User Manual
Table Of Contents
- General FAQs
- Q: Where can I use the SiriusXM Roady BT?
- Q: How do I activate the SiriusXM Roady BT?
- Q: How do I know when my Radio has been activated?
- Q: I activated my Radio but I never received the alert message that my subscription was updated. I cannot tune to the channels in the subscription package I selected.
- Q: How do I listen to the SiriusXM Roady BT in my vehicle?
- Q: What do I need to listen to the SiriusXM Roady BT in another vehicle?
- Q: What do I need to listen to the SiriusXM Roady BT at home and in the office?
- Q: What do I need to listen to the SiriusXM Roady BT on the patio, deck, or at a picnic?
- Programming FAQs
- TuneStart FAQs
- Q: What is TuneStart?
- Q: Why does the SiriusXM Roady BT display the replay timeline and show that I am listening behind live when I tune to a smart favorite music channel?
- Q: Why didn’t a TuneStart occur when I tuned to a music channel?
- Q: I was jumping back and forth between two smart favorite music channels, and noticed that a TuneStart occurred the first time I tuned a channel, but not after that. Why?
- Album Art FAQs
- Game Alert FAQs
- Q: What are Game Alerts?
- Q: I selected teams for Game Alerts but don’t receive any Game Alerts when the games begin.
- Q: My subscription package did not include the play-by-play channels of a sports league, but the SiriusXM Roady BT still allows me to set alerts for teams in that league. Will I receive Game Alerts?
- Q: Why do I receive multiple Game Alerts for the same game?
- Q: Why did I suddenly receive multiple Game Alerts when I exited menu settings?
- Q: How many teams can I save for alerts?
- My Sports Zone FAQs
- Q: What is My Sports Zone?
- Q: I selected leagues for My Sports Zone but I don’t see the My Sports Zone virtual category?
- Q: My subscription package did not include the play-by-play channels of a sports league, but the SiriusXM Roady BT still allows me to select leagues. Will they be shown in My Sports Zone?
- Song and Artist Alert FAQs
- Q: What are Song and Artist Alerts?
- Q: How many songs and artists can I save for alerts?
- Q: I have saved several artists for Artist Alerts, but I find that the alerts have become disruptive. What can I do?
- Q: I saved a Song Alert but I only receive the Song Alert when one particular artist sings the song. Why?
- Q: Why don’t I receive Song/Artist Alerts when I am in menu settings?
- Smart Favorite Channels
- Bluetooth Audio FAQs
- Q: Where do I find instructions for pairing and connecting SiriusXM Roady BT with my vehicle headunit using a Bluetooth audio connection?
- Q: Are there any tips that might help me connect my SiriusXM Roady BT to my vehicle’s headunit?
- Q: Are there any other tips and tricks I should be aware of when connecting the audio via Bluetooth?
- Q: Should I initiate pairing from the Roady BT or from the vehicle’s headunit?
- Q: What if my vehicle’s headunit does not allow me to initiate pairing from the SiriusXM Roady BT?
- Q: I was prompted for a PIN or Passcode but when I confirmed the PIN/Passcode I got the “Pairing Failed” message. Why should I do?
- Q: It seems that after I have confirmed the PIN/Passcode nothing happens. What should I do?
- Q: In the list of Discovered Bluetooth devices on the SiriusXM Roady BT I see one called “Unidentified Device”. What is that?
- Q: Sometimes after pressing a button it seems that nothing happens. Should I press the button again?
- Q: I paired and connected the SiriusXM Roady BT but the audio is choppy. Should I try pairing and connecting again?
- Q: It says I successfully connected the SiriusXM Roady BT to the vehicle’s headunit but I do not hear the SiriusXM audio playing, what should I do?
- Q: I tried pairing and connecting the SiriusXM Roady BT to my vehicle’s headunit without success. Is there anything else I could try?
- Q: My vehicle’s headunit does not show the currently playing Song Title or Artist Name, is something wrong?
- Q: I cannot Play/Pause the SiriusXM audio on the vehicle headunit, is something wrong?
- Bluetooth Reconnection FAQs
- Q: When I start up my vehicle the vehicle headunit does not automatically select my SiriusXM Roady BT as the audio source, what should I do to fix this?
- Q: I assigned the vehicle’s headunit cellphone profile to my cellphone and the SiriusXM Roady BT to the media streaming profile. But when I turn the vehicle off and then start it up again, both the cellphone and media streaming profiles are assigned t...
- Q: I turned my SiriusXM Roady BT off and then turned it on while my vehicle was running. When my SiriusXM Roady BT was on again, it did not connect to the vehicle’s headunit, what should I do?
- Bluetooth Vehicle Brand-Specific Tips
- FM Audio FAQs
- Troubleshooting FAQs
- Q: What does it mean when the SiriusXM Roady BT display reads, "No Satellite Signal"?
- Q: What does it mean when the SiriusXM Roady BT display reads, "Check Antenna"?
- Q: What does it mean when the SiriusXM Roady BT display reads, "Acquiring Signal"?
- Q: What does it mean when the SiriusXM Roady BT display reads, "Channel XXX Unavailable"?
- Q: What does it mean when the SiriusXM Roady BT display reads, "Channel XXX Not Subscribed"?
- Q: When using the Aux Cable to listen to the SiriusXM Roady BT, what does it mean when I do not hear audio?
- Q: When using Bluetooth, what does it mean when I do not hear audio?
- Q: When using the FM to listen to the SiriusXM Roady BT, what does it mean when I do not hear audio?
- Q: When using the FM Transmitter to listen to the SiriusXM Roady BT, what does it mean when the audio fades in and out or has static?
- Q: The demo mode of my SiriusXM Roady BT is playing. What can I do?
Q: I saved a Song Alert but I only receive the Song Alert when one particular artist sings the song. Why?
Q: Why don’t I receive Song/Artist Alerts when I am in menu settings?
Smart Favorite Channels
Q: How many smart favorite channels can I save?
Q: How do I change favorite banks?
Q: How can I see what's currently playing on my favorite channels without having to tune to each favorite channel?
Bluetooth Audio FAQs
Q: Where do I find instructions for pairing and connecting SiriusXM Roady BT with my vehicle headunit using a
Bluetooth audio connection?
Q: Are there any tips that might help me connect my SiriusXM Roady BT to my vehicle’s headunit?
Q: Are there any other tips and tricks I should be aware of when connecting the audio via Bluetooth?
Q: Should I initiate pairing from the Roady BT or from the vehicle’s headunit?
Q: What if my vehicle’s headunit does not allow me to initiate pairing from the SiriusXM Roady BT?
Q: I was prompted for a PIN or Passcode but when I confirmed the PIN/Passcode I got the “Pairing Failed” message.
Why should I do?
Q: It seems that after I have confirmed the PIN/Passcode nothing happens. What should I do?
Q: In the list of Discovered Bluetooth devices on the SiriusXM Roady BT I see one called “Unidentified Device”. What is
that?
Q: Sometimes after pressing a button it seems that nothing happens. Should I press the button again?
Q: I paired and connected the SiriusXM Roady BT but the audio is choppy. Should I try pairing and connecting again?
Q: It says I successfully connected the SiriusXM Roady BT to the vehicle’s headunit but I do not hear the SiriusXM
audio playing, what should I do?
Q: I tried pairing and connecting the SiriusXM Roady BT to my vehicle’s headunit without success. Is there anything
else I could try?
Q: My vehicle’s headunit does not show the currently playing Song Title or Artist Name, is something wrong?
Q: I cannot Play/Pause the SiriusXM audio on the vehicle headunit, is something wrong?
Bluetooth Reconnection FAQs
Q: When I start up my vehicle the vehicle headunit does not automatically select my SiriusXM Roady BT as the audio
source, what should I do to fix this?
Q: I assigned the vehicle’s headunit cellphone profile to my cellphone and the SiriusXM Roady BT to the media
streaming profile. But when I turn the vehicle off and then start it up again, both the cellphone and media streaming
profiles are assigned to my cellphone. How can I stop this from happening?
Q: I turned my SiriusXM Roady BT off and then turned it on while my vehicle was running. When my SiriusXM Roady
BT was on again, it did not connect to the vehicle’s headunit, what should I do?
Bluetooth Vehicle Brand-Specific Tips
Honda Accord (Some 2018 Models) Tips
Chevrolet (Some Models) Tips
Nissan Altima (Some 2019 Models) Tips
Toyota (Some Models) Tips
Mercedes (Some Models) Tips
FM Audio FAQs
Q: I'm using FM for the audio connection with the SiriusXM Roady BT. How do I quickly change FM channels?
Q: How do I preset FM channels?