Directed Electronics Honda/Acura SIRIUS Interface HON-SC1 manual

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    HON-SC1 Honda/Acura SIRIUS Interface I n s t a l l a t i o n G u i d e[...]

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    © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 2 FC C NO TICE: This device c omplies with Part 15 of F CC rules. Operation is subject t o the follo wing conditions: (1) This device may not c ause harmful interfer enc e, and (2) This device must accept any interf erenc e rec eived, including interfer enc e that may cause undesir ed operation. Changes[...]

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    Desktop Dock ing Station © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 3 Honda/Acura SIRIUS Interface T abl e of Cont ents FCC Notic e 2 W arning and Safety Inf ormation 4 Congratulations and Package Cont ents 6 Compatibility and F eatur es 7 Installation 10 Connections 11 Mounting Instructions 13 Activating Y our Installed SIRIUS T uner 14 Operati[...]

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    © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 4 W arni ng and Saf ety Info rmatio n Sat mode, bank selector AUDIO PWR 1 2 REW FF PLAY/PROG NR 3 4 5 6 DISC- DISC+ 11:53 CH VOL SCAN SOUND AM/F M CD/AU X SA T R A D IO SEEK SKIP RPT DISP - MODE A.SEL RDM T U N E AU TO OFF DUAL A/C MOD E Channel control Category Control T ext selector. Hold for 10sec to[...]

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    Desktop Dock ing Station © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 5 Honda/Acura SIRIUS Interface W arni ng and Saf ety Info rmatio n Sat mode, bank selector AUDIO PWR 1 2 REW FF PLAY/PROG NR 3 4 5 6 DISC- DISC+ 11:53 CH VOL SCAN SOUND AM/F M CD/AU X SA T R A D IO SEEK SKIP RPT DISP - MODE A.SEL RDM T U N E AU TO OFF DUAL A/C MOD E Channel cont[...]

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    © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 6 Congratulations Congr atulati ons on the Pur chase of your new HON-SC1 Sirius Connect inte rfac e! Y our HON-SC 1 is design ed to be com - patibl e with sel ect veh icl es that support Satell ite Radio opera tion (r equir es addit ional pur chase of & connect ion to a Sirius Connect tuner or dock)[...]

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    Desktop Dock ing Station © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 7 Honda/Acura SIRIUS Interface Compatibility The HON-SC 1 is designed to be compatibl e with select Honda/Acura vehicl es. Please consult tabl e for compat- ibility listing. Compatible Headunit T ypes: • CD only Headunits* • CD + Cassette Headunits* • 6-CD changer Headunit[...]

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    © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 8 Acura 3.5RL 2004+ w/Navigation Acura MDX 2005+, Premium, T ouring, Nav Acura RL 2005+ All Acura RDX 2007+ All Acura TL 2004+ All Acura TSX 2005+ All F eatures The HON-SC1 is designed to emulate many of the f actory SDAR (Satellite Digit al Audio Radio) commands found in your vehicl e. • Channel T un[...]

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    Desktop Dock ing Station © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 9 Honda/Acura SIRIUS Interface figur e the unit for corr ect display to match your headunit. Labeled 1 and 2 f or text scr oll and display length settings r espectively . T ext display switch c onfiguration: Scr oll Length/T ext 2 1 Off On 16 character s 11 character s 1. Set [...]

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    © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 10 Installation Dir ected Electr onics rec ommends that you have this pr od- uct pr ofes sionally install ed. It is rec ommended that prior to starting the ins tallation, you thor oughly r ead this manual and foll ow the guidelines listed bel ow: Some installations may use the f actory satellite r adio [...]

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    Desktop Dock ing Station © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 1 1 Honda/Acura SIRIUS Interface AN T EN N A S C O U T P U T AUDIO PWR 1 2 REW FF PLAY/PROG NR 3 4 5 6 DISC- DISC+ 11:53 XM1-1 CH-001 CH VOL SCAN SOUND A M /F M C D /A U X S A T R ADIO S E E K S K IP R P T D IS P - M O D E A .S E L R D M T UNE A UT O OF F DUA L A/ C MODE CATEGOR[...]

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    © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 12 SC-VDOC1 (Detail) T o HON-SC1 SIRIUS Antenna AN T EN N A S C O U T P U T AUDIO PWR 1 2 REW FF PLAY/PROG NR 3 4 5 6 DISC- DISC+ 11:53 XM1-1 CH-001 CH VOL SCAN SOUND A M /F M C D /A U X S A T R ADIO S E E K S K IP R P T D IS P - M O D E A .S E L R D M T UNE A UT O OF F DUA L A/ C MODE CATEGORY AN T EN [...]

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    Desktop Dock ing Station © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 13 Honda/Acura SIRIUS Interface Mounting HON-SC1 Brack et Assembl y Mounting Instructions Mounting HON-SC1 with SIRIUS SCC1 Brack et Assembl y[...]

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    © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 14 Activating Y our Install ed SIRIUS T uner F or systems using the permanentl y install ed SCC1 Sirius- Connect V ehicle T uner, you mus t activate the tuner befor e you can begin t o rec eive the SIRIUS Satellite Radio Servic e. In or der to activate y our radio subscription, you will need the SIRIUS [...]

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    Desktop Dock ing Station © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 15 Honda/Acura SIRIUS Interface SA T radio selection Pr ess the SA T button to ac cess the Sirius interf ace. On some radios this button may be label ed as XM or CD/SA T . Pr essing this button r epeatedly will cycl e through sour ces. Operation Use the category c ontr ol button[...]

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    © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 16 Sat mode, bank selector AUDIO PWR 1 2 REW FF PLA Y/PROG NR 3 4 5 6 DISC- DISC+ 11:53 CH VOL SCAN SOUND AM/F M CD/AU X SA T R A D IO SEEK SKIP RPT DISP - MODE A.SEL RDM T U N E AU TO OFF DUAL A/C MOD E Channel control Category Control T ext selector. Hold for 10sec to toggle channel or category tune m[...]

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    Desktop Dock ing Station © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 17 Honda/Acura SIRIUS Interface Sat mode, bank selector AUDIO PWR 1 2 REW FF PLA Y/PROG NR 3 4 5 6 DISC- DISC+ 11:53 CH VOL SCAN SOUND AM/F M CD/AU X SA T R A D IO SEEK SKIP RPT DISP - MODE A.SEL RDM T U N E AU TO OFF DUAL A/C MOD E Channel control Category Control T ext selecto[...]

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    © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 18 T r oubl eshooting guide: PROBLEM PROBABLE SOL UTIONS No tuner Check for l oose connections. Check that connector alignment/orient ation is corr ect. Check that cabl es ar e not pinched or damaged. Check that fuse is not blown. Check that the fact ory XM module has been disconnect ed. Check for inc o[...]

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    Desktop Dock ing Station © Directed Electronics, all rights reserved. 19 Honda/Acura SIRIUS Interface Limited One Y ear Consumer W arranty Dir ected El ectronics (her ein “DIRECTED”) promises to the original purchaser, to r eplace this product should it pr ove to be defectiv e in workmanship or material under normal use, for a period of one-ye[...]

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    HON-SC1 2007-09 www .directedsirius.com © 2007 Directed Electronics, all rights reserved[...]