2014 NISSAN ALTIMA SEDAN radio

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.
SATELLITE RADIO RECEPTION (if so
equipped)
When the satellite radio is used for the first time
or the battery has been replaced, the satellite
radio may not work properly. This is not a mal-
function. Wait more than 10 minutes with satellite
radio ON and the vehicle outside of any metal or
large building for satellite radio to receive all of
the necessary data.
No satellite radio reception is available and “NO
SAT” is displayed when the SAT band option is
selected unless optional satellite receiver and
antenna are installed and a SiriusXM Satellite
Radio service subscription is active. Satellite ra-
dio is not available in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
Satellite radio performance may be affected if
cargo carried on the roof blocks the satellite radio
signal.
If possible, do not put cargo over the satellite
antenna.
A build up of ice on the satellite radio antenna can
affect satellite radio performance. Remove the
ice to restore satellite radio reception.
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1.CD eject button
2. CD insert slot
3. SCAN button
4. DISP button
5. RPT/RDM button
6. TUNE/FOLDER knob / MENU button 7. AUX IN jack
8. AUX button
9. CD button
10. AM button
11. FM button12. VOL (volume) control knob / power but-
ton
13. Station select (1 - 6) buttons
14. TRACK
button
15.
SEEK button
FM/AM 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 (volume) control knob / power button
Place the ignition switch in the ACC or ON
position, then press the VOL (volume) control
knob / power button. 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 immediately before the system was
turned off resumes playing.
When no CD is loaded, the radio comes on.
Pressing the VOL (volume) control knob / power
button again turns the system off.
Turn the VOL (volume) control knob / power
button to the right to increase volume or to the left
to decrease volume.
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MENU button (Bass, Treble, Balance,
Fade, Speed Sensitive Volume and Clock):
Press the MENU button to change the mode as
follows:
Bass→Treble →Balance →Fade →Spd. Sen.
Vol. (Speed Sensitive Volume) →AUX IN Volume
→ Clock →Clock Adjust
To adjust the Bass, Treble, Fade and Balance,
press the MENU button until the desired mode
appears in the display. Press the
SEEK or
TRACK
button to adjust the setting to the
desired level (-5 to +5) . Balance adjusts the
sound between the right and left speakers. Fade
adjusts the sound between the front and rear
speakers.
Once you have adjusted the sound quality to the
desired level, press the MENU button repeatedly
until the radio or CD display reappears. Other-
wise, the radio or CD display will automatically
reappear after about 10 seconds.
Speed Sensitive Volume (SSV) adjusts the vol-
ume of the audio system as the vehicle’s driving
speed changes. It can be set as follows:
OFF →LOW →MID →HIGH DISP (display) button:
Press the DISP (display) button while a CD is
playing to change the text shown in the audio
display as follows:
For CDs:
Running Time
→Album Title: →Artist Name: →
Song Title
For MP3 CDs:
Running Time →Folder Title: →Album Title: →
Artist Name: →Song Title:
If the text information is too long to fully be dis-
played on the screen; press and hold the DISP
button for longer than 1.5 seconds to scroll
through the rest of the text.
Press the DISP (display) button while the radio is
playing to toggle the audio display between sta-
tion number and RDS.
Clock operation
To turn the clock display on or off, press the
MENU button repeatedly until “Clock” appears
on the display. Turn the TUNE/FOLDER knob to
toggle the setting (ON or OFF) .
Clock set 1. Press the MENU button repeatedly until “Adjust Clock” appears on the display. 2. Press the ENTER button.
3. “Change Hour” will appear on the screen.
Turn the TUNE/FOLDER knob to adjust the
hours and then press ENTER.
4. “Change Minute” will appear on the screen. Turn the TUNE/FOLDER knob to adjust the
minutes and then press ENTER.
The display will return to the regular clock display
after 10 seconds if no further adjustment is per-
formed.FM/AM radio operation
AM and FM buttons:
Press the AM button to change the band to AM.
If another audio source is playing when the AM
button is pressed, the audio source playing will
automatically be turned off and the last radio
station played will begin playing.
Press the FM button to change the band as
follows:
FM1 →FM2 →FM1
If another audio source is playing when the FM
button is pressed, the audio source playing will
automatically be turned off and the last radio
station played will begin playing.
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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.
SEEK and TRACK (tuning)buttons:
Press the SEEK button
to tune from low to
high frequencies and stop at the next broadcast-
ing station.
Press the TRACK button
to tune from high
to low frequencies and stop at the next broad-
casting station.
Press and hold either button to seek at a faster
speed.
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. 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 or FM 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) 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.
SEEK and TRACK (Fast
Forward, Rewind) buttons:
When the SEEK buttonor TRACKbutton is pressed while the compact disc is play-
ing, the compact disc plays at an increased
speed while fast forwarding or rewinding. When
the button is released, the compact disc returns
to normal play speed.
SEEK and TRACK buttons:
When the SEEKbutton is pressed while
the compact disc is playing, the next track follow-
ing the present one starts to play from the begin-
ning. Press the SEEK
button several times
to skip several tracks. Each time the button is
pressed, the CD advances one additional track.
The track number appears in the display window.
(When the last track on the compact disc is
skipped, the first track is played.)
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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. iPod MENU 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
FM/AM RADIO WITH COMPACT
DISC (CD) PLAYER (Type A) (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 sys-
tem 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.
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 Sensi-
tive Volume. When this feature is active, the audio
volume changes as the driving speed changes.
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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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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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