2012 NISSAN MAXIMA Owners Manual

AUDIO control knob (Bass, Treble, Fade,
Balance and Beep):
Press the AUDIO control knob to change the
mode as follows:
Bass→Treble →Fade →Balance →Beep
ON/OFF →Bass
To adjust Bass, Treble, Fade and Balance, press
the AUDIO control knob until the desired mode
appears on the display. Turn the TUNE/FOLDER
knob to adjust Bass and Treble to the desired
level. You can also use the TUNE/FOLDER knob
to adjust Fade and Balance modes. Fade adjusts
the sound level between the front and rear speak-
ers and Balance adjusts the sound between the
right and left speakers.
To change the Beep to ON or OFF, turn the
TUNE/FOLDER knob left or right. This will enable
or disable the beep sound heard during menu
selection.
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.
Otherwise, the radio or CD display will automati-
cally reappear after about five seconds.
Clock set
The clock displays the time when the ignition
switch is placed in the ACC or ON position. Adjusting the time
1. Push and hold the DISP/CLOCK button for more than 2 seconds until the display shows
“Hour Adjust”.
2. Turn the TUNE/FOLDER knob to adjust the hour.
3. Press the DISP/CLOCK button again; the display will show “Minute Adjust”.
4. Turn the TUNE/FOLDER knob to adjust the minutes.
5. Press the DISP/CLOCK button again to exit the clock set mode.
Press the DISP/CLOCK button again to return to
the regular clock display. If no action is taken, the
display will return to the regular clock display
after 10 seconds.
If the power supply is disconnected, the clock will
not indicate the correct time.
Readjust the time.
CD display mode
To change the text displayed while playing a CD
with text, press the DISP/CLOCK button. The
DISP/CLOCK button will allow you to scroll
through CD text as follows: Track number and
Track time ←→Album title ←→Song title. ●
Track number displays the track number se-
lected on the disc.
● Track time displays the amount of time the
track has played.
● Album title displays the title of the CD being
played.
● Song title displays the title of the selected
CD track.
MP3 display mode
To change the text displayed when listening to a
CD with MP3s and ID3 tags, press the
DISP/CLOCK button. The DISP/CLOCK button
will scroll through the CD text as follows: Disc
number, Track number and Folder number ←→
Folder title ←→Song title ←→Artist name ←→
Album title.
● Disc number displays the number of the
current disc playing.
● Track number displays the number of the
track playing on the selected disc.
● Folder number displays the number of the
current folder on the MP3 CD.
● Folder title displays the title of the folder.
● Song title displays the title of the song play-
ing.
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●Artist name displays the name of the artist of
the song playing.
● Album title displays the title of the album of
the song playing.
FM/AM radio operation
FM/AM band select:
Pressing the AM·FM button will change the band
as follows:
AM →FM1 →FM2 →AM
When the 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.
If a compact disc is playing when the AM·FM
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 will illuminate during
FM stereo reception. When the stereo broadcast
signal is weak, the radio will automatically change
from stereo to monaural reception.
TUNE/FOLDER (Tuning) knob:
To manually tune the radio, turn the
TUNE/FOLDER knob to the right or left.
SEEK/CAT and TRACK tuning buttons:
Press the SEEK/CAT
button or the
TRACK
button to tune from high to low or
low to high frequencies and stop at the next
broadcasting station.
SCAN tuning:
Press the SCAN button to stop at each broad-
casting station for 5 seconds. Pressing the
SCAN 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.
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) changer operation
Place the ignition switch in the ACC or ON
position and press the LOAD button, then press
one of the CD insert (1 – 6) slots. Insert the
compact disc into the slot with the label side
facing up. The compact disc will be guided auto-
matically 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 a compact
disc was playing, pressing the VOL/ON·OFF
control knob will start the compact disc.
LOAD button:
To insert a CD in the CD changer, press the
LOAD button for less than 1.5 seconds. Select
the loading slot by pressing the CD insert select
button (1 – 6) , then insert the CD.
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To insert 6 CDs to the CD changer, press the
LOAD button for more than 1.5 seconds.
The slot numbers (1 – 6) will illuminate on the
display when CDs are loaded into the changer.
DISC button:
When the DISC button is pressed with the sys-
tem off and a compact disc loaded, the system
will turn on and the compact disc will start to play.
When the DISC button is pressed with a com-
pact disc loaded with the radio playing, the radio
will automatically be turned off and the compact
disc will start to play.
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 TRACK
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.)
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.
TUNE/FOLDER knob
While playing an MP3/WMA CD, turn the
TUNE/FOLDER knob right or left to scan forward
or backward through available folders.
CD select buttons:
To play another CD that has been loaded, press a
CD select button (1 – 6) . RPT/RDM button:
When the RPT/RDM button is pressed while the
compact disc is playing, the play pattern can be
changed as follows:
CD:
All Disc Repeat
→1 Disc Repeat →1 Track
Repeat →All Disc Random →1 Disc Random →
All Disc Repeat
MP3/WMA CD:
All Disc Repeat →1 Disc Repeat →1 Folder
Repeat →1 Track Repeat →All Disc Random →
1 Disc Random →1 Folder Random →All Disc
Repeat
All Disc Repeat: All discs loaded will be re-
peated.
1 Disc Repeat: The disc that is currently playing
will be repeated.
1 Track Repeat: The track that is currently playing
will be repeated.
1 Folder Repeat: The folder that is currently being
accessed will be repeated.
All Disc Random: All discs loaded will be played
in a mixed order.
1 Disc Random: The tracks on the disc that is
currently playing will be played in a mixed order.
1 Folder Random: The tracks in the folder that is
currently being accessed will be played in a
mixed order.
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SCAN button:
While listening to a CD, press the SCAN button
to preview the first 10 seconds of each track on
the CD playing. Pressing the SCAN button again
during this 10 second period stops the scan and
the CD remains on that track.
CD EJECT:
Current/Selected disc: ● Press the
button, then press the slot
number (1 – 6) for the desired disc. The
compact disc will be ejected. If no slot num-
ber (1 – 6) is pressed, the current loaded
disc will be ejected. If the ejected disc is not
removed within 15 seconds, the disc will
reload.
All discs:
● Press and hold the
button for more
than 1.5 seconds. The compact discs will be
ejected one by one. If a disc is not removed
within 15 seconds or the
button is
pressed again during the eject sequence,
the entire disc eject sequence will be can-
celed.
When this button is pressed while a compact
disc is being played, the compact disc will eject
and the last source will be played. CD IN indicator:
The slot numbers (1 – 6) will illuminate if CDs
have been loaded into the changer in CD mode
only.
AUX IN jack
The AUX IN jack is located on the CD changer.
The AUX IN audio input jack accepts any stan-
dard analog audio input, such as from a portable
cassette tape player, MP3 player or a laptop
computer.
Press the AUX button to play a compatible device
when it is plugged into the AUX IN jack.
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1.CD eject button
2. VOL/ON·OFF control knob
3. Station select (1 - 6) buttons
4. TUNE/FOLDER and AUDIO control
knob (Bass, Treble, Fade and Balance)
5. AUX button* 6. TRACK button
7. SEEK/CAT button
8. DISC button
9. RPT/RDM button
10. SCAN button
11. FM·AM 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 (if so
equipped)
For all operation precautions, see Audio opera-
tion precautions 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 that
was playing immediately before the system was
turned off.
To turn the system off, press the VOL/ON·OFF
control knob.
Turn the VOL/ON·OFF control knob to adjust the
volume.
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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. Then select the “Audio” key
using the NISSAN controller; the audio settings
screen will be displayed. Select the “–” key or “+”
key to change the SSV.
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, press the BACK button.For information on how to use the NISSAN con-
troller, see “How to use the NISSAN controller” in
this section.
Clock operation
For additional information on setting the clock,
see “Adjusting the time” in this section.
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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 selecting 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. Select the “Menu” key
with the NISSAN controller, then select the “Text”
key to display the text for the CD. Press the BACK button to exit the CD text display
screen.
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 ST will illuminate during
FM stereo reception. When the stereo broadcast
signal is weak, the radio will automatically change
from stereo to monaural reception.
XM band select:
Pressing the AUX button will change the band as
follows:
USB →XM1* →XM2* →XM3* →AUX →USB
(satellite, if so equipped)
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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 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
XMsatellite 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.
TUNE/FOLDER (Tuning) knob:
To manually tune the radio, turn the
TUNE/FOLDER knob to the right or left.
SEEK/CAT and TRACK
tuning buttons:
Press the SEEK/CAT
button or the
TRACK
button to tune from high to low or
low to high frequencies and stop at the next
broadcasting station. SCAN tuning:
Press the SCAN button to stop at each broad-
casting station for 5 seconds. Pressing the
SCAN button again during this five second pe-
riod 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:
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 stations can be set for the XM
band (6 for XM1, 6 for XM2, 6 for XM3) .
1. Choose the radio band AM, FM1 or FM2 using the FM·AM select button. Or choose
the satellite band SAT1 or SAT2 using the
AUX 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. 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”.
When the “Text” key is selected with the NISSAN
controller on the display while the radio is playing,
additional information is displayed on the screen.
If the station broadcasts RDS information, the
RDS icon is displayed.Compact disc (CD) player operation
Place the ignition 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.
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