Sirius Satellite Radio Starmate 7 User Manual page 42

4. Power on your Starmate 7 by pressing the p
(see Figure 23 ).
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 bottom left
corner of the main display screen that denotes antenna
signal strength. You can also press
the D
own Button
Press the s
elect Button
trial bars show the strength of the signal being
received (see Figure 24 ). If the signal reception
is good, press and hold
display screen.
6. Ensure that the Starmate 7 is tuned to channel
184. Upon power up, the Starmate 7 should tune to
channel 184 by default, when it's not yet activated. If it's not on channel 184, refer
to "Operation" on page 54 to learn about how to tune a channel.
7. If you haven't done so, turn on your vehicle's stereo system. Set it to play input
from the cassette source.
8. You should hear SIRIUS channel 184 through your vehicle's stereo system. You are
now ready to activate your Starmate 7.
9. The audio level output of the Starmate 7 can be increased or decreased as neces-
sary to match the audio levels of other sources in your vehicle. Refer to "Audio
Level" on page 79.
If the signal reception is good, but there is no audio when tuned to channel 184, be
sure the vehicle's stereo system is set to the correct source, i.e., cassette source (step
7). Also be sure that the audio level is set high enough to be heard (step 9). Refer to
"Troubleshooting" on page 91 for additional help.
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to scroll and highlight
. The Satellite and Terres-
to return to the main
Menu
ower Button
and then press
Menu
Signal Indicator.
Figure 23
Figure 24