4Power on your Starmate 5 by pressing the
Power button..
5Be 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 one bar on the bottom left corner of
the main display screen that denotes antenna
signal strength.. You can also press menu and then press the Down button to scroll 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..
6 Ensure that the Starmate 5 is tuned to channel 184.. Upon
power up, the Starmate 5 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 65 to learn about how to tune a channel..
7If you haven’t done so, turn on your vehicle’s stereo system.. Set it to play input from the cassette source..
8You should hear SIRIUS channel 184 through your vehicle’s stereo system.. You are now ready to activate your Starmate 5..
47
