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AUDIO OPERATION PRECAUTIONS
RadioPush the ignition switch to the ACC or ON
position and push the radio band select button
to turn on the radio. If you listen to the radio with
the engine not running, the ignition switch
should be pushed to the ACC position.
Radio reception is affected by station signal
strength, distance from radio transmitter, build-
ings, bridges, mountains and other external
influences. Intermittent changes in reception
quality normally are caused by these external
influences.
Using a cellular phone in or near the
vehicle may influence radio reception
quality.
Radio reception:
Your NISSAN radio system is equipped with
state-of-the-art electronic circuits to enhance
radio reception. These circuits are designed to
extend reception range, and to enhance the
quality of that reception.
However there are some general characteristics
of both FM and AM radio signals that can affect
radio reception quality in a moving vehicle, even
when the finest equipment is used. These
characteristics are completely normal in a given
reception area, and do not indicate any mal-function in your NISSAN radio system.
Reception conditions will constantly change
because of vehicle movement. Buildings, terrain,
signal distance and interference from other
vehicles can work against ideal reception.
Described below are some of the factors that
can affect your radio reception.
Some cellular phones or other devices may
cause interference or a buzzing noise to come
from the audio system speakers. Storing the
device in a different location may reduce or
eliminate the noise.
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FM radio reception:
Range: FM range is normally limited to 25 to 30
miles (40 to 48 km) , with monaural (single
channel) FM having slightly more range than
stereo FM. External influences may sometimes
interfere with FM station reception even if the
FM station is within 25 miles (40 km). The
strength of the FM signal is directly related to the
distance between the transmitter and receiver.
FM signals follow a line-of-sight path, exhibiting
many of the same characteristics as light. For
example they will reflect off objects.
Fade and drift: As your vehicle moves away from
a station transmitter, the signals will tend to fade
and/or drift.
AUDIO SYSTEM
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1. CD EJECT button
2. ON·OFF/VOLUME control knob
3. Radio station and CD selector buttons
4. Radio tuning / MP3/WMA folder selector / AUDIOcontrol knob
5. CD LOAD button
6. AM·FM band select button 7. DISC button
8. AUX button
9. DISP (display) change/CLOCK button
10. Radio/CD SCAN (tuning) button
11. CD RPT (repeat)/RDM (random) play button
12. REW (rewind) button for SEEK/TRACK13. FF (fast forward) button for SEEK/TRACK
14. AUX in jack
FM-AM RADIO WITH COMPACT DISC
(CD) CHANGERFor all operation precautions, see “AUDIO
OPERATION PRECAUTIONS” earlier in this
section.Audio main operationHead unit:
The radio has an FM diversity reception system,
which employs two antennas printed on the rear
window. This system automatically switches to
the antenna which is receiving less interference.
The auto loudness circuit enhances the low and
high frequency ranges automatically in both
radio reception and CD playback.
ON·OFF/Volume control:
Push the ignition switch to the ACC or ON
position, and then push the ON·OFF/VOLUME
control knob while the system is off to call up the
mode (radio, CD or AUX) which was playing
immediately before the system was turned off.
While the system is on, pushing the ON·OFF/
VOLUME control knob turns the system off.
Turn the ON·OFF/VOLUME control knob to
adjust the volume.
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Adjusting sound quality:
Push the Audio control knob to change the
selecting mode as follows.
Bass?Treble ?Fade ?Balance ?Speed
Sensitive Volume ?Beep
Rotate the Audio control knob to adjust Bass,
Treble, Fade and Balance to the desired level.
Fade adjusts the sound level between the front
and rear speakers and Balance adjusts the
sound between the right and left speakers.
These items can also be adjusted by pushing
the AUDIO button.
. Speed Sensitive Vol.
Sound volume is increased according to the
vehicle speed. Choose the effect level from
“HIGH”, “MID”, “LOW” or “OFF”.
. Beep tuning
When this item is turned to ON, you will hear
a beep sound when you use a button.
Once you have adjusted the sound quality to the
desired level, push the Audio control knob
repeatedly until the radio or CD display re-
appears. Otherwise, the radio or CD display will
automatically reappear after about 5 seconds.
CLOCK adjust:
Push the CLOCK adjust button for more than
1.5 seconds to turn on the CLOCK display.
See “CLOCK” in the “2. Instruments and
controls” section for the detailed clock adjust-
ment operation.
AM-FM radio operation
radio (FM/AM) band select:
Pushing the radio band select button will
change the band as follows:
AM ?FM1 ?FM2 ?AM
When the radio band select button is pushed
while the ignition switch is in the ACC or ON
position, the radio will come on at the station last
played.
The last station/channel played will also come
on when the ON·OFF/VOL control knob is
pushed to ON.
If another audio source is playing when the radio
band select button is turned to ON, the audio
source will automatically be turned off and the
last radio station played will come on.
When the stereo broadcast signal is weak, the
radio will automatically change from stereo to
monaural reception. TUNE (Tuning):
Turn the TUNE/FOLDER knob for manual tuning.
SEEK tuning:
Push the SEEK·CAT or TRACK button
or
to tune from low to high or high to low
frequencies and to stop at the next broadcasting
station.SCAN tuning:
Push the SCAN tuning button to tune from low
to high frequencies and stops at each broad-
casting station for 5 seconds. Pushing the
button again during this 5 seconds period will
stop SCAN tuning and the radio will remain
tuned to that station.
If the SCAN tuning button is not pushed within 5
seconds, SCAN tuning moves to the next
station.
*1
to
*6
Station memory operations:
12 stations/channels can be set for the FM band
(6 for FM1, 6 for FM2) and 6 stations can be set
for the AM band.
1. Choose the radio band AM, FM1 or FM2 using the radio band select button.
2. Tune to the desired station using the SEEK, SCAN or TUNE button.
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3. Select the desired station/channel and keeppushing any of the desired station preset
buttons
*1
to
*6
until a beep sound is
heard. (The radio mutes when the select
button is pushed.)
4. The channel indicator will then come on and the sound will resume. Memorizing is now
complete.
5. Other buttons can be set in the same manner.
If the battery cable is disconnected, or if the fuse
blows, the radio memory will be erased. In that
case, reset the desired stations.
Compact Disc (CD) changer operationPush the ignition switch to the ACC or ON
position, push the LOAD button and insert the
compact disc into the slot with the label side
facing up. The compact disc will be guided
automatically into the slot and start playing.
After loading the disc, the number of tracks on
the disc and the play time will appear on the
display.
If the radio is already operating, it will auto-
matically turn off and the compact disc will play.
If the system has been turned off while the
compact disc was playing, pushing the
ON·OFF/VOL control knob will start the com-
pact disc.
CD LOAD:
To insert a CD in the CD changer, push the
LOAD button for less than 1.5 seconds. Select
the loading position by pushing the CD insert
select button
*1
to*6, then insert the CD.
To insert 6 CDs to the CD changer in
succession, push the LOAD button for more
than 1.5 seconds.
The inserted slot numbers will illuminate on the
display.
PLAY:
When the DISC (CD play) button is pushed 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 button is pushed with the
compact disc loaded and the radio playing, the
radio will automatically be turned off and the
compact disc will start to play.CD PLAY INFORMATION:
When the DISP button is pushed for less than
1.5 seconds while the CD is being played, the
disc information display will change as follows: CD:
CD with MP3 or WMA:
FF (Fast Forward) , REW (Re-
wind)/APS (Automatic Pro-
gram Search) FF, APS REW:
When the(fast forward) or
(rewind)
button is pushed for more than 1.5 seconds
while the compact disc is being played, the
compact disc will play while fast forwarding or
rewinding. When the button is released, the
compact disc will return to normal play speed.
When the
or
button is pushed for less
than 1.5 seconds while the compact disc is
being played, the next track or the beginning of
the current track on the CD will be played.
CD PLAY selection:
To change to another CD already loaded into the
player, push the CD play select buttons
*1
to
*6.
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Without navigation system
1. AM·FM band select button
2. DISC button
3. AUX/SAT band select button
FM-AM-SAT RADIO WITH COMPACT
DISC (CD) PLAYERFor all operation precautions, see “AUDIO
OPERATION PRECAUTIONS” earlier in this
section.
The satellite radio mode requires an active XM
Satellite Radio subscription. The satellite radio is
not available in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
It may take some time to receive the activation
signal after subscribing the XM Satellite Radio.
After receiving the activation signal, an available
channel list will be automatically updated in the
radio. For XM, push the ignition switch from
LOCK to ACC to update the channel list.Audio main operationHead unit:
The auto loudness circuit enhances the low and
high frequency ranges automatically in both
radio reception and CD playback.ON·OFF/Volume control:
Push the ignition switch to the ACC or ON
position, and then push the ON·OFF button
while the system is off to turn on the last audio
source (i.e. FM or CD) , which was playing
immediately before the system was turned off.
While the system is on, pushing the ON·OFF
button turns the system off.
Turn the VOL control knob to adjust the volume.
Adjusting tone quality and speaker bal-
ance:
To adjust Bass, Treble, Balance and Fade, push
the Audio control knob. When the display shows
the setting you want to change (Bass, Treble,
Balance and Fade) , rotate the Audio control
knob to set the desired setting. For the other
setting methods, see “HOW TO USE SETTING
BUTTON” earlier in this section.
This vehicle has some sound effect functions as
follows:
.
Speed Sensitive Vol.
For more details, see “VEHICLE INFORMATION
AND SETTINGS” earlier in this section.
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Switching the display:
.Models with navigation system
Pushing the DISC·AUX button will switch the
displays as follows:
iPod
®/USB ?CD/DVD ?Music Box
®?
Bluetooth
®Audio ?AUX ?iPod
®/USB
. Models without navigation system
Pushing the DISC button will switch the display
as follows:
CD ?Music Box
®?CD
Pushing the AUX button will switch the display
as follows:
USB/iPod
®? XM1 ?XM2 ?XM3 ?USB/
iPod
®
FM-AM-SAT radio operation
radio (FM/AM) band select:
Pushing the radio band select button will
change the band as follows:
AM ?FM1 ?FM2 ?AM
radio (SAT) band select (models with
navigation system):
Pushing the radio band select button will
change the band as follows:
XM1 ?XM2 ?XM3 ?XM1
When the radio band select button is pushed
while the ignition switch is in the ACC or ON
position, the radio will come on at the channel
last played.
The last channel played will also come on when
the ON·OFF button is pushed to ON.
The satellite radio is not available in Alaska,
Hawaii and Guam.
If another audio source is playing when the radio
band select button is turned to ON, the audio
source will automatically be turned off and the
last radio channel played will come on.
When the stereo broadcast signal is weak, the
radio will automatically change from stereo to
monaural reception.radio (SAT) band select (models
without navigation system):
Push the satellite band select button to select
the satellite radio mode XM1, XM2 or XM3. TUNE (Tuning):
.
For AM and FM radio
Turn the radio TUNE knob for manual tuning.
. For XM Satellite Radio
Turn the radio TUNE knob to seek channels
from all of the categories when any category
is not selected.
SEEK tuning/CATEGORY
(CAT):
. For AM and FM radio
Push the SEEK button
or
to tune
from low to high or high to low frequencies
and to stop at the next broadcasting station.
. For XM Satellite Radio
Push the SEEK button
or
to tune
to the first channel of the next or previous
category.
During satellite radio reception, the following
notices will be displayed under certain condi-
tions.
. NO SIGNAL (No signal is received while the
SAT tuner is connected.)
. OFF AIR (Broadcasting signed off)
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.CH Name
. Category
. Name
. Title
. OtherCompact Disc (CD) player operationPush the ignition switch to the ACC or ON
position and insert the Compact Disc (CD) into
the slot with the label side facing up. The CD will
be guided automatically into the slot and start
playing.
After loading the CD, the number of tracks on
the CD and the play time will appear on the
display.
If the radio is already operating, it will auto-
matically turn off and the CD will play.
If the system has been turned off while the CD
was playing, pushing the ON·OFF button will
start the CD.
Do not use 3.1 in (8 cm) discs.
or
PLAY:
When the DISC·AUX or DISC (CD play) button
is pushed with the system off and the CD
loaded, the system will turn on and the CD will
start to play. When the DISC·AUX or DISC button is pushed
with the CD loaded and the radio playing, the
radio will automatically be turned off and the CD
will start to play.
Menu (models with navigation system):
When the “Menu” key on the display is selected
while the CD is being played, the menu screen
will be displayed. The following menu options
are available.
.
Folder List (for CD with compressed audio
files)
Displays the folder list.
. Track List
Displays the track list.
. Play Mode
Select a play mode from the following items.
— Normal
— 1 Folder Repeat (for CD with compressed audio files)
— 1 Track Repeat
— 1 Disc Random
— 1 Folder Random (for CD with com- pressed audio files) .
Record to Music Box
®(for CD)
Select to choose specific songs on the CD
to record to the Music Box
®.
. Title Text Priority (for CD)
Set the priority to CDDB (Compact Disc
Data Base) to acquire track information from
the Gracenote Database, or set the priority
to CD-TEXT to acquire the information from
CDs.
. Automatic Recording (for CD)
When this item is turned to ON, the Music
Box
®hard drive/flash memory automatically
starts recording when a CD is inserted.
. Recording Quality (for CD)
The larger number (132) will increase the
recorded sound quality while taking up more
space on the Music Box
®leaving less room
for more songs.
For the details of Music Box®, see “MUSIC
BOX
®” later in this section.
Text (models without navigation system):
When the “Text” key is selected in the screen
using the multi-function controller and then the
ENTER button is pushed while the CD is being
played, the music information below will be
displayed on the screen.
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5. The standby message screen will appear.Operate the compatible Bluetooth
®audio
device. For the connecting procedure of the
audio device, see the Bluetooth®audio
instructions.
When the connecting is completed, the
screen will return to the Bluetooth®setup
display.
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Audio main operationPush the ignition switch to the ACC or ON
position. Then, push the DISC·AUX button
repeatedly to switch to the Bluetooth
®audio
mode. If the system has been turned off while
the Bluetooth
®audio device was playing, push-
ing the ON·OFF/VOL control knob will start the
Bluetooth
®audio device.
The ability to pause, change tracks, fast forward,
rewind, randomize and repeat music may be
different between devices. Some or all of these
functions may not be supported on each device.
DISC·AUX button:
When the DISC·AUX button is pushed with the
system off and the Bluetooth
®audio device
connected, the system will turn on. If another
audio source is playing and the Bluetooth
®audio
device is connected, push the DISC·AUX button
repeatedly until the display changes to the
Bluetooth
®audio mode.
Next/Previous Track and Fast
Forward/Rewind:
When the
or
button is pushed for
more than 1.5 seconds while a Bluetooth
®audio
file is being played, the Bluetooth
®audio device
will play while forwarding or rewinding. When
the button is released, the Bluetooth
®audio
device will return to normal play speed.
When the
or
button is pushed for less
than 1.5 seconds while a Bluetooth
®audio file is
being played, the next track or the beginning of
the current track on the Bluetooth
®audio device
will be played. The multi-function controller can
also be used to select tracks when the Blue-
tooth
®audio play mode screen is shown on the
display. (“Bluetooth audio” will be indicated on
the header of the screen.)
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