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  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    SKYFi2 ™ Installation Guide H o m e a n d Ve h i c l e K i t s Warning: This manual and the SKYFi2 Satellite Radio Receiver User Guide contain Contents: important safety and operating information. Please read and follow the instructions in SKYFi2 Vehicle Adaptor Kit Setup ·...

  • Page 10: Skyfi2 Vehicle Adaptor Kit Setup

    This device complies with Part 15 of the (SA10102) FCC rules. Operation is subject to the fol- lowing two conditions: Your Delphi XM SKYFi2 Vehicle Adaptor Kit contains the following components: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2. This device must accept any interfer- ence received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 11 Hooking up Your SKYFi2 Receiver Cradle Caution: Connect only appropriate input devices to the SKYFi2 Vehicle Adaptor Kit. Connecting any incorrect input devices may damage the system and/ or the external electronic device. It is recommended that you use only the 12V to 6V conversion power adaptor that came with your SKYFi2 Vehicle Adaptor Kit.
  • Page 12 The SKYFi2 Vehicle Adaptor Kit Audio Quality Good Better Best offers you many ways of connecting your SKYFi2 to your vehicle’s radio. All options provide excellent sound Cassette Adaptor: quality and stereo separation. Review and consider your own Direct Connect: unique situation when choosing from the three options.
  • Page 13 Cassette Adaptor Direct Connect Wireless FM Modulator For vehicles with a built-in cassette The Delphi FM Direct Adaptor For the ultimate ease of installation, player. Due to its superior audio quality, (SA10112) (sold separately) can provide SKYFi2 has a built-in wireless FM this configuration is recommended audio input through the vehicle’s...

  • Page 14: Skyfi2 Installation

    Plug the 12V power adap- Note: If using the wireless FM modulator or tor into the cigarette lighter and the Delphi FM Direct Adaptor, set the SKYFi2 Because every vehicle is different, Receiver and the FM radio to the same...
  • Page 15 3. Turn off the radio and SKYFi2 5. The SKYFi2 Vehicle Adaptor Kit b. Vent mount: Assemble the Receiver. Disconnect all cables. has three mounting options: flat mount (if not assembled) by 4. Find a place where you can mount mount, vent mount, or swivel inserting the two clips into the your SKYFi2 Vehicle Adaptor...
  • Page 16 motion or back and forth. Dry adhesive pad and adhere to c. Swivel mount: This mount allows the area with a clean, dry the vehicle’s surface. Make you to adjust the angle of your cloth. Repeat the cleaning sure you accurately place the SKYFi2 Vehicle Adaptor after it process.
  • Page 17 6. Clip the SKYFi2 vehicle cradle onto the vent or swivel mount (figures 3 and 4). 7. Reassemble the system as in step 2. 8. Attach the antenna as explained on page 11 and route the antenna cable as described on page 13. To vehicle dashboard Figure 3.
  • Page 18 2. If the pad fails to loosen, warm it Removing swivel mount Caution: Never use a commercial heat gun or with a hair dryer for 2 to 3 minutes a paint-stripping gun. This can damage the from your dashboard unit or your vehicle. to soften the adhesive.

  • Page 19: Xm Antenna Setup

    XM Antenna Setup Important: Do not install antenna inside the Rear vehicle passenger compartment. An antenna mounted on the dashboard or on the rear window For best reception, follow these Middle deck area of the vehicle will likely experience signal recommendations: Front interruption issues and must be avoided.
  • Page 20 A suitable compromise between • If you use the wireless FM modulator, If an appropriate antenna mounting installation location and reception place the antenna as close to the location cannot be identified, contact quality must be assumed by the user. vehicle’s FM antenna as possible.
  • Page 21 Routing the Cable Front or Middle Mounting Option Figure 6 illustrates a typical method of routing the antenna cable. • Avoid kinking, crimping, twisting, or chafing the cable. If the cable comes into contact with a rough metal open- ing, use a rubber grommet to prevent damage.
  • Page 22 If the antenna cable does not fit easi- Rear Mounting Option ly through the grommet, do not try to force it through; instead, route the cable under the weather seal near the bottom of the door. • For antennas mounted at the rear of the roof, route the cable into the trunk as shown in figure 7.

  • Page 23: Skyfi2 Home Adaptor Kit Setup

    SKYFi2 Receiver Home Stand Adaptor Kit Setup (SA10103) Note: See SKYFi2 User Guide for important user information. Your Delphi XM SKYFi2 Home Kit contains the following components: SKYFi2 Home Stand XM High-gain Caution: Connect only the appropriate input Indoor/Outdoor devices to the SKYFi2 Home Adaptor Kit jacks.
  • Page 24 Tune to XM channel 1. You should be able to hear the XM Preview channel. If not, check all connections. Note: The Delphi SA10006 Antenna Extension Cable (sold separately) is designed to work with the SKYFi2 Home Adaptor Kit and provides an additional 50 feet of cable length to the standard XM Figure 9.
  • Page 25 Aiming the XM Home Antenna change. Find the position that gives the strongest signal strength (at For best reception, aim the home least two bars) on either “satellite” antenna by following these or “terrestrial.” instructions: 4. Once you are convinced you have 1.
  • Page 26 Delphi Limited Consumer Warranty Delphi will, as its sole obligation under this Delphi will not be responsible for damage Delphi Product and Service Solutions warranty, replace or repair, at its option, resulting from any (i) deviation from (“Delphi”) warrants all Portable XM any Product that does not conform to this Delphi’s operating instructions as printed in...
  • Page 27 So the above limi- is required from Delphi, you may call Delphi tations or exclusions may not apply to you. at: 1.877.GO DELPHI (1.877.463.3574). If This warranty gives you specific legal warranty service is needed at any time during rights.
  • Page 28 Customer Service: [1] 877.GO DELPHI www.delphi.com The SKYFi2 name, XM name, TuneSelect, and related logos are trademarks of XM Satellite Radio Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Printed on Recycled Paper ©2004 Delphi Corporation. All rights reserved. DPSS-04-E-065...
  • Page 29 SKYFi2 ™ Satellite Radio Receiver User Guide Warning: This manual and the SKYFi2 Installation Guide contain important safety and operating information. Please read and follow the instructions in these manuals. Failure to do so could result in personal injury, death, and/or damage to your SKYFi2 Receiver, accessories, and/or to your vehicle or other property.
  • Page 30 SKYFi2 ™ Satellite Part 15 of the FCC rules. Radio Receiver incorporates an Thank you for purchasing a Delphi Operation is subject to the FM transmitter and is therefore XM SKYFi2 Satellite Radio Receiver. following two conditions: classified as an intentional trans- Your SKYFi2 gives you access to over 1.
  • Page 31 Kit (SA10103), or Marine Adaptor Kit Listen to XM through any nearby favorite music. (SA10046), or Delphi portable audio FM radio without using any wires. • A brighter, white LED backlit display system (each sold separately). We do •...
  • Page 32 About Delphi About XM Delphi is a worldwide leader in mobile One big idea can change everything. electronics, vehicle components, and And XM Satellite Radio is one big audio technology. Delphi created the idea: Radio to the Power of X ®...

  • Page 33: Warranty

    Changing the Display ..12 30-Minute Replay ... . . 20 Delphi Limited Consumer Memorizing Song Information . . 13 Recall Last Channel ... 21 Warranty .

  • Page 34: Getting Started

    SKYFi Home Kit, SKYFi one hour in order to complete the Vehicle Kit, Delphi XM SKYFi activation process. The process is Marine Kit, any of the available complete when you can access the audio systems, or with the help of Note: Carefully check your XM Radio ID.

  • Page 35: Skyfi2 Receiver

    Search button SKYFi2 Receiver Menu button Changes search mode Selects and changes between search by configuration options. category or search by 30-Minute Replay buttons Receiver Controls scanning. Pause and replay up to 30 minutes of live XM broadcast. Use your SKYFi2 control buttons to operate various functions.

  • Page 36: Display Screen

    Indicates that internal FM modulator is Display Screen turned on and set to an FM frequency While tuned to an XM channel, the Mode (DIRECT, Preset A, Category name SKYFi2 default display contains Preset B, or Preset C) or clock information about that channel and Signal strength the SKYFi2 settings.

  • Page 37: Remote Control

    Remote Control Power button +- buttons Powers SKYFi2 on and off. Immediately select a different channel (and control volume in some audio systems). 30-Minute Replay buttons Jump button Pause and replay up to 30 minutes of live XM broadcast. Switches between current and previous channel. Channel button Preset/direct button Previews channels;...

  • Page 38: Basic Operations

    Basic Operations Selecting Channels Warning: When using this product it is You may select channels by using the always important to keep your eyes on the road Turning SKYFi2 On and Off scroll wheel, by pushing one of the pre- and your hands on the wheel.
  • Page 39 Direct Entry Using Presets To select a stored preset: 1. Press the “preset/direct” button There are 30 presets in all: Each bank 1. Press the “preset/direct” button until the “DIRECT” icon appears in (A, B, and C) holds 10 presets. Press until the appropriate “Preset”...

  • Page 40: Changing The Display

    Changing the Display Press the “display” button to select any one of four screens. Display Option 1 Display Option 2 Default display Scrolls stock ticker at bottom of screen Display Option 3 Display Option 4 Scrolls information extras at bottom of screen Large display of artist and song title Figure 4.

  • Page 41: Memorizing Song Information

    Memorizing Song Information SKYFi2 can remember the artist name and title of the song or programming you are currently listening to. 1. Press and release the “memory” button to save the information of the current song or program. SKYFi2 can remember up to 20 entries, after which any new infor- mation that is saved will replace the oldest entry in memory.

  • Page 42: Listening To Xm Using Any Fm Radio

    Advanced Features 1. Make sure your SKYFi2 is turned 8. Use the scroll wheel to select the off. Unplug any accessory from frequency noted in step 4. Press Listening to XM SKYFi2’s audio jack. the “XM” button to confirm. Using Any FM Radio 2.

  • Page 43: Adjusting The Audio Level

    2. Use the scroll wheel (or remote) to You may improve the audio quality using the audio system or FM radio select “Audio Level.” Press the by using the Delphi FM Direct Adaptor connected to your SKYFi2. “XM” button to confirm. (SA10112), sold separately.

  • Page 44: Auto-On

    Auto-On Adjusting the Brightness Auto-Off and Sleep Timer and Contrast Normally, SKYFi2 turns on whenever You can set SKYFi2 to automatically it receives power. If SKYFi2 is wired to 1. Press the “menu” button. shut off between 15 minutes to three a power source that is always on, you 2.

  • Page 45: Aiming The Home Antenna

    To set Auto-Off: Aiming the Home Antenna 1. Press the “menu” button. For the best reception possible, aim 2. Use the scroll wheel (or remote) to the home antenna using the following select “Auto-Off/Sleep Timer.” method: Press the “XM” button to confirm 1.

  • Page 46: Tuneselect

    TuneSelect To add a song to the TuneSelect list: 3. When any song in the list plays on 1. Press the “menu” button and any channel, SKYFi2 beeps and TuneSelect notifies you when a select the “TuneSelect” option. displays “Artist/Song Found” and favorite song or artist is playing on a You can choose “Select by Song”...

  • Page 47: Stock Ticker

    To delete a song from the Stock Ticker Note: SKYFi2 has an embedded list of more than 9,000 regularly traded stock TuneSelect list: SKYFi2 can track up to 20 of your symbols that helps complete partial 1. Press the “menu” button. favorite stock symbols, displaying entries and prevents you from entering 2.

  • Page 48: Info Extras

    To delete a stock symbol: Info Extras 30-Minute Replay 1. Press the “menu” button. XM Satellite Radio will broadcast addi- 30-Minute Replay gives users the 2. Use the scroll wheel (or remote) to tional information such as sports scores opportunity to finally “hear that song select “Stock Ticker.”...

  • Page 49: Recall Last Channel

    To rewind to the beginning of a song: 4. To exit 30-Minute Replay and Recall Last Channel 1. Press the button. If a song has return to the live XM broadcast, Press the “jump” button to switch to been playing for less than 5 seconds, press and hold the button until the channel that was previously being...

  • Page 50: Direct Tune

    Direct Tune 3. Use the scroll wheel (or remote) to To search by category: select “On.” Press the “XM” button 1. Press the “menu” button. Select Normally, you can use the scroll to confirm. “Search Mode,” then select wheel (or the remote’s up and down 4.
  • Page 51 To scan all presets: To scan all channels: Note: When searching, SKYFi2 does not play any channel that you skipped using 1. Press the “menu” button. Select 1. Press the “menu” button. Select the “Channel Skip/Add” feature. You can “Search Mode,” then select “Search Mode,”...

  • Page 52: Skipping Channels While Tuning

    Skipping Channels 5. To add a channel back, use the Note: You can still tune to skipped channels by entering the channel number (in direct While Tuning scroll wheel (or remote) to high- entry mode) or by pressing a preset (in preset light that channel.

  • Page 53: Setting The Clock

    Setting the Clock Restoring Factory Defaults 1. Press the “menu” button. This feature erases all of your person- 2. Use the scroll wheel (or remote) to al settings in the presets, TuneSelect, select “Set Clock.” Press the “XM” memory, Stock Ticker, and Sports button to confirm.

  • Page 54: Setting The Display Screen Mode

    Setting the Display 3. You may select between white Screen Mode characters on black background or Warning: Failure to follow these instructions could result in personal injury, death, and/or black characters on white back- You may change the appearance of damage to your SKYFi2 Receiver, accessories, ground (using “Background Mode”) the display to suit your preference,...

  • Page 55: Care Of Your Skyfi2

    For geographic areas with many FM stations the unit. Allows you to use SKYFi2 in your home or and few open FM channels, the Delphi FM • Do not use sprays near your SKYFi2. office. Includes a high-gain home antenna, Direct Adaptor minimizes interference.

  • Page 56: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting 3. If you have installed SKYFi2 in a with a 1-amp fuse only. If the 12V vehicle and it does not power on, adaptor does not have a removable SKYFi2 is designed and built to provide check the 12V adaptor fuse by end-cap, it has an internal fuse that you with trouble-free performance unscrewing the ribbed end of the...
  • Page 57 If this happens: You should: You do not receive all XM channels Contact XM Satellite Radio (see page 6). you have subscribed to. Audio sounds distorted. Reduce audio output level (see page 15). Audio is too soft. Increase audio output level (see page 15). You cannot tune to a channel.

  • Page 58: Contacting Technical Support And Customer Service

    Satellite Radio Accessory Products sold problems with your SKYFi2, contact 1.26 in. D (118 mm x 74 mm x 32 mm) by Delphi (each “Product”) to be free of Delphi at 1.877.GO DELPHI SKYFi2 Remote Control: 1.58 in. W x 4.65 in.
  • Page 59 OR ADD TO THIS LIMITED WARRANTY. labels, or other literature provided with a is required from Delphi, you may call Delphi Product, (ii) installation of a Product in a at 1.877.GO DELPHI (1.877.463.3574). If war- manner which is inconsistent with Delphi’s...
  • Page 60 1441 West Long Lake Road Troy, Michigan 48098-5090 U.S.A. Customer Service: [1] 877.GO DELPHI www.delphi.com Printed on Recycled Paper The SKYFi2 name, XM name, TuneSelect, and related ©2004 Delphi Corporation. All rights reserved. DPSS-04-E-064 logos are trademarks of XM Satellite Radio Inc.

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