2014 NISSAN ALTIMA SEDAN Owners Manual

SETTING button:
Press the SETTING button to show the Settings
screen on the display. Turn the TUNE/FOLDER
knob to navigate the options and then press the
ENTER button to make a selection.
AudioBass Adjusts the bass to the desired level.
Treble Adjusts the treble to the desired level.
Balance Adjusts the balance to the desired level. Balance adjusts the sound level between the left and right speakers.
Fade Adjusts the fade to the desired level. Fade adjusts the sound level between the front and rear speakers.
Speed Sens Vol. (Speed Sensitive Volume) Adjusts the speed sensitive volume function, which increases the volume of the audio system as the speed of
the vehicle increases. Set to “OFF” to disable the feature. The higher the setting, the more the volume in-
creases in relation to vehicle speed.
AUX Vol. Choose a setting from 0 to +3 to control the boost of incoming auxilary device volume. A setting of 0 provides
no additional boost in volume. A setting of +3 provides the greatest boost in volume.
Brightness and Contrast Adjust the brightness or contrast to adjust the appearance of the display screen.
Clock adjust Press the ENTER button to highlight the hours or minutes and then use the TUNE/FOLDER knob to adjust the
value. Press the ENTER button again to set the value.
On-Screen Clock Toggles ON or OFF the clock display on the upper right corner of the display screen.
RDS Display Toggles ON or OFF the RDS information displayed on the screen while the radio is playing.
Language Select the desired language for the system from the available options.
Bass, treble, balance and fade can also be adjusted by pressing the AUDIO control knob and turning it to select the item to adjust. When the desired item
is shown on the display, turn the tuning to adjust and then press the AUDIO button until the display returns to the main audio screen. If the button is not
pressed for approximately 10 seconds, the radio or CD display will automatically reappear.
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iPod® MENU 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 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 (STEREO) is shown on the
screen during FM stereo reception. When the ste-
reo broadcast signal is weak, the radio automati-
cally changes from stereo to monaural reception.
TUNE/FOLDER knob (Tuning):
Turn the TUNE/FOLDER knob to the left or right
for manual tuning.
SEEK tuning:
Press the SEEK 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:
Six stations can be set for the AM band. Twelve
stations can be set for the FM band (6 for FM1, 6
for FM2) .
1. Choose the radio band AM, FM1 or FM2 using the FM·AM select button.
2. Tune to the desired station using the SEEK
button or the TRACKbutton. 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.
Compact disc (CD) player operation
If the radio is already operating, it automatically
turns off and the compact disc begins to play.
MEDIA button:
With a CD loaded, press the MEDIA button until
the CD mode is displayed on the screen.
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.
SEEK/TRACK (Reverse or
Fast Forward) button:
Press and hold the SEEK/TRACK 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 in-
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creased speed while reversing or fast forwarding.
When the button is released, the compact disc
returns to normal play speed.
SEEK/TRACK button:
Press the SEEK/TRACK button
while a
CD or MP3/WMA CD is playing to return to the
beginning of the current track. Press the
SEEK/TRACK button
several times to skip
backward several tracks.
Press the SEEK/TRACK button
while a
CD or MP3/WMA CD is playing to advance one
track. Press the SEEK/TRACK button
sev-
eral times to skip forward several 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.
TUNE/FOLDER knob (MP3/WMA CD
only):
If an MP3/WMA CD with multiple folders is play-
ing, turn the TUNE/FOLDER 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 Track Repeat
←→OFF
CD with MP3 or WMA:
1 Folder Repeat →1 Track Repeat →OFF
1 Track Repeat: the current track will be re-
peated.
1 Folder Repeat: 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 Random ←→OFF CD with MP3 or WMA:
1 Disc Random
→1 Folder Random →OFF
1 Disc Random: all tracks on the disc will be
played randomly.
1 Folder Random: 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.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.
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1.CD eject button
2. CD button
3. Display screen
4. CD insert slot
5.
SEEK button
6. SCAN button 7.
TRACK button
8.
BACK button
9. APPS button
10. TUNE/FOLDER knob, ENTER/SETTING
button 11. Station select (1 - 6) buttons
12. RDM button
13. RPT button
14.
VOL (volume) knob /
button
15. DISP button
16. MEDIA button
17. FM•AM button
*APPS button is a button to launch the
Smartphone Integration mode. See “Nis-
sanConnect APP Smartphone Integration
(if so equipped)” in this section.
FM/AM RADIO WITH COMPACT
DISC (CD) PLAYER (Type B) (if so
equipped)
For all operation precautions, see “Audio opera-
tion precautions” in this section.
Audio main operation
VOL (volume) /(power) button:
Place the ignition switch in the ACC or ON
position and press the
(power) button
while the system is off to call up the mode (radio,
CD, AUX, Bluetooth® audio USB or iPod®) that
was playing immediately before the system was
turned off.
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To turn the system off, press the(power)
button.
Turn the VOL (volume) control knob to adjust the
volume.
This vehicle may be equipped with Speed Sen-
sitive Volume. When this feature is active, the
audio volume changes as the driving speed
changes. SETTING button:
Press the SETTING button to show the Settings
screen on the display. Turn the TUNE/FOLDER
knob to navigate the options and then press the
ENTER button to make a selection.
Audio
Bass Adjusts the bass to the desired level.
Treble Adjusts the treble to the desired level.
Balance Adjusts the balance to the desired level. Balance adjusts the sound level between the left and right speakers.
Fade Adjusts the fade to the desired level. Fade adjusts the sound level between the front and rear speakers.
Speed Sens Vol. (Speed Sensitive Volume) Adjusts the speed sensitive volume function, which increases the volume of the audio system as the speed of
the vehicle increases. Set to “OFF” to disable the feature. The higher the setting, the more the volume in-
creases in relation to vehicle speed.
AUX Vol. Choose a setting from 0 to +3 to control the boost of incoming auxilary device volume. A setting of 0 provides
no additional boost in volume. A setting of +3 provides the greatest boost in volume.
Brightness and Contrast Adjust the brightness or contrast to adjust the appearance of the display screen.
Clock adjust Press the ENTER button to highlight the hours or minutes and then use the TUNE/FOLDER knob to adjust the
value. Press the ENTER button again to set the value.
On-Screen Clock Toggles ON or OFF the clock display on the upper right corner of the display screen.
RDS Display Toggles ON or OFF the RDS information displayed on the screen while the radio is playing.
Language Select the desired language for the system from the available options.
Bass, treble, balance and fade can also be adjusted by pressing the AUDIO control knob and turning it to select the item to adjust. When the desired item
is shown on the display, turn the tuning to adjust and then press the AUDIO button until the display returns to the main audio screen. If the button is not
pressed for approximately 10 seconds, the radio or CD display will automatically reappear.
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APPS button
Press the APPS button to launch the Smart-
phone Integration Mode. See “NissanConnect
APP Smartphone Integration (if so equipped)” in
this section for more information about using this
feature.
To connect your phone see the “Bluetooth®
Hands-Free Phone system without Navigation
(Type B) (if so equipped) .
FM/AM 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 (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.
TUNE/FOLDER knob (Tuning):
Turn the TUNE/FOLDER knob to the left or right
for manual tuning.
SEEK tuning:
Press the SEEK 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:
Six stations can be set for the AM band. Twelve
stations can be set for the FM band (6 for FM1, 6
for FM2) .
1. Choose the radio band AM, FM1 or FM2 using the FM·AM select button.
2. Tune to the desired station using the SEEK
button or the TRACKbutton. 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.
Compact disc (CD) player operation
If the radio is already operating, it automatically
turns off and the compact disc begins to play.
MEDIA button:
With a CD loaded, press the MEDIA button until
the CD mode is displayed on the screen.
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.
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SEEK/TRACK (Reverse orFast Forward) button:
Press and hold the SEEK/TRACK 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 in-
creased speed while reversing or fast forwarding.
When the button is released, the compact disc
returns to normal play speed.
SEEK/TRACK button:
Press the SEEK/TRACK button
while a
CD or MP3/WMA CD is playing to return to the
beginning of the current track. Press the
SEEK/TRACK button
several times to skip
backward several tracks.
Press the SEEK/TRACK button
while a
CD or MP3/WMA CD is playing to advance one
track. Press the SEEK/TRACK button
sev-
eral times to skip forward several 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.
TUNE/FOLDER knob (MP3/WMA CD only):
If an MP3/WMA CD with multiple folders is playing,
turn the TUNE/FOLDER 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 Track Repeat
←→OFF
CD with MP3 or WMA:
1 Folder Repeat →1 Track Repeat →OFF
1 Track Repeat: the current track will be re-
peated.
1 Folder Repeat: 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 Random ←→OFF CD with MP3 or WMA:
1 Disc Random
→1 Folder Random →OFF
1 Disc Random: all tracks on the disc will be
played randomly.
1 Folder Random: 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.
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.
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1.CD eject button
2. XM button*
3. Display screen
4. CD insert slot
5.
SEEK button
6. SCAN button 7.
CAT button
8.
BACK button
9. APPS button
10. TUNE/SCROLL knob, ENTER/SETTING
button 11. Station select (1 - 6) buttons
12. RDM button
13. RPT button
14.
VOL (volume) knob /
button
15. DISP button
16. MEDIA button
17. FM•AM button
*APPS button is a button to launch the
Smartphone Integration mode. See “Nis-
sanConnect APP Smartphone Integration
(if so equipped)” in this section.
*No satellite radio reception is available
when the XM button is pressed to access
satellite radio stations unless optional
satellite receiver and antenna are installed
and an SiriusXM Satellite Radio service
subscription is active. Satellite radio is
not available in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
FM/AM/SAT RADIO WITH
COMPACT DISC (CD) PLAYER (Type
C) (if so equipped)
For all operation precautions, see “Audio opera-
tion precautions” in this section.
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