fdmac's Full Review: Directed Electronics st2 SIRIUS Radio Receiver wit...
The Sirius Starmate Replay ST2 is an exceptionally good unit. I purchased it for an 8-hour drive and it worked flawlessly the entire time. No loss of signal at all and the truth be told I did not even install the unit the way I was supposed to. I did not want the receiver stuck to the outside of my car so I attached it to the dashboard and it still had good signal quality. It only lost its signal twice during my trip, once in an underground parking garage and the second was during a thunderstorm with a lot of lightning. The install was very simple, all you need to do is attach the suction cup holder to the window and clip the unit into this. The power cable goes from the side of the unit to the cigarette lighter. The signal receiver cable plugs into the unit just above the power button and once you have it placed where you show good reception you are set to go, other than setting up you account which only takes a few moments on the phone.
The liquid crystal display is in a bright blue and it is easy to read at night and with minimal adjustment can be read easily with the sun shining through the windshield with ease. The scrolling text is great as it allows you to see the full name of songs. The buttons on the unit are on the small side, but that is to be expected on a compact unit. There is a lot of buttons on the unit for the most part won’t be used by me that much. Here is a listing of what each one of them does.
1. POWER Button: Turns the Receiver’s power
On and Off.
2. Rewind Button: Used to rewind through a
Broadcast saved in Instant Replay.
3. Play/Pause Button: Pause Function: Used to
Pause a broadcast for Instant Replay. Play
Function: Used to play a broadcast saved in
Instant Replay.
4. Fast Forward Button: Used to fast forward
through a broadcast saved in Instant Replay.
5. MEMO (Memory) Button (S-Seek Function):
Saves and recalls artist names, song titles, and
sports teams. Holding the button down enters the
S-Seek mode.
6. DISP (Display) Button: Toggles display between
the default display screen and large screen display
mode. Holding the DISP button down switches the
display to the channel list mode.
7. Select Button: Selects items highlighted on the
display screen.
8. Channel Up/Down Buttons: Navigates through
channels and display screens, and highlights items
on the display.
9. Category Previous/Next Buttons: Navigates
through the category list screen which displays
SIRIUS channel categories.
10. Preset Number Buttons (0-9): Sets and selects
preset channels. Also used to directly tune
channels by entering the channel number.
11. BAND Button (P.Tune): Pressing and releasing
switches between the five preset banks (A, B, C),
which hold ten presets each. Pressing and holding
enables “Preset Tune Mode”, which allows for
viewing and listening of stored presets with the
channel up/down buttons.
12. FM Preset Button: Selects between preset FM
frequencies used for the built-in wireless
transmitter.
13. Jump Button: Used to quickly switch between the
current channel and a favourite channel.
14. MENU Button: Used to access menu options to
make setup and feature changes.
The wireless remote is a great addition as it allowed my wife to change channels without having to fiddle with the unit and block my view of the road while driving. The sound quality from this unit is better than what I have heard from other Sirius receivers or any of the XM units that I have come across. It has a much more full-bodied sound that with minimal adjustment on my home stereo unit is comparable to playing a CD. From the documentation that came with the unit, it appears that Sirius also has a more permanent installation kit for vehicles; I will look into setting that up, as the basic car kit is functional, just not very good looking. Unfortunately the home unit is not much better than the car kit. The cable for the signal receiver is only about 20 or 30 feet long, for me this is not near long enough to get it from my home stereo to a place where I can get a decent signal. I have been able to get a signal inside the house, but it is prone to cutting in and out.
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