
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 unless
there is an active SiriusXM® Satellite Radio ser-
vice subscription. Satellite radio is not available in
Alaska, Hawaii and Guam. If satellite radio is not
operational then pressing the RADIO button will
switch between FM and AM bands.
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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When no CD is loaded, the radio comes on.
Pressing the PWR button again turns the system
off.
Turn the VOL control knob to the right to increase
volume or to the left to decrease volume.
MENU button (BASS, TREBLE, FADE,
BALANCE and CLOCK)
Press the MENU button to change the mode as
follows:
BAS→TRE →FAD →BAL →CLOCK →BAS
To adjust Bass, Treble, Fade and Balance, press
the MENU button until the desired mode appears
in the display. Press the SEEK button to adjust
Bass and Treble to the desired level. You can also
use the SEEK button to adjust Fade and Balance
modes. Balance adjusts the sound between the
right and left speakers. Since this vehicle is not
equipped with rear speakers, adjusting the fade
to the rear of the vehicle will reduce the volume
until no sound is played.
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. NOTE:
If the clock is enabled, pressing the MENU
button will change the mode as follows:
BAS
→TRE →FAD →BAL →CLOCK →
Hour adjustment →Minute adjustment →
BAS
For additional information on setting the clock,
refer to “Clock set” in this section.
Clock operation
Press the MENU button until CLOCK is dis-
played; use the SEEK button to turn the clock
display on (CLK ON) or off (CLK OFF) .
Clock set
If the clock is not displayed with the ignition
switch in the ACC or ON position, you need to
select the CLK ON mode. Press the MENU but-
ton repeatedly until CLOCK is displayed. Use the
SEEK button to enable CLK ON mode.
1. Press the MENU button repeatedly until CLOCK mode appears; press the SEEK
button until CLK ON appears.
2. Press the MENU button again; the hours will start flashing.
3. Press the SEEK button
orto
adjust the hour. 4. Press the MENU button again; the display
will switch to the minute adjustment mode.
5. The minutes will start flashing. Press SEEK button
orto adjust the minutes.
6. Press the MENU button again to exit the clock set mode.
The display will return to the regular clock display
after 10 seconds, or press the MENU button
again to return to the regular clock display.
Resetting the time
Hold the MENU button down and then press the
TUNE or SEEK button; the time will reset as
follows:
● If the displayed minutes before the reset are
in the range of :00 - :29, the hour displayed
before the reset will stay the same and the
minutes will be reset to :00.
● If the displayed minutes before the reset are
in the range of :30 - :59, the hour displayed
before the reset will advance by one hour
and the minutes will be reset to :00.
For example, if the MENU button and the TUNE or
SEEK button are pressed while the time dis-
played is between 8:00 and 8:29, the display will
be reset to 8:00. If the buttons were pressed
while the time was between 8:30 and 8:59, the
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display will be reset to 9:00. At the same time the
display will return to the audio.
FM/AM radio operation
FM·AM button
Press the FM·AM button to change the band as
follows:
FM1→FM2 →AM →FM1
The FM stereo indicator, ST (STEREO) , illumi-
nates during FM stereo reception. When the
stereo broadcast signal is weak, the radio auto-
matically changes from stereo to monaural re-
ception.
TUNE buttons
Manual tuning
Press the TUNE
orbutton for less
than 0.5 seconds for manual tuning.
To move quickly through the channels, press and
hold either TUNE
orbutton down
for more than 1.5 seconds.
SEEK buttons
SEEK tuning
Press the SEEK
orbutton to seek
through the frequencies. Seek tuning begins from low to high frequencies, or high to low
frequencies, depending on which button is
pressed, and stops at the next broadcasting sta-
tion. Once the highest broadcasting station is
reached, the radio continues in the seek mode at
the lowest broadcasting station.
Station memory operations
Twelve stations can be set for the FM band (6 for
FM1 and 6 for FM2) and 6 stations can be set for
the AM band to the preset buttons.
1. Press the FM-AM button to change to the desired band.
2. Tune to the desired station using manual TUNE or SEEK tuning. Press and hold any of
the desired station memory buttons (1 – 6)
until a beep sound is heard. (The radio mutes
when the select button is pressed.)
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.
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.
TUNE (rewind and fast forward) buttons
When the TUNE
orbutton is
pressed while the compact disc is playing, the
compact disc plays at an increased speed while
rewinding or fast forwarding. When the button is
released, the compact disc returns to normal play
speed.
SEEK buttons
When
is pressed while the compact disc
is playing, the next track following the present
one starts to play from the beginning.
Press
several times to skip several tracks.
Each time the button is pressed, the CD ad-
vances 1 additional track. The track number ap-
pears in the display window. (When the last track
on the compact disc is skipped, the first track is
played.)
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Whenis pressed, the track being played
returns to the beginning. Press
several
times to skip back several tracks. Each time the
button is pressed, the CD moves back one track.
RPT (repeat) button
When the RPT button is pressed while the com-
pact disc is being played, the play pattern can be
changed as follows:
1 ←→ Normal
1: The track that is currently playing will be re-
peated.
RDM (random) button
When the RDM button is pressed while the com-
pact disc is being played, the play pattern can be
changed as follows:
RDM ←→Normal
RDM: Tracks from the disc that is currently play-
ing will be played randomly.
AUX (Auxiliary) button
The AUX IN jack is located on the CD player. The
AUX IN audio input jack accepts any standard
analog audio input such as from a portable cas-
sette tape/CD player, MP3 player or laptop com-
puters. Press the AUX button to play a compatible device
when it is plugged into the AUX IN jack.
CD EJECT button
When the
CD eject button is pressed with
a 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.
CD IN indicator
CD IN indicator appears on the display when the
CD is loaded with the system on.
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When the TUNE/FF-REW/FOLDER button
(fast forward) or(reverse) is pressed for
more than 1.5 seconds while the compact disc is
playing, the compact disc plays at an increased
speed while reversing or fast forwarding. When the
button is released, the compact disc returns to
normal play speed.
SEEK/TRACK button
When the SEEK/TRACK button
is
pressed while the compact disc is playing, the
next track following the present one starts to play
from the beginning. Press the SEEK/TRACK
button
several times to skip several tracks.
Each time the button is pressed, the CD ad-
vances 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.)
When the SEEK/TRACK button
is
pressed, the track being played returns to the
beginning. Press the SEEK/TRACK
button
several times to skip back several
tracks. Each time the button is pressed the CD
moves back one track. RPT button
When the RPT button is pressed while a com-
pact disc is playing, the play pattern can be
changed as follows:
CD:
TRACK REPEAT
→DISC REPEAT
CD with MP3 or WMA:
FOLDER REPEAT →TRACK REPEAT →DISC
REPEAT
TRACK REPEAT: the current track will be re-
peated.
DISC REPEAT: play pattern returns to normal.
FOLDER REPEAT: the current folder will be re-
peated.
RDM button
When the RDM button is pressed while a com-
pact disc is playing, the play pattern can be
changed as follows:
CD:
DISC RANDOM →DISC REPEAT
CD with MP3 or WMA:
DISC RANDOM →FOLDER RANDOM →DISC
REPEAT DISC RANDOM: all tracks on the disc will be
played randomly.
FOLDER RANDOM: all tracks in the current
folder will be played randomly.
DISC REPEAT: play pattern returns to normal.
AUX (Auxiliary) button
The AUX IN jack is located on the front of the
radio. The AUX IN audio input jack accepts any
standard analog audio input such as from a por-
table cassette tape/CD player, MP3 player or a
laptop computer.
Press the AUX button to play a compatible device
when it is plugged into the AUX IN jack.
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 15 seconds, the disc will
reload.
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CAUTION
●To avoid damage and loss of function
when using a USB device, note the fol-
lowing precautions.
● Do not force the USB device into the
USB port. Inserting the USB device
tilted or up-side-down into the port may
damage the port. Make sure that the
USB device is connected correctly into
the USB port.
● Do not grab the USB port cover (if so
equipped) when pulling the USB device
out of the port. This could damage the
port and the cover.
● Do not leave the USB cable in a place
where it can be pulled unintentionally.
Pulling the cable may damage the port.
Refer to your device manufacturer’s owner infor-
mation regarding the proper use and care of the
device.
The USB port is located in the center console
1.
Insert the USB device into the connection port.
When a compatible storage device is plugged
into the connection port, compatible audio files
on the storage device can be played through the
vehicle’s audio system.
Audio file operation
AUX button
Place the ignition switch in the ON or ACC
position and press the AUX button to switch to
the USB input mode. If another audio source is
playing and a USB memory device is inserted,
press the AUX button until the center display
changes to the USB memory mode.
If the system has been turned off while the USB
memory was playing, press the ON-OFF button
to restart the USB memory.
Play information
Information about the audio files being played is
shown on the display screen of the vehicle’s
audio system. Touch “Browse” to display the list
of folders and files on the USB device. Touch the
name of a song on the screen to begin playing
that song.
SEEKING buttons
Press the
button while an audio file on the
USB device is playing to return to the beginning
of the current track. Press the
button sev-
eral times to skip backward several tracks.
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SOURCE select switch
Push the SOURCE select switch to change the
mode in the following sequence:
AM→FM* →XM** (if so equipped) →CD*** →
USB/iPod*** (if so equipped) →Bluetooth®
Streaming Audio*** (if so equipped) →AUX*** →
AM
* When using the SOURCE switch, the audio
mode switches to the FM preset bank (FM1 or
FM2) that was last active. To switch between the
FM1 and FM2 preset banks, use the controls on
the audio system.
** When using the SOURCE switch, the audio
mode switches to the XM preset bank (XM1 or
XM2) that was last active. To switch between the
XM1 and XM2 preset banks, use the controls on
the audio system.
*** These modes are only available when compat-
ible media is connected to the system.
Volume control switch
Push the volume control switch up or down to
increase or decrease the volume.
Tuning switch
Memory change (radio)
Push the tuning switch (
or) for less
than 1.5 seconds to change presets.
Seek tuning (radio)
Push the tuning switch (
or) for more
than 1.5 seconds to seek the next or previous
radio station.
Next/Previous track (CD)
Push the tuning switch
orfor less
than 1.5 seconds to return to the beginning of the
present track or skip to the next track. Push
several times to skip back or skip through tracks.
ANTENNA
The antenna cannot be shortened, but can be
removed. When you need to remove the antenna,
turn the antenna rod counterclockwise.
To install the antenna rod, turn the antenna clock-
wise. Tighten the antenna rod to specification
using a suitable tool such as an open-end
wrench. The antenna rod tightening specification
is 3.4 – 3.6 N·m (30 – 32 in-lb) . Do not use pliers
to tighten the antenna as they can leave marks on
the antenna surface. The antenna rod cannot be
hand tightened to the proper specification.
CAUTION
Always properly tighten the antenna rod
during installation or the antenna rod may
break during vehicle operation.
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You can also use thebutton
to interrupt the system feedback
and give a command at once. For
additional information, refer to “List
of voice commands” and “During a
call” in this section.
PHONE/END
While the NISSAN Voice Recogni-
tion System session is active,
press and hold the
button
for 5 seconds to quit the voice
recognition system at any time.
TUNING SWITCH
While using the NISSAN Voice
Recognition System session, tilt
the tuning switch up or down to
manually control the phone
system.
GETTING STARTED
The following procedures will help you get
started using the Bluetooth® Hands-Free Phone
System with NISSAN Voice Recognition. For ad-
ditional information, refer to “List of voice com-
mands” in this section.
Choosing a language
You can interact with the Bluetooth® Hands-
Free Phone System using English, Spanish or
French.
To change the language, perform the following.
1. Press and hold the
button for more
than 5 seconds.
2. The system announces: “Press the PHONE/SEND (
) button for the
hands-free phone system to enter the voice
adaptation mode or press the PHONE/END
(
) button to select a different lan-
guage.”
3. Press the
button.
For additional information, refer to “Voice
Adaptation (VA) mode” in this section.
4. The system announces the current language and gives you the option to change the lan-
guage to Spanish (in Spanish) or French (in
French) . To select the current language,
press the PHONE/SEND (
) button. To
select a different language, tilt the tuning
switch (
or) up or down. NOTE:
You must press the
button within
5 seconds to change the language.
5. If you decide not to change the language, do not press either button. After 5 seconds, the
NISSAN Voice Recognition System session
will end, and the language will not be
changed.
Connecting procedure
NOTE:
The connecting procedure must be per-
formed when the vehicle is stationary. If the
vehicle starts moving during the procedure,
the procedure will be cancelled.
Main Menu
“Connect phone”
A
“Add phone”B
Initiate from handsetC
Name phoneD
1. Press thebutton on the steering
wheel. The system announces the available
commands.
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