My JBL marine stereo won't stay on the Sirius mode. It will play Sirius radio for a few seconds then it switches to aux mode on its own.

Go back to where the direct tune display reads 000 and do not touch any buttons. After approximately 5 seconds the display will read ESN followed by a 4 digit number. Be patient it may take a few seconds to display. Write down the four digits then press the Disp button. The last 8 digits of the number will be displayed. You should have 12 digits total not counting ESN. I have the same model Jensen and this worked for me. The Sirius tech line did not have the correct process for this model. Good luck!

Have you tried resetting the stereo?
Disconnect the negative of your battery, wait at least 30 seconds then re-connect it.

That will reset your radio back to factory settings.

You will find the maual you need by using the following link :

http://www.prospecelectronics.com/JBL%20MR6%20manual.pdf

I have the exact same issue. I have swapped with two identical MR17.2 radios and swapped out the sirius receiver. No change. I even bought a remote thinking I had to have a remote installed to get it to work...still no diff. Have you ever found a solution?

yes i am a repair shop and i have had nothing but problems out of those units you might want to look into a different unit boss marine is a good choice

What you'll actually need in order to get Sirius is a satellite specific receiver (the JBL SIR 2.5 Satellite Receiver). That should come with the antenna you need.

To get your Sirius ID number from you MR-17 JBL stereo, select the Mode button until it displays "Sirius". Then push and hold the Mode button for a couple seconds and it will chirp and display 3 blank spaces. Enter three zeros, "000" in these 3 spaces. The Zero is the loud button labeled "LD". When you do that, it will display your Sirius ID number. :)

yes you can hook up your mp3 to an aux input on a stereo not sure what you mean by converter typically it is done through a 3.5mm - 3.5mm standard audio cable. and in order to do this your reciever must have an aux input of course and if so then you can toggle the mode of input by pressing the Mode or button that switches from radio to cd etc or consult with your users manual to find out how to switch and if aux input method is supported

I have sirius installed in my 2008 RAV4 JBL system.
There is an adapter made by VAIS technologies http://www.vaistech.com/ that is called a soundlink. It comes with instructions for the connection. The Sirius radio is hidden in this installation, and is controlled by your JBL system. The antenna runs up the side of the windshield (hidden behind the plastic moulding) and mounts to the top right corner of the roof.

HOWEVER- you will not have the full funcionality of the Stratus 5 radio- which has more funtionality that the JBL system can control. Also, the Scrolling feature on the Stratus 5 screen does not work on the JBL display. . . you get the first 15 or so characters, with no scrolling.

I love having an integrated satelite radio in my car, but I do miss the better screen, and the pause feature I had on my sportster (in my old car). Good Luck.