2002 NISSAN XTERRA air condition

FM-AM RADIO WITH COMPACT
DISC (CD) CHANGER (if so
equipped)
ONzOFF/VOL control
Turn the ignition key to the ACC or ON
position, then push the PWR control knob. If
you listen to the radio with the engine not
running, turn the key to the ACC position.
The mode (radio or CD) that was playing
immediately before the system was turned
off resumes playing.
When no CD is loaded, the radio comes on.
Pushing the PWR control knob again turns
the system off.
Turn the PWR control knob to the right to
increase volume or to the left to decrease
volume.
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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.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 the
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SEEK 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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.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 broad-
cast. Currently, most RDS stations are in
large cities, but many stations are now
considering broadcasting RDS data.
RDS can display:
OStation call sign, such as ªWHFR 98.3º.
OStation name, such as ªThe Grooveº.
OMusic or programming type such as
ªClassicalº, ªCountryº, or ªRockº.
OTraffic 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.
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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:
OªFM & RDSº: the radio display will show
the station's broadcast frequency and the
station's name.
OªRDS ONLYº: the radio display will show
the station's name only.
OªRDS 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 frequenciesonly. Searching or scanning by program
type may yield a limited number of selec-
tions.
1. Press the PTY button. The display
changes fromªRDS PTY SEARCHºto
ªSELECT BY TUNEº.
2. Press TUNE/FF-REV (
or)
up/down button to choose a specific pro-
gram type:
ROCK, CLASSIC ROCK, SOFT ROCK,
TOP 40, COUNTRY, JAZZ, CLASSICAL,
OLDIES, NEWS, SPORTS, TALK, ANY
3. Press the SEEK or SCAN button to
search for the next station with the se-
lected PTY. The SCAN icon flashes when
the SCAN button is pressed. The radio
continues to seek or scan until a radio
station is found matching the selected
PTY.
4. Press the PTY button again to cancel the
PTY SEEK mode.
Compact disc (CD) operation
Turn the ignition key to the ACC or ON
position.
CAUTION
ODo not force a compact disc (CD)
into the CD insert slot. This could
damage the CD and/or CD changer.
OTrying to load a CD with the CD door
closed could damage the CD and/or
CD changer.
CD button
When the CD button is pressed with a
compact disc loaded and the radio playing,
the radio turns off and the last used compact
disc starts to play.
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CD Loading
Press the LOAD button to start CD loading
mode.
The following sequence will occur:
1. Thegreenindicator on the lowest avail-
able disc select button will start blinking.
(Same as preset memory button). The
display showsªPlease Waitº.
2. The display changes toªInsert Discºfor
a maximum of 15 seconds.3. During the 15 second interval, insert the
disc. The display changes toªLoading
Discº.
4. The CD will play after the disc is set to a
play position.
5. The indicator changes fromblinking
greentosolid greenand the display
changes to show the Disc number icon,
Disc number, Track number and Elapsed
time.
All disc loading
1. Press and hold the LOAD button until the
radio beeps (>1.5 seconds).
2. Thegreenindicator on the lowest avail-
able disc select button will start blinking.
(Same as preset memory button). The
display showsªPlease Waitº.
3. The display changes toªInsert Discºfor
a maximum of 15 seconds.
4. During the 15 second interval, insert the
disc. The display changes toªLoading
Discº.
5. The indicator changes fromblinking
greentosolid green.
6. The disc number icon is turned on.7. Steps 2-5 are repeated until all discs are
loaded, then the last loaded disc will
begin to play. The display shows the Disc
number, Track number and Elapsed
Time.
Selected disc loading
1. Press a disc select button whose indica-
tor is off. The display showsªPlease
Waitº.
2. Thegreenindicator starts blinking and
the display showsªInsert Discºfor 15
seconds.
3. Insert the CD. The display showsªLoad-
ing Discº.
4. The CD will play after the disc is set to a
play position.
5. The indicator color changes fromblink-
ing greentosolid greenand the display
shows the Disc icon, Disc number, Track
number and Elapsed Time.
If a disc is not inserted within 15 seconds or
if the load button is pressed during load
sequence, the entire disc load sequence will
be canceled.
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