2010 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE Owners Manual

FM/AM radio operation
FM/AM band select:
Pressing the RADIO button will change the band
as follows:
AM←→ FM
When the RADIO button is pressed while the
ignition switch is in the ACC or ON position, the
radio will come on at the station last played.
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, illuminates during
FM stereo reception. When the stereo broadcast
signal is weak, the radio automatically changes
from stereo to monaural reception.
TUNE/FF·REW (tuning) button:
Press the TUNE/FF·REW button
orfor manual tuning. To move quickly through the
channels, hold the tuning buttons down.
SEEK (tuning) button:
Press the SEEK/TRACK button
orto tune from high to low or low to high frequen-
cies and stop at the next broadcasting station.
SCAN (tuning) button:
Press the SCAN button. 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. When scanning, SCAN
blinks in the display. Pressing the SCAN button
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 and AM radio to
the A, B and C preset button in any combination
of AM or FM stations. 1. Press the PRESET A·B·C button to change between storage banks. The radio displays
the icon A, B or C to indicate which set of
presets are active. 2. Tune to the desired station using manual
TUNE or SEEK tuning. Press and hold any of
the desired station memory buttons (1 – 6)
until a beep sound is heard. (The radio mutes
when the select button is pressed.)
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.
If the battery cable is disconnected, or if the fuse
opens, the radio memory will be canceled. In that
case, reset the desired stations.
Compact disc (CD) player operation
Place the ignition switch in the ACC or ON
position, and carefully insert the compact disc
into the slot with the label side up. The compact
disc is automatically pulled into the slot and starts
to play.
If the radio is already operating, it automatically
turns off and the compact disc begins to play.
CD button:
When the CD button is pressed with a compact
disc loaded and the radio playing, the radio turns
off and the last used compact disc starts to play.
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TUNE/FF·REW (Fast For-ward, Rewind) button:
When the TUNE/FF·REW button
oris 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 compact disc returns to normal play
speed.
SEEK/TRACK button:
When
is pressed while the compact disc
is playing, the next 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 ad-
vances 1 additional track. The track number ap-
pears 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.
pause/mute button:
To pause the sound while a CD is playing, press
the
pause/mute button. “Pause” is shown
on the display. Press the
button again to
resume playing the CD.
RDM/RPT button:
When the RDM/RPT button is pressed while the
compact disc is being played, the play pattern
can be changed as follows:
Random Disc ←→Repeat Track ←→Normal
Random Disc: The order of the tracks on the disc
will be mixed during play.
Repeat Track: The track that is currently playing
will be repeated.
SCAN (CDs) button:
Press the SCAN button less than 1.5 seconds to
scan all tracks of the current disc for 10 seconds
per track. The SCAN icon is flashed during scan
mode.
The scan mode is canceled once it scans through
all tracks on the disc, or if the SCAN button is
pressed during scan mode.
CD EJECT:
When the
button is pressed with a com-
pact disc loaded, the compact disc will be
ejected.
When the
button is pressed while the
compact disc is playing, the compact disc will
eject and the system will turn off.
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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1. SCAN button
2. Station select (1 - 6) buttons
3. CD insert slot
4. Display screen
5. iPod MENU button
6.
CD eject button7. SEEK/CATEGORY button
8. SETTING/ENTER button, SCROLL/
TUNE knob
9. AUX IN jack
10. AUX button
11. CD button 12. AM-FM button
13. RPT button
14. VOL/ON-OFF control knob
15. RDM button
*No satellite radio reception is available
when the AUX button is pressed to ac-
cess satellite radio stations unless op-
tional satellite receiver and antenna are
installed and an XM satellite radio ser-
vice subscription is active. Satellite ra-
dio is not available in Alaska, Hawaii
and Guam.
FM/AM/SAT RADIO WITH
COMPACT DISC (CD) PLAYER (if so
equipped)
For all operation precautions, see “Audio opera-
tion precautions” earlier in this section.
Audio main operation
VOL/ON·OFF control:
Place the ignition switch in the ACC or ON
position and push the VOL/ON·OFF control knob
while the system is off to call up the mode (radio
or CD) that was playing immediately before the
system was turned off.WHA1475
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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 may be equipped with Speed Sen-
sitive Volume (SSV) for audio. When this feature
is active, the audio volume changes as the driving
speed changes.
Setting control knob (Audio, Display and
Clock):
Press the SETTING button to adjust the audio,
display and clock settings as follows:
Bass→Treble →Fade →Balance →Speed
Sensitive Volume (SSV) (if so equipped) →
Brightness →Contrast →On-screen Clock →
Clock Adjust →Bass
Once the desired setting is displayed on the
screen, turn the SCROLL/TUNE knob left or right
to adjust the chosen setting. Press the SETTING
button to move to the next setting or wait approxi-
mately five seconds to exit the setting adjustment
mode. Audio settings:
Adjust the bass, treble, fade and balance by
selecting the desired setting with the SETTING
button and then adjusting the level with the
SCROLL/TUNE knob. Balance adjusts the
sound between the left and right speakers. Fade
adjusts the sound between the front and rear
speakers.
Speed Sensitive Volume (if so equipped):
To change the Speed Sensitive Volume (SSV)
level from 1 to 5, or to turn the feature off entirely,
choose the Speed Sensitive Volume (SSV) set-
ting with the SETTING button and then adjust the
level with the SCROLL/TUNE knob. Speed Sen-
sitive Volume (SSV) adjusts the volume of the
audio system as the vehicle’s driving speed
changes.
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Display settings:
To adjust the brightness or contrast of the display
screen, press the SETTING button until the cho-
sen setting is displayed. Use the SCROLL/TUNE
knob to adjust the display to the desired level.On-screen Clock:
The clock is shown in the upper right corner of
the screen. To turn this feature off or to re-enable
the clock display after it has been turned off,
press the SETTING button until the On-screen
Clock mode is displayed. Use the
SCROLL/TUNE knob to toggle the feature on or
off.Clock adjust:
To adjust the time, perform the following steps:
1. Press the SETTING button repeatedly until the Clock Adjust mode is displayed on the
screen.
2. The hours will begin blinking. Adjust the hours by turning the SCROLL/TUNE knob
left or right and press the ENTER button.
3. The minutes will begin blinking. Adjust the minutes by turning the SCROLL/TUNE knob
left or right and press the ENTER button.
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iPodMENU button
This button can only be used for iPod opera-
tions. See “iPod player operation without Navi-
gation System” later in this section for details
about the function of this button.
FM/AM/SAT radio operation
AM·FM button:
Press the AM·FM button to change the band as
follows:
AM →FM1 →FM2 →AM
If another audio source is playing when the
AM·FM button is pressed, the audio source play-
ing will automatically be turned off and the last
radio station played will begin playing.
The FM stereo indicator (STEREO) is shown on
the screen during FM stereo reception. When the
stereo broadcast signal is weak, the radio auto-
matically changes from stereo to monaural re-
ception.
SAT band select:
Pressing the AUX button will change the band as
follows:
AUX →XM1* →XM2* →AUX (satellite, if so
equipped) When the AUX 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 to turn
the radio on.
*When the AUX button is pressed, the satellite
radio mode will be skipped unless an optional
satellite receiver and antenna are installed and an
XM
satellite radio service subscription is active.
Satellite radio is not available in Alaska, Hawaii
and Guam.
If a compact disc is playing when the AUX button
is pressed, the compact disc will automatically be
turned off and the last radio station played will
come on.
SCROLL/TUNE knob (Tuning):
Turn the SCROLL/TUNE knob to the left or right
for manual tuning.
SEEK tuning:
Press the SEEK/CATEGORY button
orto tune from low to high or high to low
frequencies and to stop at the next broadcasting
station. SCAN tuning:
Press the SCAN button to stop at each broad-
casting station for 5 seconds. SCAN will appear
on the screen while the radio is scan tuning.
Pressing the 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 can be set for the FM band (6 for
FM1, 6 for FM2) and six stations can be set for
the AM band.
1. Choose the radio band AM, FM1 or FM2 using the AM·FM select 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.
Compact disc (CD) player operation
Place the ignition switch in the ACC or ON
position and carefully insert the compact disc
into the slot with the label side up. The compact
disc is automatically pulled into the slot and starts
to play.
If the radio is already operating, it automatically
turns off and the compact disc begins to play.
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 a compact
disc loaded and the radio playing, the radio will
automatically be turned off and the compact disc
will start to play.CD/MP3 display mode:
While listening to an MP3/WMA CD, certain text
may be displayed on the screen if the CD has
been encoded with text information. Depending
on how the MP3/WMA CD is encoded, informa-
tion such as Artist, Song and Folder will be dis-
played.
The track number and the total number of tracks
in the current folder or on the current disc are
displayed on the screen as well. For example, the
first track out of fourteen total is currently playing.
SEEK/CATEGORY
(Reverse or Fast Forward)
button:
Press and hold the SEEK/CATEGORY
button
orfor 1.5 seconds while the
compact disc is playing to reverse or fast forward
the track being played. The compact disc plays at
an increased speed while reversing or fast for-
warding. When the button is released, the com-
pact disc returns to normal play speed.
SEEK/CATEGORY button:
Press the SEEK/CATEGORY button
while
a CD or MP3/WMA CD is playing to return to the
beginning of the current track. Press the
SEEK/CATEGORY button
several times
to skip backward several tracks.
Press the SEEK/CATEGORY button
while
a CD or MP3/WMA CD is playing to advance
one track. Press the SEEK/CATEGORY
button
several times to skip forward sev-
eral tracks. If the last track on a CD is skipped, the
first track on the disc is played. If the last track in
a folder of an MP3/WMA CD is skipped, the first
track of the next folder is played.
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SCROLL/TUNE knob (MP3/WMA CD
only):
If an MP3/WMA CD with multiple folders is play-
ing, turn the SCROLL/TUNE knob to change
folders. Turn the knob to the left to skip back a
folder. Turn the knob to the right to skip ahead a
folder.
RPT button:
When the RPT button is pressed while a com-
pact disc is playing, the play pattern can be
changed as follows:
CD:
1 TRK RPT←→OFF
CD with MP3 or WMA:
1 FOLDER RPT →1 TRK RPT →OFF
1 TRK RPT: the current track will be repeated.
1 FOLDER RPT: the current folder will be re-
peated.
OFF: No repeat play pattern is applied. The indi-
cator on the display will turn off.
The current play pattern of the CD is displayed on
the screen unless no pattern is applied. RDM button:
When the RDM button is pressed while a com-
pact disc is playing, the play pattern can be
changed as follows:
CD:
1 DISC RDM
←→OFF
CD with MP3 or WMA:
1 DISC RDM →1 FOLDER RDM →OFF
1 DISC RDM: all tracks on the disc will be played
randomly.
1 FOLDER RDM: all tracks in the current folder
will be played randomly.
OFF: No random play pattern is applied. The
indicator on the display will turn off.
The current play pattern of the CD is displayed on
the screen unless no pattern is applied.
AUX 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 a laptop
computer. Press the AUX button to play a compatible device
plugged into the AUX IN jack. The AUX button is
also used to switch the audio system to a source
plugged into the USB input jack in the center
console. When a device is plugged into the AUX
IN jack while another device is plugged into the
USB input jack, the AUX button is used to toggle
between the two functions.
For more information about the USB input jack,
see “USB interface” in this section.
EJECT button:
When the
button is pressed with a com-
pact disc loaded, the compact disc will eject and
the last source will be played.
When the
button is pressed twice with a
compact disc loaded, the compact disc will be
ejected further for easier CD removal. If the disc
is not removed within 20 seconds, the disc will
reload.
Additional features
For more information about the USB interface
available with this system, see “USB interface
(models without Navigation System)” in this sec-
tion.
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