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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 a
SiriusXM 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.
TUNE/FOLDER (Tuning) knob:
To manually tune the radio, turn the
TUNE/FOLDER knob to the right or left.
SEEK/CAT and TRACKtuning 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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AUX (auxiliary) input jacks
The auxiliary input jacks are located inside the
center console
1. NTSC compatible devices
such as video games, camcorders and portable
video players can be connected to the auxiliary
input jacks. Audio devices, such as some MP3
players, can also be connected to the system
through the auxiliary input jacks.
The auxiliary input jacks are color coded for iden-
tification purposes:
● Red – right channel audio input
● White – left channel audio input
● Yellow – video input Before connecting a device to the auxiliary input
jacks, turn off the power of the portable device.
With a compatible device connected to the aux-
iliary input jacks, press the AUX button until the
AUX mode appears in the display. The output
from the device will be played through the display
(when the vehicle is in the (P) Park position and
the parking brake engaged) and audio system.
AUX settings
Select the “Settings” key using the NISSAN con-
troller and press the ENTER button.
Choose one of the display modes by selecting
the “
” key or the “” key:
● Normal
● Wide
● Cinema
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*No satellite radio reception is available
when the SAT button is pressed to ac-
cess satellite radio stations unless op-
tional satellite receiver and antenna are
installed and a SiriusXM Satellite Radio
service subscription is active. Satellite
radio is not available in Alaska, Hawaii
and Guam.
FM/AM/SAT RADIO WITH CD/DVD
PLAYER (if so equipped)
For all operation precautions, seeAudio 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. 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, then press the EN-
TER button; 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.
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For information on how to use the NISSAN con-
troller, see “How to use the NISSAN controller” in
this section.Display album cover art:
When an audio source encoded with album
cover art is played, the album cover art can be
displayed on the screen. To toggle this feature on
or off, touch the “Display Album Cover Art” key.
When the feature is activated, the amber indica-
tor next to the word ON will illuminate.CD, DVD or USB with compressed audio
files
While listening to a CD or compressed audio
files, certain text might be able to be displayed
(when CD encoded with text is being used) .
Depending on how the CD or compressed audio
files are encoded, the following text might be
displayed:
● Folder displays the name of the current
folder being accessed.
● File displays the name of the file currently
playing.
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1. Choose the radio band AM, FM1 or FM2using the FM·AM select button, or choose
the satellite band XM1, XM2 or XM3 using
the SAT 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 the preset number is updated on the
display and the sound is briefly muted.
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.
List (AM and FM)
Select the “List” key using the NISSAN controller
or touchscreen to see a list of the presets in the
AM, FM1 or FM2 preset banks. Menu (SiriusXM Satellite Radio, if so
equipped)
Select the “Menu” key using the NISSAN control-
ler or touchscreen to see a list of options:
● Preset List – Displays the list of presets.
Press and hold the touchscreen or ENTER
button on the NISSAN controller to save a
preset.
● Customize Channel List – deselect chan-
nels to skip while using the TUNE/FOLDER
knob.
● Favorite Artist & Songs
– Tags the current artist or song playing on SiriusXM Satellite Radio as a favorite. – Turn the Alert ON to indicate whenever a
favorite artist or song is playing on Sirius
XM Satellite Radio. The audio system
must be playing Sirius XM Satellite Radio
for this feature to work.
– Delete a favorite artist or song.
● Categories – Displays a category list for
SiriusXM Satellite Radio. Select a category
to select the first channel for that category.
● Direct Tune – Tune to a channel by entering
the channel number.
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”.
● Station specific text.
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CD menu
Touch the “Menu” key on the display while a CD
or CD with compressed audio files is playing to
bring up a list of options. Depending on the type
of CD being played, the following options may be
available:●
Play Mode
This option allows you to alter the play pattern of
the CD. Touch the key of the mode you wish to
apply. The modes change the play pattern as
follows:
1 Track Repeat - the current track is repeated.
1 Disc Random- tracks from the entire disc are
played randomly.
1 Folder Repeat (compressed audio files CD
only) - the current folder is repeated.
1 Folder Random (compressed audio files CD
only) - tracks from the current folder are played
randomly. Normal - Plays all tracks on the CD in sequential
order until stopped.
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●Folder List
The folders on the disc are displayed. Select the
key of a folder name to begin playing tracks from
that folder. ●
Track List
The tracks on the disc are displayed. Select the
key of a track name to begin playing that track.
CD EJECT button:
When the
button is pressed with the com-
pact disc loaded, the compact disc will be
ejected.
When the
button is pressed while the
compact disc is being played, the compact disc
will eject and the system will turn off. AUX (auxiliary) input jacks
The auxiliary input jacks are located inside the
center console
1. NTSC compatible devices
such as video games, camcorders and portable
video players can be connected to the auxiliary
input jacks. Audio devices, such as some MP3
players, can also be connected to the system
through the auxiliary input jacks.
The auxiliary input jacks are color coded for iden-
tification purposes:
● Red – right channel audio input
● White – left channel audio input
● Yellow – video input
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Before connecting a device to the auxiliary input
jacks, turn off the power of the portable device.
With a compatible device connected to the aux-
iliary input jacks, press the DISC·AUX button
repeatedly until the AUX mode appears in the
display. The output from the device will be played
through the display (when the vehicle is in the (P)
Park position and the parking brake engaged)
and audio system.AUX settings
Select the “Settings” key using the NISSAN con-
troller.
The display mode can be set to Normal, Wide or
Cinema. The volume setting can be set to Low,
Medium or High.
Additional features
For more information about the iPod® player
available with this system, see “iPod® player
operation with Navigation System” in this section.For more information about the USB interface
available with this system, see “USB interface
(models with Navigation System)” in this section.
For more information about the Bluetooth®
streaming audio feature available with this sys-
tem, see “Bluetooth® streaming audio” in this
section.
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