NISSAN NAVIGATION SYSTEM HELP-
DESK CONTACT INFORMATION
For assistance or inquiries about the NISSAN
Navigation System, or to order updated map-
ping DVD-ROMs or additional DVD-ROMs,
contact the NISSAN NAVIGATION SYSTEM
HELPDESK at:
●ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1588, Orem,
UT 54059-992
●E-MAIL: [email protected]
●WEB SITE: www.navigation.com or
www.nissan.ca
●PHONE: 1-888-661-9995
●HOURS: 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM
(Pacific Time)
NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS DE-
PARTMENT
For assistance or inquiries about the NISSAN
warranty, service or general questions, contact
the NISSAN Consumer Affairs Department at:
For U.S. customers
Nissan North America, Inc.
Consumer Affairs Department
P.O. Box 685003
Franklin, TN 37068-5003
1-800-NISSAN-1
(1-800-647-7261)
For Canadian customers
Nissan Canada Inc.
5290 Orbitor Drive
Mississauga, Ontario L4W 4Z5
1-800-387-0122Thank you for purchasing a NISSAN automobile.
This user’s manual is for the Altima navigation
system only. This manual contains operating in-
structions for the NISSAN Navigation System
offered in your NISSAN Altima.
Please read this manual carefully to help ensure
safe operation of the navigation system.
●Because of possible specification changes,
sections of this manual may not apply to your
vehicle.
●All information, specifications and illustrations
in this manual are those in effect at the time of
printing. NISSAN reserves the right to change
specifications or design at any time without
notice.
●Do not remove this manual from the vehicle
when selling this vehicle. The next user of this
navigation system may need the manual.
Required XM Radio
and NavTraffic monthly
subscriptions sold sepa-
rately after trial period.
XM NavTrafficonly
available in select
markets. For more
information, see
www.xmradio.com/navtraffic.
FOREWORD
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2 Getting started
Control buttons and functions.......................2-2
Control panel..................................2-2
Steering wheel switch. . .........................2-3
Start-up screen...................................2-4
Menu screen types and how to operate..............2-5
Menu screens and their purposes................2-5
Using controls to adjust values, levels, etc.........2-8
Map menu screen..............................2-9
Start menu. . ..................................2-11
Functions disabled while driving....................2-12
Operating maps..................................2-13
How to view a map screen......................2-13
Map screen types.............................2-14
Switching map view...........................2-15
Moving around within a map....................2-16
Changing the scale of a map....................2-17Storing your home location/address................2-18
How to store your home........................2-18
Character (letter and number) input screen.......2-22
Phone number input screen.....................2-23
List screen....................................2-25
Setting a destination..............................2-26
Searching for a destination.....................2-26
Starting route guidance........................2-29
Deleting a route...............................2-30
Setting the voice guidance........................2-31
Turning voice guidance on/off...................2-31
Adjusting voice guidance volume................2-33
Voice recognition.................................2-34
NISSAN voice recognition......................2-34
Basic voice control............................2-34
Voice command examples......................2-36
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STEERING WHEEL SWITCH
1SOURCE :
Use to switch the audio mode (source) . For
additional information, see the Owner’s
Manual.
2ENTER :
Move up or down to highlight an item on the
screen, etc. Then press to select the high-
lighted item.
3:
Press this button during a setting operation to
return to the previous screen. In certain screens,
this button can also be used to apply the setting.
This button will only work when the “Back” key is
shown on the screen.
4–or+:
Use to adjust the volume. These buttons have
the same function as that of the volume knob. For
additional information, see the Owner’s Manual.
5:
Press to start the voice recognition mode. Press
and hold for 2 seconds to cancel voice com-
mands when in the voice recognition mode.
6:
Use to enable BluetoothHands-Free Phone.
For additional information, see the Owner’s
Manual.
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USING CONTROLS TO ADJUST
VALUES, LEVELS, ETC.
Touch the keys on the screen or use the steering
wheel switches to adjust the volume of the guid-
ance volume, phone ringer vol., etc.
How to adjust
1Touch the “–” or “+” key on the screen. The
bars of the corresponding adjustment item
changes.
2Use the steering wheel switches by pushing
up or down to select/highlight the item and
then pressing the ENTER button. The value
or bar indicating levels increases or de-
creases accordingly.
Touch the “Back” key on the touch-screen or
the
button on the steering wheel switches
to apply the setting.
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3. Touch the “Delete” key to delete the last
character entered.
INFO:
Touch and hold the “Delete” key for approxi-
mately 2 seconds, to delete all characters
entered.
Touch the “Space” key to enter a space.4. After finishing the entry, touch the “OK” key.
It may bring you to another character input
screen depending on what step or screen
you are on.
INFO:
You can touch the “Back” key to return to the
previous screen.
PHONE NUMBER INPUT SCREEN
You can enter a phone number as a search
method to look for a business or facility.
INFO:
Only the locations included in the database in
the map DVD-ROM can be searched by the
phone number.1. Touch the number keys on the touch-screen
or use the steering wheel switches to input
the numbers.
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Example 3: Setting a destination from the Ad-
dress Book
1. Say “Address book”.2. When the system recognizes your
command, the Address Book is displayed.
After the tone sounds, say the number cor-
responding to the entry in the Address
Book.
INFO:
To calculate a route using the Address Book, the
location needs to be stored in the Address Book
in advance.
“STORING A LOCATION” (page 6-2)
3. The system recognizes your command and
calculates a route to the location of the
specified entry in the Address Book.
How to read the voice command de-
scription
The voice command description in this manual
can be expressed in various ways. Different
phrases are available depending on the condi-
tions of each command. Words that are not in
brackets or parenthesis must be spoken. Words
identified by a slash inside parenthesis(/)indi-
cate alternatives, one of which must be spoken.
Words that are optional are shown in brackets [
]. Variable items, such as phone numbers, are in-
dicated in italics with < >.
How to say commands
Example:
This command “[Destination] Previous
(Destinations/Destination)” can be expressed in
the following ways with the same result.
●Destination Previous Destinations
●Destination Previous Destination
●Previous Destinations
●Previous Destination
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4 Setting a destination
Destination screen.................................4-2
Basic operation................................4-2
Setting a street address/residence as the
destination........................................4-3
Changing/setting a region.......................4-4
Setting a street address.........................4-4
Setting a city center............................4-7
Setting an intersection.........................4-10
Setting from map..............................4-13
Setting a stored location as the destination..........4-15
Setting your home.............................4-15
Setting from the address book as a
destination . . ..................................4-16
Setting a previous destination...................4-18Setting the previous starting point ...............4-19
Setting a facility as the destination..................4-21
Setting a point of interest.......................4-21
Category list..................................4-28
Setting a freeway entrance/exit..................4-31
Setting by phone number.......................4-34
Setting a nearby place.........................4-35
Operations after setting a destination...............4-37
Available setting items.........................4-38
Adjusting the location of the destination..........4-38
Adding additional destination to a route..........4-39
Viewing information about the searched
location......................................4-40
Storing a location..............................4-40
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– Previous Destinations:
Sets a previous destination as your current
destination.
– Previous Starting Point:
Sets the previous starting point as your
destination.
– Phone Number:
Searches for a POI destination by the tele-
phone number. It will not search for residen-
tial phone numbers.– Freeway Entrance/Exit:
Sets a freeway entrance or exit as your
destination.
– Intersection:
Sets an intersection as your destination.
– City Center:
Sets the center of a city as the destination.If you know the address of a friend or business or
you are going to a central location (tourist spot,
etc.) in a city, the following setting methods are
available.
●Change Region
This allows you to set the region in which
your vehicle is located.
●Setting a Street Address
If you know the address of your destination,
use this method to enter the address and
then have the system calculate a route. You
can also search for a location near the pre-
ferred destination by entering the house
number if the map DVD-ROM contains the
relevant data .
●Setting a City Center
This allows you to have the system calculate
a route to the center of a city, without set-
ting a specific location.
●Setting an Intersection
This allows you to set the destination to an
intersection of any two streets, and then
have the system calculate a route.WNV0559
SETTING A STREET
ADDRESS/RESIDENCE AS THE DES-
TINATION
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