2009 NISSAN MAXIMA Owner´s Manual

1.CD eject button
2. VOL/ON·OFF control knob
3. Station select (1 - 6) buttons
4. TUNE/FOLDER and AUDIO control
knob (Bass, Treble, Fade and Balance)
5. CompactFlash insert slot6. DISC·AUX button
7. TRACK button
8. SEEK/CAT button
9. SAT* button
10. RPT/RDM button
11. SCAN button12. AM·FM button
*No satellite radio reception is available
when the SAT button is pressed to ac-
cess satellite radio stations unless op-
tional satellite receiver and antenna are
installed and an XMsatellite radio ser-
vice subscription is active. Satellite ra-
dio is not available in Alaska, Hawaii
and Guam.
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FM/AM/SAT RADIO WITH
COMPACT DISC (CD) PLAYER (if so
equipped)
For all operation precautions, seeAudio opera-
tion precautionsearlier in this section.
No satellite radio reception is available when the
SAT button is pressed to access satellite radio
stations unless optional satellite receiver and an-
tenna are installed and an XMsatellite radio
service subscription is active. Satellite radio is
not available in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
Audio main operation
VOL/ON·OFF control:
Place the ignition switch in the ACC or ON
position, and then push the VOL/ON·OFF control
knob while the system is off to call up the mode
(radio or CD) which was playing immediately
before the system was turned off.
To turn the system off, press the VOL/ON·OFF
control knob.
Turn the VOL/ON·OFF control knob to adjust the
volume.
This vehicle has Speed Sensitive Volume (SSV)
for audio. The audio volume changes as the driv-
ing speed changes.AUDIO control knob (Bass, Treble, Balance
and Fade):
Press the AUDIO control knob to change the
mode as follows:
Bass→Treble→Balance→Fade
To adjust Bass, Treble, Balance and Fade, press
the AUDIO control 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 Fader and
Balance modes. Fader 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 control knob re-
peatedly until the radio or CD display reappears.
Otherwise, the radio or CD display will automati-
cally reappear after about 10 seconds.Speed Sensitive Volume (SSV):
To change the SSV mode from OFF to 5, press
the SETTING button. Then select the “Audio” key
using the NISSAN controller, then press the EN-
TER button; the audio settings screen will be
displayed. Select the “–” key or “+” key, then
press the ENTER button to change the SSV.
While in this screen you can also adjust the other
audio settings by selecting the corresponding
key.
Once you have adjusted the sound quality to the
desired level, press the BACK button.
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For information on how to use the NISSAN con-
troller, see “How to use the NISSAN controller”
earlier in this section.
Clock operation
For additional information on setting the clock,
see “Adjusting the time” earlier in this section.CD/MP3 display mode
While listening to a CD or an MP3/WMA CD,
certain text might be able to be displayed (when
CD encoded with text is being used) .
Depending on how the CD or MP3/WMA CD is
encoded, the following text might be able to be
displayed by selecting the “Text” key and press
the ENTER button:
●Folder displays the name of the current
folder being accessed.
●File displays the name of the file currently
playing.●Song displays the ID3 encoded tag of the
song name.
●Album displays the ID3 encoded tag of the
album name.
●Artist displays the ID3 encoded tag of the
artist’s name.
●Disc displays the disc name of the CD cur-
rently playing.
●Track displays the name of the song on the
CD currently playing.
Some of this text or modes might not display
while playing a regular CD. Press the BACK
button to exit the CD text display screen.
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FM/AM/SAT radio operation
FM/AM band select:
Pressing the AM·FM button will change the band
as follows:
AM→FM1→FM2→AM
When the AM·FM button is pressed while the
ignition switch is in the ACC or ON position, the
radio will come on at the station last played.
The last station played will also come on when
the VOL/ON·OFF control knob is pressed ON.
If a compact disc is playing when the AM·FM
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 illuminate during
FM stereo reception. When the stereo broadcast
signal is weak, the radio will automatically change
from stereo to monaural reception.
SAT band select:
Pressing the SAT button will change the band as
follows:
SAT1*→SAT2*→SAT1 (satellite, if so
equipped)When the SAT button is pressed while the igni-
tion switch is in the ACC or ON position, the
radio will come on at the station last played.
The last station played will also come on when
the VOL/ON·OFF control knob is pressed ON.
*When the SAT button is pressed, the satellite
radio reception will not be available unless an
optional satellite receiver and antenna are in-
stalled and an XMsatellite radio service sub-
scription is active. Satellite radio is not available
in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
If a compact disc is playing when the SAT button
is pressed, the compact disc will automatically be
turned off and the last radio station played will
come on.
TUNE/FOLDER (Tuning) knob:
To manually tune the radio, turn the
TUNE/FOLDER knob to the right or left.
SEEK/CAT and TRACK
tuning buttons:
Press the SEEK/CAT
button or the
TRACK
button to tune from high to low or
low to high frequencies and stop at the next
broadcasting station.SCAN tuning:
Press the SCAN button to stop at each broad-
casting station for 5 seconds. Pressing the
SCAN button again during this 5 second period
will stop scan tuning and the radio will remain
tuned to that station. If the SCAN button is not
pressed within 5 seconds, scan tuning moves to
the next station.
1 to 6 Station memory operations:
Twelve stations/channels can be set for the FM
band (6 for FM1, 6 for FM2) and the SAT radio (6
for SAT1, 6 for SAT2 – if so equipped) , 6 stations
can be set for the AM band.
1. Choose the radio band AM, FM1 or FM2
using the AM·FM select button. Or choose
the satellite band SAT1 or SAT2 using the
SAT button.
2. Tune to the desired station using manual,
SEEK or SCAN tuning. Press and hold any
of the desired station memory buttons (1 –
6) until a beep sound is heard.
3. The channel indicator will then come on and
the sound will resume. Programming is now
complete.
4. Other buttons can be set in the same man-
ner.
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If the battery cable is disconnected, or if the fuse
opens, 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:
●Station call sign, such as “WHFR 98.3”.
●Station name, such as “The Groove”.
●Music or programming type such as “Clas-
sical”, “Country”, or “Rock”.
●Artist and song information.
If the station broadcasts RDS information, the
RDS icon is displayed.
Compact disc (CD) player operation
Place the ignition in the ACC or ON position and
insert the compact disc into the slot with the label
side facing up. The compact disc will be guided
automatically 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
VOL/ON·OFF control knob will start the compact
disc.
DISC·AUX button:
When the DISC·AUX 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 DISC·AUX button is pressed with the
compact disc loaded but the radio playing, the
radio will automatically be turned off and the
compact disc will start to play.
SEEK/CAT and TRACK
buttons:
When the SEEK/CAT
button is pressed
while a compact disc is playing, the track being
played returns to its beginning. Press several
times to skip back through tracks. The compact
disc will go back the number of times the button
is pressed.
When the TRACK
button is pressed while
the compact disc is playing, the next track will
start to play from its beginning. Press several
times to skip through tracks. The compact disc
will advance the number of times the button ispressed. (When the last track on the compact
disc is skipped through, the first track will be
played.)
The NISSAN controller can also be used to se-
lect tracks when a CD is being played.
SEEK/CAT and TRACK
(Rewind and Fast
Forward) buttons:
Press and hold the SEEK/CAT
(rewind)
button or the TRACK
(fast forward) button
while a compact disc is playing, the compact disc
will play while rewinding or fast forwarding. When
the button is released, the compact disc will
return to normal play speed.
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 with the tape or the radio play-
ing, the tape or radio will automatically be turned
off and the compact disc will start to play.
TUNE/FOLDER knob
While playing an MP3/WMA CD, turn the
TUNE/FOLDER knob right or left to scan forward
or backward through available folders.
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CD select buttons:
To play another CD that has been loaded, press a
CD select button (1 – 6) .
CD EJECT button:
When the
button is pressed with the com-
pact disc loaded, the compact disc will be
ejected.
When
button is pressed while the com-
pact disc is being played, the compact disc will
eject and the system will turn off.
AUX (auxiliary) input jacks
The auxiliary input jacks are located inside the
center console
1. NTSC compatible devices
such as video games, camcorders and portable
video players can be connected to the auxiliary
input jacks. Audio devices, such as some MP3
players, can also be connected to the system
through the auxiliary input jacks.The auxiliary input jacks are color coded for iden-
tification purposes:
●Red – right channel audio input
●White – left channel audio input
●Yellow – video input
Before connecting a device to the auxiliary input
jacks, turn off the power of the portable device.
With a compatible device connected to the aux-
iliary input jacks, press the DISC·AUX button
repeatedly until the AUX mode appears in the
display. The output from the device will be played
through the display (when the vehicle is in the (P)
park position and the parking brake engaged)
and audio system.
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AUX settings
Select the “Settings” key using the NISSAN con-
troller and press the ENTER button.
Choose one of the display modes by selecting
the “
” key or the “” key:
●Normal
●Wide
●Cinema
COMPACTFLASH™ (CF) PLAYER
OPERATION (if so equipped)
Place the ignition switch in the ACC or ON
position, remove the CompactFlash™ cover
1
and insert a CF card into the CompactFlash™
player slot
2. Then press the DISC·AUX button
repeatedly to switch to the CompactFlash™
mode.
If the system has been turned off while the Com-
pactFlash™ card was playing, pressing the
VOL/ON·OFF control knob will start the Com-
pactFlash™ card.
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DISC·AUX button:
When the DISC·AUX button is pressed with the
system off and the CF card inserted, the system
will turn on. If another audio source is playing and
a CF card is inserted, press the DISC·AUX but-
ton repeatedly until the center display changes to
the CompactFlash™ mode.
CF display mode
While listening to CF certain text might be able to
be displayed.
Depending on how the files are encoded on the
CF the following text might be able to be dis-
played by touching the “Text” key:
●Folder displays the name of the current
folder being accessed.
●File displays the name of the file currently
playing.
●Song displays the ID3 encoded tag of the
song name.●Album displays the ID3 encoded tag of the
album name.
●Artist displays the ID3 encoded tag of the
artist’s name.
Press the BACK button to exit the CF text display
screen.
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