1999 NISSAN ALTIMA Owners Manual

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Servicing air conditioner
The air conditioner system in your NISSAN
vehicle is charged with a refrigerant de-
signed with the environment in mind.
This refrigerant does not harm the
earth's ozone layer.
Special charging equipment and lubricant is
required when servicing your NISSAN air
conditioner. Using improper refrigerants or
lubricants will cause severe damage to your
air conditioner system. See ``Air conditioner
system refrigerant and lubricant recommen-
dations'' in the ``Technical and consumer
information'' section of this manual.
Your NISSAN dealer is able to service your
environmentally ``friendly'' air conditioning
system.
WARNING
The air conditioner system contains
refrigerant under high pressure. To
avoid personal injury, any air condi-
tioner service should be done only by
an experienced technician with proper
equipment.
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AM-FM RADIO WITH CASSETTE
PLAYER
RADIO OPERATION
To turn the radio on, turn the ignition key to
ACC or ON. If you listen to the radio with the
engine not running, turn the key to the ACC
position.
Radio reception is affected by station signal
strength, distance from radio transmitter,
buildings, bridges, mountains and other ex-
ternal influences. Intermittent changes in
reception quality normally are caused by
these external influences.
Using a cellular phone in or near the
vehicle may influence radio reception
quality.
ONzOFF/VOL control knob
Turn the ignition key to ACC or ON, then push
the ONzOFF/VOL control knob. The mode
(radio or cassette) which was playing imme-
diately before the system was turned off re-
sumes playing. When no cassette is loaded,
the radio comes on. Pushing the ONzOFF/-
VOL button again turns the system off.
Turn the ONzOFF/VOL control knob to ad-
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Clock operation
Pressing the CLOCK button alternates the
clock and the radio/cassette tape options in
the display.
Clock set
Depressing the CLOCK and thebuttons
together sets hours. Depressing the CLOCK
and
buttons together sets minutes.
Clock priority mode
In this mode the clock is shown in the
display. If any radio or cassette tape func-
tions are activated, the radio (or cassette
tape) display illuminates for 10 seconds
then returns to the clock mode.
NOTE:
After clock adjustment, the radio is in the
clock priority mode.
Radio/Cassette tape priority mode
In this mode, the radio station illuminates in
the display during radio operation. During
cassette tape operation, TAPE illuminates
in the display.
Selecting the desired band
Push thebutton to change from AM
to FM reception.
The FM stereo indicator, ST, illuminates
during FM stereo reception. When the ste-
reo broadcast signal is weak, the radio au-
tomatically changes from stereo to monaural
reception.
TUNE buttons
WARNING
The radio should not be tuned while
driving in order that full attention may
be given to the driving operation.
Use the
andbuttons for manual
tuning. To move quickly through the chan-
nels, hold either of the tune buttons down
for more than 0.5 seconds.
SEEK tuning
Push thetuning buttonfor less
than 1.5 seconds. SEEK tuning begins from
low to high frequencies and stops at the next
broadcasting station. Pushing the button
again continues the SEEK function. Once the
highest broadcasting station is reached, theradio continues in the SEEK mode at the
lowest broadcast station.
SCAN tuning
Push thetuning buttonfor more
than 1.5 seconds. SCAN illuminates in the
display window. SCAN tuning begins from
low to high frequencies and stops at each
broadcasting station for five seconds. Push-
ing the button again during this five second
period stops SCAN tuning and the radio
remains tuned to that station.
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Station memory operations
Six stations can be set for the AM band. 12
stations can be set for the FM band (six for
FM1, six for FM2).
1. Push
to select AM, FM1, or FM2.The selected band illuminates in the dis-
play.
2. Tune to the desired station.
3. Push the desired station select button for
more than 1.5 seconds. For example, in
the illustrations, ch2 is to be memorized.
The radio mutes when the select button
is pushed.
4. When the sound resumes, memorizing is
complete.
5. Other station select buttons can be set in
the same manner.
If the battery cable is disconnected, or if the
radio fuse opens, the radio memory is can-
celled. In that case, reset the desired sta-
tions.
Adjusting tone quality and speaker
balance
To adjust BASSzTREBzFADERzBAL (Bass,
Treble, Fader, Balance), press the AUDIO
button until the desired mode (BAS, TRE,
FAD or BAL) appears in the display.
Press the
orbutton to adjust Bass
(BAS) and Treble (TRE) to the desired level.
Use the
orbutton to adjust
Fader or Balance modes. Fader adjusts the
sound level between the front and rear
speakers and Balance (BAL) adjusts the
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sound level between the right and left
speakers.
After 10 seconds, the radio or cassette tape
display reappears. Once the sound quality
is set to the desired level, press the AUDIO
button repeatedly until the radio or cassette
tape display appears.
CASSETTE TAPE OPERATION
Turn the ignition key to ACC or ON, and
carefully insert a cassette tape into the tape
door. The cassette tape automatically pulls
into the player.
The word TAPE and moving digital squares
illuminate on the right side of the display
window.
If the radio is already operating, it automati-
cally turns off and the cassette tape begins
to play.
CAUTION
Do not force the cassette tape into the
tape door. This could cause player
damage.
The cassette tape automatically changes
directions to play the other side when the
first side is complete. At this time, the mov-ing digital squares illuminate on the left side
of the display window.
Precautions on cassette player op-
eration
cTo maintain good quality sound, NIS-
SAN recommends using cassette
tapes of 60 minutes or shorter in
length.
cCassette tapes should be removed
from the player when not in use. Store
cassettes in their protective cases
and away from direct sunlight, heat,
dust, moisture and magnetic sources.
cDirect sunlight can cause the cassette
to become deformed. The use of de-
formed cassettes may cause the cas-
sette to jam in the player.
cDo not use cassettes with labels
which are peeling and loose. If used,
the label could jam in the player.
cIf a cassette has loose tape, insert a
pencil through one of the cassette
hubs and rewind the tape firmly
around the hubs. Loose tape may
cause tape jamming and wavering
sound quality.cOver a period of time, the playback
head, capstan and pinch roller may
collect a tape coating residue as the
tape is played. This residue accumu-
lation can cause weak or wavering
sound, and should be removed peri-
odically with a head cleaning tape. If
the residue is not removed periodi-
cally, the player may need to be dis-
assembled for cleaning.
Fast forwarding or rewinding the
tape
Push either theorbutton for
the desired direction.
The FF or REW symbol illuminates in the
display.
To stop the FF or REW function, press the
oragain, or thebutton.
Automatic Program Search (APS)
fast forwarding or APS rewinding
the tape
Push either theorbutton
while the cassette tape is playing. The tape
runs quickly, stops, then plays the next
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selection from the beginning. Either the FF
or REW symbol flashes in the display while
searching for the selection.
This system searches at the blank intervals
between selections. If there is a blank inter-
val within one selection or there is no inter-
val between selections, the system may not
stop in the desired or expected location.
Changing the direction of tape play
Push the(program) select button.
The moving digital squares illuminate on
either the right or left side of the display
window to indicate the side of program play.
Playing and stopping the cassette
tape
Push thebutton while the cassette
tape is playing to stop the tape. Push the
button again to play the tape.
Dolby NR (noise reduction)
Push thebutton for Dolby NR en-
coded tapes to reduce high frequency tape
noise. The
symbol illuminates in the
display.
If the display is in the clock priority mode
when the
button is pressed,
and TAPE illuminate in the display
window for about 10 seconds. The clock
mode then returns to the display window.
Dolby NR is manufactured under license
from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corpora-
tion. DOLBY NR and the double-D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Li-
censing Corporation.
Metal or chrome tape usage
The cassette player is automatically set to
high performance play when playing a metal
or chrome cassette tape.
Ejecting the cassette tape
Push thebutton. The cassette tape
automatically comes out.
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AM-FM RADIO WITH COMPACT
DISC PLAYER (U.S. only)
RADIO OPERATION
To turn the radio on, turn the ignition key to
ACC or ON. If you listen to the radio with the
engine not running, turn the key to the ACC
position.
Radio reception is affected by station signal
strength, distance from radio transmitter,
buildings, bridges, mountains and other ex-
ternal influences. Intermittent changes in
reception quality normally are caused by
these external influences.
Using a cellular phone in or near the
vehicle may influence radio reception
quality.
ONzOFF/VOL control knob
Turn the ignition key to ACC or ON, then push
the ONzOFF/VOL control knob. The mode
(radio or CD) which was playing immediately
before the system was turned off resumes
playing. When no CD is loaded, the radio
comes on. Pushing the ONzOFF/VOL button
again turns the system off.
Turn the ONzOFF/VOL control knob to ad-
just the volume.AHA1096
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