2018 NISSAN QASHQAI radio

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Audio main operation
The audio system operates when the
ignition switch is placed in the ACC or
ON position.
Head unit:
The auto loudness circuit enhances the
low and high frequency ranges automa-
tically.
Power/VOL dial:
Push the Power/VOL dial to turn on and
off the audio system.
Turn the Power/VOL dial to adjust the
volume.
Audio settings:
The settings screen will appear when
pushing the ENTER SETTING/TUNE·SC-
ROLL dial.
The following items are available in the
settings screen.
.Bluetooth
It is possible to set the Bluetooth®
settings. For details of the Bluetooth®
audio player operation, see “Blue-
tooth® audio player operation” (P.4-61).
. Bass, Treble, Balance and Fade
Controls the sound of the audio
system. Balance adjusts the sound
between the left and right speakers.
Fade adjusts the sound between the front and rear speakers.
Select the “Bass”, “Treble”, “Balance” or
“Fade” using the ENTER SETTING/TU-
NE·SCROLL dial and then push the
ENTER SETTING/TUNE·SCROLL dial.
Turn the ENTER SETTING/TUNE·SC-
ROLL dial to adjust the bass, treble,
balance and fade of the screen to the
preferred level. Push the ENTER
SETTING/TUNE·SCROLL dial to apply
the setting.
. Brightness and Contrast
Adjust the brightness and contrast of
the screen.
Select the “Brightness” or “Contrast”
using the ENTER SETTING/TUNE·SC-
ROLL dial and then push the ENTER
SETTING/TUNE·SCROLL dial. Turn the
ENTER SETTING/TUNE·SCROLL dial to
adjust the brightness and contrast of
the screen to the preferred level. Push
the ENTER SETTING/TUNE·SCROLL dial
to apply the setting.
. Clock Adjust
Adjust the clock according to the
following procedure.
1) Select “Clock Adjust” using the
ENTER SETTING/TUNE·SCROLL dial
and then push the ENTER
SETTING/TUNE·SCROLL dial. 2) Adjust the hour with the ENTER
SETTING/TUNE·SCROLL dial and
then push the ENTER SETTING/
TUNE·SCROLL dial.
3) Adjust the minute with the ENTER SETTING/TUNE·SCROLL dial and
then push the ENTER SETTING/
TUNE·SCROLL dial.
24 hour clock is not available.
. On-Screen Clock
When this item is turned on, a clock is
always displayed in the upper right
corner of the screen.
Select the “On-Screen Clock” using the
ENTER SETTING/TUNE·SCROLL dial
and then push the ENTER SETTING/
TUNE·SCROLL dial. You can toggle
between “ON” and “OFF” using the
ENTER SETTING/TUNE·SCROLL dial.
Push the ENTER SETTING/
TUNE·FOLDER dial to apply the setting.
. RDS Display
RDS (radio data system) information
can be shown on the display. Select
“RDS Display” using the ENTER
SETTING/TUNE·SCROLL dial and then
push the ENTER SETTING/TUNE·SC-
ROLL dial. You can toggle between
“ON” and “OFF” using the ENTER
SETTING/TUNE·SCROLL dial. Push the
ENTER SETTING/TUNE·SCROLL dial to
apply the setting.

.Speed Sensitive Vol.
Select the “Speed Sensitive Vol.” using
the ENTER SETTING/TUNE·SCROLL dial
and then push the ENTER SETTING/
TUNE·SCROLL dial. To change the
Speed Sensitive Volume (Speed Sensi-
tive Vol.) level from off (0) to 5, turn the
ENTER SETTING/TUNE·SCROLL dial.
Push the ENTER SETTING/TUNE·SC-
ROLL dial to apply the setting.
. AUX Vol.
Controls the volume level of incoming
sound when an auxiliary device is
connected to the system. Select the
“AUX Vol.” using the ENTER SETTING/
TUNE·SCROLL dial and then push the
ENTER SETTING/TUNE·SCROLL dial.
Choose a setting between +1 and +3
or choose 0 to disable the feature
entirely. Push the ENTER SETTING/
TUNE·SCROLL dial to apply the setting.
. Language Select
The language settings can be chan-
ged.
Select “Language Select” using the
ENTER SETTING/TUNE·SCROLL dial
and then push the ENTER SETTING/
TUNE·SCROLL dial. Use the ENTER
SETTING/TUNE·SCROLL dial to select
the preferred language. Push the
ENTER SETTING/TUNE·SCROLL dial to
apply the setting.DISP button:
Display of the screen can be canceled by
pushing the
button. You can still
listen to music that is being played back
even while the screen display is turned
off. If you want to display the screen
again, push the
button once more.
Pushing some of the audio source but-
tons will also turn the screen back on and
display the screens of the corresponding
sources.
MEDIA button:
Pushing the
button will switch the
audio source as follows:
CD ?USB/iPod® ?Bluetooth Audio ?
AUX ?CD
FM-AM-SAT Radio operation
radio (FM·AM) band select:
Pushing the
button will change the
band as follows:
AM ?FM1 ?FM2 ?AM
The FM stereo indicator (STEREO) is
shown on the screen during FM stereo
reception. When the stereo broadcast
signal is weak, the radio automatically
changes from stereo to monaural recep-
tion.
radio (SAT) band select:
Pushing the XM button will change the
band as follows:
XM1 ?XM2 ?XM3 ?XM1 (satellite, if so
equipped)
When the XM button is pushed while the
ignition switch is placed in the ACC or ON
position, the radio will come on at the
channel last played.
The last channel played will also come on
when the Power/VOL dial is pushed to
turn the audio system power on.
The satellite radio is not available in
Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
If another audio source is playing when
the XM button is pushed, the audio
source will automatically be turned off
and the last radio channel played will
come on.
When the stereo broadcast signal is weak,
the radio will automatically change from
stereo to monaural reception.
TUNE (Tuning):
. For AM and FM radio
Turn the radio ENTER SETTING/TU-
NE·SCROLL dial for manual tuning.
. For SiriusXM Satellite Radio (if so
equipped)
Turn the radio ENTER SETTING/TU-
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NE·SCROLL dial to seek channels from
all of the categories when any cate-
gory is not selected.
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) encoded within a regular radio
broadcast. Currently, most RDS stations
are in large cities, but many stations are
now considering broadcasting RDS data.
The station name, such as “The Groove”, is
displayed on the display.
SEEK tuning/CAT (category):
. For AM and FM radio
Push the
orbutton to tune
from low to high or high to low
frequencies and to stop at the next
broadcasting station.
. For SiriusXM Satellite Radio
Push the
orbutton to tune to
the first channel of the next or pre-
vious category.
SCAN tuning:
Push the
button to tune from low to
high frequencies and stop at each broad-
casting station for several seconds. Push-
ing the
button again during this several seconds period will stop SCAN
tuning and the radio will remain tuned to
that station.
If the
button is not pushed within five
seconds, SCAN tuning moves to the next
station.
toStation memory opera-
tions:
6 stations can be set for the AM band. 12
stations can be set for the FM band (6 for
FM1, 6 for FM2). 18 channels can be set for
the satellite radio (6 for XM1, 6 for XM2, 6
for XM3).
1. Choose the radio band using the
or XM button.
2. Tune to the desired station or chan- nel.
3. Push and hold the desired station or channel preset button
tountil
beep sounds.
4. The station or channel indicator will then come on. Memorizing is now
complete.
5. Other buttons can be set in the same manner.
If the battery cable is disconnected, or if
the fuse opens, the station memory will
be erased. In that case, reset the desired
stations or channels.
CD player operation
Place the ignition switch in the ACC or ON
position, and insert the Compact Disc (CD)
into the slot with the label side facing up.
The CD will be guided automatically into
the slot and start playing.
After loading the CD, the number of
tracks on the CD and the play time will
appear on the display.
If another audio source is already operat-
ing, it will automatically turn off and the
CD will play.
If the system was turned off while the CD
was playing, pushing the Power/VOL dial
will start the CD.
PLAY:
With a CD loaded, push the
button
until the CD mode is displayed on the
screen.
CD/MP3 display mode:
While listening to an MP3/WMA CD, cer-
tain 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, information such as
Artist, Song and Folder will be displayed.
The track number and the total number
of tracks in the current folder or on the
current disc are displayed on the screen

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1. CD button
2. SXM button*
3.
(CD eject) button
4. FM·AM button
5. AUX button
6. CD insert slot
7. APPS·i button 8. POWER/VOLUME dial
9. Touch screen
10.(Backward seek) button/(For-
ward seek) button
11. ENTER AUDIO/TUNE·SCROLL dial
12. BACK button
*No satellite radio reception is available
when the SXM button is pushed to access
satellite radio channels unless optional
satellite receiver and antenna are in-
stalled and a SiriusXM Satellite Radio
service subscription is active. Satellite
radio is not available in Alaska, Hawaii
and Guam.
FM-AM-SAT RADIO WITH COMPACT
DISC (CD) PLAYER (Type B) (if so
equipped)
For all operation precautions, see “Audio
operation precautions” (P.4-38).
Audio main operation
POWER/VOLUME dial:
Place the ignition switch in the ACC or ON
position and push the POWER/VOLUME
dial while the system is off to call up the
available audio source that was playing
immediately before the system was
turned off.
To turn the system off, push the POWER/
VOLUME dial.
Turn the POWER/VOLUME dial to adjust
the volume.
This vehicle may be equipped with Speed
Sensitive Volume. When this feature is
active, the audio volume changes as the
driving speed changes.
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Audio settings:
Adjust the audio settings according to the
following procedure.
1. Push the APPS·i button.
2. Touch the “Settings” key.
3. Touch the “Audio” key.Adjust the following items to the
desired setting.
.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 speak-
ers.
.Speed Sensitive Vol.:Adjusts the speed sensitive volume
function, which increases the vo-
lume of the audio system as the
speed of the vehicle increases. Set
to “0” to disable the feature. The
higher the setting, the more the volume increases in relation to
vehicle speed.
.AUX Volume Level:
Controls the volume level of incom-
ing sound when an auxiliary device
is connected to the system. Avail-
able options are Low (quiet), Med-
ium, and High (loud).
Bass, treble, balance and fade can also be
adjusted by pushing the ENTER AUDIO/
TUNE·SCROLL dial.
SXM settings:
View the SXM settings according to the
following procedure.
1. Push the APPS·i 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
Radio (FM·AM) band select:
Push 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 pushed, the audio
source playing 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 automatically changes from
stereo to monaural reception.
Radio (SXM) band select:
Pushing the SXM button will change the
band as follows:
SXM1 ?SXM2 ?SXM3 ?SXM1 (satellite, if
so equipped)
When the SXM button is pushed while the
ignition switch is placed in the ACC or ON
position, the radio will come on at the last
channel played.
The last channel played will also come on
when the POWER/VOLUME dial is pushed.
If a CD is playing when the SXM button is
pushed, the CD will automatically be
turned off and the last radio channel

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
category 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 screen, touch the “OK”
key.
Tuning with the ENTER AUDIO/TU-
NE·SCROLL dial:
The radio can also be manually tuned
using the ENTER AUDIO/TUNE·SCROLL
dial. When in FM or AM mode, turn the
ENTER AUDIO/TUNE·SCROLL dial to the
left for lower frequencies or to the right
for higher frequencies. When in SXMmode, turn the ENTER AUDIO/TUNE·SC-
ROLL dial to change the channel.
SEEK tuning:
When in FM or AM mode, push the
orbutton to tune from low to high or
high to low frequencies and to stop at the
next broadcasting station.
When in SXM mode, push the
orbutton to change the category.
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1 to 6 station or channel memory
operations:
Twelve stations can be set for the FM
band (6 for FM1, 6 for FM2) and six stations
can be set for the AM band. Eighteen
channels 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 or channel using manual or seek tuning. Touch
and hold any of the desired station or
channel memory keys (1 – 6) until a
beep sound is heard. The station or
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channel indicator will then come on.
3. Other keys can be set in the same manner.
If the battery cable is disconnected or if
the fuse opens, the radio memory will be
erased. In that case, reset the desired
stations or channels.
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Smart Favorites preset setup (if so
equipped):
The Smart Favorites feature allows the
user to designate presets, within the
SXM1, SXM2 and SXM3 bands, as their
Smart Favorites. When any of the Smart
Favorite presets are selected, the current
track on that channel will play from the
beginning of the song.
To program a Smart Favorite preset:
1. Push the SXM button.
2. Touch the “Setup” key.
3. Touch the “Tune Start” key to activate (ON) or deactivate (OFF) Smart Favor-
ites. 4. Touch the “Add Preset” key to select
an available preset.
For additional information, refer to “1 to 6
station or channel memory operations”
(P.4-65) in this section regarding preset
memory operations.
NOTE:
. Smart Favorites will start function-
ing only after the audio unit is
turned on for a few minutes.
. Tune Start is supported for music
channels only.

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Replay screen
The Replay Screen gives the user the
ability to replay, skip, pause or rewind
the currently aired broadcast.
When the “Replay” key is touched, the
Replay Screen is prompted.
To replay a track from the beginning,
touch the “
” key. The user can con-
tinue to touch the “” key to replay
previous songs, but can only go back as
far as the system permits. The system will
warn the user when they cannot skip any
further back by displaying “At the End” in
the bottom left corner of the screen.
To skip a track, touch the “
” key. “Live”
will appear in the bottom left corner of the screen indicating the difference from
play time to live audio.
To rewind/fast forward a track, touch and
hold the “
”or“” key.
To pause a track, touch the “
” key.
Compact Disc (CD) player operation
Insert a CD into the slot with the label side
facing up. The CD will be guided auto-
matically into the slot and will start
playing. If the radio is already operating,
it automatically turns off and the Com-
pact Disc (CD) begins to play.
PLAY:
When the CD button is pushed with the
system off and the CD loaded, the system
will turn on and the CD will start to play.
When the CD button is pushed with a CD
loaded and the radio playing, the radio
will automatically be turned off and the
CD will start to play.
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