Sirius XM RAdio Onyx User manual

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• What's in
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Onyx
Radio
Home
Do
ck
Indoor
/
Outdoor
Home
Hom
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Power
Adapt
er
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Remote
Control
Stereo
Audio
Cable

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Connect
the
Home
Dock
and
Dock
the
Radio
e
Place
&
Aim
the
Indoor/Outdoor
Home
Antenna
e
Connect
the
Audio
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Select a
location
in close
proximity
to
your
stereo system
or
powered
speakers,
and
also where
the
cable
from
the
Indoor/Outdoor
Home
Antenna can reach
the
Ho
me
Dock
. The location
should
be
easily accessible
and
provide
good
visibility
of
the
display,
but
should
not
be
located
where it
will
be
in direct
sunlight
,
which
will reduce the visibi
lity
of
the
display screen.
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, Connect
th
e
Indoor/Outdoor
Home
Antenna
to
the
sliv
er ANT
connecto
r
at
the
rear
of
the
Home
Dock
.
B. Connect
the
Home
Power
Adapter
to
the
red Power
connector
at
the
rear
of
the
Home
Dock. and
plug
it
into
a wall out
let
.
c . Place your Onyx In
the
Home
Dock.
D. Power on your OnyK
by
pressing
the
P
ower
butt
on.
A. Check the si
gnal
strength
indicator
on
the
Radio's screen.
If
there are
2
or
3 bars
of
sign.al strength,
continue
with
step
3. If not, continue w1th
step
B
below.
a. Access the Sign
al
I
nd
icator
screen
by
pressing menu and
then
pressing •
to
scroll
to
and
highlight
Si
gna
l Ind
icat
or . Press
the
Se
l
ect
bu
tto
n.
C. Try
experimenting
with
the
Indoor/Outdoor
Home
Antenna
to get
a feel for
the
reception
in
your
location
.
If
either
the
Satellite
or
the
Terrestrial signal
bar
(or
both)
are
more
than half filled.
you
are receiving a
good
signal end
done
aiming
the
antenna. Press and
hold
menu
to
exit
the
Signal I
nd
icator
screen. The radio should
be
tuned
to
channell.
the
XM
Preview channel.
Continuewithstep3
.
D.
If
you are
not
yet
receiving a
good
signal,
move
the antenna
around
the
room
or
from
room
to
room
.
Aim
it
at
different
windows,
try
moving
the
antenna closer
to
a window. ideally
one
that
is
facing
due
south
Not
sure which
way
is
south? Think
about
where the sun rises
(in
tl"le east)
and sets (in the west). Then stand so
that
east is
to
your
left
and
you"ll
be
facing south. Is there a
window
in
the
direction you·re facing? Place the
antenna on the windowsill making
su
re it faces the glass
and
not
the
window
frame.
If
you are receiving a
good
Satellite
or
Terrestrial signal
(or
both),
you're
done
aiming
the
antenna. Press and hold
me
nu
to
exit
the
S
ig
nal
In
di
cat
or
screen. The radio
should
be
tuned
to
channel
I.
the
XM
Preview
channel. Continue
with
step
3.
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The
Home
Dock
can
be
connected
to
your
stereo system,
or
to
a set
of
powered
speakers.
To
Co
oo
tct
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pock
to
yo
ur
Sttrro
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A..
Take
the
provided
Stereo
Audio
Cable and
connect
the single
connecto
r
to
the
green
AUDIO
connector
at the rear
of
the
Home
Dock
.
B. Connect
the
white
left
and red
right
Stereo
Audio
Cable connectors
("L
• and
"R
" are also
on each respective
tip)
to
any available
input
other
than PHONO
on
your
stereo system.
(If
your
stereo's
inputs
are marked red i!lnd black.
connect
the
white
plug
to
the
black
input.)
c.
T
urn
the
stereo system
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co
rrectly, and
you
are receiving
the
XM
signal,
you
should hear the
XM
audiofromchannell
.
E. The
audio
level
of
your Radio can also
be
adjusted, if necessary. Refer
to
MSet
Audio
Level"
on p
age
39
of
the User Guide
to
adjust
the
audio
level. Go
to
www
.slrlusxm.c
om/
guldes
for
the
User Guide
To
Connect
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po
cJr to
Yo
ur
Po
wtrtd
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·
A..
Connect
the
powered
speakers
to
the
green
AU
DIO
connector
at
the
rear
of
the
Home
Dock.
B. Plug
the
powered
speakers i
nto
a
wall
outlet
.
C. Turn On
the
powered
speakers.
D.
If
you
have connected everything
If
you
were unable
to
find an
indoor
location
for the antenna.
you
will
need
to
place it
outdoors.
Refer
to
"Step 2: Place and
Aim
the
Indoor/Outdoor
Home
Antenna"
on page
13
of
the User
Guide
for
outdoor
location
options.
Go
to
www
.slrlu
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m.
com/g
u
ldes
for the User Guide.
co
rrectly, and you are receiving
the
XM
signal,
you
should hear
the
XM
audio
from
channell.
E. The
audio
level
of
your
Radio can also
be
adjusted,
if
necessary. Refer
to
"Set
Audio
Level"
on
page
39
of
the
User Guide
to
adjust
the
aud
io level.
Go
to
www.slrlusxm.co
m/g
uldes
for
the
User Guide.
0
Subscribe
You can either fol
low
the general act
ivation
and
subscription
process
or
use
the
on·board
activation
guide
to
activate your Onyx and subscribe
to
the
XM
service.
Gen
er
ifl
ifCtlvitt
lo
n
ifnd
subscript
ion
process:
A..
Make sure
your
Onyx
is
turned on, receiving
the
XM
signal, and
tuned
to
XM
channell
so
that
you
can hear
XM
audio.
a.
Make a
note
of
your
XM
Radio 10. You can find it
by
selecting Rad
io
10 in menu items. by
tuning
to
channel 0. on a label
on
the
bottom
of
the
gift
box, and on the label on the
back
of
your Onyx.
•
NOTE!
The
XM
Radio
10
does
not
uH
the let
ter
s
1.
0.
S,
or F.
c.
To
subscri
be
:
• Online: Go
to
w-
.
sl
rlus
xm
.com/act
lvate
n
ow
to
access
or
set
up
an
onlii"IE!
account
subscribe
to
the
service, and
activate
your
Radio.
OR
• By phone: Call 1
·8
6
6·635
·
23•
9.
Activation
usually takes
10
to
IS minutes
afte
r
you
have
completed
the
subscription process.
but
may
take
up
to
an hour. We
recommend
that
your
Radio remain on
until
subscribed. Once subscribed.
the
Radio will receive
and
you
can
tune
to
channels in
your
subscr
ipt
ion
pl
an.
Press
.&
or
•
to
tune
to
other
channels. and
4
or
.
to
browse
the
different
categories
of
channels. Learn
what
all
th
e
button
s
do
on
the
opposite side
of
this Quick Start Guide.
A
ctlvll
tlo
ng
ulde:
For your convenience,
Onyx
has an
on·board
activation
guide. You can
activate
your
radio and
subscribe
to
the
XM
service
by
using this
guide
.
where
YC>U
will
be
guided
step-by-step
through
the
subscription
process.
To
access and use
the
gu
ide. simply
follow
these steps:
A. Turn Onyx on and press
the
menu b
utto
n.
B. Act
lvll
te Rad
io
will
be
highlighted
. Press
the
Sele
ct
bu
tto
n.
C.
Follow
the
directions
on each successive screen urttil you
complete
the
subscription
process.

•
Onyx
Main
Display
•
Remote
Control
Functions
0 "
1l11port~nt
Legal
lnforl11ation
When
li
ste
ning
to
a
chan
nel, in
format
io
n
about
th
e
channel
and
w
hat
is
currently
playing
is
di
spla
ye
d.
Channel Number
I
Channel Name
I
-
Artist
Name
I
Antenna Signal
Strength Song/Program Title
or
Talk Show Schedule
or
Game Time/Game Details
or
Talk Show Host
or
Sports Teams/
Score
•
Onyx
Button
Functions
Up
and
Down
Buttons
Press to
pr
evi
ew
and
tune
to
channe
ls
through
t
he
chan
nel lin
eup;
also
pres
s to
scroll
through
li
s
ts
and
h
ighligh
t
menu
item
s.
Number
Buttons
Pre
ss
to
tune
to
a sto
red
favorit
e
channe
l,
press a
nd
ho
ld
to
sto
re a
favorite
channe
l;
also
enter
a
cha
nn
el
number.
Left
and
Right
Buttons
Press to
sear
ch
for
channels
by
catego
ry.
Direct
Button
Press first b
efcr
e
e
nt
eri
ng
th
e
chan
nel
number,
to
directly
tun
e to a
channel
.
Power
Button
Press
to
t
urn
On
yx
on
and
off
.
Select
Button
Press
to
confirm
select
ion
of
highlighted
items
in a
menu
or
list.
Not
Used
-
/FM
Button
FM: Press
to
access
a
nd
cycle
thr
ough
FM
presets
(Veh
i
cle
Do
ck
on
l
y).
-:N
ot
used
.
Number
Buttons
Pre
ss
to
tune
to
a stor
ed
favorite
channel,
press
and
ho
ld
to
store
a
f
avorite
c
hannel
;
also
ente
r a
ch
ann
el
numbe
r.
Jump
Button
Press
to
directly
acces
s
traf
fic
and
wea
t
her
fo
r
the c
it
y of
yo
ur
cho
i
ce
;
or
press
it
to
go
ba
ck to
the
previous
ch
anne
l
to
w
hi
ch
you
wer
e li
st
eni
ng.
Power
Button
Press to
turn
On
yx
on
and
off.
Select
Button
Press to
co
nf
i
rm
sel
ec
ti
on
of
highl
i
ghted
it
em
s in a m
en
u
or
lis
t.
Menu
Button
Press to access
ad
vanced
featur
es and
c
onfigurat
i
on
option
s;
in
co
n
figurat
ion
optio
ns,
press a
nd
hold
to
return
to
m
ain
display
screen
.
FM
Button
Pr
e
ss
to
access
and
cycle
th
ro
ugh
FM
pr
ese
ts.
Jump
Button
Press to
dire
c
tly
acce
ss
traf
fic
and
weather
for
th
e
city
of
your
choice:
or
pre
ss
it
to
go ba
ck
to
t
he
pr
eviou
s cha
nn
el
to
wh
ich
you
were
liste
nin
g.
Arrow
Buttons
Up/Down
Pre
ss
to
preview
and
tun
e
to
channels
th
r
ough
th
e
channel lin
eup;
also
pr
ess
to
sc
ro
ll
thr
oug
h lis
ts
an
d
hi
gh
lig
ht
m
enu
it
ems
.
Arrow
Buttons
Left/Right
Pre
ss
to
search
for
ch
annels by
catego
ry.
Not
Used
Menu
Button
Press
to
access
advance
d
features and
conf
i
gu
r
ati
on
op
tion
s;
in co
nfi
gu
rati
on
op
tions, press
and
hold
to
r
eturn
to main
displa
y
screen.
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Direct
Button
Di
rect
: Pre
ss
first
be
fo
re
e
nt
e
rin
g
the
chan
nel
nu
mber
,
to
direct
ly t
une
to
a cha
nn
e
l.
+
:Not
used.
Mute
Button
Press
to
sil
enc
e
XM
audio
.
Not
Used
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Power Re
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re
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11
0 V AC,
400
mA (max)
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ti
ng Temperat
ur
e:
·4°
F
to
+140°F (
-20
°(
to
+6
0°C)
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Adapter
In
pu
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Ou
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10
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40
V AC,
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0 Hz,
0.4
A
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V
DC,
1.
6
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Audio Output:
1.5
Vrms (max)
Onyx Radio
Dimensions:
We
ight:
Home
Dock
Dimensio
ns:
Weight:
Audio Connec
to
r:
Antenna Connec
to
r:
4.5 in
(W
)
X
2.4 in (H)
X
0.7 in
(D)
11
5
mm
(W)
x 63 mm
(H
) x
17
mm
(D)
3.4
oz
(
95
g)
3.6 in
(W)
X
1
.1
1n (
H)
X
1.5
in
(D
)
93 mm
(W)
x 29 mm
(H)
x 38 mm (D)
3.8
oz
nog
g)
1/8 in (3.5 mm) female
SMB
m
ale
Indoor
/
Outdoor
Home Antenna
Typ
e:
XM
I
ndo
or
/
Outdoo
r
Connector: S
MB
female, right angle
Cable
L
engt
h:
20
ft
(6
.1
m)
S
ter
eo
Audio
Cable
Connector
s:
Cable Length:
1/
8 in (
3.5
mm) stereo male
to
RCA
left
&
rig
ht
9ft
(
g1cm
)

Dock & Play Radio + Home Kit
User Guide

If you experience problems with the operation
or performance of your SiriusXM product,
DO NOT RETURN THIS PRODUCT TO YOUR RETAILER.
Call SiriusXM Listener Care at 1-866-746-7961
and speak to one of our service representatives.

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Table of Contents
Introduction....................5
Features............................6
Safety and Care Information ...........7
What’s in the Box? ...................9
Onyx Functions .....................10
Home Dock......................... 11
Remote Control Functions ............12
Home Installation ..............13
Step 1: Connect the Home Dock and
Dock the Onyx Radio ...............14
Step 2: Place and Aim the
Indoor/Outdoor Home Antenna ......16
Step 3: Connect the Home Dock to a
Stereo System or Powered Speakers . 21
Step 4: Subscribe .................. 23
Using Your Onyx .............. 25
The Main Display ................... 26
Navigation Basics ...................27
Listening to Satellite Radio .......... 29
Special Features .............. 33
Color Themes...................... 34
Trim Rings ........................ 35
ParentalControls .................. 38
Where Else Can You Use Your
Onyx? ..................... 43
Configuring Your Onyx ......... 45
Radio ID .......................... 46
Jump Settings ..................... 47
Set Brightness .....................48
Set Audio Level .................... 49
Signal Indicator .................... 50
Factory Settings ....................51
Demo Mode ....................... 52
Using Onyx with a Vehicle Dock . 55
Find Available FM Channels in Your
Area............................ 56
Set and Select an FM Channel........ 59
FMPresets.........................61
Auto Shut Off...................... 62
Using the Vehicle Dock From the
Universal Xpress Car Kit ........... 62
Turn FM Transmitter On/Off.......... 63
To turn the FM Transmitter Off: ...... 64
AUXDetect........................ 65
Troubleshooting................67
Product Specifications ..........71
Patent Information ..................73
Environmental Information ...........73
Indoor/Outdoor Home Antenna
Template .........................77
SiriusXM 90-Day Limited
Warranty................... 79

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5
Introduction

6
Features
Thank you for purchasing the XM Onyx with Home Kit!
XM Onyx has these exciting features to enhance your overall experience:
 Add SiriusXM to a home audio system or powered speakers with easy, do-it-
yourself set-up.
 Choose from six different display colors to suit your environment, and
personalize with the trim rings.
 Use the remote control to conveniently operate your Radio from across the
room.
 Browse other channels while listening to the current one.
 View artist name, song or program title, and channel information on the large
color display.
 Store your favorite channels for one-touch access.
 One-Touch Jump™ to the previous channel to which you were listening, or to
the traffic and weather for the city of your choice.
 Easily lock and unlock channels with mature content.
 Listen at home, in the office, in multiple vehicle or outdoors - all with just one
subscription.
 Home Kit included - add accessories for your vehicle, office or outdoors.
Please read the entire User Guide before using your Onyx!
Introduction