Top 20 Sirius Stiletto 2 Satellite Radio Receiver Questions & Answers

You need to have "My Sirius Studio" software installed on your PC for the unit to be recognized and to perform the update once you've connected it with a USB cable. You'll find the instructions and the download link for the software here - . http://www.siriusretail.com/sl2update Enjoy... ;-)

Give sirius a call. You'll need the account password to deactivate the radio. If it's lifetime activation, then just let it stay active. The new owner will not be able to access your account, or view any information about it.

You may want to try to run a device recovery. Sometimes when a battery is drained, the Stiletto only remembers the status of the last battery as it ran completely out. A device recovery would help it reinitialize and recognize a new battery. Instructions and links for device recovery can be found here: http://www.tss-radio.com/links

A satellite radio is on different frequencies than normal boom box radios. Te stilleto antenna will not work with regualr fm/am boom box as the antenna is much too short..

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The microSD card for the Stiletto2 can only hold your MP3s.

All Sirius content is recorded to the internal memory of the Stiletto2.

Hope this helps.

Hi, continuity check your fuses, they're tiny green SMD fuses located near your dock connector. However, it sounds more like a bad internal connection than a fuse. This was a problem that plagued ST1 sirius radios: solder on the chips' pins would crack, and when the unit heated or cooled it would no longer make a connection, thus requiring a reboot. Long story short, most of them can't be fixed without reworking the connections (and that's a lot of effort for something that will break again).

I'd advise you to send the unit back to sirius if you're still under warranty.

Continuity check your fuses, they're tiny green SMD fuses located near your dock connector. However, it sounds more like a bad internal connection than a fuse. This was a problem that plagued ST1 sirius radios: solder on the chips' pins would crack, and when the unit heated or cooled it would no longer make a connection, thus requiring a reboot. Long story short, most of them can't be fixed without reworking the connections (and that's a lot of effort for something that will break again).

I'd advise you to send the unit back to sirius if you're still under warranty.

Your subscription is keyed to the receivers unit ID, so yes, you would have to buy a second subscription if you bought another unit. If you stop using one of them you can transfer the subscription to the other one. Satellite radio in general is not doing as well as the manufacturers were hoping, so you could probably get a deal on the second unit's subscription.

You will need to use the aux input from the top of the unit, or from the back of your home dock. If your receiver has a built in or add-on dock for the XM2GO line of radios, you will need to read here: http://www.digitalradiocentral.com/sirius-backstage/stiletto/108379-i-converted-xm2go-dock-stiletto.html

Try plugging it into USB and using this recovery software: http://www.sirius.com/servlet/Satellite?c=FlexContent&cid=1202144018210&pagename=Sirius%2FFlexContent%2FFlexEmpty
It may also need to be in the charging base during the restore.

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Hi,


You will need to perform a SIRIUS Device Recovery.

You will need to run the SIRIUS Device Recovery program, which is included on the My Sirius Studio CD-ROM. The Device Recovery program supports: Stiletto 2, Stiletto 100, and Stiletto 10.
If you have misplaced your MSS CD-ROM, you may download the SIRIUS Device Recovery program from http://www.sirius.com/mysiriusstudio

NOTE: Performing device recovery WILL ERASE the entire contents on your Stiletto: all
music, Sirius recordings, channel presets and any user preferences. The Stiletto will be reset to its
original factory state.

DO NOT UNPLUG OR DISCONNECT YOUR STILETTO DURING THE RECOVERY
PROCESS; DOING SO WILL LEAVE YOUR STILETTO PERMANENTLY INOPERABLE.

If this doesn't work for you, please comment and let me know, and I will be more than happy to assist you to further resolve your issue.

I will appreciate your feedback and positive rating for this solution.
Thank you.

no. stiletto 2 will not fit into earlier model stiletto dock. i order the older model boom box by accident. i tried but will not fit.

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Fantastic! I love when these problems fix themselves :)

I'm having the same problem... did you figure it out? Volume Down works, but Volume UP does not. As a result, volume is now all the way down, and I can't turn it back up.

First thing to try out is connect to a PC via USB (you may need to run the install CD. Next thing to do is try and update the software to version 2.0.5 Click on the link below to update the software

http://www.sirius.com/sl2update

If this does not stop it from freezing then the fuse inside is blown out.

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It may be a problem with the power switch, I too had this problem. It seems like the power switch is stuck in "down" position as if you were holding it. I remove my battery cover (along with the battery) and gently jiggle the switch up and down to "loosen" whatever may be sticking it in place and it seems to work. I have encountered this problem several times. I did not send it out for repair. It works fine for me (knock on wood).

If you purchased the music through the Itunes store it has what is called DRM (Digital Rights Management) and unfortnately cannot be exported. However if you added music to your Itunes from CD's that you owned or borrowed, etc then yes you can. The first process you have to do is get an MP4/AAC to MP3 converter to go straight from Itunes to SD card. Free ones can be downloaded from www.cnet.com downloads. The other option if you have a laptop or desktop with a cd burner is to go into Itunes and have it BURN CD... look in Apple Help for exact instructions. This will make an MP3 readable CD. You can then copy and paste the MP3 files from your CD to your SD card and the Stiletto can play MP3 encoded files. Good Luck!