Sirius Satellite Radio 8840 manual

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    Us er Guide[...]

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    3 T able of C on t ents I n t r o d u c t i o n .......................... 5 F e a t u r e s .................................... 6 Safe ty and Car e Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 W h a t ’ s i n t h e B o x ? ........................... 9 S n a p F u n c t i o n s ............................. 1 0 Snap F eatur es and Connec[...]

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    5 Intr oduction[...]

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    6 F eatur es Thank y ou for pur chasing XM Snap! XM S nap h as t he se e xc it in g f ea tu r es t o e nha nc e y our o ver al l e xp eri en c e: • Simple contr ols make it a snap t o use . • Hear SIRIUS|XM thr ough your e xisting vehicle r adio with easy , do-it-y ourself installation. • F ully adjustable f or con venient plac ement[...]

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    7 Saf et y and Car e Inf ormation IMPORTANT! Self inst allation instructions and tips ar e provided f or your c onvenienc e. It is y our responsibilit y to det ermine if you ha ve the knowledge , skills, and phy sical abilit y required t o properly perf orm an installation. SIRIUS|XM shall hav e no liability f or damage or injury resulting from the[...]

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    8 W arning! • Opening the case ma y re sult in electric shock. • If the liquid cryst al fluid come s in contact with y our skin, wipe the skin are a with a cloth and then w ash the skin thoroughly with soap and running w ater . If the liquid crystal fluid comes in to cont act with your e ye s, flush the ey es with clean wat er for at leas[...]

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    9 What’ s in the Box ? Snap Radio Magnetic Mount Antenna Antenna Alc ohol Prepar ation Pad Aux In Cable 1 2 3 4 5 Cable Routing A dapter Alcohol Prep Pad[...]

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    10 Snap F unctions Intr oduction Power Button Press to turn Radio on and off. Top View (Radio Control Unit) Menu Button Press to access Radio ID and adjust audio level. Scan Button Press to start or stop scanning through channels within the current category. FM Button Press to change to FM mode for configuring FM channels. Previous/Next Category Bu[...]

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    11 ANTENNA AUDIO FM Snap F eatur es and C onnections ANTENNA Connection for the Magnetic Mount Antenna. Flexible Stalk ANTENNA WIRE GUIDE Guides antenna wire to connection. AUDIO Connection for Aux In Cable or optional Cassette Adapter (sold separately). FM Connection for optional FM Direct Adapter (sold separately). Base[...]

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    13 Inst allation and Setup[...]

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    14 WARNING! DO NOT at tempt t o install Snap while driving. P ark y ou r v ehic le in a sa f e l oc at ion b ef or e be gin ni ng ins tal lat io n. St ep 1: Mount the Magnetic Mount An tenna Mount the Magnetic Mount Ant enna on the outside of y our vehicle , on a horizont al surfac e that will alw ays f ace the sky . The antenna c ontains a str ong[...]

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    15 Recommended Antenna Locations TIP: When mounting the Magnetic Mount Ant enna, be sure that the ar ea is clean and dry by using the Alcohol Pr ep Pad. A void locating the an tenna near other ant ennas (i.e . GPS, C ellular , or AM/ FM) as well as r oof r ack or other items that can ob struct the view t o the satellite s. IMPORTANT! Consult a pr o[...]

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    16 Inst allation and Se tup If you ar e installing the an tenna at the r oof edge, or hood edge , install the Cable R outing Adapt er to dir ect the antenna c able down war d. Recommended Antenna Cable Routing T uck the antenna cable under the rubber molding ar ound the fron t windshield to the near est corner . Then rout e the cable out o f the wi[...]

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    17 around the door opening. Lift the w eather stripping fr om the opening and tuck the cable inside it , then replac e the weather s tripping. Run the cable inside o f the weather stripping to the bo ttom o f the door opening. Hide the antenna wir e inside the cabin. Pull the c able out of the weather s tripping at the bottom o f the door opening a[...]

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    18 Inst allation and Se tup St ep 2: Find a Loc ation for Snap and Mount It Snap mounts in your v ehicle be plugging the Base int o your v ehicle’ s power adapter or cigar ett e lighter socket. If y our vehicle has more than one , be sure to choos e the one that doesn’t in terf ere with the driver’ s vision or acces s to driving c ontrols , w[...]

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    19 Inserting Snap into the P ow er Adapt er or Cigaret te Light er Sock et CAUTION: Be cautious when ins erting or removing Snap fr om the vehicle ’ s pow er adapter or cigar ett e lighter s ocket , so as not to damage Snap or the s ocket . When inserting Snap int o, or r emoving Snap fr om, the vehicle ’ s power adap ter or cigar ett e lighter[...]

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    20 Adjusting Snap The Fle xible Stalk with s wivel lets you op timize placement in y our vehicle s so you c an acce ss the Radio c ontrols and vie w the display: • S wivel the R adio Contr ol Unit left or right, 90 ° in either dir ection. • T wist the Flexible S talk left or right , 90 ° in either direction t o rot ate the R adio Contr [...]

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    21 St ep 3: Initiat e the Courte sy P eriod Bef ore pr oceeding with connecting the audio , the Courtes y Period included with your Snap needs t o be initiated: 1 Be sur e the vehicle is outside and the ant enna has a clear view o f the sky . 2 Po wer on y our Snap by pr essing the P ower but ton . 3 When Snap power s on, after the W elcome to Siri[...]

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    22 that you ar e not r eceiving the XM signal. Be sur e the vehicle is outside and the ant enna has a clear view o f the sky . V erify that you ha ve inst alled and connected the ant enna as described in “St ep 1: Mount the Magnetic Mount Ant enna” on page 14. Ref er to “T roubleshooting” on page 4 2 for additional help. Inst allation and S[...]

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    23 St ep 4: C onnect the A udio T o play XM audio thr ough your v ehicle’ s ster eo or FM radio , decide on one of the following audio connection options: • Op tion 1 : B es t : U se t he p ro vided A ux In Ca ble i f y our ve hicle ’ s s ter eo s ys t em ha s an auxi liar y inpu t c onne ctio n or jack . R ef er t o yo ur v ehicle ’s o [...]

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    24 Options 1 & 2: A ux In Cable Or Cas sett e Adapt er Installation Instructions 1 Plug one end of the Aux In C able ( or Cass ett e Adapt er) into the A UDIO connector on the Bas e of Snap. 2 Plug the other end into the auxiliary input jack o f your vehicle ’ s ster eo syst em ( or insert the Cas sett e Adapt er into the c asset te deck; y o[...]

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    25 Option 3: Power Connect Ins tallation Instructions 1 Y ou’ll firs t need to find an a vailable FM channel. An av ailable FM channel is one that’ s not being used b y an FM radio s tation in your ar ea. When you tune y our FM r adio to an av ailable channel, you should only hear s tatic or silence – no t talk or music. W e rec ommend one of[...]

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    26 3 Set your Snap t o tr ansmit on the same FM channel that you ha ve select ed in step 2: a. Pres s FM on the top of Snap . Th e FM icon will be display ed on the scr een to indicat e Snap is in the FM mode. b. T urn the Rot ary knob to select the av ailable FM channel you chose in st ep 2. c. Y ou shoul d he ar t he X M cha nnel 1 th ro ugh yo u[...]

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    27 5 Press FM or w ait 10 sec onds to e xit the FM mode. Pr oceed to “S tep 5: T une to Other Channels, Explor e and Enjoy” on page 2 7 . 6 The audio le vel output of Snap c an be increas ed or decreas ed as necessary t o match the audio lev els of other sour ce s in your vehicle . Refer t o “Set A udio Lev el” on page 39 . 7 If the signal [...]

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    28 St ep 6: Subs cribe Y ou can subs cribe to the XM servic e anytime b y following the se st eps: 1 Make sur e your Snap is t urned on, and rec eiving the XM signal so that you c an hear the XM audio. 2 Mak e a no te of y our R adio ID . Y ou c an find it b y pr es sing MENU , on a la bel o n th e bo tt om o f the gift bo x, o n the lab el on the [...]

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    29 Using Y our Snap[...]

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    30 Using Y our Snap The Main Displa y When list ening to a channel, inf ormation about the channel and what is currently playing is display ed. The scr een will alternat e betw een displaying the artist name and song/ program title; and displaying the c ategory , channel name and channel number . An te nn a S ig na l St re ng th Ar ti st Na me or T[...]

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    31 Navigation B asics Po wer B utton Pre ssing the Po wer butt on turns Snap On or Off . Ro tary Knob T urning the Rotary knob clock wise or coun ter-clock wise scr olls through channels and tunes t o a channel within a category . In FM mode, s crolls thr ough FM channels and tunes to an FM channel. In menu mode , changes the audio le vel. Scan But[...]

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    32 Using Y our Snap FM Butt on Pr es sing FM p uts Snap int o the FM mo de f or co nf iguri ng F M cha nnel s whe n us ing Po wer C onn ect ( or FMD A) a s th e aud io c onnecti on o ptio n. T he F M ic on ligh ts up t o i ndic at e Sn ap is i n th e FM mode , and the displ ay sho ws the curr ent F M cha nnel . Y ou c an t une to a di ff er ent FM [...]

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    33 either the firs t channel in the category (if that c ategory w as never acc essed be for e ), or the channel that Snap w as tuned to in that c ategory when it w as acc essed the last time . 2 T o view each pr evious or next c ategory without changing cat egories, pr ess and hold the Pre vious or Next Cat egory butt on . Each cat egory name will [...]

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    34 To assign a favorite channel to a number button: 1 T une to the desir ed channel. 2 Pr es s a nd ho ld a n umb er b ut t on b et wee n 1-5 th at yo u w an t to as si gn t o t h e f a v or i t e ch an n el . The corr esponding number icon will be display ed on the screen c onfirming that the channel has been assigned. To listen to a favorite chan[...]

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    35 Scanning Channels in a C ategory Y ou can sc an a cat egory and listen t o each channel for 10 s econds bef ore Snap aut omatically tunes t o the next channel. To scan a category: 1 Pre ss the Pre vious or Next Cat egory butt on until the desired c ategory is displa yed. 2 Pre ss the Scan butt on . The sc an will begin. 3 Press the S can butt on[...]

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    36 FM Pre sets FM p r es e ts ma k e it e as y t o s t or e F M cha nn el s and t he n qui ck ly a cc es s th em t o ch oo se a n e w F M ch an nel . Us e FM pre sets when y ou use Po wer C onnect or the FMDA t o listen to y our Snap through y our vehicle ’ s FM r adio. (R efer t o “Option 3: Po wer Connect Ins tallation Instructions ” on pag[...]

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    37 To replace an FM preset assigned to a number button: 1 Pr es s F M on t he t op o f Sn ap . Th e FM icon is display ed on the screen to indic ate the R adio is in FM mode, a nd th e di sp la y wi ll sh o w the c ur r en t FM ch an ne l. 2 T urn the Rotary knob t o tune to the desir ed FM channel. 3 Press and hold the number but ton bet ween 1-5 [...]

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    38 NO TE! Y ou ma y f in d a n FM ch ann el wi th st atic o r s il enc e th at do es no t wo rk wi th Sn ap . It is po ss ib le th at so me t ype o f ina ud ibl e int erf ere nc e is pr ese nt th at pr ev ent s r ece pt ion o f th e S nap b ro adc as t. Y ou r o nl y o pt ion s ar e to u se an ot her F M c ha nne l o r a d if f er en t aud io c onn[...]

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    39 Set A udio Lev el The audio le vel of Snap c an be adjusted when an audio c onnection is made betw een Snap and the vehicle ’ s ster eo syst em . Audio le vel is used t o adjust Snap ’ s volume le vel to mat ch the volume o f other audio sour ces y ou may use , such as a CD player , other FM stations, or an MP3 pla yer . Do not use the audio[...]

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    40 A uto Shut Of f Snap will automatic ally shut off aft er 6 hours o f inactivity , i.e ., when no butt ons have been pr ess ed or the rot ary knob has not been turned. This feat ure pr ev ents the vehicle bat tery fr om being dischar ged if you f orget to turn y our Snap off . When Snap is about to shut o ff , the message St arted Aut o Shut Off [...]

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    41 T rouble shooting[...]

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    42 Snap has been designed and built to be tr ouble-free but if you e xperience a pr oblem, try this: • Check that all connections ar e firm and secur e. • Make sur e the vehicle po wer sock et is working, and cle an and free o f corro sion. • Make sur e you ha ve c onnected Snap as described in this Us er Guide. V erify that Snap is [...]

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    43 If you see this on the s creen: T ry this: Courte sy Period Ended • The Courte sy P eriod included with your Snap has ended. Call 1-866- 408-97 96 to subs cribe. Also r efer t o “Step 6: Sub scribe” on page 2 8. If this happens: T ry this: Y ou do not receiv e all the channels to which y ou subscribed • Ensure that y ou have subs c[...]

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    44 If this happens: T ry this: Audio sounds t oo soft • Raise the v olume of your s ter eo sys tem or incre ase the audio lev el of your Snap until the s ound quality impro ves . Ref er to “Set A udio Lev el” on page 39 . No audio when using the Aux In Cable or Cas sett e Adapter • Check all cabl es b etw een y our S nap a nd y our ve[...]

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    45 Pr oduct Specifications[...]

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    46 Product Specif ications S yst em Po wer R equirements: 9-16 V DC, 500 mA ( max) Oper ating T emperat ure: -4 ° F t o +140 ° F (- 20 ° C t o +60 ° C) Audio Output: 1.0 V rms ( max) Snap Dimensions Radio C ontr ol Unit: 2. 7 in (width ) x 3. 13 in (height) x 0 .6 in ( depth) 68.5 mm ( width) x 7 9.5 mm (height ) x 15 mm ( depth) Flexible S tal[...]

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    47 P at ent a nd En vir onm en ta l In f or ma tio n P at ent Inf ormation It is prohibit ed to , and you agr ee that you will not, cop y , decompile , disassemble , re ver se engineer , hack, manipulate , or otherwise ac cess and/ or make a vailable an y technology incorpor ated in this product . F urthermore, the AMBE ™ v oice c ompres sion sof[...]

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    48 The user is c autioned that changes or modifications not e xpre ssly appro ved by SIRIUS XM R adio Inc. can v oid the user’ s authority t o operat e this device . This de vice complies with P ar t 15 o f the FC C Rules. Oper ation is subject to the following t wo conditions: 1. This de vice may not c ause harmful int erferenc e. 2. This de vic[...]

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    49 ©2010 SIRIUS XM R adio Inc. “SIRIUS”, “XM” and all r elated marks and logos are tr ademarks of SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. and its sub sidiaries. “BBC” and “R adio One” ar e trademark s of the British Bro adcasting Corpor ation and are used under lic ense. BB C logo © BBC 1996. R adio 1 logo © BBC 2001. Co smopolitan™ is a regis te[...]

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    50 Owner’ s Recor d The R adio model number is locat ed below and the R adio ID is located on the label on the b ack of Snap. Rec ord the R adio ID in the space pro vided below . Re fer to the se numbers whene ver y ou call y our dealer r egarding this pr oduct. Radio Model Number: X SN1 Radio ID:___________________________ Owner s R ecor d[...]

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    www .xmradio .com SIRIUS XM R adio Inc. 122 1 A venue of the Americas New Y ork, NY 1002 0 1.800. 96 7 .2346 © 2010 SIRIUS XM R adio Inc. XSN1UG 082 310a[...]