User Guide
Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Safety and Care Information . . . . . . . . . . 7 What’s in the Box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 onyX Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 PowerConnect Vehicle Dock . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Vehicle Installation . . . . . . . . . .
Introduction 5 4
Introduction Features Congratulations on your purchase of the onyX! The onyX has these exciting features to enhance your overall experience: • Large color display: View artist name, song title, and channel information on a colour display. • Customize your display: Choose the backlight colour theme that matches your mood or your vehicle dash lights. • Personalize your radio: Choose the trim ring that reflects your taste or complements your vehicle interior.
Introduction Warning! • Opening the case may result in electric shock. • If the liquid crystal fluid comes in contact with your skin, wipe the skin area with a cloth and then wash the skin thoroughly with soap and running water. If the liquid crystal fluid comes into contact with your eyes, flush the eyes with clean water for at least 15 minutes and seek medical care. If the liquid crystal fluid is ingested, flush your mouth thoroughly with water. Drink large quantities of water, and induce vomiting.
Introduction onyX Functions PowerConnect Vehicle Dock Up and Down Arrows Scroll through lists and preview channels; also highlight menu options. Left and Right Arrows Search for channels by category. Power Button Turn radio on and off. Select Button Press to confirm selection for channel and menu items. menu FM jump 1 2 3 4 Number Buttons Select your favourite channels; also enter a channel number. 10 5 6 7 Trim Ring Changeable decorative Trim Ring.
Wire Guide The PowerConnect Vehicle Dock has a wire guide at the top rear that can help you to organize the cables and wires connected to the dock. If you need to bring a cable or wire from one side of the dock to the other, utilize the wire guide by looping the cable though the wire guide as shown.
Vehicle Installation Step 1: Choose a Location for Your Radio Option 3 When installing the onyX in your vehicle, choose a location where it will not block your vision, interfere with the controls, or obstruct the air bag. The location should be easily accessible and provide good visibility of the display, and should not be located where it will be in direct sunlight, which will affect the visibility of the display screen. A.
Vehicle Installation Step 2: Install the Dash or Vent Mount Depending on your situation, you can either choose to use the Dash Mount or the Vent Mount. IMPORTANT! When you install the chosen mount, do not attach the dock to the mount. All cables should be attached to the dock prior to connecting the dock to the mount. 3 Knob The dock mounting plate can be tilted in different directions. Adjust as necessary for your particular vehicle. When the orientation is correct, tighten the knob.
Vehicle Installation Installing the Vent Mount: 3 Push the Vent Mount onto the vehicle vent as shown (1) until it hooks on the rear of the vent louver (2). Extended Vent Clamps 1 Locate a vent with horizontal louvers sturdy enough to hold your PowerConnect Vehicle Dock and radio. Short Vent 2 If the vent louvers in your vehicle Clamps are recessed, you may need to use the longer vent clamps with the Vent Mount. If so, remove the shorter vent clamps and install the longer ones into the Vent Mount.
Vehicle Installation Step 3: Mount the Magnetic Mount Antenna The Magnetic Mount Antenna contains a strong magnet which will stick to any metal part of your vehicle, but will not damage the vehicle. SUV: We recommend mounting the antenna at the rear of the roof as shown. Convertible: We recommend mounting the antenna at the leading edge of the trunk as shown. Pickup Truck: We recommend mounting the antenna just above the front windshield as shown.
Vehicle Installation 3 Place the antenna in the location you selected. Follow the Tips and Cautions shown on the next several pages. TIP! Mount the antenna on the roof (for most vehicles) or trunk (for convertibles) where it has a clear view of the sky in all directions. CAUTION! Don’t mount the antenna inside the vehicle, for example, on the dashboard. CAUTION! Don’t mount the antenna on any of the vehicle’s front, back or side pillars. CAUTION! Don’t mount the antenna close to a roof rack.
Vehicle Installation Step 4: Route the Magnetic Mount Antenna Cable CAUTION! Don’t mount the antenna close to another antenna. Mount it at least 7.5 cm (3 inches) away. Before you begin routing the antenna cable, read these general instructions for how to route and hide the antenna cable. Then route your antenna cable according to the instructions which follow for your specific type of vehicle.
Vehicle Installation Route cable out from under rear windshield moulding and tuck into weatherstripping around trunk opening Avoid sharp bends by running cable through weatherstripping for several inches Bring cable out of weatherstripping and into trunk Pull weatherstripping from trunk opening Tuck cable into weatherstripping.
Vehicle Installation Continue routing cable under carpet or console to radio location Pull carpet or mat back Use a blunt plastic putty knife or similar blunt tool to lift edge of interior trim and tuck cable under trim.
Vehicle Installation • Sedan/Coupe With Antenna Placed at the Rear of the Roof: 1. Feed the antenna cable from the antenna underneath the rubber molding around the rear window. Use a blunt plastic putty knife or similar blunt tool to lift the rubber molding around the rear window and tuck the antenna cable underneath the molding. Route the antenna cable around and down the window to the lowest point. If your rear window does not have rubber molding, we recommend consulting a professional installer. 2.
Vehicle Installation • Sedan/Coupe With Antenna Placed at the Front of the Roof: 1. Feed the antenna cable from the antenna underneath the rubber molding around the windshield. Use a blunt plastic putty knife or similar blunt tool to lift the rubber molding around the windshield and tuck the antenna cable underneath the molding. Route the antenna cable around and down the windshield to the lowest point. 2.
Vehicle Installation the carpet toward the dashboard or console. Coil any excess cable in a hidden location, such as under the carpet, keeping it away from any vehicle pedals or controls. Secure the excess cable with wire ties (purchased separately). 4. Bring the end of the cable out at the PowerConnect Vehicle Dock location. Leave yourself enough cable so you can easily connect it to the antenna connector of the dock. 5.
Vehicle Installation windshield, route the cable out of the windshield molding and into the rubber weather stripping around the door opening. Lift the weather stripping from the opening and tuck the cable inside it, then replace the weather stripping. Run the cable inside of the weather stripping to the bottom of the door opening. Step 5: Connect the Magnetic Mount Antenna and PowerConnect Power Adapter 1 4.
Vehicle Installation Step 6: Connect the Audio To play audio through your vehicle’s stereo or FM radio, decide on one of the following audio connection options: Option 1: Aux In Cable Installation Instructions 1 Plug one end of the Aux In Cable into the green AUDIO connector on the dock. • Option 1: Best: Use the Aux In Cable if your vehicle’s stereo system has an auxiliary input connection.
Vehicle Installation 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. 7 Signal Indicator Option 2: Cassette Adapter Installation Instructions 1 SATELLITE TERRESTRIAL 2 Ensure onyX is tuned to channel 1.
Vehicle Installation display screen that denotes antenna signal strength. You can also press to scroll to menu and then press 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. Signal Indicator 1 Insert the dock into the mount. 2 Insert your onyX into the dock. 3 Power on your onyX by pressing the Power button.
Vehicle Installation 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. To find an available FM channel: • 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.
Vehicle Installation to select the FM channel. vi. Start Using is highlighted. Press the Select button. 9 vii. The FM channel you selected will be confirmed on the display screen. The onyX will tune to the FM channel. You should hear XM channel 1 through your vehicle’s FM radio. If you are satisfied with the sound quality, you’re done! You are now ready to activate your onyX.
Activation 49 48
Before you can enjoy Commercial-Free Music, plus Sports, News, Talk & Entertainment, you need to activate your onyX. 1 Make sure your onyX is properly installed and receiving the XM signal so that you can hear the audio on channel 1. 2 Make a note of your XM Radio ID. You can find it on 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 ID does not use the letters I, O, S, or F.
Using Your onyX The Main Display Navigation Basics When listening to a channel, information about the channel is displayed. Power Button Pressing the Power button turns the onyX On or Off.
Using Your onyX Menu Button menu Pressing menu displays various options to make setup and feature changes. Pressing menu when in menu options returns to the previous menu option screen until menu options is exited. Pressing and holding menu returns to the main display screen in most instances. FM Button FM Provides easy tuning of FM presets for optimized PowerConnect performance. Repeatedly pressing FM displays and cycles through the list of preset FM channels one at a time.
Using Your onyX Direct Tune Jump A channel can be tuned directly by entering the channel number using the number buttons. Depending upon how you configure the mode, jump will either go to the traffic and weather channel for the 20 most congested cities, or go to the last channel to which you were listening. 1 To directly tune a channel press direct. Direct Tune TIP! By default jump is configured to tune to a traffic/weather channel.
Using Your onyX Favourite Channels Scanning Channels in a Category You can set up to 10 of your favourite channels so you can easily access them. Each favourite channel can be assigned to a number button. You can scan a category and listen to each channel for 10 seconds before the next channel is automatically tuned. If you want to stay tuned to the channel being played and stop the scan, just press the Select button.
Using Your onyX FM Presets FM presets make it easy to quickly access stored FM channels and choose a new FM channel from them. TIP! To configure the list of preset FM channels, you need to find available FM channels in your area. Refer to”Find Available FM Channels in Your Area” on page 79. Next, refer to “Set and Select an FM Channel” on page 82 . Use FM presets when you use PowerConnect to listen to your onyX through your vehicle’s FM radio.
Special Features 63 62
Special Features Colour Themes Trim Rings You can change the colour of the display screen to one of 6 colour themes: Blue, Red, Amber, Yellow, Silver, or Teal. You can coordinate the colour theme with your vehicle dash lights and with the Trim Ring of your choice for your onyX. The default colour theme is blue. Your onyX has a changeable Trim Ring to style the radio to your liking. The Trim Ring surrounds the Select button on the radio.
Special Features tool counter-clockwise until it will not rotate any further. turn the tool. 1 Place the Trim Ring Removal Tool on the Trim Ring on the radio. Use care to align the tool so it’s centered on the Trim Ring. 3 The Trim Ring is now loose. Turn the onyX over and the Trim Ring should fall out. If it does not, gently tap the back of the radio until it does. 4 Turn the radio face up again and insert the new Trim Ring into the radio.
Special Features Parental Controls Your onyX has a parental control feature which will allow you to lock access to channels, or lock access to an entire category. A 4-digit code controls access to the locked channel or locked category. When you browse a category, the locked channel number or locked category will be shown but not the artist and song/show information. Instead, a lock icon and the word “Locked“ is shown.
Special Features channel or category and press the Select button. The lock icon will disappear indicating the channel or category is unlocked.) the Select button. 3 At the “Parental Controls” screen, Parental Controls will be highlighted. Press the Select button to turn parental control On (or press the Select button to turn parental control Off). Locked Channels 4 Press and hold menu to return to the main display screen. To lock (or unlock) channels or categories: 1 Press menu.
Special Features 4 When you have entered all 4 digits of the code press the Select button. 5 If Parental Controls are shown as Off, press the Select button to turn it On, otherwise continue with the next step. 6 At the “Parental Controls” screen, Press to scroll to and highlight Change My Code. Press the Select button. 7 You will be prompted to enter a new 4-digit code. For each digit, press one of the 0-9 keys and then press to advance to the next Code Confirmation digit.
Where Else Can You Use Your onyX? 75 74
XM offers a variety of accessories that allow you to adapt your onyX Radio to your lifestyle and enhance your listening experience. With these accessories, you can effortlessly take your Satellite Radio listening experience from your vehicle to your home or office or on the go — all with a single subscription. • In the Home, Office, etc.
Configuring Your onyX Radio ID Find Available FM Channels in Your Area Your onyX has an alphanumeric ID which uniquely identifies the radio. This ID is used during the activation process. Before attempting any of the procedures below, you should park your vehicle in a safe location. Do not attempt to set up your FM channels or any onyX function while driving. To display the Radio ID: 1 Press menu. 2 Radio ID will be highlighted. If it is to scroll to not highlighted, press and highlight Radio ID.
Configuring Your onyX activated). Pick the first FM channel on your list and tune the FM radio to that channel. Then tune the onyX to the same FM channel. (Refer to “Set and Select an FM Channel” on page 82.) You should hear the XM channel through your vehicle’s radio. If you are satisfied with the sound quality, you’re done! If this FM channel doesn’t work well for you, work down the list until you find an FM channel that allows you to hear XM clearly.
Configuring Your onyX Set and Select an FM Channel button. You can choose among the following options: The onyX allows you to easily store (i.e., preset) up to 5 different FM channels. At any time, you can select any one of these 5 FM presets to transmit audio from the onyX to your vehicle’s FM radio. Having a choice of 5 FM presets also makes it easy to switch to the appropriate FM channel as you travel from one area to another. Each FM preset is stored in its own storage location.
Configuring Your onyX 7 The chosen FM channel will be confirmed on the display screen and the onyX will tune to that FM channel. 8 Set your vehicle’s FM radio to same FM channel. IMPORTANT! You’ll first need to find a suitable FM channel that is unused or available in your area. 99.3 FM Set your vehicle radio to the above channel to enable audio. To quickly select an FM channel from the preset list: 1 Press FM to display the current FM preset. 2 To display and select the next FM preset, press FM.
Configuring Your onyX Jump Settings The jump button can be configured to either jump to the traffic and weather channel for the 20 most congested cities, or to jump back to the last channel to which you were listening. When configured for traffic/weather, you’ll need to select a desired city. 86 Press menu. 2 Press to scroll to and highlight JUMP Settings and press the Select button. 7 The JUMP Settings screen will display the location you selected.
Configuring Your onyX Set Brightness Set Audio Level To change the display’s brightness: The audio level of the onyX can be adjusted when an audio connection is made between the dock and the vehicle’s stereo system. Audio level is used to adjust the onyX’s volume level to match the volume of other audio sources you may use, such as a CD player, other FM stations, or an MP3 player. 1 Press menu. 2 Press to scroll to and highlight Brightness and press the Select button.
Configuring Your onyX Signal Indicator Factory Settings For best reception, your Magnetic Mount Antenna should have an unobstructed view of the XM satellites. In large cities, there are terrestrial transmitters (ground repeaters) to help increase the signal coverage. The factory settings menu has two choices, AUX Detect and Restore Defaults. Your onyX can display the received strength of the satellite and terrestrial signals being received. To display the signal strength: 1 Press menu.
Configuring Your onyX 2 Press to scroll to and highlight Factory Settings and press the Select button. Restore Defaults 3 AUX Detect should be highlighted and show as enabled. Press the Select button to toggle the setting. You can clear all of your personal settings, such as favourite channels, FM presets etc. and return the radio to its original out-of-the-box settings 4 A warning screen will be displayed. Press the Select button to confirm that you want to disable AUX Detect.
Configuring Your onyX Demo Mode Your onyX has a demo mode that starts playing when, for a prolonged period of time (more than 5 minutes), the radio either detects it’s not connected to the antenna, or the antenna stops receiving a signal. It disappears when the antenna is connected properly or when the radio starts receiving a signal. You can also exit demo mode at any time, by pressing and holding the Select button for 10 seconds. If desired, you can also manually put the onyX in demo mode.
Configuring Your onyX Using the Vehicle Dock From the Universal Xpress Car Kit If you have chosen to use the Vehicle Dock from the Universal Xpress Car Kit rather than the PowerConnect Vehicle Dock included with your onyX radio, you will need to complete some additional installation steps. When you have completed these additional steps, you can continue with the installation of your onyX.
Configuring Your onyX Turn FM Transmitter On/Off To turn the FM Transmitter Off: Turning the FM Transmitter On applies only if you are using the older model Vehicle Dock from the Universal Xpress Car Kit, and plan to use PowerConnect or FMDA as the audio connection option.
Troubleshooting 101 100
Troubleshooting onyX has been designed and built to be trouble-free but if you experience a problem, try this: • Check that all connections are firm and secure. • Make sure the vehicle power socket is clean and free of corrosion. • Make sure you have connected the onyX as described in this User Guide. Verify that the PowerConnect Power Adapter is plugged into the vehicle’s cigarette lighter or power adapter socket, and that the LED on the PowerConnect Power Adapter is lit (on).
Troubleshooting If this happens: Try this: If this happens: Try this: No audio when using the Aux In Cable or Cassette Adapter • Check all cables between your onyX and your vehicle’s stereo system for a firm and secure connection. • Ensure you have selected the proper input source on your vehicle’s stereo system. • If you are using the Vehicle Dock that came with the Universal Xpress Car Kit, ensure that the FM Transmitter in the onyX is turned Off, and increase the audio level of the onyX.
Product Specifications 107 106
Product Specifications Patent and Environmental Information Dimensions Patent Information onyX 115 mm (W) X 61 mm (H) X 18 mm (D) 4.5 in (W) X 2.4 in (H) X 0.71 in (D) Weight onyX 93 g (3.28 oz) Audio Outputs External Power Voltage Current 3.5 mm diameter mini stereo jack 5V DC 1.
FCC and IC Statement Copyrights and Trademarks The user is cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by XM Radio Inc. can void the user’s authority to operate this device. ©2009 SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. “SIRIUS”, “XM” and all related marks and logos are trademarks of SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. and its subsidiaries. “BBC” and “Radio One” are trademarks of the British Broadcasting Corporation and are used under license. BBC logo © BBC 1996. Radio 1 logo © BBC 2001.
Owners Record Owner’s Record The radio model number is located below and the XM Radio ID is located on the label on the back of the onyX. Record the XM Radio ID in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call your dealer regarding this product.
XDNX1V1KC Audiovox Electronics Corporation 150 Marcus Blvd. Hauppauge, New York 11788 U.S.A. 1 800 645 4994 www.audiovox.com XM name and related logos are registered trademarks of XM Satellite Radio Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2007 Audiovox Electronics Corporation. All rights reserved.
