2012 NISSAN VERSA HATCHBACK Owners Manual

Speed Volume:
Controls the level to which the volume is adjusted
as the vehicle’s driving speed changes. Choose a
setting between 1 and 5 or choose 0 to disable
the feature entirely.
AUX Level:
Controls the volume level of incoming sound
when an auxiliary device is connected to the
system. Available options are Quiet, Medium and
Loud.
FM/AM/SAT radio operation
FM·AM button:
Press the FM·AM button to change the band as
follows:
AM→FM1 →FM2 →AM
If another audio source is playing when the
FM·AM 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 (ST) 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.
XM band select:
Pressing the XM button will change the band as
follows:
XM1* →XM2* →XM3* →XM1* (satellite, if so
equipped)
When the XM button is pressed while the ignition
switch is in the ACC or ON position, the radio will
come on at the last station 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 XM 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 XM button
is pressed, the compact disc will automatically be
turned off and the last radio station played will
come on.
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While the radio is in XM mode, the operation can
be controlled through the touchscreen. Touch
the “Channels” key to display a list of channels.
Touch a channel displayed on the list to change
to that channel. Touch the “Categories” key to
display a list of categories. Touch a category
displayed on the list to display options within that
category.Tuning with the touchscreen:
When in AM or FM mode, the radio can be tuned
using the touchscreen. To bring up the visual
tuner, touch the “Tune” key on the lower right
corner of the screen. A screen appears with a bar
running from low frequencies on the left to high
frequencies on the right. Touch the screen at the
location of the frequency you wish to tune and the
station will change to that frequency. To return to
the regular radio display screen, touch the “OK”
key.
Tuning with the TUNE/SCROLL knob:
The radio can also be manually tuned using the
TUNE/SCROLL knob. When in FM or AM mode,turn the TUNE/SCROLL knob to the left for lower
frequencies or to the right for higher frequencies.
When in XM mode, turn the TUNE/SCROLL
knob to change the channel.
SEEK tuning:
When in FM or AM mode, press the
SEEK/CATEGORY button
orto
tune from low to high or high to low frequencies
and to stop at the next broadcasting station.
When in XM mode, press the SEEK/CATEGORY
button
orto change the category.
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. 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 radio band XM1, XM2 or XM3 using the
XM button.
2. Tune to the desired station using manual or seek tuning. Press and hold any of the de-
sired station memory buttons (1 – 6) until a
beep sound is heard.
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3. The channel indicator will then come on andthe 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
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 a CD or an MP3/WMA CD,
certain text may be displayed (when a CD en-
coded with text is being used) . Depending on
how the CD or MP3/WMA CD is encoded, the
text is displayed listing the artist, album and song
title.
There are other keys displayed on the screen
when a CD is playing:Random:
Touch the “Random” key to apply a random play
pattern to the CD. When the random mode is
active, the
icon will be displayed to the left
of the song title. If an MP3 CD is playing, touch-
ing “Random” alternates between randomly play-
ing songs within the current folder and songs
from the CD as a whole. The
icon is dis-
played to the left of the song title or folder name
to denote which pattern is applied. To cancel
Random mode, touch the “Random” key until
no
icon is displayed.
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Repeat:
Touch the “Repeat” key to apply a repeat play
pattern to the CD. When the repeat mode is
active, the
icon will be displayed to the left
of the song title. If an MP3 CD is playing, touch-
ing “Repeat” alternates between repeating the
current song and repeating the current folder.
The
icon is displayed to the left of the song
title or folder name to denote which pattern is
applied. To cancel Repeat mode, touch the “Re-
peat” key until no
icon is displayed. Browse:
Touch the “Browse” key to display the titles on
the CD in list format. Touch the title of a song in
the list to begin playing that song. If an MP3 CD is
playing, touching the “Browse” key will also list
the folders on the disc. Follow the procedure for
selecting a song with the touchscreen to choose
a folder.
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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AUX button:
The AUX IN jack is located in the storage area
above the audio system
1. The AUX IN audio
input jack accepts any standard analog audio
input such as from a portable cassette 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 below the AUX
IN jack. 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 10 seconds, the disc will
reload.
Additional features
For more information about the iPod player
available with this system, see “iPod player op-
eration with Navigation System” in this section.
For more information about the USB interface
available with this system, see “USB interface” in
this section.
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USB INTERFACE (if so equipped)
Connecting a device to the USB input
jack
The USB input jack is located in the storage bin
above the radio
1. Insert the USB device into
the jack.
When a compatible storage device is plugged
into the jack, compatible audio files on the stor-
age device can be played through the vehicle’s
audio system.
Audio file operation
AUX button:
Place the ignition switch in the ON or ACC
position and press the AUX button to switch to
the USB input mode. If another audio source is
playing and a USB memory device is inserted,
press the AUX button repeatedly until the center
display changes to the USB memory mode.
If the system has been turned off while the USB
memory was playing, push the ON-OFF/VOL
control knob to restart the USB memory.
Play information:
Information about the audio files being played is
shown on the display screen of the vehicle’s
audio system. Touch “Browse” to display the list
of folders and files on the USB device. Touch the
name of a song on the screen to begin playing
that song.
SEEK/CATEGORY button:
Press the SEEK/CATEGORY button
while
an audio file on the USB device is playing to
return to the beginning of the current track. Press
the SEEK/CATEGORY button
several
times to skip backward several tracks.
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Press the SEEK/CATEGORY buttonwhile
an audio file on the USB device is playing to
advance one track. Press the SEEK/CATEGORY
button
several times to skip forward sev-
eral tracks. If the last track in a folder on the USB
device is skipped, the first track of the next folder
is played.
Press and hold the SEEK/CATEGORY
button
orfor 1.5 seconds while an
audio file on the USB device is playing to reverse
or fast forward the track being played. The track
plays at an increased speed while reversing or
fast forwarding. When the button is released, the
audio file returns to normal play speed.
Random and repeat play mode:
While files on a USB device are playing, the play
pattern can be altered so that songs are repeated
or played randomly.
Random:
Touch the “Random” key to apply a random play
pattern to the USB device. When the random
mode is active, the
icon is displayed to the
left of the song title or album name to denote
which random pattern is applied. To cancel Ran-
dom mode, touch the “Random” key until
no
icon is displayed. Repeat:
Touch the “Repeat” key to apply a repeat play
pattern to the USB device. When the repeat
mode is active, the
icon is displayed to the
left of the song title or album name to denote
which repeat pattern is applied. To cancel Repeat
mode, touch the “Repeat” key until no
icon
is displayed.
iPod* PLAYER OPERATION
WITHOUT NAVIGATION SYSTEM (if
so equipped)
Connecting iPod
The iPod outlet connector is located in the
covered storage bin above the radio. To connect
the iPod, first open the lid on the covered stor-
age bin. Next, connect one end of the iPod
cable to the iPod and the other end of the cable
to the iPod-specific port on the vehicle
1.If
compatible, the battery of your iPod is charged
during the connection to the vehicle.
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While connected to the vehicle, the iPodcan
only be operated by the vehicle audio controls.
*iPod is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in
the U.S. and other countries.
Compatibility
The following models are compatible:
● iPod Classic - 1st through 6th generation
● iPod Mini - 1st and 2nd generation
● iPod Nano - 1st through 3rd generation
● iPod Touch - 1st generation
● iPhone - 1st generation
Make sure that your iPod firmware is updated to
the version indicated above.
Audio main operation
iPod button:
Place the ignition switch in the ACC or ON
position and press the iPod button to switch to
the iPod mode.
If another audio source is playing and the iPod is
connected, press the iPod button to switch to
the iPod mode. If the system is turned off while the iPod
is
playing, the iPod will start when the PWR button
is pressed.
Top menu item selecting:
Press the iPod MENU button while the iPod is
connected to show the interface for iPod opera-
tion on the audio display. The items can be cho-
sen from the menu list screen by pressing the
SEEK button
orwhile the iPod is
operational. The display pattern can be changed
as follows:
Playlists →Artists →Albums →Songs →Pod-
casts →Genres →Composers →Audiobooks
For more information about each item, see the
iPod owner’s manual.
ENTER and BACK buttons:
Press the ENTER button while the top menu is
displayed to show program details on the audio
display. Use the SEEK buttons
orto
scroll through the choices and press the ENTER
button to make a selection. Press the BACK
button to return to the previous display. iPod
play information:
Press the DISP TEXT button for less than 1.5
seconds while a program is playing to change the
displayed program information as follows:
Excluding Podcast:
Album Title →Artist Name →Song Title →
Normal Mode
Podcast:
Album Title →Song Title →Normal Mode
For more information about Podcasts, see the
iPod owner’s manual.
TUNE/FF-REW/FOLDER button:
When the TUNE/FF-REW/FOLDER button is
pressed
orfor more than 1.5 sec-
onds while the iPod is playing, the iPodwill
play while fast forwarding or reversing. When the
button is released, the iPod will return to the
normal play speed.
When the TUNE/FF-REW/FOLDER button is
pressed
orfor less than 1.5 sec-
onds while the iPod is playing, the next track or
the beginning of the current track on the iPod
will be played.
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