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Sirius Satellite Radio Starmate 4 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Starmate Satellite Radio Plug & Play Installation & User Guide...
  • Page 3 SUPH1 SIRIUS Universal Plug and Play Home Kit, SUPV1 SIRIUS Universal Plug and Play Vehicle Kit, or the SUBX1 SIRIUS Plug and Play Universal Boombox (each sold separately). Use this manual to familiarize yourself with all of SIRIUS Starmate 4 features and capabilities.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Connecting the Cigarette Lighter Adapter ..... 23 Docking the SIRIUS Radio ......23 Maximizing Audio Quality From Your SIRIUS Radio .
  • Page 5 Sirius ID ........72 FM Transmitter .

  • Page 6: Warning And Safety Information

    Warning and Safety Information FCC Information This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference, and This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 7: Canadian Compliance

    • Be sure the radio and accessories are installed as described in the installation instructions which accompany each accessory kit. SIRIUS Satellite Radio is not responsible for issues arising from installations which were not installed according to the instructions. Warning and Safety Information...

  • Page 8: Warnings

    Other dashboard or friction mounting options should be used. SIRIUS does not take any responsibility for any fines, penalties, or damages that may be incurred as a result of disregarding this notice. (See California Vehicle Code Sec- tion 26708(a);...
  • Page 9 The SUPV1 vehicle dock cannot be powered directly from a vehicle’s 12 VDC power system. It must be powered using the included Cigarette Lighter Adapter only. Connecting the SUPV1 directly to the vehicle’s 12 VDC power system may result in damage to the vehicle dock or SIRIUS radio, or both. Warning and Safety Information...

  • Page 10: Copyrights & Trademarks

    Sirius Satellite Radio reserves all rights to all radio software not covered under the eCos license. This includes all portions of radio software that were not distributed to Sirius as part of the eCos operating system. Hardware, subscription and activation fee required. For full Terms & Conditions, visit http://sirius.com.

  • Page 11: Package Contents

    Package Contents The following items are included with your purchase of the SIRIUS Starmate 4 radio: MUTE MENU DISP MEMO MENU 020 Octane 020 Octane – BAND MEMO Alice in Chains Alice in Chains No Excuses No Excuses ROCK ROCK...
  • Page 12 Suction Cup mount Suction Cup mount Vent mount & Vent mount & Cigarette lighter Cigarette lighter extended Vent hooks extended Vent hooks adapter adapter antenna antenna mounting Screws mounting Screws alcohol Swab alcohol Swab magnetic antenna magnetic antenna Cover/Tail Cover/Tail Package Contents...
  • Page 13 Unpack your SIRIUS Starmate 4 radio carefully and make sure that everything shown is pres- ent. If anything is missing or damaged, or if your SIRIUS Starmate 4 radio fails to operate, notify your dealer immediately. It is recommended that you retain the original carton and pack- ing materials in case you need to ship your radio in the future.

  • Page 14: Installation

    The mounting accessories necessary to install the vehicle dock in a vehicle are provided. Figure 1 shows two examples of the SIRIUS radio mounted in a vehicle: a is the suction cup mount method, and B is the vent mount method using the vent mount clip.

  • Page 15: Figure 1

    figure 1 figure 1 Depending upon the mounting location you select in your vehicle, the mount should be at- tached to the vehicle dock and installed as described in the following sections. Installation...
  • Page 16 Suction Cup mount method (a) The suction cup mount may be attached to any smooth surface. Before attaching the suction cup mount to your windshield, you should check your state and local laws for regulations regarding mounting this device on your windshield. To mount the vehicle dock using the suction cup mount, assemble the mount as follows: Attach the vehicle dock to the suction cup mount using the provided screws.
  • Page 17 Be sure the cam lever is up (as shown in Figure 3) and position the suction cup mount on the windshield or other location you which have chosen. Press the cam lever all the way down towards the base of the mount until it locks to adhere the suction cup. (To unlock the suction cup, lift the lever up.) figure 3 figure 3...
  • Page 18 Vent mount method (b) To mount the vehicle dock using the vent mount method, install the vent mount as follows: If the vent louvers in your vehicle are recessed, you may need to use the longer vent hooks with the vent mount. Refer to Figure 4 and install the longer vent hooks into the vent mount.
  • Page 19 Refer to Figure 6 and attach the vent mount to a heating/air conditioning vent in your vehicle. Position the two tension springs a against a vent louver B. Then push the vent mount into the vent, far enough so that the hooks C drop down and hook the rear of the vent louver (Figure 7).

  • Page 20: Installing The Antenna

    (the length of the rubber antenna cable cover/tail). It is important to avoid any obstructions that will block the SIRIUS signal, obstructions such as a roof rack, a sunroof, roof mounted cargo containers, or other antennas. For convertible vehicles, the antenna should be installed on the trunk lid.
  • Page 21 figure 9 figure 9 Sedan/Coupe. Mount the antenna along the rear center-line of the vehicle roof, located at the rear of the roof near the rear window. Pickup Truck. Mount the antenna along the rear center-line of the cab roof, located at the rear of the roof near the rear window.
  • Page 22 Connect the rubber antenna cable cover/tail to the antenna cable, making sure that the strain- relief on the antenna sits into the rubber antenna cable cover/tail groove. (Figure 10) Route the antenna cable through the wire channel in the rubber antenna cable cover/tail. Do not remove the protective strips yet.

  • Page 23: Connecting The Cigarette Lighter Adapter

    Docking the SIRIUS Radio If your radio is a SIRIUS Plug and Play series ST or SV, you will need to install the vehicle dock adapter provided with the kit. Refer to Figure 13 and place the vehicle dock lock in the unlocked position (1).
  • Page 24 13 figure 13 For SIRIUS radios which do not require the adapter, make sure the lock on the vehicle dock is set in the unlocked position and place the SIRIUS radio into the vehicle dock, pressing the radio down until it is fully seated. Slide the lock into the locked position. (Refer to Figure 1 on page 35 for the location of the lock.)

  • Page 25: Maximizing Audio Quality From Your Sirius Radio

    Wireless audio Connection Without the fm extender antenna To tune your vehicle’s FM radio and your SIRIUS radio to the same FM channel (Figure 14): Turn off your SIRIUS radio and tune through the FM channels on your vehicle’s radio to locate an FM channel that is not broadcasting in your area.
  • Page 26 Wireless audio Connection Using the fm extender antenna The purpose of the FM Extender Antenna is to maximize the audio quality of your SIRIUS radio when using the FM transmitter in your SIRIUS radio to transmit the audio to your vehicle’s FM radio.
  • Page 27 The FM antennas found in vehicles are of four distinct types: • Aerial Type Fender Mounted FM Antenna: A fixed or retractable aerial antenna located on the front or rear fender of the vehicle. • Aerial Type Roof Mounted FM An- tenna: A fixed aerial antenna mounted on the roof (often at the front or rear of the roof, just above the window glass).
  • Page 28 • on Glass Type FM Antenna: Wires on the window glass of the vehicle, usually near the top of the window. It may be located on the windshield glass, the rear window glass, or a rear side window in some SUV and mini-van type vehicles (and other vehicles).
  • Page 29 The FM Extender Antenna should be placed inside the vehicle, as close as possible to the vehicle’s FM antenna. A test mounting should be done first using the included suction cup mounts to test the installation. Once an acceptable location has been found, you will remove the suction cups and permanently adhere the FM Extender Antenna using the adhesive mounts.
  • Page 30 Alternate mounting location on adjacent A-Pillar figure 16 figure 16 figure 17 figure 17 Installation...
  • Page 31 b Installation Instructions for Vehicles with aerial Type Roof mounted fm antenna For vehicles where the FM radio antenna is located on the front or rear of the roof of the vehicle, the FM Extender Antenna should be mounted horizontally on the front or rear glass below the FM antenna, or installed into the headliner of the vehicle under the FM antenna.
  • Page 32 Installation Instructions for Vehicles with on glass Type fm antenna For vehicles where the FM radio antenna is located on the window glass, the FM Extender Antenna can be mounted horizontally on the glass, directly over the FM radio antenna, or installed into the headliner of the vehicle directly above the FM antenna.
  • Page 33 figure 20 figure 20 Installation...
  • Page 34 d Installation Instructions for Vehicles with Shark fin Type fm antenna For vehicles where the FM radio antenna is located on the rear of the roof of the ve- hicle, the FM Extender Antenna should be mounted horizontally on the glass below the FM antenna, or installed into the headliner of the vehicle under the FM antenna.
  • Page 35 22 figure 22 Tune your vehicle’s FM radio and your SIRIUS radio to the same FM channel (Figure 23): a. Turn off your SIRIUS radio and tune through the FM channels on your vehicle’s radio to locate an FM channel that is not broadcasting in your area. If you use an FM channel that is being used by a local broadcaster, it will interfere with the performance of your SIRIUS radio.
  • Page 36 FM channels that are not broadcasting in each city as presets on your vehicle’s radio. You should now hear the audio from your SIRIUS radio over your vehicle’s FM radio. If the audio quality is not satisfactory, try moving the FM Extender Antenna slightly to see if a better signal can be obtained.

  • Page 37: Direct Connections

    Your local electronics retailer can help you determine the proper con- nection for your car radio. Plug one end of the cable into the “AUDIO OUT” or “LINE OUT” jack on your SIRIUS radio. Plug the other end into your “AUX IN” or “LINE IN” jack on your vehicle radio.
  • Page 38 If your vehicle radio has a cassette player: Purchase a Cassette Adapter at your local electronics retailer. Connect the adapter between the “AUDIO OUT” or “LINE OUT” on your SIRIUS radio and the vehicle radio’s cassette slot. (Figure 27) FM OFF...
  • Page 39 SIRIUS fm direct adapter If your vehicle radio does not have an “AUX IN” or “LINE IN” jack, the SIRIUS FM Direct Adapter provides a wired connection between your SIRIUS radio and your vehicle radio, elimi- nating the outside static and interference you sometimes experience when using a wireless FM connection.

  • Page 40: Subscribing To The Sirius Service

    Before you can listen to the SIRIUS service, you need to subscribe to the SIRIUS Satellite Radio service. To subscribe, do the following: Be sure that the SIRIUS Starmate 4 is correctly installed, is in the vehicle or home dock, and that the antenna is oriented to receive the SIRIUS signal.
  • Page 41 MENU button and selecting Sirius ID. Write the SID number down in the space provided near the end of this guide. SIRIUS ID 012345678912 012345678912 12:00P figure 31 figure 31 Have your credit card handy and contact SIRIUS on the Internet at: https://activate.siriusradio.com/...

  • Page 42: Controls

    Controls SIRIUS Starmate 4 Reference Guide Figure 1 and the section following identify and describe the buttons and controls of the SIRIUS Starmate 4. MENU DISP MEMO 020 Octane 020 Octane Alice in Chains Alice in Chains No Excuses No Excuses...
  • Page 43 Channel Up/Down Buttons: Navigates through channels and display screens, and highlights items on the display. Category Previous/Next Buttons: Navigates through the category list screen which displays SIRIUS channel categories. Preset Number Buttons (0-9): Sets and selects preset channels. Also used to directly tune channels by entering the channel number.

  • Page 44: Remote Control Reference Guide

    Figure 2 and the section following identify the buttons of the remote control. MUTE MENU – BAND MEMO DISP figure 2 figure 2 Power Button: Turns the radio On or Off. Category Previous/Next Buttons: Navigates through the category list screen which displays SIRIUS channel categories. MUTE Button: Mutes the audio. Controls...

  • Page 45: Menu Button: Used To Access Menu Options To Make Setup And Feature Changes

    Channel Up/Down Buttons: Navigates through channels and display screens, and highlights items on the display. Rewind Button: Used to rewind through a broadcast saved in Instant Replay. Play/Pause Button: Pause Function: Used to pause a broadcast for Instant Replay. Play Function: Used to play a broadcast saved in Instant Replay.

  • Page 46: Vehicle Dock Reference Guide

    3 figure 3 Lock Switch: Locks and unlocks the SIRIUS radio in the vehicle dock. Mounting Holes: Mounting holes for attaching the suction cup mount or the vent mount. FM OUT Connector: FM output for use with the optional FM Direct Adapter.

  • Page 47: Operation

    Operation Display Screen Information The display screen of the SIRIUS Starmate 4 provides information about the operation of the radio, 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.
  • Page 48 Pressing the category previous or next button will cause the radio to display a list of the chan- nels in the current category, highlighting the channel to which you are currently tuned. (Figure Category 001 Channel Name 001 Channel Name 002 Channel Name 003 Channel Name 003 Channel Name...

  • Page 49: Display Button (Disp)

    Display Button (DISP) Momentarily pressing and releasing the DISP (Display) button while the default screen is displayed changes the artist name and song title to a scrolling, single line, large format display for easier viewing from a distance. (Figure 4) Channel Name Channel Name Artist Name...

  • Page 50: Selecting Channels Directly

    Use the category previous and next buttons to scroll through the music and entertainment categories, and the channel up and down buttons to scroll 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 chan- nel up and down buttons and press the Select button to tune to the channel.
  • Page 51 Storing Channel Presets To store a favorite channel as a preset, do the following: Momentarily press and release the BAND button until the desired preset band, A, B, or C, is displayed in the lower right corner of the default display screen. Tune the radio to the channel you wish to store as a preset.
  • Page 52 Channel Name Artist Name Artist Name Song Title Song Title Category 12:00P figure 8 figure 8 Searching for a Channel Preset (P TUne mode) To quickly search through all of your presets in the P.TUNE mode, do the following: Press and hold the BAND button for approximately 1 second to enter the P.TUNE mode. Preset Tuning Mode will momentarily be displayed and the top left and lower right cor- ners of the display will invert to indicate the radio is in the Preset Tune Mode.

  • Page 53: Memory (Memo) And Song Seek (S-Seek) Functions

    This feature allows you to capture and store information in the radio’s memory about the cur- rently tuned programming– artist, song, or sports team. The radio then continuously searches all incoming SIRIUS channels and alerts the user when a program saved in memory matches a selection currently being played. (Figure 11)
  • Page 54 If you have saved a sports team (or teams) in memory, at the time radio 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 radio, should one of your teams begin to play a game, you will be alerted.
  • Page 55 Channel Name Artist Name Artist Name Store Artist? Store Artist? Store Song? Song Title Song Title Category 12:00P figure 13 figure 13 If either the artist name or song title is not available to save, the choice will be displayed as unavailable.
  • Page 56 Channel Name Artist Name Artist Name Store NYG? Store NYG? Store DAL? Song Title Song Title Category 12:00P figure 16 figure 16 If either of the teams is not available to save, that team will be displayed as unavailable. (Figure 17) Channel Name Artist Name Artist Name...
  • Page 57 Channel Name Channel Name Artist Name Artist Name Artist Name Artist Name Store DAL? Store DAL? Store NYG? Store NYG? Song Title Song Title NYG Stored Song Title Song Title DAL Stored Category 12:00P Category 12:00P figure 19 figure 19 To ensure that no duplicate entries are stored in memory, the radio will check the stored memory list to ensure that the alert about to be stored is not already stored in memory.
  • Page 58 Channel Name Artist Name Artist Name Memory Full Song Title Song Title Category 12:00P figure 21 figure 21 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.
  • Page 59 Channel Name Channel Name Artist Name Artist Name Artist Name Artist Name X Used/Y Empty Artist Stored Song Title Song Title Song Title Song Title Category 12:00P Category 12:00P figure 24 figure 24 The radio will revert to the last active display mode. Viewing Stored alerts Stored in memory To view the alerts which have been saved to memory, press and hold the MEMO button for 1½...
  • Page 60 Memory Recall Seek On Seek On Seek Off Seek Off Delete figure 26 figure 26 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 figure 27 figure 27...
  • Page 61 Category 12:00P Category 12:00P figure 30 figure 30 The radio then displays the SIRIUS SEEK LIST or MY GAME ZONE screen, which displays a list of the current matches. (Figure 31) No alert is provided for the currently selected channel. Operation...

  • Page 62: Jump Button

    SIRIUS SEEK LIST 121 Artist Name/ Song 121 Artist Name/ Song 156 Artist Name MY GAME ZONE MY GAME ZONE 100 Giants @ Cowboys 100 Giants @ Cowboys 100 NFL NYG 100 NFL NYG 7 DAL 7 DAL 123 Bulls @ Cavaliers...
  • Page 63 nel when the traffic report is found. (Figure 32) Channel Name Artist Name Artist Name NYC Pending Song Title Song Title Category 12:00P figure 32 figure 32 Pressing the Jump button again while the radio is actively searching will cancel the search. (Figure 33) Channel Name Artist Name...

  • Page 64: Game Alert

    Game Alert The radio 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 infor- mation for the sports games.
  • Page 65 � Pressing and releasing the Pause/Play button causes the radio to begin playing the stored audio from the point at which the radio was paused. During playback, the radio will con- tinue to store the channel audio until you exit the Instant Replay mode. �...

  • Page 66: Using Instant Replay

    program in the stored audio, and playback automatically begins. Repeatedly pressing and releasing the Rewind Button causes the radio 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.
  • Page 67 Fast-Forward buttons for specific instructions for their use. Note: If the radio is tuned to another channel while in the Instant Replay mode, the Instant Re- play mode is exited, all the audio stored in the Instant Replay memory is erased, and the tuned channel begins to play.
  • Page 68 of how much of the Instant Replay memory is filled. The end of the bar indicates the end of the stored audio, where the live broadcast begins. When all available memory has been used, the bar will be completely filled. Progress Bar Showing Amount of Memory Filled End of Stored Audio...
  • Page 69 Play Position Indicator 001 Ch. Name -00:20:03 Artist Name Artist Name Song Title Song Title figure 41 figure 41 The portion of the Progress Bar behind the Play Position indicator shows how much you can rewind in the Instant Replay memory, while the filled portion ahead of the Play Indicator shows how much you can fast-forward in the memory.
  • Page 70 Time Position of Play Position Indicator 001 Ch. Name -00:00:00 Artist Name Artist Name Song Title Song Title Play Position Indicator figure 42 figure 42 Operation...

  • Page 71: Fm Preset Button

    FM radio tuned to the same FM frequency will receive the currently tuned SIRIUS broadcast. Each subsequent press of the FM Preset button advances to the next frequency in the FM frequency preset list. Using the FM Preset button, a quiet FM frequency may be quickly tuned.

  • Page 72: Menu Options

    Menu Options screen. Sirius ID This menu option displays your 12 digit SIRIUS ID (SID) number. (Figure 2) The SID is unique to each SIRIUS radio, and is required to activate your service. It is recommended that you write this number in the space provided near the end of this user guide.

  • Page 73: Fm Transmitter

    Sirius ID ESN 000492229812 figure 2 figure 2 FM Transmitter The FM Transmitter 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.
  • Page 74 FM Presets FM1 88.1 MHz FM2 <EMPTY> FM2 <EMPTY> FM3 <EMPTY> FM3 <EMPTY> FM4 <EMPTY> FM4 <EMPTY> figure 4 figure 4 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 selected FM frequency for the preset.

  • Page 75: Game Alert

    The Game Alert feature allows you to store your favorite sports teams in memory. The radio will constantly scan the SIRIUS channels and will sound an alert when a sports team you had stored in memory is playing, or when there is a score update for a team, depending on which option you have chosen for the sports team.
  • Page 76 Game Alert COLLEGE COLLEGE figure 7 figure 7 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) COLLEGE None None Arizona Cardinals Arizona Cardinals Alabama Alabama...

  • Page 77: Settings

    Settings The following sections explain each 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 figure 10 figure 10 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.
  • Page 78 Select button. A screen showing a list of cities will be displayed. (Figure 12) Traffic Market Atlanta Baltimore Baltimore Boston Boston Chicago Chicago figure 12 figure 12 Use the channel up and down buttons to highlight the city for which you wish to have a traffic report and press the Select button.

  • Page 79: Display Options

    Jump Setting Tune to desired Ch. Tune to desired Ch. press & hold press & hold button button figure 14 figure 14 Use the channel up and down buttons to tune to the channel you want assigned to the Jump button. When the channel is tuned, press and hold the Jump button for 2 seconds until Figure 15 is displayed.

  • Page 80: Memory Options

    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.

  • Page 81: Audio Level

    Auto Memory Search figure 19 figure 19 To exit the Memory Options menu, press the MENU button. Clear all memory To 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.

  • Page 82: Confirmation Tone

    Audio Level figure 21 figure 21 To exit the Audio Level menu, press the MENU button. Confirmation Tone The radio 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 Confirma- tion Tone setting to On or Off, use the channel up or down buttons to highlight On or Off, and press the Select button.
  • Page 83 Parental Control Lock/Unlock Edit Code Edit Code figure 23 figure 23 When access to a locked channel is attempted using the direct channel entry method, the Enter Code screen is displayed and the channel cannot be accessed until the correct code is entered.
  • Page 84 Enter Code # ____ # ____ figure 26 figure 26 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. If a code has been previously set, a Enter Code prompt will be displayed. (Figure 27) Enter your four digit code and press the Select button to continue.
  • Page 85 To exit the Parental Control menu, press the MENU button. edit Code This setting allows you to change a previously selected Parental Control code. The first time the Edit Code setting is accessed you will be prompted to enter a four digit code.
  • Page 86 Enter Code Wrong Code figure 31 figure 31 If the correct code was entered, the “New Code” prompt will appear. Enter the new Parental Control code. (Figure 32) New Code # ____ # ____ figure 32 figure 32 You will then be prompted to confirm the new code by entering it again. (Figure 33) Confirm Code # ____ # ____...

  • Page 87: 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. Clock The time data for the radio’s clock is provided via the SIRIUS signal, and will update based on Menu Options...
  • Page 88 the data received from the signal. You 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 Sav- ings Time (DST) (Figure 36). Clock Format Time Zone...
  • Page 89 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 figure 38 figure 38 To exit the Time Zone menu, press the MENU button. daylight Savings Time To turn the Daylight Savings Time feature On or Off, do the following: Use the channel up and down buttons to highlight Daylight Savings Time, and press the Select button.
  • Page 90 Alarm Set Alarm Alarm Time Alarm Time figure 40 figure 40 Set alarm To 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 the channel up and down buttons to highlight Alarm On or Alarm Off, and press the Select button.
  • Page 91 Alarm Time 12:00 PM 12:00 PM figure 42 figure 42 When you have selected the desired alarm time, press the Select button to set the alarm time and exit. To exit the Alarm Time menu, press the MENU button. Program alert The Program Alert feature allows you to program the radio to automatically tune to a specific channel at a specific time.
  • Page 92 Program Time/Day Time figure 44 figure 44 Use the channel up and down buttons to change 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.
  • Page 93 Channel To set the channel to which the radio 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. 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.
  • Page 94 buttons have been pressed for 1 hour. When the Auto Shutdown feature is enabled, after 59 minutes of inactivity, a beep tone will sound and a display prompt will appear on the screen, Cancel Auto Shutdown. (Figure 49) At this point the auto shutdown can be reset to 1 hour of inactivity by pressing the Select but- ton.

  • Page 95: Signal Indicator

    To exit the Sleep Mode menu, press the MENU button. Signal Indicator The Signal Indicator display screen provides a visual display of the strength of the SIRIUS signal from the satellite antenna and also from terrestrial (ground) transmitters. To display the Signal Indicator screen, do the following: Use channel up and down buttons to highlight Signal Indicator, and press the Select button.

  • Page 96: Factory Default

    Factory Default The Factory Default option will restore most every feature of the radio 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 •...
  • Page 97 Factory Defaults figure 55 figure 55 When the Factory Default is complete, the radio will place you in Channel 184 the SIRIUS preview channel and display, Call 1-888-539-SIRIUS to Subscribe. The radio is still subscribed to the SIRIUS service. Menu Options...

  • Page 98: Troubleshooting

    The FM frequency contains static. clarity Locate a quiet FM frequency on your vehicle radio and set the FM transmitter frequency of the SIRIUS Starmate 4 to match. If using the AUX audio connector, check the cable connections. No sound The audio cables are not connected, or the FM radio is set to the wrong frequency.

  • Page 99: Optional Accessories

    AC adapter. SUPh1 SIRIUS Universal Plug and Play home kit The SUPH1 SIRIUS Universal Plug and Play Home Kit is a compact docking cradle that posi- tions the radio for easy viewing and operation. Designed for quick and easy self-installation, it includes all necessary cabling to connect your SIRIUS radio to your home audio system.
  • Page 100 The FM Direct Adapter accessory redirects your vehicle’s FM antenna signal when listening to your SIRIUS radio using your vehicle’s AM/FM radio. When the SIRIUS radio is powered on the FM Direct Adapter automatically redirects the vehicle’s FM antenna signal away from the vehicle’s AM/FM radio, reducing any interference which might be present from FM radio sta-...

  • Page 101: Specifications

    Specifications Satellite Frequencies ........2322.293/2330.207 MHz Terrestrial Frequencies .

  • Page 102: Warranty

    Warranty 12 month 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...

  • Page 103: Sirius Id

    SIRIUS ID Write down the SIRIUS ID (SID) of your SIRIUS Starmate 4 in the space provided below. SID: _______________________________________ SIRIUS Customer Service: 1-888-539-7474 customercare@sirius-radio.com SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 1-888-539-7474 http://www.sirius.com...
  • Page 104 SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 (800) 869-5590 http://sirius.com SIRIUS Starmate ST4 with SUPV1 (011707b)

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