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DH 2 DH 2 USER GUIDE Dock & Pl ay Home Ki t[...]
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2 T able of Cont ents Compatibility ................................................ 3 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Safety and Care Inf ormation ............................................... 5 What’s in the Bo x? .................................................[...]
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3 Compatibility This Home Kit is compa tible with the following Dock & Pla y Radios: • XM XpressEZ • XM Xpress • XM XpressR • XM XpressRC • XM XpressRCi • XM Onyx • SiriusXM Edge • SiriusXM Mirge This Home Kit is not compa tible with the following Dock & Pla y Radios: • Sportscaster • All Ro[...]
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4 Introduction Thank y ou for purchasing the SiriusXM Dock & Pla y Home Kit! The Home Kit lets y ou play y our compatible XM or SiriusXM Dock & Pla y Radio through y our home ster eo sy stem or po wered speak ers. • Ther e is no need for a second subscription. Just c onnect this Home Kit to a st ereo sy stem or set of po wer ed speaker[...]
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5 Safety and Car e Information IMPORT ANT! Self installation instructions and tips are pr ovided for y our conv enience. It is y our responsibility t o determine if you ha ve the kno wledge, skills, and physical ability r equired t o properly perform an installation. SiriusXM shall hav e no liability for damage or injury resulting fr om the install[...]
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6 Introduction What’s in the Bo x? Home Dock Indoor /Outdoor Home Antenna Ster eo Audio Cable Home Pow er Adapt er 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 mute info menu fm direct display 0 jump fav + Remote C ontrol[...]
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7 Introduction Home Dock Color-Coded C onnections The color-c oded Home Dock makes it simple t o connect the cables to the appropriat e connectors at the r ear of the dock. AN T AU DIO POWE R ANT (Silver) Connection for the Indoor/ Outdoor Home Antenna. AUDIO (Green) Connection for stereo system or powered speakers. POWER (Red) Connection for Home [...]
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8 Introduction Remot e Control Functions 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 mute info menu fm direct display 0 jump fav + Pause and Replay Buttons For radios which have this feature, pause, rewind, and replay live radio. Power Button Press to turn Radio on and off. Display Button For radios which have this feature, press to customize the way you view content on the[...]
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9 Ther e are se ver al steps to setting up y our Home Kit. Follo w these 3 steps for an easy ins tallation. Step 1: C onnect the Home Dock and Dock the Radio When installing the Home Dock in y our home, choose a location in close pro ximity to y our ster eo sy stem or po wered speak ers, and also where the cable from the Indoor / Outdoor Home Anten[...]
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10 B. Connect the Home Po wer A dapter Connect the Home Po wer A dapter to the red Powe r connector at the r ear of the Home Dock, and plug it into a w all outlet. C. Dock Y our Radio Insert your XM or SiriusXM Dock and Pla y Radio into the Home Dock as sho wn, and turn the Radio On by pr essing the Powe r button. NOTE: Y our Radio ma y be a differ[...]
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11 Home Installation Step 2: Plac e and Aim the Indoor / Outdoor Home Ant enna T o begin, try e xperimenting with the Indoor / Outdoor Home Antenna t o get a feel for the rec eption in your location. In major metropolitan ar eas, you might find that y ou get great r eception in se ver al locations without worrying t oo much about aim and placement[...]
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12 Other Indoor / Outdoor Home Antenna Installa tion Suggestions T ry moving the Indoor / Outdoor Home Antenna closer t o a window , ideally one that is facing due south. Not sure which w ay is south ? Think about where the sun rises (in the eas t) and sets (in the wes t). Then stand so that east is t o your left and y ou’ll be facing south. Is t[...]
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13 If you find a windo w that giv es you good signal str ength, y ou can place the antenna on the windo wsill. The ant enna may need to be plac ed on something to r aise it abov e the lev el of the window frame . If you don’t ha ve a windo w where y ou rec eive a c onsistent signal, or placing the antenna in a windo w is not a practical solution[...]
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14 with a 1/ 4” head (e .g., an M3 scre w), and that are suitable for the material ont o which you ar e affixing the antenna, (e .g., wood, metal, et c.). The scre ws should be spaced 1-3/ 8” apart horizontally and 1-1/ 8” vertically . Ref er to the templa te on “Indoor / Outdoor Home Antenna T empla te” on page 25. Once y ou hav e found[...]
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15 locations until y ou find one where y ou are rec eiving a good signal. The Indoor / Outdoor Home Antenna’ s reception can also be tw eaked b y opening or closing the antenna clamshell, and turning the antenna. W hile observing the signal str ength, make small adjustments t o the angle of tilt of the clamshell until the highest possible signal[...]
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16 In or Line In connection of y our ster eo sys tem, using the pro vided Ster eo Audio Cable. 1. T ak e the pro vided Ster eo Audio Cable and connect the single 1/ 8” (3.5 mm) connector t o the green A UDIO connector at the r ear of the Home Dock. 2. Connect the whit e left and red right St ereo Audio Cable c onnectors (“L ” and “R” are [...]
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17 T o Connect the Home Dock to Y our Po wered Speak ers The Home Dock can be connect ed directly t o a set of pow ered speakers. 1. Connect the 1/8” (3.5 mm) c onnector from the po wer ed speakers t o the green A UDIO connector at the r ear of the Home Dock. 2. Plug the pow ered speak ers into an A C outlet. 3. T urn On the power ed speakers. 4.[...]
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18 Y our Home Kit has been designed and built to be tr ouble-free , but if you experienc e a problem, try this: • Check that all connections ar e firm and secure. • Make sur e you ha ve c onnected the Home Dock as described in this User Guide. V erify that the AC po wer outlet is w orking. If you see this on the scr een: T ry this: No Si[...]
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19 T roubleshooting If you see this on the scr een: T ry this: — • No progr am information, such as artist name, song title, or channel e xists. If this happens: • T ry this: Y ou do not rec eive all the channels to which y ou subscribed • If you ha ve not y et activat ed your service , refer to the A ctivation or Subscribe section[...]
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20 If this happens: T ry this: T raffic and W eather channels sound different fr om other channels • These channels use a differ ent audio technology than other channels so they oft en sound different fr om other channels. The Radio shuts off unexpect edly • If your Radio has these f eatures, check these: – If Sleep Timer is set, the R[...]
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21 T roubleshooting Product Specifica tions System Pow er Requirements: 5.2 V DC, 1.0 A (max) Operating T emperatur e: -4 ° F to +140 ° F (-20 ° C to +60 ° C) Audio Output: 1.5 V rms (max) Home Dock Dimensions: 3.6 in (width) X 1. 1 in (height) X 1.5 in (depth) 93 mm (width) X 29 mm (height) X 38 mm ( depth) W eight: 3.8 o z (109 g) Audio Conn[...]
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22 Pat ent and En vironmental Inf ormation Pat ent Information It is prohibit ed to, and y ou agree that y ou will not, cop y , decompile, disassemble, r ev erse engineer , hack, manipulate, or otherwise ac cess and/ or make a vailable an y technology incorpor ated in this pr oduct. The music, talk, new s, entertainment, data, and other cont ent on[...]
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23 The user is cautioned that changes or modifications not e xpressly appr ov ed by Sirius XM Radio Inc. can void the user’s authority t o operate this de vice. This de vice complies with Part 15 of the F CC Rules. Operation is subject t o the following tw o conditions: 1. This de vice may not cause harmful interf erence. 2. This de vice must ac[...]
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24 Cop yrights and T r ademarks © 2012 Sirius XM Radio Inc. “Sirius”, “XM” and all rela ted marks and logos are tr ademarks of Sirius XM Radio Inc. and its subsidiaries. “BBC” and “Radio One” are tr ademarks of the British Broadcasting C orporation and are used under lic ense. BBC logo © BBC 1996. Radio 1 logo © BBC 2001. Cosmopo[...]
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25 Indoor / Outdoor Home Ant enna T emplat e 1-3/8” 1-1/8”[...]
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Sirius XM Radio Inc. 1221 A v enue of the Americas Ne w Y ork, NY 10020 1.866.635.2349 sirius xm.c om © 2012 Sirius XM Radio Inc. XDPHD2IG 121008a[...]