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CX -SR1 0 Sirius ® Sat ellite Ant enna Installation Manual ©2002 Ken wood USA Corporation. All Rights Reserved..
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Introduction Y our Sirius satellit e antenna, appro ved by Sirius Satellit e Radio, Inc., has been spe- cially designed to receiv e signals from Sirius' three sat ellites and Sirius' network of ground-based "repeat er" transmitters.
Mechanical data: Electrical data: General Instructions Satellit e antennas are e xtremely sensitive and finely specified to facilitat e reception of satellit e signals under a variety of conditions across the whole of North America.
Shor tening the ant enna "tail" The antenna module is supplied with a 6 inch tail. F or vehicles with flat r oofs (SUVs, Mini-vans) and f or conv er tibles, it is possible to shorten the tail by up t o 2 inches.
Inst alling on Sedans The antenna module should be locat ed along the centerline of the r oof, at least 4 inches from the rear windo w . Figure 7: Installed antenna The antenna cables should be tuck ed and routed underneath the rubber molding around the rear windo w and into the trunk.
Figure 9: Cables routed separately T wo types of windo w moldings (Outside and Encapsulated) are used on most vehi- cles. Both are suitable f or concealing the antenna cable.
Figure 12: Cables routed in standard molding 6. Route the cable from the lo west point of the rear window into the trunk area. T ake advantage of an y existing cable channel or wiring conduit.
7 . If there is no suitable cable channel, the cable may be rout ed directly from the window molding to the right or left corner of the trunk. Figure 15: Cable routing along the trunk rubber molding It may be necessary to remov e the plastic housings from the antenna connectors in order t o feed the cables thr ough narrow openings.
Inst alling on Conv er tibles On conv er tibles the antenna module should be locat ed on the centerline of the trunk appro ximately 6 inches fr om the rear window . W ARNING: Mounting the antenna on the trunk will only work with convertibles. For all other types of v ehicles mount the antenna on the roof.
3. Drill a small hole or cut a gap into the rubber slee ve and lead the cable through the interior trim t o the receiver . Figure 21: Entering the interior through the cable channel Note: Man y convertibles have com posite trunk lids. In such cases it will be necessary to creat e a metal "ground plane".
Inst alling on SUVs, Miniv ans and 5-Door V ehicles The antenna module should be locat ed on the centerline of the r oof, not less than 4 inches from the gap betw een the roof and tailgat e: Figure 23.
2. Route the cable be tween the roof and the tailgate t o the inside. T ake advantage of any e xisting cable channel or wiring conduit. 3. There are two alternativ e methods to rout e the cable under the headliner and to the receiver: a.
Mounting on Pickup T rucks The antenna module should be mount ed on the centerline of the r oof appro ximately 4 inches from the rear of the cab. The cables ma y be routed into the cab thr ough the brake light ca vity. Figure 29: Pickup truck with antenna module 1.
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