Clarion and CMD5 w/ Sirius

[kingair]

I am a little confused on the "box" I need to pirchase to get Sirius with my Clarion CMD5. Can someone give me the correct part number or post a link. I will also be hooking up an Raymarine SR50.

Thank you

[ReelNauti]

I don't think you need anything else besides the SR50. The output of the SR50 should go to the aux inputs on the CMD5.

[kingair]

I don't think you need anything else besides the SR50. The output of the SR50 should go to the aux inputs on the CMD5.

What do I use to get Sirius to the CMD5?

[ReelNauti]

RCA Cables direct from the SR50 to the CMD Aux inputs.

I assume you also have a Raymarine chatplotter also. You need that as you "front" end for the Sirius.

[kingair]

RCA Cables direct from the SR50 to the CMD Aux inputs.

I assume you also have a Raymarine chatplotter also. You need that as you "front" end for the Sirius.

So I do not need the Sirius receiver from Clarion?

[frank1861]

I have never used the raymarine SR50 but if its anything like garmins you would need to put the CMD5 to input and change the sirius channels through the raymarine chartplotter. Which can be a pain but it works and you may be able to save on an extra subscription and running an extra antenna

If you want to change the channels through the cmd5 you need this kit:

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_700SIRCLAR/Cl...tures_and_specs

It consists of a sirius connect tuner (SC-C1) and the clarion interface (CLA-SC1).

[Flatwater witch]

I have never used the raymarine SR50 but if its anything like garmins you would need to put the CMD5 to input and change the sirius channels through the raymarine chartplotter. Which can be a pain but it works and you may be able to save on an extra subscription and running an extra antenna

If you want to change the channels through the cmd5 you need this kit:

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_700SIRCLAR/Cl...tures_and_specs

It consists of a sirius connect tuner (SC-C1) and the clarion interface (CLA-SC1).

Frank hit the nail on the head.

[wkearney99]

Yep, you can use either the Raymarine OR the Clarion interface. You don't need both.

The one you choose will determine how you change the channels. If you have the Clarion remotes and you want to use those then you'll have to get the Clarion interface. The Raymarine interface can only be controlled from a Raymarine chartplotter, not the Clarion radio or it's remotes.

You may want to think about how you change channels. The Clarion interface is nice in that it keeps any guests from fiddling with your chartplotter just to make radio changes. But you still have to use the radio (or it's remotes) to make volume control changes. That and you have to page away from your charts in order to get to the radio controls. Personally I don't like the Raymarine setup as it's visually pretty ugly and not all that friendly to use. The Clarion box isn't without flaws though, you only get three groups of 5 pre-set channels. You can't roll up/down through single channels. You can only make single channel changes from the radio itself (NOT the remotes). The remotes only allow scrolling up/down between those pre-sets. But that's about my only complaint about the Clarion setup. It works nicely otherwise.

And if you decide to add the Sirius weather module you don't have to add a second antenna. Shakespeare makes a combiner that will let you share a single Sirius antenna between two devices. I have the Clarion interface for the radio and the Raymarine module for weather. Both go through the combiner and a single antenna. One less widget drilled into the radar arch. It's worked great for three seasons now.