2003 NISSAN SENTRA Owners Manual

The air conditioner system in your NISSAN ve-
hicle is charged with a refrigerant designed with
the environment in mind.
This refrigerant does not harm the earth’s
ozone layer.
Special charging equipment and lubricant is re-
quired when servicing your NISSAN air condi-
tioner. Using improper refrigerants or lubricants
will cause severe damage to your air conditioner
system. See “Air conditioner system refrigerant
and lubricant recommendations” in the “Techni-
cal and consumer information” section of this
manual.
A NISSAN dealer is able to service your “environ-
mentally friendly” air conditioning system.
WARNING
The air conditioner system contains re-
frigerant under high pressure. To avoid
personal injury, any air conditioner ser-
vice should be done only by an experi-
enced technician with proper equipment.
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RADIO
Turn the ignition key to the ACC or ON position
and press the power on switch to turn the radio
on. If you listen to the radio with the engine not
running, the key should be turned to the ACC
position.
Radio reception is affected by station signal
strength, distance from radio transmitter, build-
ings, bridges, mountains and other external influ-
ences. Intermittent changes in reception quality
normally are caused by these external influences.
Using a cellular phone in or near the ve-
hicle may influence radio reception quality.
Radio reception
Your NISSAN radio system is equipped with
state-of-the-art electronic circuits to enhance ra-
dio reception. These circuits are designed to
extend reception range, and to enhance the qual-
ity of that reception.
However there are some general characteristics
of both FM and AM radio signals that can affect
radio reception quality in a moving vehicle, even
when the finest equipment is used. These char-
acteristics are completely normal in a given re-
ception area, and do not indicate any malfunction
in your NISSAN radio system.Reception conditions will constantly change be-
cause of vehicle movement. Buildings, terrain,
signal distance and interference from other ve-
hicles can work against ideal reception. De-
scribed below are some of the factors that can
affect your radio reception.
FM RADIO RECEPTION
Range: FM range is normally limited to 25 - 30
miles (40 - 48 km) , with monaural (single chan-
nel) FM having slightly more range than stereo
FM. External influences may sometimes interfere
with FM station reception even if the FM station is
within 25 miles (40 km) . The strength of the FM
signal is directly related to the distance between
the transmitter and receiver. FM signals follow a
line-of-sight path, exhibiting many of the same
characteristics as light. For example they will
reflect off objects.
Fade and drift: As your vehicle moves away from
a station transmitter, the signals will tend to fade
and/or drift.
Static and flutter: During signal interference from
buildings, large hills or due to antenna position
(usually in conjunction with increased distance
from the station transmitter) static or flutter can
be heard. This can be reduced by adjusting the
treble control to reduce treble response.Multipath reception: Because of the reflective
characteristics of FM signals, direct and reflected
signals reach the receiver at the same time. The
signals may cancel each other, resulting in mo-
mentary flutter or loss of sound.
AM RADIO RECEPTION
AM signals, because of their low frequency, can
bend around objects and skip along the ground.
In addition, the signals can be bounced off the
ionosphere and bent back to earth. Because of
these characteristics, AM signals are also sub-
ject to interference as they travel from transmitter
to receiver.
Fading: Occurs while the vehicle is passing
through freeway underpasses or in areas with
many tall buildings. It can also occur for several
seconds during ionospheric turbulence even in
areas where no obstacles exist.
Static: Caused by thunderstorms, electrical
power lines, electric signs and even traffic lights.
AUDIO SYSTEM
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AUDIO OPERATION PRECAUTIONS
Compact disc (CD) player
cOnly use high quality 4.7 inches (12 cm)
round discs that have the “COMPACTdisc DIGITAL AUDIO” logo on the disc or
packaging.
cDuring cold weather or rainy days, the
player may malfunction due to the hu-
midity. If this occurs, remove the CD and
dehumidify or ventilate the player com-
pletely.
cThe player may skip while driving on
rough roads.
cThe CD player sometimes cannot func-
tion when the compartment temperature
is extremely high. Decrease the tempera-
ture before use.
cDo not expose the CD to direct sunlight.
cCDs that are of poor quality, dirty,
scratched, covered with fingerprints, or
that have pin holes may not work prop-
erly.
cThe following CDs may not work prop-
erly:
cCopy control compact discs (CCCD)
cRecordable compact discs (CD-R)
cRewritable compact discs (CD-RW)cDo not use the following CDs as they
may cause the CD player to malfunction:
c3.1 in (8 cm) discs with an adapter
cCDs that are not round
cCDs with a paper label
cCDs that are warped, scratched, or
have abnormal edges
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1. CD button
2. ON·OFF/Volume control knob
3. CD insert slot
4. Audio button
5. CD eject button6. Radio manual tuning button/clock set
buttons
7. FF button
8. REW button
9. FF APS button
10. RPT button11. REW APS button
12. Seek/Scan button
13. Clock button
14. Band select button
FM-AM RADIO WITH COMPACT
DISC (CD) PLAYER (if so equipped)
ON·OFF/VOL control knob
Turn the ignition key to the ACC or ON position,
then push the ON·OFF/VOL 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 ON·OFF/VOL control knob again
turns the system off.
Turn the ON·OFF/VOL control knob to the right
to increase volume or to the left to decrease
volume
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Adjusting tone quality and speaker balance
To adjust BAS/TRE or FAD/BAL (Bass/Treble or
Fader/Balance) , press the AUDIO button until
the desired mode (BAS, TRE, FAD, or BAL) ap-
pears in the display. Press the
orbutton to adjust Bass (BAS) and Treble (TRE) to
the desired level. Use theorbutton
also to adjust Fader (FAD) or Balance (BAL)
modes. Fader (FAD) adjusts the sound level be-
tween the front and rear speakers and Balance
(BAL) adjusts the sound between the right and
left speakers.
Clock operation
Pressing the clock button alternates the clock
and the radio/CD player options 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 or CD functions are activated, the radio
or CD display illuminates for 10 seconds then
returns to the clock mode.
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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 recep-
tion.
The FM stereo indicator, ST, illuminates during
FM stereo reception. When the stereo broadcast
signal is weak, the radio automatically changes
from stereo to monaural reception.
TUNE buttons
WARNING
The radio should not be tuned while driv-
ing so full attention may be given to ve-
hicle operation.
Use the
andbuttons for manual tun-
ing. To move quickly through the channels, hold
either of the tune buttons down for more than 0.5
seconds.
SEEK/SCAN button
SEEK tuning
Push the SEEK/SCAN tuning button
for
less than 1.5 seconds. SEEK tuning begins from
low to high frequencies or high to low frequen-
cies, depending on which button is pressed, and
stops at the next broadcasting station. Once the
highest broadcasting station is reached, the ra-
dio continues in the SEEK mode at the lowest
broadcasting station.
SCAN tuning
Push the SEEK/SCAN tuning button
for
more than 1.5 seconds. SCAN illuminates in the
display. SCAN tuning begins from low to high
frequencies or high to low frequencies, depend-
ing on which button is pressed. SCAN tuning
stops at each broadcasting station for 5 sec-
onds. Pushing the button again during this 5
second period stops SCAN tuning and the radio
remains tuned to that station.
Station memory operations
6 stations can be set for the AM band. Twelve
stations can be set for the FM band (6 for FM1, 6
for FM2) .
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1. Push to select AM, FM1, or FM2. The se-
lected band illuminates in the display.
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 indicator illuminates in the display
and the sound resumes, memorizing is com-
plete.
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 canceled. In that
case, reset the desired stations.
Compact disc (CD) player operation
Turn the ignition key to the ACC or ON position,
and carefully insert the compact disc into the slot
with the label side up. The compact disc is auto-
matically pulled into the slot and starts to play.
If the radio is already operating, it automatically
turns off and the compact disc begins to play.
CAUTION
Do not force a compact disc into the CD
insert slot. This could damage the CD
and/or CD changer/player.
CD button
When the CD button is pushed with a compact
disc loaded and the radio playing, the radio turns
off and the compact disc starts to play.
When this button is pushed while the compact
disc is playing, the compact disc stops playing.
FF (Fast Forward) , REW
(Rewind) buttons
When the
orbutton is pushed while
the compact disc is playing, the compact disc
plays at an increased speed while fast forwarding
or rewinding. When the button is released, the
compact disc returns to normal play speed.
APS (Automatic Program
Search) FF, APS REW
When the
button is pushed while the com-
pact disc is playing, the selection following the
present one starts to play from the beginning.
Push the
button several times to skip sev-
eral selections. Each time the button is pushed,the CD advances one selection. (When the last
selection on the compact disc is skipped, the first
selection is played.)
When the
button is pushed, the selection
being played returns to the beginning. Push
the
button several times to skip back sev-
eral selections. Each time the button is pushed,
the CD moves back one selection.
Repeat/Random button
When the
button is pushed while the
compact disc is playing, the play pattern changes
as follows:
1:The current selection is repeated.
RANDOM:Selections are played at random, not
following the sequence on the compact disc. The
same program may be repeated twice.
Normal(no symbol): All selections are played in
sequence.
When a new compact disc is inserted, the
play pattern automatically changes to the
“Normal” play pattern.
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CD EJECT button
When the
button is pushed with a com-
pact disc loaded, the compact disc ejects.
When the
button is pushed while the com-
pact disc is playing, the compact disc ejects and
the system turns off.
If the compact disc ejects and is not re-
moved within 10 seconds, it is pulled back
into the slot.
DISC indicator light
CD IN appears in the display when a CD is
loaded with the system ON.
1. APS (Automatic Program Search) FF,
APS REW buttons
2. Display
3.
FF (Fast Forward) , REW (Rewind) buttons
4. Repeat button
5. Disc eject button6. Load indicator light
7. Door
8. Disc selection button
9. Disc indication light
10. Load indicator light
11. Play/stop button
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