2012 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE ignition

*For Navigation system control buttons, refer to
the separate Navigation System Owner’s
Manual.
When you use this system, make sure the engine
is running.
If you use the system with the engine not
running (ignition ON or ACC) for a long
time, it will discharge the battery, and the
engine will not start.
Reference symbols:
“Example” — Words marked in quotes refer to a
key shown only on the display. These keys can be
selected by touching the screen.
HOW TO USE THE TOUCH
SCREEN
CAUTION
●The glass display screen may break if it
is hit with a hard or sharp object. If the
glass screen breaks, do not touch it.
Doing so could result in an injury.
● To clean the display, never use a rough
cloth, alcohol, benzine, thinner or any
kind of solvent or paper towel with a
chemical cleaning agent. They will
scratch or deteriorate the panel. ●
Do not splash any liquid such as water
or car fragrance on the display. Contact
with liquid will cause the system to
malfunction.
To help ensure safe driving, some functions can-
not be operated while driving.
The on-screen functions that are not available
while driving will be “grayed out” or muted.
Park the vehicle in a safe location and then oper-
ate the navigation system.
WARNING
● ALWAYS give your full attention to
driving.
● Avoid using vehicle features that could
distract you. If distracted, you could
lose control of your vehicle and cause
an accident.Touch screen operation
Selecting the item:
Touch an item to select. To select the “Naviga-
tion” key, touch the “Navigation” key
1on the
screen. Touch the “BACK” key
2to return to the
previous screen.
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RADIO
With the ignition placed in the ACC or ON posi-
tion, press the PWR (power)/VOL (volume) knob
to turn the radio on. If you listen to the radio with
the engine not running, the ignition should be
placed in the ACC position.
Radio reception is affected by station signal
strength, distance from radio transmitter, build-
ings, bridges, mountains and other external influ-
ences. Intermittent changes in reception quality
normally are caused by these external influences.
Using a cellular phone in or near the ve-
hicle may influence radio reception quality.
Radio reception
Your NISSAN radio system is equipped with
state-of-the-art electronic circuits to enhance ra-
dio reception. These circuits are designed to
extend reception range, and to enhance the qual-
ity 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 char-
acteristics are completely normal in a given re-
ception area and do not indicate any malfunction
in your NISSAN radio system.Reception conditions will constantly change be-
cause of vehicle movement. Buildings, terrain,
signal distance and interference from other ve-
hicles can work against ideal reception. De-
scribed 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 de-
vice in a different location may reduce or elimi-
nate the noise.
FM RADIO RECEPTION
Range: FM range is normally limited to 25 – 30 mi
(40 – 48 km) , with monaural (single channel) FM
having slightly more range than stereo FM. Exter-
nal influences may sometimes interfere with FM
station reception even if the FM station is within
25 mi (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 char-
acteristics 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.
Static and flutter: During signal interference from
buildings, large hills or due to antenna position
(usually in conjunction with increased distance
from the station transmitter) , static or flutter can
be heard. This can be reduced by adjusting the
treble control to reduce treble response.
Multipath reception: Because of the reflective
characteristics of FM signals, direct and reflected
signals reach the receiver at the same time. The
signals may cancel each other, resulting in mo-
mentary flutter or loss of sound.
AM RADIO RECEPTION
AM signals, because of their low frequency, can
bend around objects and skip along the ground.
In addition, the signals can be bounced off the
ionosphere and bent back to earth. Because of
these characteristics, AM signals are also sub-
ject to interference as they travel from transmitter
to receiver.
Fading: Occurs while the vehicle is passing
through freeway underpasses or in areas with
many tall buildings. It can also occur for several
seconds during ionospheric turbulence even in
areas where no obstacles exist.
Static: Caused by thunderstorms, electrical
power lines, electric signs and even traffic lights.
AUDIO SYSTEM (if so equipped)
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1. SEEK/TRACK button
2. CD insert slot
3. TUNE/FF·REW button
4.
CD eject button
5. AUDIO button (BASS, TREBLE, FADE
and BALANCE) 6. CLOCK button
7. AUX IN jack
8. SCAN button
9. RDM/RPT button
10. PWR/VOL control knob
11. AUX button 12. RADIO button
13. CD button
14. DISP button
15. PRESET A·B·C button
16. Station select (1 - 6) buttons
17.
pause/mute button
FM/AM RADIO WITH COMPACT
DISC (CD) PLAYER (if so equipped)
For all operation precautions, see “Audio opera-
tion precautions” earlier in this section.
Audio main operation
PWR/VOL control knob
Place the ignition switch in the ACC or ON
position, then press the PWR/VOL control knob.
If you listen to the radio with the engine not
running, place the ignition in the ACC position.
The mode (radio or CD) that was playing imme-
diately before the system was turned off resumes
playing.
When no CD is loaded, the radio comes on.
Pressing the PWR/VOL control knob again turns
the system off.
Turn the PWR/VOL control knob to the right to
increase volume or to the left to decrease volume.
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FM/AM radio operation
FM/AM band select:
Pressing the RADIO button will change the band
as follows:
AM←→ FM
When the RADIO button is pressed while the
ignition switch is in the ACC or ON position, the
radio will come on at the station last played.
If a compact disc is playing when the RADIO
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, ST, illuminates during
FM stereo reception. When the stereo broadcast
signal is weak, the radio automatically changes
from stereo to monaural reception.
TUNE/FF·REW (tuning) button:
Press the TUNE/FF·REW button
orfor manual tuning. To move quickly through the
channels, hold the tuning buttons down.
SEEK (tuning) button:
Press the SEEK/TRACK button
orto tune from high to low or low to high frequen-
cies and stop at the next broadcasting station.
SCAN (tuning) button:
Press the SCAN button. SCAN illuminates in the
display window. Scan tuning begins from low to
high frequencies. Scan tuning stops for 5 sec-
onds at each broadcasting station that has suffi-
cient signal strength. When scanning, SCAN
blinks in the display. Pressing the SCAN button
again during this 5 second period stops scan
tuning and the radio remains tuned to that station.
Station memory operations:
18 stations can be set for the FM and AM radio to
the A, B and C preset button in any combination
of AM or FM stations. 1. Press the PRESET A·B·C button to change between storage banks. The radio displays
the icon A, B or C to indicate which set of
presets are active.
2. Tune to the desired station using manual TUNE or SEEK tuning. Press and hold any of
the desired station memory buttons (1 – 6)
until a beep sound is heard. (The radio mutes
when the select button is pressed.) 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.
Compact disc (CD) player operation
Place the ignition switch in the ACC or ON
position, and carefully insert the compact disc
into the slot with the label side up. The compact
disc is automatically pulled into the slot and starts
to play.
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 a compact
disc loaded and the radio playing, the radio turns
off and the last used compact disc starts to play.
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1. SCAN button
2. Station select (1 - 6) buttons
3. CD insert slot
4. Display screen
5. iPodMENU button
6.
CD eject button 7. SEEK/CATEGORY button
8. SETTING/ENTER button, SCROLL/
TUNE knob
9. AUX IN jack
10. AUX button
11. CD button 12. AM-FM button
13. RPT button
14. VOL/ON-OFF control knob
15. RDM button
*No satellite radio reception is available
when the AUX button is pressed to ac-
cess satellite radio stations unless op-
tional satellite receiver and antenna are
installed and an XM satellite radio ser-
vice subscription is active. Satellite ra-
dio is not available in Alaska, Hawaii
and Guam.
FM/AM/SAT RADIO WITH
COMPACT DISC (CD) PLAYER
(Type A) (if so equipped)
For all operation precautions, see “Audio opera-
tion precautions” earlier in this section.
Audio main operation
VOL/ON·OFF control:
Place the ignition switch in the ACC or ON
position and push the VOL/ON·OFF control knob
while the system is off to call up the mode (radio
or CD) that was playing immediately before the
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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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