8. Testwithanalternateaudiosource(anytypeofmediaplayer,cellphone,etc.).Dothis
ifyoudonothavemusicoutputfromourunit.Thiswilltesttheampfunctionality.Ifitis
workingproperly,soshouldourmusicunit.
9. ChecktheAmpandconfirmithaspower.Checkthevolumeandinputsettings.Youcan
checkthisonthePCaswell.Thesemightneedtobeadjusted.Ifyoudonothearmusic,
youwillneedtodeterminewherethemusicisgettingstopped.Replacethe
componentsorcorrecttheissuesasneeded.
Iftheconnectionsareniceandtightandyouhavenomusic,troubleshootingtheunitwillbenecessary.
TheSiriustuner(Fig9)willtellthetale.
1. Ifthetunerhasagreenlightandaudiois
workingonthePC,youwillneedtotestthe
audiooutputwithapairofheadphonesora
Buttinset–plugitintotheMusicPC.If
musicworksthough1or2headphonesor
onbothchannels,youknowtheissueiswiththeAUXwiring.CorrecttheAUXwiring.
Checkthespeakerwiringortheamplifier.Itisnoticeableifsomethingisdisconnected.
Repairtheconnectionsasneeded.
2. IfthemusicisnotworkingthroughthePC,doublecheckthetunerlight.Anorangelight
indicatesalowsignal,andtheantennawillneedtobeadjusted
further.
3. Ifthetunerlightisalternatelyblinkingredandclear,thatindicates
theantennaisdisconnectedandmustbetracedforwardfromthe
tunertotheend,whichisusuallyontheroof.
Itusescompression
fittingscalledSMB‐FConnectors(Fig10).
4. Youwillneedtoconfirmthisconnectionissnappedintoplace.Our
SiriusXMantennasareusuallyextendedwithaRG6cablewithF
connectors(Fig11)toattachtheantennaandconnecttothe
SiriusXMtuner.
Usuallytoningorvisuallylooking
atthisRG6Coaxcordwilltellyouwhatis
wrong.Ifsomethingisbrokenorcut,youwillneedtocuttheRG6backafewfeeton
weatheredorwaterdamagedends,thenre‐terminateanF‐connector.Thisshouldresolveany
andallissues.Takepicturesandupload.
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