2017 NISSAN SENTRA Radio

FM/AM/SAT RADIO WITH
COMPACT DISC (CD) PLAYER (Type
A) (if so equipped)
For additional information, refer to “Audio opera-
tion precautions” in this section.1.
CD eject button
2. RPT button
3. RDM button
4. Display screen 5. SCAN button
6.
SEEK/CAT buttons
7. iPod MENU button
8.
BACK button
9. ENTER/SETTING button and TUNE/SCROLL control knob
10. Station select (1–6) buttons
11. VOL (volume) knob /
(power) button
12. DISP button
13. MEDIA button
14. XM button*
15. FM•AM 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 an SiriusXM® Satellite
Radio service subscription is active. Satellite ra-
dio is not available in Alaska, Hawaii or Guam.
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Audio main operation
(power) button / VOL (volume)
control knob
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. 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 Sen-
sitive Volume. When this feature is active, the
audio volume changes as the driving speed
changes. ENTER/SETTING button
Press the ENTER/SETTING button to show the
Settings screen on the display. Turn the
TUNE/SCROLL knob to navigate the options
and then press the ENTER/SETTING button to
make a selection.
Audio
Bass 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 auxiliary 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 Allows the user to set time manually.
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 ENTER/SETTING button and turning the TUNE/SCROLL control knob to select the item
to adjust. When the desired item is shown on the display, turn the tuning to adjust and then press the ENTER/SETTING 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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Clock Set1. Press the ENTER/SETTING button.
2. Turn the TUNE/SCROLL knob to select CLOCK.
3. Press the ENTER/SETTING button.
4. Turn the TUNE/SCROLL knob to select “set time”.
5. Press the ENTER/SETTING button.
6. Rotate the TUNE/SCROLL knob to adjust hours.
7. Press the ENTER/SETTING button.
8. Turn the TUNE/SCROLL knob to adjust min- utes.
9. Press the ENTER/SETTING button.
10. Press the
BACK button to finish.
BACK button
Press the
BACK button to return to the
previous menu screen.
DISP (display) button
The DISP (display) button turns the display
screen on or off. iPod MENU button
This button can only be used for iPod® opera-
tions. For additional information, refer to “iPod®
player operation without Navigation System” in
this section.
FM/AM/SAT 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.
XM band select
Press the XM button to change the band as
follows:
XM1* →XM2* →XM3* →XM1 (satellite, if so
equipped)
When the XM button is pressed while the ignition
switch is 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
(power) button is pressed on. *When the XM button is pressed, the satellite
radio reception will not be available unless an
optional satellite receiver and antenna are in-
stalled and a SiriusXM® Satellite Radio service
subscription is active. Satellite radio is not avail-
able 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.
TUNE/FOLDER knob (Tuning)
Turn the TUNE/FOLDER knob to the left or right
for manual tuning.
SEEK tuning
Press the
SEEK button orTRACK
button to 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
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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) . Eighteen channels can be set for the
satellite radio (6 for XM1, 6 for XM2, 6 for XM3) .1. Choose the radio band AM, FM1 or FM2 using the FM·AM select button, or choose
the satellite band XM1, XM2 or XM3 using
the XM 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.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/CAT (Reverse or Fast Forward) button
Press and hold the SEEK/CAT 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-
creased speed while reversing or fast forwarding.
When the button is released, the compact disc
returns to normal play speed.
SEEK/CAT button
Press the SEEK/CAT button
while a CD or
MP3/WMA CD is playing to return to the begin-
ning of the current track. Press the SEEK/CAT
button
several times to skip backward sev-
eral tracks.
Press the SEEK/CAT button
while a CD or
MP3/WMA CD is playing to advance one track.
Press the SEEK/CAT button
several times
to skip forward several tracks. If the last track on
a CD is skipped, the first track on the disc is
played. If the last track in a folder of an
MP3/WMA CD is skipped, the first track of the
next folder is played.
TUNE/SCROLL knob (MP3/WMA CD only)
If a MP3/WMA CD with multiple folders is play-
ing, turn the TUNE/SCROLL knob to change
folders. Turn the knob to the left to skip back a
folder. Turn the knob to the right to skip ahead a
folder.
RPT (repeat) button
When the RPT button is pressed while a com-
pact disc is playing, the play pattern can be
changed as follows:
CD:
1 Track Repeat ←→OFF
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FM/AM/SAT RADIO WITH
COMPACT DISC (CD) PLAYER (Type
B) (if so equipped)For additional information, refer to “Audio opera-
tion precautions” regarding all operation precau-
tions in this section.1.
CD eject button
2. FM-AM button 3. AUX button
4. CD insert slot
5.
Backward seek button andForward seek button
6. BACK button
7. AUDIO button/ TUNE knob
8. Display screen
9. ON-OFF button / VOL (volume) control knob
10. CD button
11. SXM button*
*No satellite radio reception is available when the
SXM button is pressed to access satellite radio
stations unless optional satellite receiver and an-
tenna are installed and an 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 press the ON-OFF button while the
system is off to call up the mode (radio, CD, AUX,
Bluetooth® audio, USB or iPod®) that was play-
ing immediately before the system was turned off.LHA2895
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To turn the system off, press the ON-OFF button.
Turn the VOL (volume) control knob to adjust the
volume.
This vehicle may be equipped with Speed Sen-
sitive Volume. When this feature is active, the
audio volume changes as the driving speed
changes.AUDIO button
Press the AUDIO button to show the Settings
screen on the display. Turn the TUNE knob to
navigate the options and then press the AUDIO
button to make a selection.
Audio
Bass 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 Volume Level Choose a setting from 0 to +3 to control the boost of incoming auxiliary device volume. A setting of 0 provides
no additional boost in volume. A setting of +3 provides the greatest boost in volume.
Bass, treble, balance and fade can also be adjusted by pressing the AUDIO button and turning the TUNE knob 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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BACK button
Pressing the BACK button will return the user to
the previous menu.
SXM settings
To view the SXM settings:1. Press the [
] button.
2. Touch the “Settings” key.
3. Touch the “SXM” key.
The signal strength, activation status and other
information are displayed on the screen.
FM/AM/SAT 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 (ST) is shown on the
screen during FM stereo reception. When the
stereo broadcast signal is weak, the radio auto-
matically changes from stereo to monaural re-
ception. SXM band select
Pressing the SXM button will change the band as
follows:
SXM1*
→SXM2* →SXM3* →SXM1* (satellite,
if so equipped)
When the SXM button is pressed while the igni-
tion switch is in the ACC or ON position, the
radio will come on at the last station played.
The last station played will also come on when
the ON-OFF button is pressed to turn the radio
on.
*When the SXM button is pressed, the satellite
radio mode will be skipped unless an optional
satellite receiver and antenna are installed and a
SiriusXM® Satellite Radio service subscription is
active. Satellite radio is not available in Alaska,
Hawaii and Guam.
If a compact disc is playing when the SXM button
is pressed, the compact disc will automatically be
turned off and the last radio station played will
come on.
While the radio is in SXM mode, the operation
can be controlled through the touch-screen.
Touch the “Channels” key to display a list of
channels. Touch a channel displayed on the list to
change to that channel. Touch the “Categories” key to display a list of categories. Touch a cat-
egory displayed on the list to display options
within that category.
Tuning with the touch-screen
When in AM or FM mode, the radio can be tuned
using the touch-screen. To bring up the visual
tuner, touch the “Tune” key on the lower right
corner of the screen. A screen appears with a bar
running from low frequencies on the left to high
frequencies on the right. Touch the screen at the
location of the frequency you wish to tune and the
station will change to that frequency. To return to
the regular radio display screen, touch the “OK”
key.
Tuning with the TUNE knob
The radio can also be manually tuned using the
TUNE knob. When in FM or AM mode, turn the
TUNE knob to the left for lower frequencies or to
the right for higher frequencies. When in SXM
mode, turn the TUNE knob to change the chan-
nel.
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SEEK tuning
When in FM or AM mode, press the seek
buttons
orto tune from low to high
or high to low frequencies and to stop at the next
broadcasting station.
When in SXM mode, press the seek
buttons
orto change the category.
1 to 6 Station memory operations
Twelve stations can be set for the FM band (6 for
FM1, 6 for FM2) and 6 stations can be set for the
AM band. Eighteen stations can be set for the
SXM band (6 for SXM1, 6 for SXM2, 6 for
SXM3) .1. Choose the radio band AM, FM1 or FM2 using the FM·AM button or choose the radio
band SXM1, SXM2, SXM3 using the SXM
button.
2. Tune to the desired station using manual or seek tuning. Press and hold any of the de-
sired station memory (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.
Presets can also be selected by touching the
desired preset number on the screen.
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