Both in my car and in my home docking station, the satellite radio has intermittent audio and displays the "acquiring signal" message. The signal strength constantly fluctuates for no appearent reason between 3 and 1 and sometimes X. The problem has gotten worse over time. The antenna and all other connections are properly connected. I have the background of being a former electronics technician and I would like to open up the receiver for a visual inspection without breaking the unit. Does anyone know how to open the unit? I tried removing the two small Phillips screws but could not open the unit.It is out of warranty so I have little to lose by trying. Could you help me?
I have the same problem.The red light is out only to flash on for a few seconds and then go dark again plus aquiring signal is always on and off.I believe this unit kt-sr2000 is a lemon and should be replaced by JVC.I have the same problem.The red light is out only to flash on for a few seconds and then go dark again plus aquiring signal is always on and off.I believe this unit kt-sr2000 is a lemon and should be replaced by JVC.
I suppose it's good to see that I'm not alone in this. The JVC unit constantly displays "acquiring signal" even though the lower left corner shows two or three bars of signal strength. Of course, the unit is now out of warranty!
I suppose it's good to see that I'm not alone in this. The JVC unit constantly displays "acquiring signal" even though the lower left corner shows two or three bars of signal strength. Of course, the unit is now out of warranty!
I seem to be having the same problem. I have mine just resting in the lower console of my truck because it doesn't fit well on the windshield -- so sometimes if it moved a certain way or I hit a bumped that physically moved the unit sometimes I'd lose signal until I played with it's position, and it'd be fine again. The problem I'm having now started the other night, when the radio was playing perfectly fine... then all of a sudden it stopped playing the audio. Yet, I still saw the station and show information on the screen. I tried moving it around, nothing changed. Looked like it was working (as far as the screen info) but still no sound. I tried changing channels, nothing still. I then shut it off, and turned it back on. I had full reception in the lower left corner, but the "aquiring signal" message came on, and stayed on. If I played with the plugs in the rear of the cradle - the signal strenth would change, even jump from full bars to an "X" -- go from "acquiring signal" to "antenna not detected". I'm not sure if maybe there is something wrong with the cradle, and not the radio itself? The screen and all parts of the radio seem like they're working fine function wise - but it's like it just won't play or sometimes get a signal (even w/ 3 bars) I called sirius, and they resent me a signal anyway, but advised me that I was getting full reception, and that it might be a connection to the radio. Do they sell replacement cradles in the store? I really don't want to buy a whole new radio if it's just the cradle that maybe isnt' making a solid connection to the unit. (Especially since I have the boombox for this model, and I dont' think they sell it in stores anymore... hate to have to hunt it down online and take a chance that it's used or not going to work right either) Anyone else have a similar issue?I seem to be having the same problem. I have mine just resting in the lower console of my truck because it doesn't fit well on the windshield -- so sometimes if it moved a certain way or I hit a bumped that physically moved the unit sometimes I'd lose signal until I played with it's position, and it'd be fine again. The problem I'm having now started the other night, when the radio was playing perfectly fine... then all of a sudden it stopped playing the audio. Yet, I still saw the station and show information on the screen. I tried moving it around, nothing changed. Looked like it was working (as far as the screen info) but still no sound. I tried changing channels, nothing still. I then shut it off, and turned it back on. I had full reception in the lower left corner, but the "aquiring signal" message came on, and stayed on. If I played with the plugs in the rear of the cradle - the signal strenth would change, even jump from full bars to an "X" -- go from "acquiring signal" to "antenna not detected". I'm not sure if maybe there is something wrong with the cradle, and not the radio itself? The screen and all parts of the radio seem like they're working fine function wise - but it's like it just won't play or sometimes get a signal (even w/ 3 bars) I called sirius, and they resent me a signal anyway, but advised me that I was getting full reception, and that it might be a connection to the radio. Do they sell replacement cradles in the store? I really don't want to buy a whole new radio if it's just the cradle that maybe isnt' making a solid connection to the unit. (Especially since I have the boombox for this model, and I dont' think they sell it in stores anymore... hate to have to hunt it down online and take a chance that it's used or not going to work right either) Anyone else have a similar issue?
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Sorry I can't help. I'm having the same problem. Seems to be a common problem with these units. I posted the same problem. If you get an answer before me could you please forward it to me and I will do the same for you.
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Yes. In fact, it probably is. At TSS Radio, we have seen a lot of SP5's with an antenna connection issue. This is a problem our repair guy is able to fix.
http://parts.pioneerelectronics.com/part.asp?productNum=XMTSE-XMPIH-01 $53.50 retail from pioneer. Any XM2GO dock should work, there are a few home docks on ebay now. You may need to modify it so it can fit your radio, but the pins are all the same.
Here is a site that cares a lot of sat. radio things http://www.xm-radio-satellite.com/ This maybe what you are looking for a "Delphi XM Radio Wireless Signal Repeater System"
it could be the connection on the back of the reciever that could be bad. I would call sirius and see if your reciever is under warranty still, if not i can almost garauntee that your tuner antenna input is bad, if your antenna is brand new.
My experience with the XM2Go is that it never really works well on the portable antenna -- in my case not a complete failure, but that might be because I am in an urban area there are ground transmitters in addition to satellite reception. But any movement disrupts the signal Here's the solution - record some music on myxm (up to 5 hours) while docked, and play that music when not docked to an antenna.
This unit looses reception all of the time even with the antenna headphones placed right next to my cars antenna.
You need the car or home kit or else you will suffer many drop outs "aquiring signal".
You cannot adjust the volume when the stereo cord is plugged into the back of the dock. Instead, plug the stereo cord into the front headphone jack of the dock. You will be able to adjust the volume then.
Sirius does not stand behind their products, There is no out of warranty repair for their radios, and they do not offer sites for repair. Seems like this is a definite problem with this model. Their solution is to buy a new radio,(with all the new-docking,boombox etc) accessories. also they charge $75.00 to change to the new radio.I liked my sportster 1 because of the FM modulator. It just had to be centrally located and all the radios in my home picked it up(no docking) the new radios require $50.00 docking stations for each stereo location and radio location, unless you bring a boombox everywhere, and the sound isn't the same. I feel there should be a class action lawsuit against Sirius for these reasons and I might look into it. What do all you think?
I have the same problem.The red light is out only to flash on for a few seconds and then go dark again plus aquiring signal is always on and off.I believe this unit kt-sr2000 is a lemon and should be replaced by JVC.
I suppose it's good to see that I'm not alone in this. The JVC unit constantly displays "acquiring signal" even though the lower left corner shows two or three bars of signal strength. Of course, the unit is now out of warranty!
I seem to be having the same problem. I have mine just resting in the lower console of my truck because it doesn't fit well on the windshield -- so sometimes if it moved a certain way or I hit a bumped that physically moved the unit sometimes I'd lose signal until I played with it's position, and it'd be fine again. The problem I'm having now started the other night, when the radio was playing perfectly fine... then all of a sudden it stopped playing the audio. Yet, I still saw the station and show information on the screen. I tried moving it around, nothing changed. Looked like it was working (as far as the screen info) but still no sound. I tried changing channels, nothing still. I then shut it off, and turned it back on. I had full reception in the lower left corner, but the "aquiring signal" message came on, and stayed on. If I played with the plugs in the rear of the cradle - the signal strenth would change, even jump from full bars to an "X" -- go from "acquiring signal" to "antenna not detected". I'm not sure if maybe there is something wrong with the cradle, and not the radio itself? The screen and all parts of the radio seem like they're working fine function wise - but it's like it just won't play or sometimes get a signal (even w/ 3 bars) I called sirius, and they resent me a signal anyway, but advised me that I was getting full reception, and that it might be a connection to the radio. Do they sell replacement cradles in the store? I really don't want to buy a whole new radio if it's just the cradle that maybe isnt' making a solid connection to the unit. (Especially since I have the boombox for this model, and I dont' think they sell it in stores anymore... hate to have to hunt it down online and take a chance that it's used or not going to work right either) Anyone else have a similar issue?
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