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5.
Be sure the vehicle is outside and the
antenna has a clear view of the sky .
Verify that you are receiving the Sirius
signal . There should at least be two
bars in the upper right corner of the
main display screen that denotes
antenna signal strength . You can also
press and hold
menu
and then press
to scroll to and highlight
Signal
. Press
the
Select button
. The Satellite and Terrestrial bars show the strength
of the signal being received . If the signal reception is good, press and
hold
menu
to return to the main display screen .
6
Ensure that Stratus 7 is tuned to channel 184, the Sirius Preview
channel . Upon power up, Stratus 7 should tune to channel 184 by
default, when it’s not yet activated . If it’s not on channel 184, refer to
“Listening to Satellite Radio” on page 50 to learn about how to tune
a channel .
7
Turn on your vehicle’s stereo system . Set it to play input from the
auxiliary input source . You should hear Sirius channel 184 through your
vehicle’s stereo system . You are now ready to activate your Stratus 7 .
8
The audio level output of Stratus 7 can be increased or decreased as
necessary to match the audio levels of other sources in your vehicle .
Refer to “Audio Level” on page 69 .
If the signal reception is good, showing at least two bars in the upper right
corner of the display, but there is no Sirius audio, be sure the vehicle’s
stereo system is set to the correct source, i .e ., auxiliary input source (step
7) . Also be sure that the audio level is set high enough to be heard (step 8) .
Refer to “Troubleshooting” on page 72 for additional help .
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