2010 NISSAN MAXIMA USB

FM/AM radio with compact disc (CD)
changer (if so equipped).......................4-64
FM/AM/SAT radio with compact disc (CD)
player (if so equipped).........................4-69
FM/AM/SAT radio with CD/DVD player
(if so equipped)...............................4-75
Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) Player
Operation (models with Navigation System)......4-84
USB interface (models without Navigation
System) (if so equipped).......................4-87
USB interface (models with Navigation
System)......................................4-88
iPodT* Player Operation without Navigation
System (if so equipped)........................4-92
iPodT* Player Operation with Navigation
System (if so equipped)........................4-93
Music Box™ Hard Drive audio system
without Navigation System (if so equipped).......4-96
Music Box™ Hard Drive audio system with
Navigation System (if so equipped).............4-102
BluetoothTaudio (if so equipped)..............4-109
CD care and cleaning.........................4-112
Steering wheel switch for audio control.........4-113
Rear audio controls (if so equipped)............4-115Antenna.....................................4-116
Car phone or CB radio...........................4-117
BluetoothTHands-Free Phone System without
Navigation System (if so equipped)................4-117
Regulatory Information........................4-119
Using the system.............................4-119
Control buttons..............................4-121
Getting started...............................4-122
List of voice commands.......................4-124
Speaker adaptation (SA) mode.................4-128
Manual Control (if so equipped)................4-130
Troubleshooting guide........................4-130
BluetoothTHands-Free Phone System with
Navigation System (if so equipped)................4-132
Regulatory Information........................4-134
Voice commands.............................4-134
Connecting procedure........................4-134
Vehicle Phonebook...........................4-136
Handset Phonebook..........................4-138
Making a call.................................4-139
Receiving a call..............................4-139
During a call.................................4-140
Ending a call.................................4-141

Switch beeps
With this option on (indicator light illuminated) , a
beep will sound if any control panel button is
pressed.
OFF BUTTON
To change the display brightness, press
the
OFF button. Pressing the button again
will change the display to the day
or the
night
display. The brightness can then be
adjusted using the NISSAN controller.
If no operation is performed within 5 seconds, the
display will return to the previous display.Press and hold the
OFF button for more
than two seconds to turn the display off. Press
the button again to turn the display on.
USING THE IMAGE VIEWER
When a compatible portable storage device is
plugged into the USB jack located in the center
console, compatible image files stored on the
device can be viewed on the control panel de-
vice.
Connecting the portable storage
device
To connect a portable storage device to the sys-
tem so that images stored on it can be viewed,
insert the device into the USB jack located in the
center console.
LHA1253LHA1254
IMAGE VIEWER (if so equipped)
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Region Invalid
cThe DVD is not for region 1 or all
regions.
cUse DVDs with a region code “1”,
“ALL” or “1 included” for your DVD
entertainment system. (The region
code is displayed as a small symbol
printed on the top of the DVD.) This
vehicle-installed DVD player cannot
play DVDs with a region code other
than “1” or “ALL”.
Copyright and trademark
cThe technology protected by the U.S.
patent and other intellectual property
rights owned by Macrovision
Corporation and other right holders is
adopted for this system.cThis copyright protected technology
cannot be used without a permit from
Macrovision Corporation. It is limited
to personal use, etc., as long as the
permit from Macrovision Corporation
is not issued.
cModifying or disassembling is prohib-
ited.
cDolby digital is manufactured under li-
cense from Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
cDolby and the double D mark “
”
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories,
Inc.
cDTS and DTS Digital Surround “
”
are registered trademarks of Digital
Theater Systems, Inc.
Universal Serial Bus (USB) memory (if
so equipped)
This system supports various USB memory
sticks, USB hard drives and iPodTplayers. There
are some USB devices which may not be sup-
ported with this system.
cMake sure that the USB device is connected
correctly into the USB connector.
cDo not force the memory stick or USB cable
into the USB connector.LHA0484
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cDuring cold weather or rainy days, the player
may malfunction due to the humidity. If this
occurs, remove the USB memory stick and
dehumidify or ventilate the player com-
pletely.
cThe player sometimes cannot function when
the passenger compartment temperature is
extremely high. Decrease the temperature
before use.
cDo not leave the USB memory in a place
prone to static electricity or where the air
conditioner blows directly. The data in the
USB memory may be damaged.
cPrepare the USB device by yourself be-
cause it is not equipped with the vehicle.
cThe USB device cannot be formatted with
this system. If you want to format the USB
memory, use your personal computer.
cPartitioned USB devices may not be played
correctly.
cSome characters used in other languages
(Chinese, Japanese, etc.) are not displayed
properly on the vehicle center screen.
NISSAN recommends using English lan-
guage characters with USB devices.cDo not connect the USB device if the con-
nector or cable is wet. Allow the cable
and/or connectors to dry completely before
connecting the USB device.
cLarge video podcast files cause slow re-
sponses in the iPodT. The vehicle center
display may momentarily black out, but it will
soon recover.
cIf the iPodTautomatically selects large video
podcast files while in the shuffle mode, the
vehicle center display may momentarily
black out, but it will soon recover.
cAudiobooks may not play in the same order
as they appear on the iPodT.
cThe iPodTnano (1st Generation) may re-
main in fast forward or rewind mode if it is
connected during a seek operation. In this
case, please manually reset the iPodT.
cThe iPodTnano (2nd Generation) will con-
tinue to fast forward or rewind if it is discon-
nected during a seek operation.
cAn incorrect song title may appear when the
Play Mode is changed while using the iPodT
nano (2nd generation) .cIf you are using an iPodT(3rd Generation
with Dock connector) , do not use very long
names for the song title, album name or artist
name to avoid the iPodTresetting itself.
iPodTis a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in
the U.S. and other countries.
BluetoothTaudio player (if so
equipped)
cSome BluetoothTaudio devices may not be
recognized by the in-vehicle audio system.
Contact a NISSAN dealer for the compatible
device.
cIt is necessary to set up the wireless con-
nection between a compatible BluetoothT
audio device and the in-vehicle BluetoothT
module before using the BluetoothTaudio.
cOperating procedure of the BluetoothTau-
dio will vary depending on the devices. Make
sure how to operate your audio device be-
fore using it with this system.
cThe BluetoothTaudio may be stopped under
the following conditions:
cReceiving a call on the Hands-Free
Phone System.
cChecking the connection to the hands-
free phone.
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cDo not place the BluetoothTaudio device in
an area surrounded by metal or far away from
the in-vehicle BluetoothTmodule to prevent
tone quality degradation and wireless con-
nection disruption.
cWhile an audio device is connected through
the BluetoothTwireless connection, the bat-
tery power of the device may discharge
quicker than usual.
cThis system supports the BluetoothTAudio
Distribution Profile (A2DP, AVRCP) .
BLUETOOTHtis a
trademark owned by
Bluetooth SIG, Inc.
CD or USB with Compressed Audio
Files (models without Navigation
System)
The file types supported by this system are MP3
and WMA.Explanation of terms:
cMP3 — 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 a 10:1 ratio 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.
cWMA — Windows Media Audio (WMA)* is a
compressed audio format created by Mi-
crosoft 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 of
space when compared to MP3s at the same
level of quality.
cBit rate — Bit rate denotes the number of
bits per second used by a digital music file.
The size and quality of a compressed digital
audio file is determined by the bit rate used
when encoding the file.cSampling frequency — Sampling frequency
is the rate at which the samples of a signal
are converted from analog to digital (A/D
conversion) per second.
cMultisession — 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.
cID3/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, encoding bit
rate, track time duration, etc. ID3 tag infor-
mation is displayed on the Artist/song title
line on the display.
* WindowsT, Windows MediaTand Windows
VistaTare registered trademarks and trademarks
in the United States of America and other coun-
tries of Microsoft Corporation of the USA.
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Specification chart:
Supported media CD, CD-R, CD-RW, USB 2.0
Supported file systemsCD, CD-R, CD-RW, ISO9660 LEVEL1, ISO9660 LEVEL2, Romeo, Joliet
* ISO9660 Level 3 (packet writing) is not supported.
* Files saved using the Live File System component (on a Windows VistaToperating system-based
computer) are not supported.
UDF Bridge (UDF 1.02 + ISO9660) , UDF 1.5, UDF 2.0
VDF 1.5/VDF 2.0 (packet writing) is not supported.
USB memory: FAT16, FAT32
Supported
versionsMP3Version MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG2.5
Sampling frequency 8 kHz - 48 kHz
Bit rate 8 kbps - 320 kbps, VBR*2
WMA*1 Version WMA7, WMA8
Sampling frequency 8 kHz - 48 kHz
Bit rate 8 kbps - 320 kbps, VBR*2
Tag information (Song title and artist name)ID3 tag VER1.0, VER1.1, VER2.2, VER2.3, VER 2.4 (MP3 only)
WMA tag (WMA only)
Folder levels Folder levels: 8, Folders: 255 (including root folder) , Files: 512 (Max. 255 files for one folder)
Text character number limitation 64 characters
Displayable character codes*301: ASCII, 02: ISO-8859-1, 03: UNICODE (UTF-16 LE) , 04: UNICODE (UTF-16 BE) , 05: UNI-
CODE (UTF-8)
*1 Protected WMA files (DRM) cannot be played.
*2 When VBR files are played, the playback time may not be displayed correctly.
*3 Available codes depend on what kind of media, versions and information are going to be displayed.
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Troubleshooting guide:
SymptomCause and Countermeasure
Cannot playCheck if the CD/USB device was inserted correctly.
Check if the CD is scratched or dirty.
Check if there is condensation inside the player. If there is, wait until the condensation is gone (about 1 hour) before using the player.
If there is a temperature increase error, the player will play correctly after it returns to the normal temperature.
If there is a mixture of music CD files (CD-DA data) and compressed audio files on a CD, only the music CD files (CD-DA data) will be played.
Files with extensions other than “.MP3” or “.WMA” cannot be played. In addition, the character codes and number of characters for folder names and
file names should be in compliance with the specifications.
Check if the disc or file is generated in an irregular format. This may occur depending on the variation or the setting of the compressed audio file writ-
ing application or other text editing applications.
Check if the finalization process, such as session close and disc close, is done for the disc.
Check if the CD/USB device is protected by copyright.
Poor sound quality Check if the CD is scratched or dirty.
It takes a relatively long time
before the music starts
playing.If there are many folders or file levels on the CD/USB device, or if it is a multisession disc, some time may be required before the music starts playing.
Music cuts off or skipsThe writing software and hardware combination might not match, or the writing speed, writing depth, writing width, etc., might not match the
specifications. Try using the slowest writing speed.
Skipping with high bit rate
filesSkipping may occur with large quantities of data, such as for high bit rate data.
Moves immediately to the
next song when playingIf an unsupported compressed audio file has been given a supported extension like “.MP3”, or when play is prohibited by copyright protection, the
player will skip to the next song.
Songs do not play back in
the desired orderThe playback order is the order in which the files were written by the writing software. Therefore, the files might not play in the desired order.
Random/Shuffle may be active on the audio system or on the USB device.
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CD, DVD or USB with Compressed
Audio Files (models with Navigation
System)
The file types supported by this system are MP3,
WMA, AAC/M4A and ATRAC3.
Explanation of terms:
cMP3 — 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 can reduce the file size by ap-
proximately 10:1 ratio (Sampling: 44.1 kHz,
Bit rate: 128 kbps) with virtually no percep-
tible loss in quality. The compression re-
duces certain parts of sound that seem in-
audible to most people.
cWMA — Windows Media Audio (WMA) is a
compressed audio format created by Mi-
crosoft 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 of
space when compared to MP3s at the same
level of quality.cAAC/M4A — Advanced Audio Coding
(AAC) is a lossy audio compression format.
Audio files that have been encoded with
AAC are generally smaller in size and deliver
a higher quality of sound than MP3.
cATRAC3, ATRAC3 Plus — Adaptive Trans-
form Acoustic Coding (ATRAC) is a lossy
audio compression format developed by
Sony.
cBit rate — Bit rate denotes the number of
bits per second used by a digital music file.
The size and quality of a compressed digital
audio file is determined by the bit rate used
when encoding the file.
cSampling frequency — Sampling frequency
is the rate at which the samples of a signal
are converted from analog to digital (A/D
conversion) per second.
cMultisession — 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.cID3/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.
* WindowsT, Windows MediaTand Windows
VistaTare registered trademarks or trademarks
of Microsoft Corporation in the United States of
America and/or other countries.
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