Sirius Onyx Ez Connection To 2016 Base Radio Help Needed

R

RebornStangman

Member

Sep 26, 2015

74

3

8

Sep 27, 2015

#1

• Sep 27, 2015

• #1

I thought this might be simple since I connected the same receiver to my wife's 2014 Toyota Avalon with no problem. But the Stang does not have an auxillary connection point like the Avalon as near as I can tell. It has USB ports so I figured I could use an IPOD cable with the pin connector on one end a a usb connector on the end. Well the hook up was easy but the radio is telling me that I don't have anything connected to the chosen usb port. I've pulled the usb plug many times and reinserted it and also disconnected the power plug a few times with no luck. I switched service from my old car to the Stang and Sirius sent refresh signals a couple of times to no avail. I must be missing something but the owners manual doesn't address the resolution of the signal showing nothing is connected to the usb. Can anyone offer a fix?

 

S

shahram72

Member

Sep 6, 2015

67

5

8

Sep 28, 2015

#2

• Sep 28, 2015

• #2

Wait, the stang does NOT have an analog aux in? Not a deal killer, but come on, every car has that now. I thought it did?

 

84Ttop

They make new pistons every day, so why worry?

5 Year Member

Jul 2, 2009

5,222

3,254

204

South Jersey

Sep 29, 2015

#3

• Sep 29, 2015

• #3

Isn't the analog aux port inside the center console? I may be mistaken but I'll have to look when I get home

 

R

RebornStangman

Member

Sep 26, 2015

74

3

8

Sep 29, 2015

#4

• Sep 29, 2015

• #4

I looked for a auxilary port under the radio and in the console but didn't see one. Only usb ports and power ports. That auxilary port would have saved me $20 that I spent for an Ipod cable to try and use the existing usb ports. I wound up using the fm radio function of the Onyx to pick up the Sirius signal. The Sirius recommended local signal is a weak station that intrudes onto the Sirius signal making for a sorry reception. I'll try another station given by Sirius as a possible source for their signal and hope there is no weak local station using it.

 

R

RebornStangman

Member

Sep 26, 2015

74

3

8

Sep 30, 2015

#5

• Sep 30, 2015

• #5

I called the Sync phone number and talked to a technician and they confirm there is no aux connection point on the car and that hooking the Onyx up with a usb/pin connector cable to a usb port will not work. Connecting to the radio through the Onyx fm signal capability is the only choice. Sirius identifies local radio frequencies that can be used to mate the two devices.Problem is that if there is a weak radio station on the chosen frequency, you get that station's signal bleeding over to the Sirius signal. This makes for a sorry listening experience. I can't believe the usb connection capability is unusable on the car. What if you want to hook up an Ipod or memory stick or something?

 

OracleHCR

Active Member

Mar 19, 2012

152

23

39

Crestview, Fl

Sep 30, 2015

#6

• Sep 30, 2015

• #6

An iPod or memory stick will work just fine. Your Sirius radio is another story.

 

S

shahram72

Member

Sep 6, 2015

67

5

8

Sep 30, 2015

#7

• Sep 30, 2015

• #7

The v6 has an analog aux in port, does the GT not? The base radio appears to be the same across models. I'm confused, just hoping mine comes with an aux in.

Yep ,just confirmed on Ford.com. It's a standard feature on the V6

 

Last edited: Sep 30, 2015

R

RebornStangman

Member

Sep 26, 2015

74

3

8

Oct 1, 2015

#8

• Oct 1, 2015

• #8

Shahram72, can you tell me where the aux in port is located? I looked the dash and console over pretty closely and didn't see one. The guy I talked to at Sync says there isn't one.

 

84Ttop

They make new pistons every day, so why worry?

5 Year Member

Jul 2, 2009

5,222

3,254

204

South Jersey

Oct 2, 2015

#9

• Oct 2, 2015

• #9

RebornStangman said:

Shahram72, can you tell me where the aux in port is located? I looked the dash and console over pretty closely and didn't see one. The guy I talked to at Sync says there isn't one.

Click to expand...

Use the @ symbol to tag a member to grab their attention a little faster. @shahram72 will get an alert in their tool bar now

 

R

RebornStangman

Member

Sep 26, 2015

74

3

8

Oct 2, 2015

#10

• Oct 2, 2015

• #10

Thanks for the tip 84Ttop. Is that a tweet address? I don't use any of those social media tools-call me old school or whatever.

 

S

shahram72

Member

Sep 6, 2015

67

5

8

Oct 3, 2015

#11

• Oct 3, 2015

• #11

I don't have a mustang, and dangit can't find the pictures now, but I remember the V6 has a USB port and aux in port in the center console, just like my Honda CR-V.

 

R

RebornStangman

Member

Sep 26, 2015

74

3

8

Oct 4, 2015

#12

• Oct 4, 2015

• #12

I saw in the owners manual where there is supposed to be this aux hook up in the console so I took a flashlight to look again. It must be invisible because I didn't see it. I even pulled the small rubber floor mat at the bottom of the console but it's not there either. Ford must have made a production change somewhere around the time mine was made.Further reading of the manual indicates only Apple products are recognized by this radio. Can't believe Ford didn't allow for Sirius connection.

 

84Ttop

They make new pistons every day, so why worry?

5 Year Member

Jul 2, 2009

5,222

3,254

204

South Jersey

Oct 6, 2015

#13

• Oct 6, 2015

• #13

RebornStangman said:

Thanks for the tip 84Ttop. Is that a tweet address? I don't use any of those social media tools-call me old school or whatever.

Click to expand...

Not a tweet address at all. Use the @ symbol in front of any members name in a post and they will receive an alert in the queue at the upper right of the screen.

 

S

shahram72

Member

Sep 6, 2015

67

5

8

Oct 7, 2015

#14

• Oct 7, 2015

• #14

I am now reading that the newer ones did away with the aux in. Look like I'l have to do without it when I get mine. It's good for videos in the backseat with the kids. Bluetooth always has a delay. In my CR-V, it's HUGE! Like 2 seconds!

 

OracleHCR

Active Member

Mar 19, 2012

152

23

39

Crestview, Fl

Oct 8, 2015

#15

• Oct 8, 2015

• #15

I don't notice any delay with my bluetooth connection. I stream from my slingbox and the WatchESPN app all the time. (not while driving of course) and the sound matches up with the video just fine.

 

S

shahram72

Member

Sep 6, 2015

67

5

8

Oct 16, 2015

#16

• Oct 16, 2015

• #16

That's great to hear. On my wife's Honda CR-V, there is like a 2 second delay, which makes you think the phone is not responding to controls, when it is. You just don't hear them right away. The delay should be in milliseconds.

 

R

RebornStangman

Member

Sep 26, 2015

74

3

8

Oct 20, 2015

#17

• Oct 20, 2015

• #17

I rented a Focus this past week while on vacation and noticed that it had an auxillary input in the console..For a moment, I thought about buying a USB cable with a 2.5 mm pin on the opposite end in order to connect the Onyx FM port to the car's USB ports but then I remembered the owners manual indicating the USB are for use with Apple products and memory sticks only apparently. The radio probably wouldn't recognize the cable hook up between the USB port and the FM port any more than the earlier experiment with the USB/Onyx audio port by 3.5 mm cable connection.

 

R

RebornStangman

Member

Sep 26, 2015

74

3

8

Nov 23, 2015

#18

• Nov 23, 2015

• #18

Update to my posts is in sound and shine segment of this site too. I wound up having Best Buy wire in an FM Direct module to connect the Onyx to the cars radio.Way better solution than the over the air function of the Onyx. No static or over lapping radio stations with this fix. Cost was $200 for the Onyx and FM Direct module installation.