.[Keyboard Type]:
Switches the keyboard layout for the char-
acter input screen.
“Settings keyboard layout of character
input screen” (page 2-94)
. [North Up when Zoom Out]:
When this setting is ON, the orientation of
the map is automatically changed to North
Up when the widest map scale is selected.
The orientation is changed to North Up even
when Heading Up is set.
. [Adjust Current Location]:
Corrects the position of the current location.
“Adjusting current vehicle location”
(page 2-95)
Displaying audio information on
map screen
The operating status of audio functions can be
displayed on the map screen.
1. Highlight [Others] and push
2. Highlight [Audio Display on Map] and push
the item is set.
3. Push
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AUDIO OPERATION PRECAUTIONS
Radio
Push the ignition switch to the ACC or ON
position and push the radio band select button
to turn on the radio. If you listen to the radio with
the engine not running, the ignition switch
should be pushed to the ACC position.
Radio reception is affected by station signal
strength, distance from radio transmitter, build-
ings, bridges, mountains and other external
influences. Intermittent changes in reception
quality normally are caused by these external
influences.
Using a cellular phone in or near the
vehicle may influence radio reception
quality.
Radio reception:
Your NISSAN radio system is equipped with
state-of-the-art electronic circuits to enhance
radio reception. These circuits are designed to
extend reception range, and to enhance the
quality of that reception.
However there are some general characteristics
of both FM and AM radio signals that can affect
radio reception quality in a moving vehicle, even
when the finest equipment is used. These
characteristics are completely normal in a givenreception area, and do not indicate any mal-
function in your NISSAN radio system.
Reception conditions will constantly change
because of vehicle movement. Buildings, terrain,
signal distance and interference from other
vehicles can work against ideal reception.
Described 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
device in a different location may reduce or
eliminate the noise.
FM radio reception:
Range: FM range is normally limited to 25 to 30
miles (40 to 48 km) , with monaural (single
channel) FM having slightly more range than
stereo FM. External influences may sometimes
interfere with FM station reception even if the
FM station is within 25 miles (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 characteristics 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 lowering the
treble setting to reduce the treble response.
Multipath reception: Because of the reflective
characteristics of FM signals, direct and re-
flected signals reach the receiver at the same
time. The signals may cancel each other,
resulting in momentary flutter or loss of sound.
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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
subject 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:
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
malfunction. Wait more than 10 minutes with the
satellite radio ON and the vehicle outside of any
metal or large building for the satellite radio to
receive all of the necessary data.
The satellite radio mode requires an active
SiriusXM Satellite Radio subscription. The sa-
tellite radio is not available in Alaska, Hawaii and
Guam.
The satellite radio performance may be affectedif cargo carried on the roof blocks the satellite
radio signal.
If possible, do not put cargo near 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.Compact Disc (CD) player
.
Do not force a compact disc into the CD
insert slot. This could damage the CD and/
or CD changer/player.
. Trying to load a CD with the CD door closed
could damage the CD and/or CD changer.
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.An iPod nano®(2nd Generation) will con-
tinue to fast-forward or rewind if it is
disconnected during a seek operation.
. An incorrect song title may appear when the
Play Mode is changed while using an iPod
nano
®(2nd Generation)
. Audiobooks may not play in the same order
as they appear on an iPod
®.
. Large video files cause slow responses in an
iPod
®. The vehicle center display may
momentarily black out, but will soon recover.
. If an iPod
®automatically selects large video
files while in the shuffle mode, the vehicle
center display may momentarily black out,
but will soon recover.
Compressed Audio Files (MP3/
WMA/AAC/ATRAC3)
Explanation of terms:
. MP3 — MP3 is short for Moving Pictures
Experts Group Audio Layer 3. MP3 is the
most well known compressed digital audio
file format. This format allows for near “CD
quality” sound, but at a fraction of the size of
normal audio files. MP3 conversion of an
audio track can reduce the file size by
approximately a 10:1 ratio (Sampling: 44.1
kHz, Bit rate: 128 kbps) with virtually no
perceptible loss in quality. The compression reduces certain parts of sound that seem
inaudible to most people.
. WMA — Windows Media Audio (WMA) is a
compressed audio format created by Micro-
soft as an alternative to MP3. The WMA
codec offers greater file compression than
the MP3 codec, enabling storage of more
digital audio tracks in the same amount of
space when compared to MP3s at the same
level of quality.
. AAC/M4A — Advanced Audio Coding
(AAC) is a lossy audio compression format.
Audio files that have been encoded with
AAC are generally smaller in size and deliver
a higher quality of sound than MP3.
. Bit rate — Bit rate denotes the number of
bits per second used by a digital music file.
The size and quality of a compressed digital
audio file is determined by the bit rate used
when encoding the file.
. Sampling frequency — Sampling frequency
is the rate at which the samples of a signal
are converted from analog to digital (A/D
conversion) per second.
. Multisession — Multisession is one of the
methods for writing data to media. Writing
data once to the media is called a single
session, and writing more than once is
called a multisession. .
ID3/WMA Tag — The ID3/WMA tag is the
part of the encoded MP3 or WMA file that
contains information about the digital music
file such as song title, artist, album title,
encoding bit rate, track time duration, etc.
ID3 tag information is displayed on the
Album/Artist/Track title line on the display.
* Windows
®and Windows Media®are regis-
tered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States of America
and/or other countries.
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After loading the CD, the number of tracks on
the CD and the play time will appear on the
display.
If the radio is already operating, it will auto-
matically turn off and the CD will play.
If the system has been turned off while the CD
was playing, pushing the ON·OFF button will
start the CD.
Do not use 3.1 in (8 cm) discs.
PLAY:
When
off and the CD loaded, the system will turn on
and the CD will start to play.
When
loaded and the radio playing, the radio will
automatically be turned off and the CD will start
to play.
Menu:
When [Menu] on the display is selected while
the CD is being played, the menu screen will be
displayed. The following menu options are
available.
. Folder List (for CD with compressed audio
files)
Displays the folder list. .
Track List
Displays the track list.
. Play Mode
Select a play mode from the following items.
— Normal
— 1 Folder Repeat (for CD with com-
pressed audio files)
— 1 Track Repeat
— 1 Disc Random
— 1 Folder Random (for CD with com- pressed audio files)
Next/Previous Track and Fast Forward/
Rewind:
When <
>(fast forward) or <>(rewind)
is pushed for more than 1.5 seconds while the
CD is being played, the CD will play while fast
forwarding or rewinding. When the button is
released, the CD will return to normal play
speed.
When <
>or <>is pushed for less than
1.5 seconds while the CD is being played, the
next track or the beginning of the current track
on the CD will be played.
REPEAT (RPT) , RANDOM (RDM):
When
played, the play pattern can be changed as
follows:
(CD)
(CD with compressed audio files)
CD EJECT:
When the CD EJECT button is pushed with the
CD loaded, the CD will be ejected.
When this button is pushed while the CD is
being played, the CD will be ejected.
If the CD comes out and is not removed, it
will be pulled back into the slot to protect
it.
DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) PLAYER
OPERATION
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 in the
front display, stop the vehicle in a safe location,
move the shift lever to the P (Park) position and
apply the parking brake.
WARNING
.The driver must not attempt to
operate the DVD system or wear
the headphones while the vehicle is
in motion so that full attention may
be given to vehicle 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 dis-
charge the vehicle battery.
. Do not allow the system to get wet.
Excessive moisture such as spilled
liquids may cause the system to
malfunction.
. While playing VIDEO-CD media, this
DVD player does not guarantee
complete functionality of all VI-
DEO-CD formats.
Display settings
To adjust the front display mode, push
select [Others] and then select [Display].
To adjust the display ON/OFF, brightness, tint,
color and contrast, select [Display Adjustment]
and then select each key.
Then you can adjust each item using the center
dial. After changes have been made push
Playing a DVD
DISC·AUX button:
Park the vehicle in a safe location for the
front seat occupants to operate the DVD
drive while watching the images.
Push
and turn the display to the DVD mode.
When a DVD is loaded, it will be replayed
automatically.
The operation screen will be turned on when
is pushed while a DVD is being played, and it
will turn off automatically after a period of time.
To turn it on again, push
DVD operation keys:
When the DVD is playing without the operation
screen being shown, you may use the touch
screen to select items from the displayed video.
You may also use the center dial to select an
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item from the displayed video. When the
operation screen is being shown, use the center
dial or touch screen to select an item from the
displayed menus.
PAUSE:
Select [
]to pause the DVD. To resume
playing the DVD, use [PLAY].
PLAY:
Select [
]to start playing the DVD, for
example, after pausing the DVD.
STOP:
Select [
]to stop playing the DVD.
/Next/Previous Chapter:
Select [
]or []to skip the chapter(s) of
the disc forward/backward. The chapters will
advance/go back the number of times this key is
selected.
/Commercial Skip:
This function is only for DVD-VIDEO, DVD-VR.
Select [
]or []to skip forward or
backwards by the set amount as defined in the
DVD Settings menu. Top Menu:
When
[Top Menu] is selected in the screen
while a DVD is being played, the top menu
specific to each disc will be displayed. For
details, see the instructions on the disc.
DVD settings
ExampleSelect [Settings] to adjust the following settings.
Key (DVD-VIDEO):
Keys for the DVD menu operation are displayed.
: Move the cursor to select a DVD menu.
Enter: Enter the selected menu.
Move: Change the display location by moving
the operation key.
Back: Return to the previous screen.
Hide: Hide the operation key. Title Menu (DVD-VIDEO):
Some menus specific to each disc will be
shown. For details, see the instructions on the
disc.
Title Search (DVD-VIDEO, DVD-VR):
The scene with the specified title will be
displayed each time the [+] side or [−] side is
selected.
Group Search (VIDEO CD):
A scene in the specified group will be displayed
each time the [+] side or [−] side is selected.
10 Key Search (DVD-VIDEO, VIDEO-CD,CD-
DA, DVD-VR):
Select [10 Key Search] to open the number
entry screen. Input the number to be searched
and select [OK]. The specified Title/Chapter or
Group/Track will be played.
Select No. (VIDEO-CD):
Select [Select No.] to open the number entry
screen. Input the number to be searched and
select [OK]. The specified scene will be played.
Angle (DVD-VIDEO):
If the DVD contains different angles (such as
moving images), the current image angle can be
switched to another one. Select [Angle]. The
angle will change each time the [+] side or [−]
side is selected.
Angle Mark (DVD-VIDEO):
When this item is turned on, an angle mark will
be shown on the bottom of the screen if the
scene can be seen from a different angle.
Menu Skip (DVD-VIDEO):
DVD menus are automatically configured and
the contents will be played directly when [Menu
Skip] is turned on. Note that some discs may not
be played directly even if this item is turned on.
CM Skip (DVD-VIDEO):
Select [CM Skip]. Choose the setting time from
15, 30 or 60 seconds by selecting the [+] side
or [−] side.
DRC (DVD-VIDEO, DVD-VR):
DRC (Dynamic Range Compression) automati-
cally adjusts the soundtrack volume level to
maintain a more even sound to the speakers.
DVD Language (DVD-VIDEO, VIDEO-CD):
Select [DVD Language] to open the number
entry screen. Input the number corresponding to
the preferred language and select [OK]. The
DVD top menu language will be changed to the
one specified.Display:
To adjust the image quality of the screen, select
the preferred adjustment items.
Audio:
Select the preferred language for audio.
Subtitle (DVD-VIDEO, DVD-VR):
Select the preferred language for subtitles.
Display Mode (DVD-VIDEO, VIDEO-CD,
DVD-VR):
Select from the “Full”, “Wide”, “Normal” or
“Cinema” modes.
Title List (DVD-VR):
Select the preferred title from the list.
Play Mode:
Select the preferred play mode.
PG/PL Mode (DVD-VR):
Select the “PG” or “PL” mode.USB DEVICE OPERATION
Audio main operation
Open the console lid and connect a USB device
as illustrated. Then, push
peatedly to switch to the USB device mode.
If the system has been turned off while the USB
device was playing, pushing the ON·OFF/VOL
control knob will start the USB device.
CAUTION
. Depending on size and shape of
USB device, the console lid may not
fully close. Do not force console lid
closed as this may damage USB
device.
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