2011 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID Owners Manual

This vehicle has Speed Sensitive Volume (SSV)
for audio. The audio volume changes as the driv-
ing speed changes.
AUDIO control knob (Bass, Treble, Bal-
ance 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 Fade and
Balance modes. Fade 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.
If the control knob is not pressed for approxi-
mately 10 seconds, the radio or CD display will
automatically reappear. Speed Sensitive Volume (SSV):
To change the SSV mode from OFF to 5, press
the SETTING button. Select the “Audio” key to
display the audio settings screen. Select the “–”
key or “+” key to change the SSV level.
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, select the “Back” key.
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Display album cover art:
When an audio source encoded with album
cover art is played, the album cover art can be
displayed on the screen. To toggle this feature on
or off, touch the “Display Album Cover Art” key.
When the feature is activated, the amber indica-
tor next to the word ON will illuminate.CD, DVD or USB with compressed audio files
While listening to a CD or compressed audio
files, certain text might be able to be displayed
(when CD encoded with text is being used) .
Depending on how the CD or compressed audio
files are encoded, the following text might be
displayed:● 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.
Some of this text might not display while playing a
regular CD.
FM/AM/SAT radio operation
FM/AM band select:
Pressing the FM·AM button will change the band
as follows:
AM →FM1 →FM2 →AM
When the FM·AM 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 FM·AM
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 STEREO will illuminate
during FM stereo reception. When the stereo
broadcast signal is weak, the radio will automati-
cally change from stereo to monaural reception.
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XM band select:
Press the XM button to change the band as
follows:
XM1*→XM2* →XM3* →XM1 (satellite, if so
equipped)
When the XM 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.
*When the XM button is pressed, the satellite
radio reception will not be available unless an
optional satellite receiver and antenna are in-
stalled and an XM satellite radio service sub-
scription is active. Satellite radio is not available
in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
If a compact disc is playing when the XM 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.Seeking button:
For AM or FM:
Press the
side of the seeking button to
tune from high to low frequencies and stop at the
next broadcasting station. Press the
side
of the seeking button to tune from low to high
frequencies and stop at the next broadcasting
station.
For XM:
Press the
orside of the seeking
button to go to the first channel of the previous or
next category.
1 to 6 Station memory operations:
Six stations can be set for the AM band. Twelve
stations can be set for the FM band (6 for FM1, 6
for FM2) . Eighteen channels can be set for the
XM radio (6 for XM1, 6 for XM2, 6 for XM3 – if so
equipped) .
1. Choose the radio band AM, FM1 or FM2 using the FM·AM select button, or choose
the satellite band XM1, XM2 or XM3 using
the XM button. 2. Tune to the desired station using
the
seeking button. Press and
hold any of the desired station memory but-
tons (1 – 6) until the preset number is up-
dated on the display and the sound is briefly
muted.
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.
List (AM and FM)
Select the “List” key to see a list of the presets in
the AM, FM1 or FM2 preset banks.
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Menu (XM, if so equipped)
Select the “Menu” key to see a list of options:● Preset List – Displays the list of presets.
Press and hold the key on the touchscreen
to save a preset.
● Customize Channel List – deselect chan-
nels to skip while using the TUNE/FOLDER
knob.
● Favorite Artist & Songs
– Tags the current artist or song playing on XM as a favorite. – Turn the Alert ON to indicate whenever a
favorite artist or song is playing on XM.
The audio system must be playing XM
radio for this feature to work.
– Delete a favorite artist or song.
● Categories – Displays a category list for XM
radio. Select a category to select the first
channel for that category.
● Direct Tune – Tune to a channel by entering
the channel number.
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”.
● Station specific text.
If the station broadcasts RDS information, the
text information is automatically displayed.Compact disc (CD) player operation
Place the ignition switch in the ACC or ON
position. The CD/DVD insert slot is located be-
hind the display screen. To insert a CD, press the
OPEN/TILT button on the audio unit. The display
screen will automatically move down to expose
the CD/DVD insert slot. Insert the CD into the
slot with the label side facing up. The CD will be
guided automatically into the slot and begin play-
ing. To return the display screen to its upright
position after the CD is inserted, press the
OPEN/TILT button again.
If the radio is already operating, it will automati-
cally turn off and the compact disc will play.
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If the system has been turned off while the compact
disc was playing, pressing the VOL/ON·OFF con-
trol 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.
Seeking button:
When the
side of the seeking button is
pressed while a compact disc is playing, the track
being played returns to its beginning. Press sev-
eral times to skip back through tracks. The com-
pact disc will go back the number of times the
button is pressed.
When the
side of the seeking 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 is pressed. (When the last track on the
compact disc is skipped through, the first track
will be played.)
Seeking (Rewind and
Fast Forward) button:
Press and hold the
side of the seeking
button or the
side of the seeking 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.
TUNE/FOLDER knob
While playing a CD with compressed audio files,
turn the TUNE/FOLDER knob right or left to play
the next or previous folder.
CD menu
Touch the “Menu” key on the display while a CD
or CD with compressed audio files is playing to
bring up a list of options. Depending on the type
of CD being played, the following options may be
available:
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●Play Mode
This option allows you to alter the play pattern of
the CD. Touch the key of the mode you wish to
apply. The modes change the play pattern as
follows:
1 Track Repeat - the current track is repeated.
1 Disc Random- tracks from the entire disc are
played randomly.
1 Folder Repeat (compressed audio files CD
only) - the current folder is repeated.
1 Folder Random (compressed audio files CD
only) - tracks from the current folder are played
randomly. Normal - Plays all tracks on the CD in sequential
order until stopped.
●
Folder List
The folders on the disc are displayed. Select the
key of a folder name to begin playing tracks from
that folder.
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●Track List
The tracks on the disc are displayed. Select the
key of a track name to begin playing that track. ●
Title Text Priority
● Record to Music Box, Automatic Recording,
Recording Quality
For more information about these options, see
“Music Box” in this section.CD EJECT button:
To eject a CD, press the OPEN/TILT button to
lower the display screen. Once the screen is in
the lowered position, press the
button to
the left of the CD/DVD insert slot
1. The CD will
be ejected.
When the
button is pressed while the CD
is being played, the CD will eject and the system
will turn off.
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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.
AUX settings
Select the “Settings” key.
The display mode can be set to Normal, Wide or
Cinema. The volume setting can be set to Low,
Medium or High.
Additional features
For more information about the iPodplayer
available with this system, see “iPod player op-
eration with Navigation System” in this section.
For more information about the USB interface
available with this system, see “USB interface
(models with Navigation System)” in this section.
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