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The slot numbers (1 – 6) will illuminate on the
display when CDs are loaded into the changer.
CD button:
When the CD button is pressed with the system
off and the compact disc loaded, the system will
turn on and the compact disc will start to play.
When the CD button is pressed with the com-
pact disc loaded but the radio playing, the radio
will automatically be turned off and the compact
disc will start to play.
TUNE/FF·REW (fast for-
ward, rewind) button:
When the TUNE/FF·REW
orbutton
is pressed 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 CD returns to normal play speed.
MP3 TUNE/FF·REW
button:
While playing an MP3, press the
TUNE/FF·REW
orbutton to scan
forward or backward through available folders.
To fast forward or rewind through an MP3 audio
track, press the TUNE/FF·REW
orbutton for more than 1.5 seconds.
SEEK/TRACK button:
When
is pressed while the compact disc
is playing, the track following the present one
starts to play from the beginning. Press
several times to skip several tracks. Each time the
button is pressed, the CD advances 1 additional
track. The track number appears in the display
window. (When the last track on the compact
disc is skipped, the first track is played.)
When
is pressed, the track being played
returns to the beginning. Press
several
times to skip back several tracks. Each time the
button is pressed, the CD moves back 1 track.
CD select buttons:
To play another CD that has been loaded, press a
CD select button (1 – 6) .
RDM/RPT button:
When the RDM/RPT button is pressed while a
compact disc is being played, the play pattern
can be changed as follows:
Random All Discs*!Random Disc!Repeat
Disc!Repeat Track!normal!Random All
Discs
Random All Discs: The loaded discs will be
played randomly, not in sequence of how they are
loaded.Random Disc: The tracks on the current selected
disc will be played randomly.
Repeat Disc: The disc that is currently playing will
be repeated.
Repeat Track: The current track will be repeated.
*This mode is only available when multiple CDs
are loaded into the CD changer.
MP3 RDM/RPT button:
When the RDM/RPT button is pressed while an
MP3 compact disc is being played, the play
pattern can be changed as follows:
Random All Discs*!Random Disc!Repeat
Disc!Random Folder!Repeat Folder!
Repeat Track!normal!Random All Discs
Random All Discs: The loaded discs will be
played randomly, not in sequence of how they are
loaded.
Random Disc: The tracks on the current selected
disc will be played randomly.
Repeat Disc: The disc that is currently playing will
be repeated.
Random Folder: The folders on the current MP3
disc will be played randomly.
Repeat Folder: The current folder being played
will be repeated.
Repeat Track: The current track will be repeated.
*This mode is only available when multiple CDs
are loaded into the CD changer.
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SCAN button:
1 Disc, All Tracks
While listening to a CD, press the SCAN button
to preview the first 10 seconds of each track on
the CD playing. Pressing the SCAN button again
during this 10 second period stops the scan and
the CD remains on that track.
All Discs, 1 Track
While listening to a CD with other CDs loaded
into the CD changer, press and hold the SCAN
button for approximately 2 seconds, to preview
the first 10 seconds of the first track on the CDs
loaded. Pressing the SCAN button again during
this 10 second period stops the scan and the
current loaded CD will remain playing.
MP3 SCAN mode:
1 Disc All Folders
While listening to an MP3 CD, press the SCAN
button to preview the first 10 seconds of each
track in each folder on the MP3 CD playing.
Pressing the SCAN button again during this 10
second period stops the scan and the CD re-
mains on that track and folder.All Discs, 1 Track, 1 Folder
While listening to an MP3 CD with other CDs
loaded into the CD changer, press and hold the
SCAN button for approximately 2 seconds, to
preview the first 10 seconds of the first track in
the first folder on the MP3 CDs loaded. Pressing
the SCAN button again during this 10 second
period stops the scan and the current loaded CD
will remain playing.
CD Eject:
Current/Selected disc:
cPress the
button, then press the slot
number (1 – 6) for the desired disc. The
compact disc will be ejected. If no slot num-
ber (1 – 6) is pressed the current loaded
disc will be ejected. Also, if the ejected disc
is not removed within 15 seconds, the disc
will reload.All discs:
cPress and hold the
button for more
than 1.5 seconds. The compact discs will be
ejected one by one. If a disc is not removed
within 15 seconds, or the button is pressed
again during the eject sequence, the entire
disc eject sequence will be canceled. When
this button is pressed while the compact
disc is being played, the compact disc will
eject and the last source will be played.
CD IN indicator:
A CD icon indicator appears on the display when
a CD is loaded with the system on.
AUX (Auxiliary) button:
The AUX IN jack is located on the CD player. The
AUX IN audio input jack accepts any standard
analog audio input such as from a portable cas-
sette tape/CD player, MP3 player or laptop com-
puters.
Press the AUX button to play a compatible device
when it is plugged into the AUX IN jack.
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FM/AM/SAT RADIO WITH
COMPACT DISC (CD) CHANGER (if
so equipped)
For all operation precautions, see “Audio opera-
tion precautions” earlier in this section.
No satellite radio reception is available unless
there is an active XMTsatellite radio service
subscription. Satellite radio is not available in
Alaska, Hawaii and Guam. If satellite radio is not
operational then pressing the RADIO button will
switch between FM and AM bands.
Reference symbols:
RADIO button — This is a button on the radio. By
pressing this button you can select the item or
perform this action.
“Display” key — This is a select key on the touch-
screen. By touching this key you can proceed to
the next function.
Audio main operation
ON·OFF/VOL control:
Place the ignition switch to the ACC or ON
position, then press the ON·OFF/VOL control
knob while the audio system is off to call up the
mode (radio or CD) which was playing immedi-
ately before the system was turned off.To turn the system off, press the ON·OFF/VOL
control knob.
Turn the ON·OFF/VOL control knob to adjust the
volume.
This vehicle may be equipped with Speed Sen-
sitive Volume (SSV) for audio. The audio volume
changes as the driving speed changes.
AUDIO knob (Bass, Treble, Balance, Fade,
and SSV):
Press the AUDIO knob to change the mode as
follows:
Bass!Treble!Balance!Fade!Audio!
Bass
To adjust Bass, Treble, Balance, and Fade press
the AUDIO knob until the desired mode appears
in the display. Turn the Tuning knob to adjust
Bass and Treble to the desired level. You can also
use the Tuning knob to adjust Fade and Balance
modes. Fade adjusts the sound level between the
front and rear speakers and Balance adjusts the
sound between the right and left speakers.
Once you have adjusted the sound quality to the
desired level, press the AUDIO knob repeatedly
until the radio or CD display reappears. Other-
wise, the radio or CD display will automatically
reappear after about 10 seconds.To change the SSV mode from 0 to 5, press the
SETUP button. Then touch the “Audio” key, the
audio settings screen will be displayed. Touch
the “–” or “+” key to change the SSV.
While in this screen you can also adjust the other
audio settings by touching the corresponding
key.
Once you have adjusted the sound quality to the
desired level, touch the “Back” key repeatedly
until the radio or the CD display reappears.
Clock set
For setting the clock, see “Adjusting the time”
earlier in this section.
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CD display mode
While listening to a CD or an MP3/WMA CD
certain text might be displayed (when CD en-
coded with text is being used) .
Depending on how the CD or MP3/WMA CD is
encoded the following text might be displayed
during CD playback:
cDisc number displays which disc is playing
cFolder number displays the folder number on
the CD that is being played.
cTrack number displays the number of the
track that is being played.cTrack time displays the amount of time the
current track has been playing.
cTitle displays the name of the song playing.
cArtist displays the name of the artist.
cAlbum displays the name of the album.
Satellite radio display
Some satellite stations might broadcast informa-
tion that shows up in the display.
Depending on what the station decides to broad-
cast the following text might be displayed:
cChannel number displays the channel num-
ber of the selected satellite radio station.
cCategory name displays the category name
of the selected satellite radio station.
cChannel name displays the channel name of
the selected satellite radio station.
cArtist name displays the name of the artist,
host or weather condition of the selected
satellite radio station.
cSong title displays the song title, show
name, or temperature of the selected satel-
lite radio station.
FM/AM/SAT radio operation
FM/AM/SAT band select:
Pressing the RADIO button will change the band
as follows:
AMÃ!FMÃ!SAT
When the RADIO button is pressed with the
ignition switch in the ACC or ON position, the
radio will come on at the station last played.
No satellite radio reception is available unless
there is an active XMTsatellite radio service
subscription. Satellite radio is not available in
Alaska, Hawaii and Guam. If satellite radio is not
operational then pressing the RADIO button will
switch between FM and AM bands.
If a compact disc is playing when the RADIO
button is pressed, the compact disc will auto-
matically be turned off and the last radio station
played will come on.
The FM stereo indicator ST will glow during FM
stereo reception. When the stereo broadcast
signal is weak, the radio will automatically change
from stereo to monaural reception.
TUNE·FOLDER (tuning) knob:
To manually tune the radio, turn the
TUNE·FOLDER tuning knob to the right or left.
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SEEK/TRACK (tuning)
button:
Press the SEEK/TRACK button
orfor less than 1.5 seconds to tune from high to low
or low to high frequencies and stop at the next
broadcasting station.
“Scan” (tuning) key:
Touch the “Scan” key. SCAN illuminates in the
display window. Scan tuning begins from low to
high frequencies. Scan tuning stops for 5 sec-
onds at each broadcasting station that has suffi-
cient signal strength. Touching the “Scan” key
again during this 5 second period stops scan
tuning and the radio remains tuned to that station.
Station memory operations:
18 stations can be set for the FM, AM or SAT
(Satellite if so equipped) radio to the A, B and C
preset button in any combination of FM, AM or
SAT stations.
1. Press the A·B·C button or the “Preset” key to
select preset channel A, B or C.
2. Press the RADIO button to select the de-
sired FM, AM or SAT station band.
3. Tune to the desired station using manual
tuning, seek tuning or scan tuning. Press
and hold any of the desired station memory(1 – 6) buttons until a beep sound is heard
(the station will now appear in one of the 1 –
6 keys on the screen)
4. The channel indicator will then come on and
the sound will resume. Memorizing is now
complete.
5. Other buttons can be set in the same man-
ner.
If the battery cable is disconnected, or if the fuse
blows, the radio memory will be canceled. In that
case, reset the desired stations.
Radio data system (RDS):
RDS stands for Radio Data System, and is a data
information service transmitted by some radio
stations on the FM band (not AM band) . Cur-
rently, most RDS stations are in large cities, but
many stations are now considering broadcasting
RDS data.
RDS can display:
cStation call sign, such as “WHFR 98.3”.
cStation name, such as “The Groove”.
cMusic or programming type such as “Clas-
sical”, “Country” or “Rock”.
If the station broadcasts RDS information, the
RDS icon is displayed.
Compact disc (CD) changer operation
With the ignition switch in the ACC or ON posi-
tion, press one of the CD changer (1 – 6) but-
tons. Once the CD slot has open insert the
compact disc into the slot with the label side
facing up. The compact disc will be guided auto-
matically into the slot and start playing.
If the radio is already operating, it will automati-
cally turn off and the compact disc will play.
If the system has been turned off while the com-
pact disc was playing, pressing the
ON·OFF/VOL control knob will start the compact
disc.
Loading buttons:
1 Disc Load:
cPress one of the CD changer (1 – 6) select
buttons for less than 1.5 seconds, then in-
sert the CD.
cWhile in CD mode press one of the station
and CD select (1 – 6) buttons on the radio,
then insert the CD.
cWhile in CD mode press one of the CD (1 –
6) keys on the screen, then insert the CD.
All Disc Load:
cPress and hold one of the CD changer (1 –
6) buttons for more than 1.5 seconds.
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MP3 CD:
1 DISC RPT!1 FOLDER RPT!1 TRACK
RPT
1 DISC RPT: The disc that is currently playing will
be repeated.
1 TRACK RPT: The track that is currently playing
will be repeated
1 FOLDER RPT: The folder that is currently play-
ing will be repeated.
“Random” key:
When the “Random” key is touched while a com-
pact disc is played, the play pattern can be
changed as follows:
CD:
ALL DISC RDM!1 DISC RDM
MP3 CD:
ALL DISC RDM!1 DISC RDM!1 FOLDER
RDM
ALL DISC RDM: Tracks from all discs will be
played randomly.
1 DISC RDM: Tracks from the disc that is cur-
rently playing will be played randomly.
1 FOLDER RDM: Folders from that disc that is
currently playing will be played randomly.CD EJECT:
Current/Selected disc:
cPress the
button. The loaded com-
pact disc will be ejected. Also, if the ejected
disc is not removed within 15 seconds, the
disc will reload.
All discs:
cPress and hold the
button for more
than 1.5 seconds. The compact discs will be
ejected one by one. If a disc is not removed
within 15 seconds, or the
button is
pressed again during the eject sequence,
the entire disc eject sequence will be can-
celed.
When this button is pressed while the compact
disc is being played, the compact disc will eject
and the next compact disc will be loaded. If no
disc is loaded, the system will stay on the com-
pact disc screen.
CD IN indicator:
The slot numbers (1 – 6) will illuminate if CDs
have been loaded into the changer in CD mode
only.CD/AUX (Auxiliary) button:
The AUX jack is located above the CD changer.
The AUX audio input jack accepts any standard
analog audio input such as from a portable cas-
sette tape/CD player, MP3 player or a laptop
computer.
Press the CD/AUX button to play a compatible
device when it is plugged into the AUX jack.
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1. Source select and Power on switch
2. Tuning switch
3. Volume control switch1. Source select and Power on switch
2. Tuning switch
3. Volume control switch
STEERING WHEEL SWITCH FOR
AUDIO CONTROL (if so equipped)
POWER on switch
With the ignition switch in the ACC or ON posi-
tion, push the SOURCE switch to turn the audio
system on.
SOURCE select switch:
Push the SOURCE select switch to change the
mode in the following sequence: PRESET A!
PRESET B!PRESET C!CD*!AUX**!
PRESET A.
*This mode is only available when a CD is loaded.
**This mode is only available when a compatible
auxiliary device is plugged into the AUX jack.
While in one of the preset radio station banks (A,
B or C) , use the tuning switch
orto
select one of the preset radio stations (1 – 6) .
Volume control switch
Push the volume control switch to increase or
decrease the volume.
Tuning
Memory change (radio):
While in one of the preset radio station banks (A,
B or C) , push the tuning switch
orfor less than 1.5 seconds to change to the next
preset station in memory.
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Seek tuning (radio):
Push the tuning switch
orfor more
than 1.5 seconds to seek the next or previous
radio station.
Next/Previous track (CD):
Push the tuning switch
orfor less
than 1.5 seconds to return to the beginning of the
present track or skip to the next track. Push
several times to skip back or skip through tracks.
Change disc (CD) (if so equipped):
Push the tuning switch
orfor more
than 1.5 seconds to change the playing disc up
or down.
ANTENNA
Window antenna
The antenna pattern is printed inside the rear
window.
CAUTION
cDo not place metalized film near the
rear window glass or attach any metal
parts to it. This may cause poor recep-
tion or noise.
cWhen cleaning the inside of the rear
window, be careful not to scratch or
damage the rear window antenna.
Lightly wipe along the antenna with a
dampened soft cloth.When installing a CB, ham radio or car phone in
your NISSAN, be sure to observe the following
precautions; otherwise, the new equipment may
adversely affect the engine control system and
other electronic parts.
WARNING
cA cellular telephone should not be used
while driving so full attention may be
given to vehicle operation. Some juris-
dictions prohibit the use of cellular tele-
phones while driving.
cIf you must make a call while your ve-
hicle is in motion, the hands free cellu-
lar phone operational mode (if so
equipped) is highly recommended. Ex-
ercise extreme caution at all times so
full attention may be given to vehicle
operation.
cIf you are unable to devote full attention
to vehicle operation while talking on
the phone, pull off the road to a safe
location and stop your vehicle.
CAR PHONE OR CB RADIO
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