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Sirius Installed w/ KNGM1

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Just installed a Kenwood SR902, antenna, and KNGM1. When I press my "band" button, I get SIRIUS1 on the display, but it only shows for a second and then disappears... same with SIRIUS2.... I can hit a few buttons, and I will get it to display "1", but nothing else. what can it be?

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Well, it may be in your menu, that your default display is on. Try changing the display. Any sound heard? Sirius should default to channel 184. Then, you need to call them with the serial number of hte unit, and your VIN. Oh, you need to pay them also. They may have online activation by now, never checked. If you`ve done all that, then like I said, there is a setting not right.

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The service was paid for and activated. There are no settings that I am aware of.. simply go to the SIRIUS1 or 2 band, and go throught channels. No, I did not have factory XM either... Seems like the only channel I get is "1". I just went out and grounded the KNGM1 to the body, it was grounded to the cig lighter before.. Still no go. Thoughts?

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Is the one channel you get actually sirius 1? If so it would be "hits" and playing current pop music. I'm curious if they activated it correctly. The night i activated mine, they had to do it twice for some reason.

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Is the one channel you get actually sirius 1? If so it would be "hits" and playing current pop music. I'm curious if they activated it correctly. The night i activated mine, they had to do it twice for some reason.

 

 

 

 

Hmm... I think it is actually Sirius 1.. I was actually able to preset it on a few buttons, and it retains it even after I shut the truck off and back on.. So I am pretty certain power and ground are not the issue. I get no music though.. If I raise th volume, I get hiss and very slight static sound. Just not sure who to call first.. Soundgate or Sirius. ?

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I thought, but I could be wrong, that you had to use the SR903 box from Kenwood with the Soundgate interface and the DEI box would not interface properly.

Jason

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Here's an update: I called Soundgate for assistance, and Captain Obvious said, "you have a faulty kngm1 or tuner". Well.. Now they are both changed (KNGM1v7 & SR902), and Sirius was called to activate the new tuner. Installed them and now when it first fires up, It reads "antenna". If I try to move through channels, it does nothing... Just sits in channel "1". No audio. The antenna is in a good spot, and connected. I drove down the street and back, but nothing. WTH?!? :)

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WOW! You may be better off with an aftermarket head unit? Food for thought! You`ve got a screwed up mess there. Wish you were close, I `d come over and look.

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