2009 NISSAN MAXIMA key

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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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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SEEK/CAT and TRACK buttons:
Press theSEEK/CAT button or theTRACK button while the CF card is being played,
the next track or the beginning of the current track
on the CF will be played.
Press and hold the
SEEK/CAT (rewind)
button or the
TRACK (fast forward) button
for more than approximately 1.5 seconds, the CF
card will play while rewinding or fast forwarding.
When the
SEEK/CAT (rewind) button or
the
TRACK (fast forward) button is re-
leased, the CF card will return to the normal
playing speed.
The NISSAN controller can also be used to se-
lect tracks when the CF card is being played.
For more information on how to use the NISSAN
controller, see “How to use the NISSAN control-
ler” earlier in this section.
Folder selection:
To change to another folder in the CF card either:
●Turn the TUNE/FOLDER knob right or left.
●Touch the desired folder key on screen.
●Use the NISSAN controller.
RPT/RDM button:
Pressing the RPT/RDM button while the CF card
is playing, the play pattern can be changed as
follows:
1 CF CARD RPT→1 FOLDER RPT→1 TRK
RPT→1 CF CARD RDM→1 FOLDER RDM→
1 CF CARD RPT
1 CF CARD RPT: the entire CF card will be
repeated.
1 FOLDER RPT: the folder currently being ac-
cessed will be repeated.
1 TRK RPT: the current track playing will be
repeated.
1 CF CARD RDM: all the tracks on the CF card
will be played randomly.
1 FOLDER RDM: the tracks in the current folder
being accessed will be played randomly.
CF eject:
Press the knob next to the CF slot while a CF
card is inserted, the CF card will be ejected.
Troubleshooting messages:
The following messages will be displayed under
certain conditions:
●Reading CompactFlash™
The system is reading the CF card inserted
in the slot.
●No CompactFlash™ card
A CF card is not inserted in the slot.
●CompactFlash™ read error
The system cannot read the CF card.
●Unplayable file
The system cannot play a music file.
●No audio file
The CF card inserted in the slot or its folder
does not contain any music files.
Compatibility with other media:
If a commercially available CompactFlash™
adapter is inserted into the slot, other memory
media can also be used.
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●Albums
●Artists
●Genres
●Composers
●Audiobooks
The following keys shown on the screen are also
available:
●MENU: returns to the previous screen.
●
: plays/pauses the music selected.
SEEK/CAT and TRACK buttons:
When the
SEEK/CAT button orTRACK button is pressed for less than 1.5 sec-
onds while the iPodis playing, the next track or
the beginning of the current track on the iPod
will be played.
When the
SEEK/CAT button orTRACK button is pressed for more than 1.5 sec-
onds while the iPodis playing, the iPodwill
play while fast forwarding or rewinding. When the
button is released, the iPodwill return to the
normal play speed.
The NISSAN controller can also be used to se-
lect tracks when the iPodis playing.RPT/RDM button:
When the RPT/RDM button is pressed while a
track is being played, the play pattern can be
changed as follows:
SHUFFLE OFF/RPT OFF→SHUFFLE OFF/1
TRK RPT→SHUFFLE OFF/ALL RPT→TRK
SHUFFLE/RPT OFF→TRK SHUFFLE/ALL RPT
→ALBUM SHUFFLE/RPT OFF→ALBUM
SHUFFLE/ALL RPT→SHUFFLE OFF/RPT OFF
SHUFFLE OFF/RPT OFF: the iPodwill be
played normally.
SHUFFLE OFF/1 TRK RPT: the current track
playing will be repeated.
SHUFFLE OFF/ALL RPT: All tracks will be re-
peated.
TRK SHUFFLE/RPT OFF: the tracks will be
played in a mixed order.
TRK SHUFFLE/ALL RPT: the tracks will be
played in a mixed order and will be repeated.
ALBUM SHUFFLE/RPT OFF: the albums on the
iPodwill be played in a mixed order.
ALBUM SHUFFLE/ALL RPT: the albums on the
iPodwill be played in a mixed order and re-
peated.
MUSIC BOX HARD-DISK DRIVE
AUDIO SYSTEM (if so equipped)
The Music Box hard-disk drive audio system can
store songs from CDs being played. The system
has a 9.3 gigabyte (GB) storage capacity and
can record up to 200 hours (approximately 2,900
songs) .
The following CDs can be recorded in the Music
Box hard-disk drive audio system:
●CDs without MP3/WMA files.
●Hybrid Compact Disc Digital Audio (Hybrid
CD-DA) specification in Super Audio CDs.
●Compact Disc Digital Audio (CD-DA) speci-
fication in CD-Extras.
●First session of multisession disc.
Extreme temperature conditions [below4°F
(20°C) and above 158°F (70°C)] could affect
the performance of the hard disk.
NOTE:
If the hard disk needs to be replaced due to
a malfunction, all stored music data will be
erased.
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Recording CDs
1. Operate the audio system to play a CD.
For information on playing CDs, see “Com-
pact Disc (CD) player operation” earlier in
this section.
2. Touch the “REC” key. REC CD appears on
the screen.
NOTE:
●The system starts playing and recording the
1st track on the CD when the “REC” key is
selected.●Individual tracks from a CD cannot be se-
lected to be recorded to the Music Box
hard-disk drive.
●The skip, fast forward and rewind features
are disabled while the CD is recording.
●The recording process can be stopped at
any time. All tracks that were played before
the CD was stopped are stored.
●Individual tracks can be deleted from the
hard-disk drive after the CD is recorded.
●The system records faster than it plays.
If the title information of the track being recorded
is stored either in the hard-disk drive or in the CD,
the title is automatically displayed on the screen.For title acquisition from the hard-disk drive, mu-
sic recognition technology and related data are
provided by Gracenote.
To view the details of the track, touch the “Text”
key on the screen or use the NISSAN controller
and press the ENTER button. The track name and
album title are displayed on the screen.
If a track is not recorded successfully due to
skipping sounds, the
symbol is displayed
behind the track number.
The Music Box audio system cannot perform
recording under the following conditions:
●There is not enough space in the hard disk.
●The number of albums reaches the maximum
of 500.
●The number of tracks reaches the maximum
of 3,000.
Automatic recording:
If the “Automatic Recording” function is turned to
ON, recording starts when a CD is inserted. For
more information, see “Music Box settings” later
in this section.
Stopping recording:
To stop the recording, touch the “STOP” key on
the screen. If the CD is ejected, the audio system
is turned off or the ignition switch is placed in the
OFF position, the recording also stops.
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Music Box menu
There are some options available during play-
back. Touch the “Menu” key, then select one of
the following that are displayed on the screen, if
necessary. Refer to the following information for
each item:
●Play by Artist
Plays songs by an artist whose music is
currently being played. The artists are sorted
in alphabetical order.
●Play by Album
Plays tracks in each album. The albums are
sorted in alphabetical order.●Play by Date
Plays tracks in each album. The albums are
sorted in order of the date when they were
stored in the system.
●Play by Mood
Plays music from one of the following
moods:
– Relaxing Music
– Lively Music
– Slow Music
– Upbeat Music●Play by Category
Plays music from one of the following cat-
egories:
– My Favorites
– Hit Songs
– Kids’ Songs
– Rarely Played
●Search Artists
Displays a list of artists in alphabetical order.
Selecting an artist displays all of the tracks
by the artist and starts playing the first track.
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●Search Albums
Displays a list of albums in order of the date
when they were stored in the system. Se-
lecting an album displays all of the tracks on
the album and starts playing the first track.
Touch the “Sort” key to re-sort albums in one
of the following order:
– Rec. (Recorded) Date
– Name
– Release Year
– Artist●Search Song Details
Set the conditions and touch the “Start
Song Search” key to search for a desired
song that is stored in the system. The con-
ditions are as follows:
– Music Tempo (All, Slow, Normal and Fast)
– Decade (All, ’70s, ’80s, ’90s, ’00s, ’10s
and After)
– Group (All, Male Artist, Female Artist,
Group and Duo)
– Category (Rock, Pop, Latin, Jazz, R&B,
Hip Hop, Club/Dance, Punk, Reggae,
Folk, Blues, Country, Metal, Easy Listen-
ing, New Age, Soundtrack, Gospel & Re-
ligious, World, Classical, Children’s and
Other)
●Search Keywords
Input a search keyword using the keypad
displayed on the screen.
For information, see “How to use the touch
screen” earlier in this section.
●Edit Albums
Select a category (Rec. (Recorded) Date,
Name, Released Year and Artist) and edit
the details using the keypad displayed on
the screen.
For information, see “How to use the touch
screen” earlier in this section.●Music Box System Info.
Displays the following information about the
Music Box audio system:
– Music Box Used / Free Space
Information about Saved Albums, Saved
Tracks and Remaining Time is displayed.
– Mood Categories
Number of saved tracks and their catego-
ries Relaxing Music, Lively Music, Slow
Music, Upbeat Music and Others are dis-
played.
– Deleted Items
Information about the deleted tracks is
displayed.
– Search Missing Titles
If titles are not displayed for CDs that
have been recorded, titles can be ac-
quired using one of the following meth-
ods:
●Retrieve from HDD
Searches the title using the database in
the hard-disk.
●Retrieve from CF
Searches the title from the information
acquired on the Internet.
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