, located at the rear of the roof near the rear window. SUV/Mini-Van: Mount the antenna along the rear centerline of the vehicle roof, located at the rear of the roof near the rear door/hatch.
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PROTECTIVE MATERIAL (RED SIDE) ADHESIVE STRIP ANTENNA CABLE RUBBER ANTENNA CABLE COVER/TAIL Temporarily position the antenna and rubber antenna cable cover/tail in the selected mounting area and route the cable from the antenna to the vehicle’s interior by tucking it underneath the rubber molding around rear window, as shown.
Double check that the location of the antenna and rubber antenna cable cover/tail are correct, and continue to press firmly down on rubber antenna cable cover/tail for another 30 seconds. RUBBER ANTENNA CABLE COVER/TAIL VEHICLE MOUNTING SURFACE Note: At room temperature (68 degrees), maximum adhesion usually occurs within 72 hours.
Activating your SIRIUS Subscription Before you can listen to the SIRIUS service, you need to subscribe to the SIRIUS Satellite Radio service. 1. Be sure that the Receiver is correctly installed and that the antenna is oriented to receive the SIRIUS signal.
ST2 Starmate Replay Receiver, a Custom Vehicle Installation Kit (Model # STV2), and a Home Kit (Model # STH2). These kits may be purchased from your SIRIUS Satellite Radio retailer. Custom Vehicle Installation Kit (STV2)
Power Harness - for connecting the power for the Receiver to the vehicle’s electrical system. FM Switching Box - for connecting the FM output of the Receiver into the FM antenna input of your vehicle’s radio. This box will automatically switch off the vehicle’s FM antenna when you turn on your SIRIUS Receiver.
Controls and Features 1. POWER Button : Turns the Receiver’s power On and Off. 2. Rewind Button: Used to rewind through a broadcast saved in Instant Replay. 3. Play/Pause Button: Pause Function: Used to pause a broadcast for Instant Replay. Play Function: Used to play a broadcast saved in Instant Replay.
Remote Control 1. Power Button 2. Category Previous/Next Buttons: Navigates through categories. 3. MUTE Button: Mutes the audio. 4. Channel Up/Down Buttons: Navigates through channels and display screens. MUTE 5. Rewind Button: Used to rewind through a broadcast saved in Instant Replay. 6.
After you have successfully activated your SIRIUS subscription, and the Receiver has received the subscription information from the SIRIUS signal, the default display screen will be displayed. Default Display Screen Channel Number Channel Name Auto Sizing/ Artist Name Scrolling Artist Name Song Title Category 12:00P Antenna...
channel within a category and press the select button to tune to the highlighted channel. When a new channel is selected, the display will revert to the default display screen for the new channel. To exit the channel list mode without changing to a different channel, press and hold the DISP button for 1½...
through the available channels in each category to find the channel to which you want to listen. When you have found the channel you wish to listen to, highlight the channel using the channel up and down buttons and press the select button to tune to the channel.
preset button in which you wish to store your favorite channel, until you hear a beep. The band and preset number will then be displayed in the lower right corner of the display screen to confirm that the channel has been stored. Channel Name Artist Name Artist Name...
presets are grouped and displayed by bank and preset number, i.e., A-1, A-2...B-1, B-2, etc. Empty presets are not displayed. 3. To view the channel presets in the channel list mode, where you can view 4 presets at once, momentarily press and hold the DISP button for approximately one second until the channel list mode is displayed.
If you have saved a sports team (or teams) in memory, at the time Receiver is initially powered on, you will be alerted if your sports teams are playing in a game being broadcast. Also, while listening to your SIRIUS receiver, should one of your teams begin to play a game, you will be alerted.
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2. For Sports Games: If the current tuned channel is an NFL, NBA, NHL, or College play-by-play sports broadcast, momentarily press and release the MEMO button. The Receiver will display a menu to choose which sports team should be saved to memory. Channel Name Artist Name Artist Name...
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3. To ensure that no duplicate entries are stored in memory, the Receiver will check the stored memory list to ensure that the alert about to be stored is not already stored in memory. If a duplicate entry is found, an “Unable to Store” screen will be displayed for 1 second.
displayed. Replace Artist Name/ Song Tit Artist Name/ Song Tit Artist Name Sports Team Sports Team Artist Name/ Song Tit Artist Name/ Song Tit Using the channel up and down buttons, highlight the alert that you would like to overwrite and press the select button to store the new alert.
select button. 3. A screen displaying “Delete”, “Seek On”, and “Seek Off” will be displayed. Memory Recall Seek On Seek On Seek Off Seek Off Delete 4. Use the channel up and down buttons to highlight the “Delete” option, and press the select button.
3. To enable S-Seek alerts, use the channel up and down buttons to highlight the “Seek On” option and press the select button. The S-Seek function is now enabled. When the S-Seek option is enabled, whenever the Receiver is turned on, it automatically searches the incoming channels to determine if a match exists with the program information stored in the S-Seek memory.
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news channel, a sports channel, or any channel at all. Pressing the Jump button allows you to quickly tune to the specific channel you have programmed into the Jump button, and then tune back to the original channel by pressing the Jump button again. (Refer to the Menu Options section of this manual for instructions for configuring the Jump button.) If the Jump button has been preset to the traffic...
Game Alert The Receiver has a feature called Game Alert which can automatically alert you when your favorite sports team is playing a game. When a sports game involving one of your favorite sports teams is found, a Game Alert screen is displayed, followed by a screen displaying tuning information for the sports games.
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Pressing and holding the Play/Pause button changes the display to a listing of the artist’s names in the stored audio, from the most recent to the oldest, beginning with an entry called “Live”. (Pressing the DISP button will toggle the display between the artist name list and the song/program title list.) An item from the list may be chosen and the playback will commence...
program in the stored audio, and playback automatically begins. Repeatedly pressing and releasing the Rewind Button causes the Receiver to continue to move backwards in the stored audio to the start of each previous song or program until the beginning of the stored audio is reached.
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describing the Rewind and Fast-Forward buttons for specific instructions for their use. Note: If the Receiver is tuned to another channel while in the Instant Replay mode, the Instant Replay mode is exited, all the audio stored in the Instant Replay memory is erased, and the tuned channel begins to play.
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been used, the bar will be completely filled. Progress Bar Showing Amount of Memory Filled End of Stored Audio Beginning of Live Broadcast 001 Ch. Name -00:20:03 Artist Name Artist Name Song Title Song Title A diamond-shaped Play Position indicator is superimposed over the Progress Bar which provides a visual indicator of the current playback position in the Instant Replay memory.
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stored at the same rate at which you are playing back the stored audio. You can use the Fast- Forward button to skip ahead or exit the Instant Replay mode, and begin listening to the live broadcast again. Should you press the Play/Pause button to stop the playback, the play position indicator will stop moving and continue to provide a visual indication of your current position in the Instant Replay memory.
FM Preset Button The Receiver has a special button called the FM Preset button, which is identified by the When the FM 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.
Menu Options FM Transmitter Game Alert Game Alert Settings Settings Time Based Features Time Based Features To select a menu option, use the channel up and down buttons to highlight the option you wish to adjust, and press the select button. If a selection is not made within 10 seconds, the Receiver will exit the menu options screen, and revert to the last active display mode.
<EMPTY> <EMPTY> 88.1 MHz 88.1 MHz 88.3 MHz 88.5 MHz 88.5 MHz 88.7 MHz 88.7 MHz 3. Use your FM radio to locate quiet FM frequencies where there is no interference from adjacent FM stations. These are the frequencies which should be added to the FM Presets list. 4.
by using the Memory (MEMO) function. (See the section titled, Memory (MEMO) and Song Seek (S- Seek) Functions for more information about adding additional teams.) To choose sports teams to add for game alerts, do the following: 1. Use the channel up and down buttons to highlight “Game Alert”...
Settings Jump Setting Display Options Display Options Memory Options Memory Options Auto Select Auto Select To select a menu option, use the channel up and down buttons to highlight the option you wish to adjust, and press the select button. Jump Settings The Jump setting controls the actions of the Jump button.
To exit the Jump Settings menu, press the MENU button. JumpSet To set the Jump button to a specific channel (other than a traffic channel) when pressed, do the following: 1. Use the channel up and down buttons to highlight the “JumpSet” option, and press the select button.
Brightness adjusts the overall intensity of the LCD display to help with viewing in different lighting conditions. Contrast adjusts the relationship between the background and the text on the LCD display. Use the channel up and down buttons, to adjust the brightness/contrast. The bar graph will move to indicate the change.
and down buttons to highlight “Yes”, and press the select button. Clear All Memory? The S-Seek memory is now erased. To exit the Memory Options menu, press the MENU button. Auto Select Auto Select chooses whether immediately tunes to a channel when a channel is highlighted, or whether you must first press the select button in order to tune to a highlighted...
Confirmation Tone 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. To change the Confirmation Tone setting to On or Off, use the channel up or down buttons to highlight “On”...
enter a four digit numerical code. This code can be any four digit number from 0000 to 9999. Enter Code # ____ # ____ If you should exit this prompt without entering a code, you will be prompted to set a code next time you enter the Lock/Unlock option.
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Enter Code # ____ # ____ If you should exit this prompt without entering a code, you will be prompted to set a code the next time you enter the Edit Code option. To change the Parental Control code, do the following: 1.
Confirm Code Code Saved To exit the Parental Control menu, press the MENU button. If you have forgotten your Parental Control code, call SIRIUS Customer Service for help. Time Based Features These settings allow for adjustment of the following features of the Receiver: Clock - Sets the clock format, time zone, and daylight savings time function.
Format To change the clock display format of the Receiver to 12 hour or 24 hour format, do the following: 1. Use the channel up and down buttons to highlight “Clock” and press the select button. 2. Use the channel up and down buttons to highlight either “12 hour”...
Alarm This feature allows you to set an alarm to sound at a specific time each day, and to turn the alarm feature On or Off. Alarm Set Alarm Alarm Time Alarm Time Set Alarm To turn the alarm On or Off, do the following: 1.
on in order for this feature to function. Program Alert Program Time/Day Channel Number Channel Number Program Alert On/Off Program Alert On/Off Program Time/Day To program the time and day when the receiver will tune to the specified channel, do the following: 1.
Channel Number To set the channel to which the receiver will tune when the Program Alert feature is On, do the following: 1. Use the channel up and down buttons to highlight “Channel Number”, and press the select button. 2. When the default display screen is displayed, use the channel up and down buttons to navigate to the channel which you wish to select for the Program Alert feature.
button. If the Auto Shutdown is not reset, the Receiver will automatically power off. Channel Name Artist Name Artist Name Cancel Auto Shutdown Song Title Song Title Category 12:00P To enable or disable the Auto Shutdown feature, do the following: 1.
transmitters. To display the Signal Indicator screen, do the following: 1. Use channel up and down buttons to highlight “Signal Indicator”, and press the select button. Signal Indicator SAT - SAT - TER - TER - 2. Two 10 segment horizontal bar graphs will be displayed with a “-“...
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the features of the Receiver to the factory defaults, do the following: 1. Use the channel up and down buttons to highlight “Factory Default”, and press the select button. 2. Use the channel up and down buttons to select “Yes” to restore all settings to the settings from the factory, or select “No”...
Troubleshooting This section lists several common problems and suggested solutions. If, after trying the suggested solutions listed here, you are still unable to resolve the problem you’re having with your Receiver, contact your installer, dealer, or retailer for more help. Problem Receiver does not power on Receiver displays:...
12 MONTH LIMITED WARRANTY SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. (the “Company”) warrants to the original retail 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 repaired or replaced with new or reconditioned product (at the Company’s option) without charge for...
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Please record the SIRIUS ID (SID) in the space provided below: SIRIUS ID: SIRIUS Customer Service: 1-888-539-7474 SIRIUS Product Support: 1-800-869-5590 customercare@sirius-radio.com ST2 Starmate Replay User and Installation Guide...
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