2015 NISSAN ARMADA Owners Manual

9. DISC/AUX button
10. Station select (1 - 6) buttons
11.
CD eject button
12. ON·OFF button / VOL (volume) control knob
13. FLDR
button
14.
TUNE button
*No satellite radio reception is available when the
XM button is pressed to access satellite radio
stations unless optional satellite receiver and an-
tenna are installed and a SiriusXM® Satellite
Radio service subscription is active. Satellite ra-
dio is not available in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
Audio main operation
ON·OFF button / VOL (volume) control
knob
Place the ignition switch in the ACC or ON
position and push the ON·OFF button 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 ON·OFF button.
Turn the VOL (volume) 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 button/ TUNE/FLDR (folder) knob
Press the AUDIO button to change the mode as
follows:
Bass
→Treble →Balance →Fade
To adjust Bass, Treble, Balance and Fade, press
the AUDIO button until the desired mode ap-
pears in the display. Turn the TUNE/FLDR (folder)
knob to adjust Bass and Treble to the desired
level. You can also use the TUNE/FLDR (folder)
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 button repeatedly
until the radio or CD display reappears. If the
AUDIO button is not pressed for approximately
10 seconds, the radio or CD display will auto-
matically 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 additional information, refer to “How to use
the NISSAN controller” in this section regarding
how to use the NISSAN controller.
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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.
● 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.
Some of this text might not display while playing a
regular CD.
FM/AM/SAT radio operation
AM/FM band select
Press the AM/FM button to change the band as
follows:
AM →FM1 →FM2 →AM
When the FM·AM button is pressed with the
ignition switch 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 ON·OFF button 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.
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XM band select
Press the XM button to change the band as
follows:
XM1*→XM2* →XM3* →XM1*
When the XM button is pressed with the ignition
switch 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 ON·OFF button is pressed ON.
*When the XM button is pressed, the satellite
radio mode will not be available unless an op-
tional satellite receiver and antenna are installed
and a SiriusXM® Satellite Radio service sub-
scription 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.
Manual tuning
To manually tune the radio, turn the TUNE/FLDR
knob to the right or left or use the
TUNE
and FLDR
buttons.
SEEK/CAT and TRACK
tuning buttons
For AM or FM:
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.
For XM:
Press the SEEK/CAT
button or the
TRACK
button to go to the first channel of
the previous or next category.
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
Six stations can be set for the AM band. Twelve
stations can be set for the FM band (six for FM1,
six for FM2) . Eighteen channels can be set for the
SAT radio (six for XM1, six for XM2, six for XM3 –
if so equipped) . 1. Choose the radio band AM, FM1 or FM2
using the AM·FM button, or choose the sat-
ellite 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 touch-screen to see a list of the presets in the
AM, FM1 or FM2 preset banks.
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Menu (SiriusXM Satellite Radio)
Select the “Menu” key using the NISSAN control-
ler or touch-screen to see a list of options:● Preset List – Displays the list of presets.
Press and hold the touch-screen 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 Ra-
dio for this feature to work.
– Delete a favorite artist or song.
● Categories – Displays a category list for
SiriusXM® Satellite Radio. Select a cat-
egory 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 sta-
tions on the FM band (not AM band) . Currently, 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.
If the station broadcasts RDS information, the
text information is automatically 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.
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 the com-
pact disc was playing, pressing the ON·OFF
button will start the compact disc.
DISC/AUX button
When the DISC/AUX 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 DISC/AUX button is pressed with the
compact disc loaded but the radio playing, the
radio will automatically be turned off and the
compact disc will start to play.
SEEK/CAT and TRACK buttons
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.
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When the TRACKbutton 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.)
The NISSAN controller can also be used to se-
lect tracks when a CD is being played.
SEEK/CAT and TRACK
(Rewind and Fast For-
ward) 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/FLDR (folder) knob
While playing an MP3/WMA CD, turn the
TUNE/FLDR knob right or left to scan forward or
backward through available folders. This can also
be performed using the
TUNE and
FLDR
buttons. 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.
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Normal - Plays all tracks on the CD in sequential
order until stopped.●
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
CD EJECT button is pressed
with the compact disc loaded, the compact disc
will be ejected.
When the
CD EJECT button is pressed
while the compact disc is being played, the com-
pact disc will eject and the system will turn off.
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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 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.
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Additional features
For additional information, refer to “iPod® player
operation with Navigation System” regarding the
iPod® player available with this system in this
section.
For additional information, refer to “USB (Univer-
sal Serial Bus) Connection Port (models with
Navigation System)” regarding the USB interface
available with this system “ in this section.
For additional information, refer to “Bluetooth®
streaming audio” in this section regarding the
Bluetooth® streaming audio feature available
with this system, .
DIGITAL VERSATILE DISC (DVD)
PLAYER OPERATION (models with
Navigation System)
Precautions
Start the engine when using the DVD entertain-
ment system.
Movies will not be shown on the front display
while the vehicle is in any drive position to reduce
driver distraction. Audio is available when a movie
is played. To view movies on the front display,
stop the vehicle in a safe location, move the shift
lever to the P (Park) position and apply the park-
ing brake.
WARNING
●The driver must not attempt to operate
the DVD system or wear the head-
phones while the vehicle is in motion so
that full attention may be given to ve-
hicle operation.
● Do not attempt to modify the system to
display a movie on the front screen
while the vehicle is being driven. Doing
so may distract the driver and may
cause a collision and serious personal
injury or death.
CAUTION
● Only operate the DVD while the vehicle
engine is running. Operating the DVD
for extended periods of time with the
engine OFF can discharge the vehicle
battery.
● Do not allow the system to get wet.
Excessive moisture such as spilled liq-
uids may cause the system to
malfunction.
● While playing VIDEO-CD media, this
DVD player does not guarantee com-
plete functionality of all VIDEO-CD
formats.
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