2012 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE Owners Manual

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
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 iPod player
available with this system, see “iPod player op-
eration without Navigation System (Type A)” in
this section.
For more information about the USB interface
available with this system, see “USB interface
(models without Navigation System) (Type A)” in
this section.
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1. CD·AUX button
2. FM·AM band select button
3.
CD eject button
4. XM band select button
5. DISP (display) button
6. Color display 7. iPod
MENU button
8. Rewind button for SEEK/TRACK
9. Radio SCAN tuning button
10. Fast forward button for SEEK/TRACK
11. BACK button 12. PWR (power) button/VOL (volume)
control knob
13. CD RPT (repeat) play button
14. CD RDM (random) play button
15. Radio station preset select buttons
16. AUX IN jack
17. TUNE·SCROLL control dial
18. ENTER/SETTING button
FM/AM/SAT RADIO WITH
COMPACT DISC (CD) PLAYER
(Type B) (if so equipped)
For all operation precautions, see Audio opera-
tion precautions in this section.
No satellite radio reception is available when the
XM (satellite) band option is selected unless the
optional satellite receiver and antenna are in-
stalled, and there is an active XM Satellite Radio
subscription.
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, place the ignition switch from
LOCK to ACC to update the channel list.
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Audio main operation
Head unit:
The auto loudness circuit enhances the low and
high frequency ranges automatically in both radio
reception and CD playback.
PWR/Volume control:
Place the ignition switch in the ACC or ON
position, and then press the PWR button to turn
the audio system on. The mode (the radio or CD
player for example) that was playing immediately
before the audio system or vehicle was turned off
resumes playing. While the system is on, press-
ing the PWR button turns the system off.
Turn the VOL control knob to adjust the volume.
SETTING button:
The settings screen appears when the SETTING
button is pressed.
The following items are available in the settings
screen.● Bass, Treble, Balance and Fade
Adjusts the sound of the audio system. Bal-
ance adjusts the sound between the left and
right speakers. Fade adjusts the sound be-
tween the front and rear speakers.
Turn the TUNE·SCROLL control dial to se-
lect the Bass, Treble, Balance or Fade and then press the ENTER button. Turn the
TUNE·SCROLL control dial again to adjust
the Bass, Treble, Balance and Fade to the
preferred level.
● Speed Sensitive Volume (Speed Sens Vol.)
To change the Speed Sensitive Volume
(Speed Sens Vol.) level from 0 (off) to 5, turn
the TUNE·SCROLL control dial until the de-
sired level is displayed and press the ENTER
button.
● AUX Vol.
Controls the volume level of incoming sound
when an auxiliary device is connected to the
system. Choose a setting between 1 and 3
or choose 0 to turn the feature off.
● Brightness and Contrast
Adjust the brightness and contrast of the
screen.
Select the Bass, Treble, Balance or Fade
and then press the ENTER button. Turn the
TUNE·SCROLL control dial to adjust the
brightness and contrast of the screen to the
preferred level.
● Clock Adjust
Adjust the clock using the following proce-
dure.
1. Select Clock Adjust and then press the EN- TER button. 2. Adjust the hour with the TUNE·SCROLL
control dial and then press the ENTER but-
ton.
3. Adjust the minute with the TUNE·SCROLL control dial and then press the ENTER but-
ton.
24 hour clock is not available.
● On-Screen Clock
When this item is turned on, the clock is
displayed on the screen.
Select the On-Screen Clock and then press
the ENTER button. You can toggle between
ON and OFF using the TUNE·SCROLL con-
trol dial.
● RDS Display
When this has been set to ON, RDS (radio
data system) information will be shown on
the display. Select RDS Display and then
press the ENTER button. You can toggle
between ON and OFF using the
TUNE·SCROLL control dial.
● iPod Menu language
The iPod menu language can be set to Eng-
lish, French or Spanish. Select iPod menu
language and then press the ENTER button.
Use the TUNE·SCROLL control dial to se-
lect the preferred language.
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DISP button:
The display screen can be turned off by pressing
the DISP button. You can listen to music while the
display is off. If you want to turn the screen on,
either press the DISP button or press the FM·AM,
XM or CD·AUX button.
Switching the display:
Pressing the CD·AUX button switches the dis-
plays as follows:
CD→iPod/USB →AUX →CD
FM-AM-SAT radio operation
Radio (FM/AM) band select:
Press the radio band select button to change the
band as follows:
AM →FM1 →FM2 →AM
XM radio (SAT) band select:
Press the radio band select button to change the
band as follows:
XM1 →XM2 →XM3 →XM1
When the radio band select button is pressed
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 PWR button is pressed to ON.
The satellite radio is not available in Alaska, Ha-
waii and Guam.
If another audio source is playing when the radio
band select button is pressed, the audio source
automatically turns off and the last radio channel
played comes on.
When the stereo broadcast signal is weak, the
radio automatically changes from stereo to mon-
aural reception.
TUNE (Tuning):
● For AM and FM radio
Turn the radio TUNE dial for manual tuning.
● For XM Satellite Radio
Turn the radio TUNE dial to seek channels
from all of the categories when any category
is not selected.
SEEK tuning/CAT
(category):
● For AM and FM radio
Press the SEEK button
orto
tune from low to high or high to low frequen-
cies and to stop at the next broadcasting
station. ●
For XM Satellite Radio
Press the SEEK button
orto
tune to the first channel of the next or previ-
ous category.
SCAN tuning:
Press the SCAN tuning button to tune from low
to high frequencies and stop at each broadcast-
ing station/channel for 5 seconds. Pressing the
button again during this 5 seconds period will
stop SCAN tuning and the radio will remain tuned
to that station/channel.
If the SCAN tuning button is not pressed within 5
seconds, SCAN tuning moves to the next
station/channel.
1to6Station memory operations:
12 stations/channels can be set for the FM band
(6 each for FM1 and FM2) , 12 for XM radio (6
each for XM1 and XM2) and 6 stations can be set
for the AM band. 1. Choose the radio band using the radio band select button.
2. Tune to the desired station/channel using the SEEK·CAT, SCAN button or the radio
TUNE dial.
3. Press and hold the desired station preset button
1to6until the radio beeps.
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4. Preset: XX is displayed on the screen.Memorizing 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 erased. In that
case, reset the desired stations/channels.
Compact Disc (CD) player operation
Place the ignition switch in 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.
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.
If the radio is already operating, it automatically
turns off and the CD will play.
If the audio system is turned off while the CD is
playing, the CD plays when the audio system is
turned back on. Do not use 3.1 in (8 cm) discs.
PLAY:
When the CD·AUX button is pressed with the
system off and the CD loaded, the system will
turn on and the CD will start to play.
When the CD·AUX button is pressed with the CD
loaded and the radio playing, the radio will auto-
matically be turned off and the CD will start to
play.Next/Previous Track and
Fast Forward/Rewind:
Press and hold the
orbutton for 1.5
seconds while the CD is playing to reverse or fast
forward the track being played. The track plays at
an increased speed while reversing or fast for-
warding. When the button is released, the CD
returns to normal play speed.
Press the
orbutton for less than 1.5
seconds while the CD is playing to return to the
beginning of the current track or to play the next
track. Press the button several times to skip for-
ward or backwards several tracks.
TUNE·SCROLL control dial (MP3/WMA CD
only):
If an MP3/WMA CD with multiple folders is play-
ing, turn the TUNE·SCROLL control dial to change folders. Turn the dial to the left to skip
back a folder. Turn the dial to the right to skip
ahead a folder.
REPEAT (RPT):
When the RPT button is pressed while the CD is
played, the play pattern can be changed as fol-
lows:
(CD)
Normal
←→1 Track Repeat
(CD with compressed audio files)
Normal →1 Folder Repeat →1 Track Repeat →
Normal
RANDOM (RDM):
When the RDM button is pressed while a CD is
being played, the play pattern can be changed as
follows:
(CD)
Normal ←→1 Disc Random
(CD with compressed audio files)
Normal →1 Disc Random →1 Folder Random
→ Normal
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