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Mysterious interference to satellite radio connected to Onkyo receiver
Many thanks to anyone who takes the time to read the following problem
description and offer some help. Original problem description: I recently purchased an Audiovox Sirius satellite radio, with car kit and home kit. CAR INSTALLATION: I have installed the unit in the car with perfect results. Reception is 3 (out of 3) bars and the radio works perfectly. There is never any interference caused by any car device (such as wipers, blinkers, etc.). HOME INSTALLATION: Here is the problem. Most of the time the radio works great, with either 2 or 3 bar reception. (I will mount the antenna outdoors in a day or two and should then have 3 bars at all times.) However, operating other electrical devices in the house temporarily mutes the sound from the satellite radio. Details: Turning a light on in the house (incandescent or fluorescent) that has not been on for a while (15 seconds, say) will cause the satellite radio to mute. The muting occurs for about 0.5 to 1.0 seconds, at the instant the light switch is thrown. If the particular light is turned off and the experiment is immediately repeated, then muting will not reoccur. But it will reoccur later, after the light has been off for a while. Additionally, the radio stays muted throughout the duration of our using the microwave oven. We have also observed other cases of reception rapidly coming and going, which we traced to flickering of the thermostat in our stove. Yet to be understood mutings/interference may be traceable to thermostats in refligerator, freezer, air conditioner, well pump, outdoor light, water heater, etc. We have the power supply for the home unit connected to a surge protector going to an outlet. Also plugged into the surge protector a VCR, TV, Stereo, PlayStation2, and stereo equalizer. No other device (tv, am or fm radio) exhibits any interference problems; however the lights in the house will slightly dim when the heater comes on with the emergency heating strips. (We have also tried the experiment after unplugging all the nonessential stuff, with the same results.) Finally, the satellite antenna has been placed through the back glass door in the center of a screen porch for these preliminary experiments. The antenna is about 8/10 feet from other electrical wiring (ceiling fan and outlets). Please help. Do I need some type of filter? On what? Is the satellite receiver defective? Please give me a list of things to try here. Thanks, in advance and please send response to the email address given above. On the basis of the above info, both Audiovox and Crutchfield recommended that I return the Audiovox Base Unit, as it may be defective. Instead, I purchased a second base unit yesterday and can provide the following update: 1 I purchased yesterday an additional home base unit at Best Buy. (I wanted an extra one for the bedroom anyway.) The second unit exhibits the same behavior as the first. In this experiment, I used all the second unit stuff (not just the base, but also the cables, power supply and antenna). 2 The satellite radio problem exists only when I route the audio signal into our Stereo receiver (Onkyo TX 844). Both the first and second base unit work perfectly with the following: Bose radio, Model 88 table radio, and even a Peavey public address system. The only problem is when the audiovox hardware is connected to the Onkyo receiver. I guess this makes it a problem with the Onkyo receiver or specific incompatibility between the satellite receiver and the Onkyo receiver. BTW, the stereo works perfectly for every other component plugged into it, exhibiting no strange behavior. Can anyone offer any ideas on how to get the satellite radio to work (without interference) through the Onkyo receiver? Thanks. Rick |
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