User's Manual

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Onyx EZR User Guide
Option 3: PowerConnect Installation Instructions
1. If you are using the vent mounting method, attach the Vent Mount to the
vehicle vent.
2. Insert your Onyx EZR into the dock.
3. Power on your Onyx EZR by pressing the Power button.
4. Be sure the vehicle is outside and the antenna has a clear view of the sky.
Verify that you are receiving the XM signal. There should be at least
two bars in the lower left corner of the main display screen that
denotes antenna signal strength. You can also press Menu and then
press to scroll to and highlight Signal Indicator. 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.
5. You’ll first need to find an available FM channel. An available FM
channel is one that’s not being used by an FM radio station in your
area. When you tune your FM radio to an available channel, you
should only hear static or silence – not talk or music. We recommend
one of the following methods to find an available FM channel:
a. Use the SiriusXM FM Channel Finder at www.siriusxm.com/
fmchannel. Go to the website and enter your zip code. The
Channel Finder will suggest a list of available FM channels in your
area. For convenience, write down or print out the list.
OR
b. Manually tune through your local FM channels on your vehicle’s
FM radio. Locate and create a list of channels that aren’t being
used by any FM radio station. Write down the list. Once you have
created your list of available FM channels, you will need to find the
one that provides the best match for Onyx EZR.
TIP! You’ll need to use the ‘Manual’ tune function on your vehicle’s FM radio to tune
through every FM channel one-by-one. Turn on your vehicle’s FM radio. Start at 88.1 and
use the ‘Manual’ tune function on your vehicle’s FM radio to tune through each FM channel
one-by-one (88.1 followed by 88.3 etc.) to locate channels that aren’t being used by a local
FM radio station. Write down each FM channel that has only static or silence on it, until
you reach 107.9.
6. Ensure Onyx EZR is tuned to channel 1, the XM Preview channel. Upon power up, Onyx EZR
should tune to channel 1 by default, when it’s not yet activated. If it’s not on channel 1, refer to
“Tuning to a Channel” on page 28 to learn about how to tune a channel.
7. Pick the first FM channel on your list from step 5. Turn on your vehicle’s FM radio (if you have
not already done so) and tune it to this FM channel.
8. Set your Onyx EZR to transmit on the same FM channel that you have selected in step 7:
i. Press Menu.
ii. Press to scroll to and highlight FM Settings and press the Select button.
iii. FM Channels will be highlighted. If it is not highlighted, press to scroll to and highlight FM
Channels. Press the Select button.
Installation
Signal Indicator
Press Menu to exit
Satellite
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Terrestrial
-+
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