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Baffled about how to get Sirius service on my 2006 270

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My wife and I purchased a 2006 270 this summer from the second owner of the boat.

We are considering subscribing to a Sirius XM account. However, I am a little puzzled.

 

When I first saw the boat I noticed there was a Sirius XM antenna on the radar arch. So I thought "great all we need to do is get the ID number off the unit, call Sirius and get the service started".

 

Based on what I have read I expected to be able to get the ESN / ID number off the head unit's display

But when I change the head unit from Tuner mode to Satellite mode all I see is the Sirius phone number scrolling across the screen. I called the number at Sirius and the lady there told me to change to channel "0" to get the ID. Of course I could not find any way to get it do display channel "0" no matter what button on the head unit I pushed.

 

So I called a local stereo shop and the guy there told me that a "Sirius Ready" stereo needs a tuner for it to display channel "0". So I assumed I needed to buy a tuner even though there is a pre-installed antenna.

Typically the tuners come with antennas. But I do not see any tuner anywhere, granted I have not done a real thorough search for it.

 

Now the kicker to all of this is that there is some Sirius paper work that I got from the previous owner that has a letter that came with the boat when the boat was delivered to the first owner in 2006.

The letter states that the boat manufacturer is providing 6 months free Sirius service.

 

If Monterey was providing this offer to the first boat buyer, then it stands to reason that there must be a tuner somewhere or the first owner would not been able to take advantage of the 6 month offer without having to purchase a tuner. The guy I bought it from never even looked into the Sirius since he only had the boat for 8 months so has no idea about the possibility of a tuner. The letter made no mention of the new owner needing to purchase anything additional to take advantage of the offer.

 

Because there is an antenna, I am naturally assuming there may be a tuner. But since I cannot get the head unit to display channel "0" or display the ID number maybe there isn't a tuner.

 

So would anyone know if Monterey would have included the tuner and where it could possibly be located? If the tuner is there what would I be doing wrong in trying to get the ID?

Or did Monterey install an antenna but not a tuner?

 

What am I missing?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Is it the Kenwood radio? I have had several Sirius tuners and most units you just tune to 0. I had the same issue you had however when I tried to activate my radio. If it is reading please call then you have a tunner. I am sorry to say I cant remember exactly what I did to make it work but it was in the settings of the radio. Press menu or setup or something like that and there was a selection to view ESN number. It is kind of a pain since it scrolls but check it twice and you should be all set.

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I FOUND IT TO BE ALOT EASIER TO GET A PORTABLE RECIEVER TO PUT IN MY BOAT THEN WHEN I GOT TO MY TRUCK I TOOK THE RECIEVER WITH ME THAT WAY YOU ONLY PAY FOR ONE SUBSCRIPTION

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you can always remove the radio, look behind it and track the wire that plugs into the Sirius port. The wire is fairly short and will be connected to a silver and black box about 3 inches square. This is your tuner and the ESN will be on it.

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