Delphi SA10224 SKYFi 3 Portable XM Radio Receiver with Vehicle Kit Review

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(More customer reviews)Ok, I feel for people with a bad unit.Mine was working for two hours then locked up.I had another one arrive a few days later from another seller, it worked great!Difference was: THE FIRMWARE!I reset the first locked up unit by pressing the Volume+ button on the side while pushing the Mode (on/off) button on the front.The firmware version is shown at the bottom of the screen at startup, my first unit was version 1.03!Version 1.19 is the latest! (16 revisions of the firmware have obviously solved numerous problems)So I went to XM's firmware update page (http://fwupdt.xmradio.com/), hooked up the supplied USB cable from my computer to my SkyFi unit, clicked on the "XM Firmware Client (R2.26} (in red) at the bottom of that page and followed the simple instructions and let it do its update magic.Presto...my first unit works great now, no lockups, just smooth operations in all features.It's a great unit, just some of these have been sitting around on a shelf somewhere for a while (from the original $199.00 price days) and just need this simple fix to straighten them out.Best XM radio value out there!

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Product Description:
The Delphi SKYFi3 XM Satellite Radio is the latest in the best-selling SKYFi family. The SKYFi3 offers optimum balance of compact size, screen readability and portability outside the vehicle.
Compact and lightweight, the SKYFi3 can be used as a portable digital audio player. Click to enlarge.


Fits in the palm of your hand. Click to enlarge.


The Delphi SKYFi3 comes with everything to start enjoying XM in any vehicle equipped with an FM radio. Click to enlarge.


View screen in landscape or portrait. Click to enlarge.


Optimized for Your Car
The Delphi SKYFi3 comes with everything to start enjoying XM in any vehicle equipped with an FM radio. A low-profile car dock with direct channel and preset-favorites access allows for both horizontal an vertical mounting options. The car dock also provides for a single auxiliary line input so users can listen to an external audio. SKYFi3's orientation flexibility, bright 2.8-inch display screen and ease-to-access car dock buttons offer improved readability and control for safer operation while driving.


30-minute Pause and Replay
In today's fast-paced, multi-tasking world interruptions while listening to our favorite songs are unavoidable. The SKYFi3 features a 30 minute Pause-Replay function that continuously and automatically saves the last 30 minutes of music, sports, comedy or talk--regardless of whether the user changes channels. At any point during live listening, users can pause a song or program with a single button press. As long as playback resumes within 30 minutes, users can enjoy what they would have otherwise missed.


Store up to 10 hours of XM Programming
The Delphi SKYFi3 can time-shift up to 10 hours of fresh and continuously updated XM programming on its non-removable internal flash memory. Recordings can be started anytime during the live listening mode or by using SKYFi3's scheduled recording feature. A subscription to XM must be maintained to listen to stored XM programming.


Additional Features

Plug-n-Play architecture with integrated XM tuner provides live XM listening when docked to a number of compatible Delphi accessories.
Vehicle-centric design featuring vertical or horizontal orientation and the largest display among all plug-n-play satellite radios.
The first and only XM portable satellite radio to offer MicroSD card compatibility.
Portable playback mode--listen to stored XM or MicroSD card content without running out of battery (with flexible recharging capabilities).
XM+Napster allows XM subscribers to listen to more than 70 XM music channels on the XM Radio Online service and access Napster's massive catalog for on-demand listening, purchasing and downloading.
Info Extras and Stock Ticker bring you personalized stock information, sports scores and more!
TuneSelect alerts you when your favorite song is being played on any XM channel.

What's in the Box
SKYFi3 receiver, Full-function remote control, Earbuds for listening to stored content on the go, Magnetic mount car antenna, Car cradle with integrated back-lit number keys and vertical or horizontal orientation, Mounting accessories, Power adaptor

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