2001 NISSAN ALTIMA ECO mode

Turn the ONzOFF/VOL control knob to the
right to increase volume or to the left to
decrease volume.
Adjusting tone quality and speaker bal-
ance
To adjust the audio levels for bass, treble,
balance, and fader, push the audio button
and adjust the level with the TUNE/DISC
buttons.
Press the audio button once for BAS (bass),
twice for TRE (treble), three times for FAD
(fader), and four times for BAL (balance).
Once the audio level is set the display will
return back to radio, cassette or CD display
mode after 7 seconds or the audio button
can be pressed again within 7 seconds to
set the next audio level. Pressing the audio
button a fifth time will also return the display
back to radio, cassette or CD display mode.
Fader adjusts the sound level between the
front and rear speakers, balance adjusts the
sound level between the right and left
speakers.
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Clock operation
Pressing the clock button alternates the
clock and the radio/cassette/CD player op-
tions in the display.
Clock set
Depressing the clock and
buttons to-
gether 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, cassette or CD func-
tions are activated, the radio, cassette or
CD display illuminates for 10 seconds then
returns to the clock mode.
NOTE:
After clock adjustment, the radio is in the
clock priority mode.
FM/AM Radio operation
FM/AM band select
Push the
button 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 radioautomatically changes from stereo to mon-
aural reception.
TUNE/DISC
WARNING
The radio should not be tuned while
driving so full attention may be given to
vehicle operation.
Use the
andbuttons for manual
tuning. To move quickly through the chan-
nels, hold either of the tuning buttons down.
SEEK/SCAN buttons
SEEK tuning
Push the SEEK/SCAN tuning buttonorfor less than 0.5 seconds. SEEK tuning
begins from high to low frequencies or low to
high frequencies, depending on which but-
ton is pressed, and stops at the next broad-
casting station. Once the highest broadcast-
ing station is reached, the radio continues in
the SEEK mode at the lowest broadcasting
station. If using the
button, once the
lowest broadcasting station is reached, the
radio continues in the SEEK mode at the
highest broadcasting station.
SCAN tuning
Push the SEEK/SCAN tuning buttonorfor more than 0.5 seconds. SCAN illu-
minates in the display, and the radio station
blinks. SCAN tuning begins from low to high
frequencies or high to low frequencies, de-
pending on which button is pressed. SCAN
tuning stops at each broadcasting station for
five seconds. During the SCAN function,
SCAN comes on and the radio station blinks
in the display window. Pushing the button
again during this five second period stops
SCAN tuning and the radio remains tuned to
that station.
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Adjusting tone quality and speaker bal-
ance
Press the AUDIO button to enter the audio
adjust mode:
Bass!Mid!Treb!Fade!Bal
Press the TUNE/FF-REV (
or)or
SEEK/TRACK (
or) to adjust to the
desired levels. The display will return to the
regular radio display after 7 seconds, or you
may press the AUDIO button again to return
to the regular radio display.
Clock operation
Pressing the CLOCK button displays the
clock with the radio on or off. Press the
CLOCK button again to turn off the clock
display.
Clock set
1. Press and hold the CLOCK button until it
beeps (>2 seconds).
2. The hours will start flashing. Press
TUNE/FF-REV (
or)or
SEEK/TRACK (or) to adjust the
hours.
3. Press the CLOCK button to switch to the
minute adjustment.
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4. Press TUNE/FF-REV (or)or
SEEK/TRACK (or) to adjust the
minutes.
5. Press the CLOCK button again to exit the
clock set mode.
The display will return to the regular clock
display after 7 seconds, or you may press
the CLOCK button again to return to the
regular clock display.
FM-AM radio operation
FM-AM band select
Push the AM or the FM button 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
automatically changes from stereo to mon-
aural reception.
Station signal strength, distance from radio
transmitter, buildings, bridges, mountains,
and other external influences affect radio
reception. Intermittent changes in reception
quality normally are caused by these exter-
nal influences.Using a cellular phone in or near the
vehicle may influence radio reception
quality.
TUNE/FF-REV
WARNING
The radio should not be tuned while
driving so full attention may be given to
vehicle operation.
Use the
orbuttons for manual tun-
ing. To move quickly through the channels,
hold the tuning buttons down.
SEEK tuning
Push SEEK/TRACK (or). SEEK tuning
begins from low to high frequencies or high
to low frequencies, depending on which but-
ton is pressed, and stops at the next broad-
casting station. If using the up button, once
the highest broadcasting station is reached,
the radio continues in the SEEK mode at the
lowest broadcasting station. If using the
down button, once the lowest broadcasting
station is reached, the radio continues in theSEEK mode at the highest broadcasting sta-
tion.
SCAN tuning
Push the SCAN button. SCAN illuminates in
the display window. Scan tuning begins
from low to high frequencies or from high to
low frequencies. Scan tuning stops at each
broadcasting station that has sufficient sig-
nal strength for 5 seconds. When scanning,
SCAN blinks in the display. Pushing the
SCAN button again during this 5 second
period stops Scan tuning and the radio
remains tuned to that station.
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Station memory operation þ Travel Pre-
set is OFF
Each preset mode (A, B or C) has 6 presets,
capable of storing any combination of AM,
FM and FM RDS stations.
Press the PRESET ABC button to change
between the presets:
A!B!C
The radio displays icon A, B or C to indicate
which set of presets is active.To store a radio station in a preset:
1. Tune to the desired station.
2. Press the desired station select button
(>2 seconds.) For example, in the illus-
trations ch3 is to be memorized.3. When the indicator illuminates in the
station selection button, a beep will
sound indicating memorization is com-
plete. For FM stations, the indicator will
turn green. For AM stations, the indicator
will turn amber.
4. 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.
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Turning ON Travel Preset
1. Press the TRAVEL PRESET button
(<1.5 seconds). The green TRAVEL
PRESET button indicator turns on.
2. The radio selects the strongest stations
in the area and stores them in Travel
Presets A, B and C. 12 FM stations and
6 AM stations are the default settings. To
change the default settings, see ªEditing
Travel Presetº later in this section.
3. When finished storing radio stations, the
radio tunes to the first stored preset of
Travel Preset A.4. If the radio cannot find any stations, the
radio displaysªNO STATIONºand
mutes the audio.
5. If the radio cannot fill all the presets, the
remaining presets are stored with 87.9
for FM, and 600 for AM.
The TUNE, SCAN, SEEK and preset
memory functions are available while Travel
Preset mode is on.
Canceling Travel Preset
Press the TRAVEL PRESET button (<1.5
seconds) to clear the Travel Preset
memory. This turns off the green indicator.
The radio returns to the last used preset of
A, B or C in the permanent preset memory.
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Editing Travel Preset
1. Press and hold the TRAVEL PRESET
button (>3 seconds) until the radio beeps
to start the editing mode. The green
Travel Preset indicator will flash while in
TRAVEL PRESET EDIT mode.
2. The radio displaysªTRAVEL EDITºfor 2
seconds and then changes toªSET A-*º.
3. Press TUNE/FF-REV (
or)tose-
lect a mode.
4. Press the TRAVEL PRESET button to
save the mode.
5. Display is changed toªSET B-*º, repeat
steps 3 and 4.
6. Display is changed toªSET C-*º, repeat
step 3.
7. Press the TRAVEL PRESET button to
exit the edit mode and return to normal
mode.
*: AM, FM, FM RDS, Rock, Classic Rock,
Soft Rock, Top 40, Country, Jazz, Classical,
Oldies, News, Sports, Talk.Storing Travel Preset stations in perma-
nent memory
1. While in Travel Preset mode, press and
hold the TRAVEL PRESET button until it
beeps (>3 seconds).
2. The presets are transferred from Travel
Preset memory to the permanent preset
memory for A, B, and C.ªPRESETS
LOADEDºis displayed.
3. The TRAVEL PRESET indicator turns
off.
Preset Scan
Pressing the Preset Scan button (<1.5 sec-
onds) scans the permanent preset memory
that is selected (A, B or C) from 1-6 for 5
seconds. If the Travel Preset is ON, the
travel preset that is selected (A, B, or C)
from 1-6 is scanned for 5 seconds.
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All Preset Scan
Pressing the Preset Scan button (>1.5 sec-
onds) scans all the permanent preset
memory banks (A, B or C) from 1-6 for 5
seconds. If the Travel Preset is ON, all the
travel preset memory banks (A, B, or C)
from 1-6 are scanned for 5 seconds.
Canceling preset scan mode
Pressing any button except CLOCK, EJECT
and PTY cancels the Preset Scan mode.
RDS (Radio Data System)
RDS stands for Radio Data System, and is
a data information service transmitted by
some radio stations on the FM band (not
AM band) encoded within a regular radio
broadcast. Currently, most RDS stations
are in large cities, but many stations are
now considering broadcasting RDS data.
RDS can display:
cStation call sign, such as ªWHFR 98.3º.
cStation name, such as ªThe Grooveº.
cMusic or programming type such as
ªClassicalº, ªCountryº, or ªRockº.
cTraffic reports about delays or construc-
tion.
If the station broadcasts RDS information,
the RDS icon is displayed. The RDS infor-
mation will be displayed according to the
option chosen in the RDS setup mode. (FM
& RDS is the default.) Press the RDS button
again to display the frequency for 3 sec-
onds. The radio will then return to the nor-
mal display. If the station does not broad-
cast RDS information, the RDS icon will not
be displayed.Setting RDS Mode
Press the RDS button (>3 seconds) until the
display showsªRDS SET MODEº. This
display will last 2 seconds and then change
toªTRAFFIC-OFFº. Press TUNE/FF-REV
(
or) to toggle the RDS traffic mode
from ªOFFº to ªONº. Press the RDS button
again to set your traffic mode selection.
The display changes toªSHOWºfor the
second part of the RDS mode selection.
Press TUNE/FF-REV (
or) to switch
between the following RDS display modes:
cªFM & RDSº: the radio display will show
the station's broadcast frequency and the
station's name.
cªRDS ONLYº: the radio display will show
the station's name only.
cªRDS TEMPº: the radio display will show
the station's name for 5 seconds and
then display only the radio station's
broadcast frequency.
PTY (Program Type)
PTY can be used to search for a certain
program type. Certain areas have a limited
number of stations that transmit RDS. Many
stations transmit call letters and frequencies
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