Subscribing to the SIRIUS Service
Before you can listen to the SIRIUS service, you need to subscribe to the SIRIUS Satellite Radio service. To subscribe, do the following:
1.Be sure that your SIRIUS Starmate ST5 is
correctly installed, is properly docked in the Vehicle Dock, and that the antenna is oriented to receive the SIRIUS signal.
2.Turn on the ST5. After the startup sequence, it will update the SIRIUS channel
Figure 48). Wait until the channel updates have
completed before pressing any buttons. 3. Once the channels have been updated, the ST5
will automatically tune to channel 184 and the
display will change to To Activate Call
listen to any other channels until you activate your SIRIUS subscription.
4. To display your Starmate ST5’s SIRIUS ID (SID) number, tune to channel 0 by pressing the SELECT
button, then the 0 (zero) button, and then the SELECT button again (see Figure 50). The SID number is also available on your ST5’s packaging.
Write the SID number down. 5. Have your credit card handy and contact SIR-
IUS on the Internet at home.sirius.com/. You can also call
6.When you have successfully subscribed to the SIRIUS service an alert will be displayed (see Figure 51). To continue, press any button on the front panel.
You are now ready to begin enjoying SIRIUS Satellite Radio’s digital entertainment, and can tune to other channels!