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SIC0611B
Zone map
ZONE VARIATION CHANGE PROCE-
DUREThe difference between magnetic north and
geographical north is known as variance. In
some areas, this difference can sometimes be
great enough to cause false compass readings.
Follow these instructions to set the variance for
your particular location if this happens:
1. Push the
switch for more than 3
seconds. The current zone number will
appear in the display.
2. Find your current location and variance
number on the zone map.
NOTE:
Use zone number 5 for Hawaii.
3. Push theswitch repeatedly until the
new zone number appears in the display,
then release the switch. After you release
the switch, the display will show a compass
direction within a few seconds.
.If the compass deviates from the correct
indication soon after repeated adjust-
ment, have the compass checked at a
NISSAN dealer.
.The compass may not indicate the
correct compass point in tunnels or
while driving up or down a steep hill.
(The compass returns to the correct
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SIC3958SIC3959
Instrument brightness controlThe instrument brightness control operates
when the headlight switch is in the
or
position.
Turn the control
*A
to adjust the brightness of
the instrument panel lights. The brightness
indicator
*B
will be shown briefly in the vehicle
information display when the control is turned.
When the brightness level reaches the maximum
or minimum, a beep will sound.
SIC3488
TURN SIGNAL SWITCH*1
Turn signal
Move the lever up or down to signal the turning
direction. When the turn is completed, the turn
signals cancel automatically.*2
Lane change signal
To indicate a lane change, move the lever up or
down to the point where lights begin flashing.
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light goes off.
The heater is controlled by a thermostat,
automatically turning the heater on and off.
The indicator light will remain on as long as
the switch is on.
When the vehicle’s interior is warmed, or
before you leave the vehicle, be sure to turn
off the switch.
SIC1881
The vehicle should be driven with the Vehicle
Dynamic Control (VDC) system on for most
driving conditions.
If the vehicle is stuck in mud or snow, the VDC
system reduces the engine output to reduce
wheel spin. The engine speed will be reduced
even if the accelerator is depressed to the floor.
If maximum engine power is needed to free a
stuck vehicle, turn the VDC system off.
To turn off the VDC system, push the VDC OFF
switch. The
indicator will illuminate.
Push the VDC OFF switch again or restart the
engine to turn on the system. (See “VEHICLE
DYNAMIC CONTROL (VDC) SYSTEM” in the
“5. Starting and driving” section.)
SIC3548
The digital clock (in the audio unit) displays time
when the ignition switch is in the ACC or ON
position.
Push the CLOCK button
*1
to turn the clock on
or off.
ADJUSTING THE TIME1. Push and hold the CLOCK button
*1
until
the display shows “H-Seek M-Tune”.
2. Push the SEEK/TRACK button
*2
to adjust
the hours.
3. Push the TUNE/FF·REW button*3
to
adjust the minutes.
4. Push the CLOCK button
*1
again to exit
VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL (VDC)
OFF SWITCHCLOCK
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the clock set mode.
The display will return to the regular clock
display after 10 seconds.
If the power supply is disconnected, the
clock will not indicate the correct time.
Readjust the time.
SIC3492
Instrument panel
SIC3493
Center console (if so equipped)
The power outlet is located in the instrument
panel and the center console (if so equipped) .
CAUTION
.The outlet and plug may be hot
during or immediately after use.
.Do not use with accessories that
exceed a 12 volt, 120W (10A) power
draw. Do not use double adapters or
more than one electrical accessory.
.Use power outlet with the engine
running to avoid discharging the
vehicle battery.
.Avoid using power outlet when the
air conditioner, headlights or rear
window defroster is on.
.This power outlet is not designed
for use with a cigarette lighter unit.
.Push the plug in as far as it will go.
If good contact is not made, the plug
may overheat or the internal tem-
perature fuse may open.
.Before inserting or disconnecting a
plug, be sure the electrical acces-
sory being used is turned OFF.
.When not in use, be sure to close
the cap. Do not allow water to
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SAA0480
Compact Disc (CD) player.Do not force a compact disc into the CD
insert slot. This could damage the CD
and/or CD changer/player.
.Trying to load a CD with the CD door
closed could damage the CD and/or CDchanger.
.During cold weather or rainy days, the
player may malfunction due to the
humidity. If this occurs, remove the CD
and dehumidify or ventilate the player
completely.
.The player may skip while driving on
rough roads.
.The CD player sometimes cannot func-
tion when the passenger compartment
temperature is extremely high. De-
crease the temperature before use.
.Only use high quality 4.7 in (12 cm)
round discs that have the “COMPACT
disc DIGITAL AUDIO” logo on the disc
or packaging.
.Do not expose the CD to direct sun-
light.
.CDs that are of poor quality, dirty,
scratched, covered with fingerprints,
or that have pin holes may not work
properly.
.The following CDs may not work prop-
erly:
—Copy control compact discs (CCCD)
—Recordable compact discs (CD-R)—Rewritable compact discs (CD-RW)
.Do not use the following CDs as they
may cause the CD player to malfunc-
tion.
—3.1 in (8 cm) discs
—CDs that are not round
—CDs with a paper label
—CDs that are warped, scratched, or
have abnormal edges
.This audio system can only play pre-
recorded CDs. It has no capabilities to
record or burn CDs.
.If the CD cannot be played, one of the
following messages will be displayed.
Check Disc:
—Confirm that the CD is inserted
correctly (the label side is facing up,
etc.) .
—Confirm that the CD is not bent or
warped and it is free of scratches.
Push Eject:
This is an error due to the temperature
inside the player is too high. Remove
the CD by pushing the EJECT button,
and after a short time reinsert the CD.4-8
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The CD can be played when the tem-
perature of the player returns to nor-
mal.
Unplayable Track:
The file is unplayable in this audio
system (only MP3 or WMA CD) .
Compact Disc (CD) with MP3 or WMA
(for 6CD changer model only)Explanation of terms:
.MP3 — MP3 is short for Moving Pictures
Experts Group Audio Layer 3. MP3 is the
most well-known compressed digital audio
file format. This format allows for near “CD
quality” sound, but at a fraction of the size of
normal audio files. MP3 conversion of an
audio track from CD-ROM can reduce the
file size by approximately 10:1 ratio (Sam-
pling: 44.1 kHz, Bit rate: 128 kbps) with
virtually no perceptible loss in quality. MP3
compression removes the redundant and
irrelevant parts of a sound signal that the
human ear doesn’t hear.
.WMA — Windows Media Audio (WMA) is a
compressed audio format created by Micro-
soft as an alternative to MP3. The WMA
codec offers greater file compression than
the MP3 codec, enabling storage of more
digital audio tracks in the same amount ofspace when compared to MP3s at the same
level of quality.
.Bit rate — Bit rate denotes the number of
bits per second used by a digital music files.
The size and quality of a compressed digital
audio file is determined by the bit rate used
when encoding the file.
.Sampling frequency — Sampling frequency
is the rate at which the samples of a signal
are converted from analog to digital (A/D
conversion) per second.
.Multisession — Multisession is one of the
methods for writing data to media. Writing
data once to the media is called a single
session, and writing more than once is
called a multisession.
.ID3/WMA Tag — The ID3/WMA tag is the
part of the encoded MP3 or WMA file that
contains information about the digital music
file such as song title, artist, album title,
encoding bit rate, track time duration, etc.
ID3 tag information is displayed on the
Album/Artist/Track title line on the display.
* Windows
®and Windows Media
®are regis-
tered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States of America
and other countries of Microsoft Corporation
of the USA.
SAA1025
Playback order chart
Playback order:
Music playback order of a CD with MP3 or
WMA files is as illustrated.
.The names of folders not containing MP3 or
WMA files are not shown in the display.
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.If there is a file in the top level of the disc,
“Root Folder” is displayed.
.The playback order is the order in which the
files were written by the writing software.
Therefore, the files might not play in the
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Specification chart:Supported media CD, CD-R, CD-RW
Supported file systemsISO9660 LEVEL1, ISO9660 LEVEL2, Romeo, Joliet
* ISO9660 Level 3 (packet writing) is not supported.
* Files saved using the Live File System component (on a Windows Vista-based computer) are
not supported.
Supported
versions*1MP3Version MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG2.5
Sampling frequency 8 kHz - 48 kHz
Bit rate 8 kbps - 320 kbps, VBR
WMA*2Version WMA7, WMA8, WMA9
Sampling frequency 32 kHz - 48 kHz
Bit rate VER7, 8: 32 kbps - 192 kbps, VER9: 32 kbps - 320 kbps, VBR
Tag information (Song title and Artist name)ID3 tag VER1.0, VER1.1, VER2.2, VER2.3 (MP3 only)
WMA tag (WMA only)
Folder levelsWithout navigation system:
Folder levels: 8, Folders and files: 999 (Max. 255 files for one folder)
Text character number limitation Without navigation system: 64 characters
Displayable character codes*301: ASCII, 02: ISO-8859-1, 03: UNICODE (UTF-16 BOM Big Endian) , 04: UNICODE (UTF-16
Non-BOM Big Endian) , 05: UNICODE (UTF-8) , 06: UNICODE (Non-UTF-16 BOM Little
Endian)
*1 Files created with a combination of 48 kHz sampling frequency and 64 kbps bit rate cannot be played.
*2 Protected WMA files (DRM) cannot be played.
*3 Available codes depend on what kind of media, versions and information are going to be displayed.
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