
FM/AM RADIO WITH COMPACT
DISC (CD) CHANGER (if so
equipped)
1.CD eject button
2. ON·OFF button/ VOL (volume) control knob 3. Station memory and CD select (1 - 6) but-
tons
4. LOAD CD button
5. AUDIO button/ TUNE/FOLDER knob
6. AUX IN jack 7. AUX button
8.
TRACK button
9.
SEEK/CAT button
10. DISC button
11. RPT (repeat)/RDM (random) button
12. SCAN button
13. AM·FM button
14. DISP (display)/CLOCK button
For additional information, refer to Audio opera-
tion precautions in this section.
Audio main operation
ON·OFF button/ VOL (volume) control
knob
Place the ignition switch in the ACC or ON
position and press the ON·OFF button while the
system is off to call up the mode (radio or CD)
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.
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AUX IN jack
The AUX IN jack is located on the CD changer.
The AUX IN audio input jack accepts any stan-
dard analog audio input, such as from a portable
cassette tape 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.
FM/AM/SAT RADIO WITH
COMPACT DISC (CD) PLAYER (if so
equipped)
1.CD eject button
2. ON-OFF button/VOL (volume) control knob 3. Station select (1–6) buttons
4. AUDIO button/TUNE/FOLDER knob
5. AUX button*
6.TRACK button
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7.SEEK/CAT button
8. DISC button
9. RPT (repeat)/RDM (random) button
10. SCAN button
11. AM-FM button
*No satellite radio reception is available when the
AUX 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.
For additional information, refer to Audio opera-
tion precautions in this section.Audio main operation
ON·OFF button/ VOL (volume) control
knob
Place the ignition switch in the ACC or ON
position and press the ON·OFF button while the
system is off to call up the mode (radio or CD)
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.
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Clock operation
For additional information on setting the clock,
refer to “How to use the SETTING button” in this
section.CD/MP3 display mode
While listening to a CD or an MP3/WMA CD,
certain text might be able to be displayed (when
CD encoded with text is being used) .
Depending on how the CD or MP3/WMA CD is
encoded, the following text might be able to be
displayed by selecting the “Text” key:● 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.
● Disc displays the disc name of the CD cur-
rently playing.
● Track displays the name of the song on the
CD currently playing.
Some of this text or modes might not display
while playing a regular CD. Select the “Menu” key
with the NISSAN controller, then select the “Text”
key to display the text for the CD.
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Radio data system (RDS)
RDS stands for Radio Data System, and is a data
information service transmitted by some radio
stations on the FM band (not AM band) . Cur-
rently, 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”.
When the “Text” key is selected with the NISSAN
controller on the display while the radio is playing,
additional information is displayed on the screen.
If the station broadcasts RDS information, the
RDS icon is 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 button
When the DISC button is pressed with the sys-
tem off and a compact disc loaded, the system
will turn on and the compact disc will start to play.
When the DISC button is pressed with a com-
pact disc loaded with 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.
When the TRACK
button is pressed while
a 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 ad-
vance 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 playing.
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/FOLDER knob
While playing an MP3/WMA CD, turn the
TUNE/FOLDER knob right or left to scan forward
or backward through available folders.
RPT (repeat)/RDM (random) button
When the RPT/RDM button is pressed while the
compact disc is playing, the play pattern can be
changed as follows:
CD
Repeat All →1 Track Repeat →1 Disc Random
→ Repeat All
CD with compressed audio files
Repeat All →1 Folder Repeat →1 Track Repeat
→ 1 Disc Random →1 Folder Random →Re-
peat All
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FM/AM/SAT RADIO WITH CD/DVD
PLAYER (if so equipped)
1.CD eject button
2. ON·OFF button/VOL (volume) control knob 3. Station memory select (1 - 6) buttons
4. AUDIO button/TUNE/FOLDER knob
5. DISC·AUX button
6.
TRACK button7.
SEEK/CAT button
8. SAT* button
9. RPT (repeat)/RDM (random) button
10. SCAN button
11. AM·FM button
*No satellite radio reception is available when the
SAT 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.
For additional information, refer to Audio opera-
tion precautions in this section.
Audio main operation
ON·OFF button/VOL (volume) control
knob
Place the ignition switch in the ACC or ON
position and press 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 control knob to adjust the volume.
This vehicle has Speed Sensitive Volume for au-
dio. The audio volume changes as the driving
speed changes.
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SEEK/CAT and TRACKtuning 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. 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.
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– Turn the Alert ON to indicate whenever afavorite artist or song is playing on
SiriusXM® Satellite Radio. The audio
system must be playing SiriusXM® Sat-
ellite Radio 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
stations on the FM band (not AM band) . Cur-
rently, 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.
When the TRACK
button 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/FOLDER knob
While playing a CD with compressed audio files,
turn the TUNE/FOLDER knob right or left to play
the next or previous folder.
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