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Technical Details
- Here2Everywhere satellite tuner with car and home docking kits for receiving Sirius satellite radio
- Picks up 65 commercial-free music streams and 50 sports, news, and entertainment streams
- 5 search modes (stream, artist, song, preset, or genre); 30 station presets and 24-song memory/recall bank
- Includes car and home docking cradles, windshield docking base, minijack-to-RCA patch cable, and remote control
- Tuner measures 4.5 by 2.91 by 1.18 inches (W x H x D); 1-year warranty
Product Description
* 128 x 64 dot matrix 6-line LCD display with selectable 3-type font size * 30 channel presets, 5 search modes * 24 song titles & artist memory/recall, channel skip/lock function * Clock, alarm clock with snooze, auto shutoff * Built-in wireless FM transmitter * Includes Sirius satellite radio tuner, the KPA-H2EC car docking kit and KPA-H2EH home docking kitAmazon.com Product Description
Enjoy more than 120 channels of Sirius satellite radio whether sitting in the living room or driving in the car with this comprehensive connection kit, which includes everything you need for vehicle or home installation. The car portion of the kit comes with a remote control with batteries, a car docking cradle, a cigarette lighter power adapter, a magnetic mount antenna, a windshield docking base, and an extra power supply cord with fuse. The home portion, meanwhile, includes a cradle (with power connection), a patch cable, and an indoor/outdoor antenna. The piece of both is the Here2Everywhere tuner, which offers the ability to receive 65 commercial-free music streams and 50 sports, news, and entertainment streams regardless of location. Channel information is conveyed on the six-line, 128-by-64 LCD display, which offers three adjustable font sizes, depending on your taste, along with a dimmer and contrast control.Channel surfing is easy thanks to the intuitive control knob, 30 station presets, and channel skip and lock functions. Listeners can also use the five search modes to find a favorite stream, artist, song, preset, or music genre. Should you happen upon a favorite song, you can even store the file within the unit's 24-song/artist memory bank, and then recall it later when the time is right. Additional features include a clock with an alarm (and a snooze button), an auto shutoff function, and a built-in wireless FM transmitter that broadcasts the Sirius stations on an empty FM frequency.
The car docking kit offers the option of installing the Here2Everywhere tuner on the windshield or console, depending on which location is most convenient. Once installed, the tuner receives its power through either the cigarette lighter adapter or the power supply cord, which fuses directly to the vehicle's 12-volt battery line. The remote control, meanwhile, offers the same functions as the front panel, making it easy to control the unit without losing sight of the road ahead.
When at home, use the minijack-to-RCA patch cable to connect the H2E tuner to a stereo receiver or any other audio device with RCA inputs. The tuner rests easily in the cradle, which positions it for quick, efficient access to the controls. To receive better reception, listeners can move around the indoor/outdoor antenna until they find the best location. The Here2Everywhere tuner is also reasonably sized at 4.3 by 2.91 by 1.18 inches (W x H x D), so you don't need to clear an entire shelf to enjoy its functions. So join the satellite radio bandwagon with this comprehensive combo kit.
Note: The kit requires an active subscription to Sirius Satellite Radio services.
What's in the Box
Here2Everywhere tuner, remote control, two AAA batteries, car docking cradle, cigarette lighter adapter, car magnetic-mount antenna, car windshield docking base with suction cup, power supply cord, home cradle, patch cable, indoor/outdoor antenna, warranty card, user's manual.
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Customer Reviews
By kinabrew
I was looking into both Sirius and XM last month, and between their online free trials, I found Sirius to have much better programming. I wanted to find a receiver that would work both in my car and my home, so I came to Amazon to read the reviews. This radio had very good reviews, so I went ahead and bought one.
I couldn't be happier. The radio gets very good reception, both in the car and in my home. Hooking up the radio took very little effort, and the home installation didn't require looking at the manual. I was able to get reception even with the antenna in my window.
I was especially impressed with the reception in the car. Some of the streets I regularly drive down have a lot of tree coverage, but the signal has never gone out, not even skipping.
The display is large and very easy to read, and navigation is very simple.
I only have two minor annoyances with this receiver:
1. There doesn't seem to be an obvious way to open the setup menu from the remote, although you can use the remote to navigate the menu once it's up. You can open the setup menu by hitting the "menu" button on the receiver.
2. The back button on the remote is in the lower left of the remote, which is an odd placement.
I would definitely recommend Sirius overall, and this receiver lived up to my high expectations.
By John Bohlman (Montana)
I love this unit in my home ran into free left and right rca inputs in my receiver. It works great and the station storage is easy to use. I am disappointed with it in my car. It broadcasts an FM signal to your car stereo and in my car the Kenwood deck has to be in one exact place to work at all and then the reception is poor. I just don't bother anymore and will get a separate car unit eventually. I wished I had saved some money and bought one without the car kit but I don't begrudge the cost since it works so well in the house.
By M. Beaubien (Hous tone, TX USA)
I bought this Kenwood Sirius car and home system and it is the best deal out there! Sirius provides much better content than XM in my opinion. So I went with this unit. (...).
Pros:
Very easy to read display. Very well made. Everything I would expect from satellite radio.
Cons:
FM modulator is poor(not a real problem I just plugged it in direct thru AUX input). No accessories out yet(Boombox Please!!!)
Here's a tip about the antenna for your car... Find anyway possible to put it on your roof as the directions state. I had the antenna on the trunk of my Integra and the signal would drop out for a second while going under overpasses and big trees. After moving it to the roof I have had much better reception!
By Stephen Sheridan (San Francisco Bay Area)
This is my first experience with satellite radio, and I'm very pleased--the sound quality is fantastic (I live in an area which gets lousy FM reception, due to all the hills, so it's a great relief to be able to get radio without static--or commercials). ESPECIALLY no commercials: I've all but given up listening to the local classical station, which several years ago jettisoned the usual low-key FM classical commercials in favor of the speed-freak AM dj hardsell...and the contrast to the beautiful, relaxing music is just too weird to tolerate. So satellite is a godsend for serious music listeners--as long as Sirius keeps the music commercial-free!!
Kenwood has included everything you need for both auto and home installation (the reason it is on the expensive side, but well worth it). I got it mainly for home, where I have a very high quality audio system, and it is every bit up to that level: sounds as good as CD's, but with incredible variety of content. Girlfriend commented, "It's like going to a club...only without the crowds, the smoke, the drunks and the high drink prices." LOVE it! I ended up running the antenna to the roof, but I was surprised how well it did when just placed in a window.
The installation in my van was equally easy...and the reception was good enough with the antenna just placed on the dash, that I'm not sure I'll bother with a roof installation. I may end up having my mechanic hardwire it into the battery, though, as I'll likely forget to remove the cigarette lighter plug, (since that doesn't turn off with my ignition, may run the battery down).
Learning to operate the radio took some study: navigating among 120-some stations is a challenge so they give you a number of ways to do it (the typical broadcast radio might get 10-20 stations, so you can use an analog dial to get around...but doing so with 10 TIMES that many would get unmanagable), but once you get the hang of it--particularly with 30 presets--it's pretty easy.
It's a terrific little radio, and I highly recommend it. Kenwood has done a great job, and thought of everything you need for installation.
By jmn44 (Michigan City, Indiana)
Gotta love this thing! No complaints AT ALL!!! I even put my antenna on the dash of my car rather than running it to the roof and it's still nice clear sound coming thru! I doubt I'll ever go back to regular radio. The song seek is a neat feature and easy to use. I guess the ONLY thing that would make it a better unit in my mind is a stronger fm modulator, it wouldn't make it across the room in my office, but I had a modulator I used w/ my laptop and just plugged that in to the unit and it's fine... don't count on much range though! I'd even recommend hardwiring it in the car unless you mount it fairly close to your head unit, but again, that's a SMALL issue if you ask me, reception and over quality more than make up for it!
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