CD/MP3 display mode
While listening to a CD or an MP3/WMA CD
certain text might be able to be displayed (when
CD encoded with text is being used) .
Depending on how the CD or MP3/WMA CD is
encoded the following text might be able to be
displayed by touching the “Text” key:● 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.
● Disc displays the disc name of the CD cur-
rently playing.
● Track displays the name of the song on the
CD currently playing.
Some of this text or modes might not display
while playing a regular CD. Press the BACK
button to exit the CD text display screen.
FM/AM/SAT radio operation
FM/AM/SAT band select:
Pressing the RADIO AM·FM button will change
the band as follows:
AM ←→ FM or SAT* (satellite, if so equipped)
When the RADIO AM·FM 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 RADIO AM·FM button is pressed, the
satellite radio mode will be skipped 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 RADIO
AM·FM button is pressed, the compact disc will
automatically be turned off and the last radio
station played will come on.
The FM stereo indicator ST will illuminate during
FM stereo reception. When the stereo broadcast
signal is weak, the radio will automatically change
from stereo to monaural reception.
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TUNE/FLDR (Tuning) knob:
To manually tune the radio, turn the TUNE/FLDR
knob to the right or left.
SEEK/CAT and TRACKtuning buttons:
Press the SEEK/CAT
button or the
TRACK
button for less than 1.5 seconds
to tune from high to low or low to high frequen-
cies and stop at the next broadcasting station.
SCAN·RPT (SCAN tuning) button:
Press the SCAN·RPT button to initiate scan tun-
ing. Scan tuning will stop at each broadcasting
station for 5 seconds. Press the SCAN·RPT but-
ton again during this 5 second period to stop
scan tuning; the radio will remain tuned to that
station. If the SCAN·RPT button is not pressed
within 5 seconds, scan tuning moves to the next
station.
PRESET A·B·C (Station memory opera-
tions):
18 stations can be set for the FM, AM and SAT
(satellite, if so equipped) radio to the A, B and C
preset button in any combination of FM, AM or
SAT stations.
1. Choose preset bank A, B or C using the PRESET A·B·C select button. 2. Select the desired FM, AM or SAT station
band.
3. 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.
4. The channel indicator will then come on and the sound will resume. Programming is now
complete.
5. 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.
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”. ●
Artist and song information.
If the station broadcasts RDS information, the
RDS icon is displayed.
Compact disc (CD) player operation
Place the ignition switch in the ACC or ON
position 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.
If the radio is already operating, it will automati-
cally turn off and the compact disc will play.
If the system has been turned off while the com-
pact disc was playing, pressing the
VOL/ON·OFF control 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.
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SEEK/CAT and TRACKbuttons:
When the SEEK/CAT
button is pressed
while a compact disc is playing, the track being
played returns to its beginning. Press several
times to skip back through tracks. The compact
disc will go back the number of times the button
is pressed.
When the TRACKbutton 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.)
The NISSAN controller can also be used to se-
lect tracks when a CD is being played.
SEEK/CAT and TRACK
(Rewind·Fast Forward)
buttons:
Press and hold the SEEK/CAT
(rewind)
button or the TRACK
(fast forward) 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. 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 the com-
pact disc loaded with the tape or the radio play-
ing, the tape or radio will automatically be turned
off and the compact disc will start to play.
TUNE FLDR (Folder) knob
While playing an MP3/WMA CD, turn the
TUNE/FLDR knob right or left to scan forward or
backward through available folders.
SCAN·RPT (random and repeat) button:
When the SCAN·RPT button is pressed while the
compact disc is being played, the play pattern
can be changed as follows:
CD:
1 DISC RPT
→1 TRK RPT →1 DISC RDM →1
DISC RPT
MP3/WMA CD:
1 DISC RPT →1 FOLDER RPT →1 TRK RPT →
1 DISC RDM →1 FOLDER RDM →1 DISC RPT
1 DISC RPT: the entire disc will be repeated.
1 TRK RPT: the current track playing will be
repeated. 1 DISC RDM: all tracks will be played randomly.
1 FOLDER RPT: the folder currently being ac-
cessed will be repeated.
1 FOLDER RDM: the tracks in the current folder
being accessed will be played randomly.
REAR CTRL:
Pressing the REAR CTRL button turns the rear
seat audio controller on. Rear Controls UN-
LOCKED will display. Pressing the REAR CTRL
button again will turn the rear seat audio control-
ler off. Rear Controls LOCKED will display. If the
vehicle is not equipped with a rear seat audio
controller, the display will show “Rear Controls
Not Available”.
Press and hold the REAR CTRL button for ap-
proximately 1.5 seconds to turn the rear display
screen on. Rear Display ON will display. Press
and hold the REAR CTRL button again to turn the
rear display screen off. Rear Display OFF will
display. If the vehicle is not equipped with a rear
display screen, the display will show “Rear Con-
trols Not Available”.
(SPEAKER CONTROL) button:
Press the
button to turn the rear speakers
off and the headphones on. Press this button
again to turn rear seat speakers back on and the
headphones off.
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DISC/AUX button:
When the DISC/AUX button is pressed with the
system off and the CF card inserted, the system
will turn on. If another audio source is playing and
a CF card is inserted, press the DISC/AUX but-
ton repeatedly until the center display changes to
the CompactFlashmode.
CF display mode
While listening to CF certain text might be able to
be displayed.
Depending on how the files are encoded on the
CF the following text might be able to be dis-
played by touching the “Text” key:
● 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.
Press the BACK button to exit the CF text display
screen.
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SEEK/CAT and TRACK buttons:
Press theSEEK/CAT button while the CF
card is playing to return to the beginning of the
current track. Press the
TRACK button
while the CF card is playing to skip to the begin-
ning of the next track.
If you press and hold the
SEEK/CAT (re-
wind) button or the
TRACK (fast forward)
button for more than approximately 1.5 seconds,
the CF card will play while rewinding or fast
forwarding. When the
SEEK/CAT (rewind)
button or the
TRACK (fast forward) button
is released, the CF card will return to the normal
playing speed.
The NISSAN controller can also be used to se-
lect tracks when the CF card is being played.
For more information on how to use the NISSAN
controller, see “How to use the NISSAN control-
ler” earlier in this section.
Folder selection:
To change to another folder in the CF card either:
● Turn the TUNE/FLDR knob right or left.
● Touch the desired folder key on screen.
● Use the NISSAN controller.
SCAN·RPT button:
Pressing the SCAN·RPT button while the CF
card is playing changes the play pattern as fol-
lows:
1 CF CARD RPT →1 FOLDER RPT →1 TRK
RPT →1 CF CARD RDM →1 FOLDER RDM →
1 CF CARD RPT
1 CF CARD RPT: the entire CF card will be
repeated.
1 FOLDER RPT: the folder currently being ac-
cessed will be repeated.
1 TRK RPT: the current track playing will be
repeated.
1 CF CARD RDM: all the tracks on the CF card
will be played randomly.
1 FOLDER RDM: the tracks in the current folder
being accessed will be played randomly.
CF eject:
Press the knob next to the CF slot while a CF
card is inserted to eject the CF card.
Troubleshooting messages:
The following messages will be displayed under
certain conditions:
● Reading CompactFlash
The system is reading the CF card inserted
in the slot. ●
No CompactFlash card
A CF card is not inserted in the slot.
● CompactFlash read error
The system cannot read the CF card.
● Unplayable file
The system cannot play a music file.
● No audio file
The CF card inserted in the slot or its folder
does not contain any music files.
Compatibility with other media:
If a commercially available CompactFlash
adapter is inserted into the slot, other memory
media can also be used.
MUSIC BOX (if so equipped)
The Music Box system can store songs from CDs
being played. The system has a 9.3 gigabyte
(GB) storage capacity.
The following CDs can be recorded in the Music
Box system:
● CDs without MP3/WMA files.
● Hybrid Compact Disc Digital Audio (Hybrid
CD-DA) specification in Super Audio CDs.
● Compact Disc Digital Audio (CD-DA) speci-
fication in CD-Extras.
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●First session of multisession disc.
Extreme temperature conditions [below 4°F
(20°C) and above 158°F (70°C)] could affect
the performance of the hard-disk.
NOTE:
If the hard drive needs to be replaced due
to a malfunction, all stored music data will
be erased.
Recording CDs
1. Operate the audio system to play a CD.
For information on playing CDs, see “Com-
pact Disc (CD) player operation” earlier in
this section.
2. Touch the “REC” key. REC CD appears on the screen.
NOTE: ● The system starts playing and recording the
1st track on the CD when the “REC” key is
selected.
● Individual tracks from a CD cannot be se-
lected to be recorded to the Music Box. ●
The skip, fast forward and rewind features
are disabled while the CD is recording.
● The recording process can be stopped at
any time. All tracks that were played before
the CD was stopped are stored.
● Individual tracks can be deleted from the
hard drive after the CD is recorded.
● The system records faster than it plays.
If the title information of the track being recorded
is stored either in the hard drive or in the CD, the
title is automatically displayed on the screen. For
title acquisition from the hard-disk drive, music
recognition technology and related data are pro-
vided by Gracenote.
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To view the details of the track, touch the “Text”
key on the screen or use the NISSAN controller
and press the ENTER button. The track name and
album title are displayed on the screen.
If a track is not recorded successfully due to
skipping sounds, the
symbol is displayed
behind the track number.
The Music Box audio system cannot perform
recording under the following conditions:
● There is not enough space in the hard drive.
● The number of albums reaches the maximum
of 500.
● The number of tracks reaches the maximum
of 3,000.
Automatic recording:
If the “Automatic Recording” function is turned to
ON, recording starts when a CD is inserted. For
more information, see “Music Box settings” in this
section.
Stopping recording:
To stop the recording, touch the “STOP” key on
the screen. If the CD is ejected, the audio system
is turned off or the ignition switch is placed in the
OFF position, the recording also stops.
Playing recorded songs
Select the Music Box audio system by using one
of the following methods:
● Press the mode select switch on the steer-
ing wheel.
For information, see “Steering wheel switch
for audio control” later in this section.
● Press the MUSIC BOX button. ●
Give voice commands.
For information, see “NISSAN Voice Recog-
nition system” in this section.
Stopping playback:
The system stops playing when: ● Another mode (radio, CD, CompactFlash
or AUX) is selected.
● The audio system is turned off.
● The ignition switch is placed in the OFF
position.
SEEK/CAT and TRACK buttons:
Press the
SEEK/CAT button while a track
is playing to return to the beginning of the current
track. Press the
TRACK button while a
track is playing to skip to the beginning of the next
track.
If you press and hold the
SEEK/CAT (re-
wind) button or the
TRACK (fast forward)
button for more than approximately 1.5 seconds;
the track will play while rewinding or fast forward-
ing. When the
SEEK/CAT (rewind) button
or the
TRACK (fast forward) button is re-
leased, the track will return to the normal playing
speed.
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The NISSAN controller can also be used to se-
lect tracks.
For more information on how to use the NISSAN
controller, see “How to use the NISSAN control-
ler” earlier in this section.
Play mode selection:
To change to another album or artist, turn the
TUNE/FLDR knob.
SCAN·RPT button:
Pressing the SCAN·RPT button while a track is
playing changes the play pattern as follows:
ALL Playlist RPT→1 Playlist RPT →1 TRK RPT
→ ALL Playlist RDM →1 Playlist RDM →ALL
Playlist RPT
ALL Playlist RPT: the entire playlist will be re-
peated.
1 Playlist RPT: the playlist currently being played
will be repeated.
1 TRK RPT: the current track playing will be
repeated.
ALL Playlist RDM: all the tracks in the playlist will
be played randomly.
1 Playlist RDM: the tracks in the current playlist
will be played randomly. Music Box menu
There are some options available during play-
back. Touch the “Menu” key, then select one of
the following that are displayed on the screen, if
necessary. Refer to the following information for
each item:
● Play by Artist
Plays songs by an artist whose music is
currently being played. The artists are sorted
in alphabetical order.
● Play by Album
Plays tracks in each album. The albums are
sorted in alphabetical order. ●
Play by Date
Plays tracks in each album. The albums are
sorted in order of the date when they were
stored in the system.
● Play by Mood
Plays music from one of the following
moods:
– Relaxing Music
– Lively Music
– Slow Music
– Upbeat Music
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