
Static and flutter: During signal interfer-
ence 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 reflec-
tive characteristics of FM signals, direct and
reflected signals reach the receiver at the
same time. The signals may cancel each
other, resulting in momentary 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 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 turbu-
lence 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 malfunction. Wait more than 10
minutes with satellite radio ON and the ve-
hicle outside of any metal or large building
for satellite radio to receive all of the neces-
sary data.
No satellite radio reception is available and
“NO SAT” is displayed when the SAT band
option is selected unless optional satellite
receiver and antenna are installed and a
SiriusXM® Satellite Radio service subscrip-
tion is active. Satellite radio is not available
in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
Satellite radio performance may be af-
fected if cargo carried on the roof blocks
the satellite radio signal.
If possible, do not put cargo over the satel-
lite antenna.
A build up of ice on the satellite radio an-
tenna can affect satellite radio perfor-
mance. Remove the ice to restore satellite
radio reception.
AUDIO OPERATION PRECAUTIONS
Compact Disc (CD) player (if so
equipped)
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USB (Universal Serial Bus)
connection port
CAUTION
• 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 cor-
rectly into the USB port.
• Do not grab the USB port cover (if so
equipped) when pulling the USB de-
vice out of the port. This could dam-
age the port and the cover.
• Do not leave the USB cable in a place
where it can be pulled unintention-
ally. Pulling the cable may damage
the port. The vehicle is not equipped with a USB de-
vice. USB devices should be purchased
separately as necessary.
This system cannot be used to format USB
memory devices. To format a USB device,
use a personal computer.
In some jurisdictions, the USB device for the
front seats plays only sound without im-
ages for regulatory reasons, even when the
vehicle is parked.
This system supports various USB
memory devices, USB hard drives and
iPod® players. Some USB devices may not
be supported by this system.
• Partitioned USB devices may not play
correctly.
• Some characters used in other lan- guages (Chinese, Japanese, etc.) may not
appear properly in the display. Using Eng-
lish language characters with a USB de-
vice is recommended.
General notes for USB use
• For additional information, refer to your device manufacturer's owner informa-
tion regarding the proper use and care of
the device. Notes for iPod® use
iPod® is a trademark of Apple Inc., regis-
tered in the U.S. and other countries.
• Improperly plugging in the iPod® may
cause a check mark to be displayed on
and off (flickering). Always make sure that
the iPod® is connected properly.
• An iPod® nano (1st Generation) may re- main in fast forward or rewind mode if it is
connected during a seek operation. In
this case, please manually reset the
iPod®.
• An iPod® nano (2nd Generation) will con- tinue to fast-forward or rewind if it is dis-
connected 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 re-
cover.
• 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.
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AM/FM radio screen
1. “AM Menu” / “FM Menu” keyTouch to display the radio menu screen.
2. “Direct Tune” (if so equipped) Touch to manually enter a station.
3. Audio source indicator Indicates the currently selected audio
source.
4. Reception information display Reception information currently avail-
able such as frequency, station name,
etc. is displayed. 5. Preset list
To listen to a preset station, touch the
corresponding station from the preset
list. If displayed, touch the “ <”or“>”keys
to scroll the preset list.
AM radio operation
Press theMENU button and touch the
“AM” key or press the AUDIO button and
select AM on the bottom of the Launch Bar
to bring up the AM display screen.
If another audio source is playing when the
“AM” key is pressed, the audio source play-
ing will automatically be turned off and the
last radio station played will begin playing.
AM Menu
Touch the “AM Menu” key to display the AM
Menu screen options:
• SCAN: To scan tune the stations, touch the “AM Menu” key on the radio screen
and then touch the “SCAN” key. The sta-
tions will be tuned from low to high fre-
quencies and stop at each broadcasting
station for several seconds. Touching the
“SCAN” key again during this period of
several seconds will stop tuning and the
radio will remain tuned to that station. • Refresh: Touch the “Refresh” key to scan
and update the station list displayed on
the right side of the AM Menu screen.
orbuttons to tune
from low to high or high to low frequencies
and to stop at the next broadcasting sta-
tion.
1 to 6 station memory operations
Up to six stations can be registered in the
preset list.
1. Select the AM radio band.
2. Tune to the station you wish to store.
3. Touch and hold one of the preset num- bers in the preset list.
The information such as frequency will be
displayed on the preset list.
To select and listen to the preset stations,
push
oron the steering wheel
briefly or touch a preferred station on the
preset list on the radio screen.
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Operating tips
To get the best performance out of the
NISSAN Voice Recognition System, observe
the following:
• Keep the interior of the vehicle as quiet aspossible. Keep all vents pointed away
from the microphone and close the win-
dows to eliminate surrounding noises
(traffic noises, vibration sounds, etc.),
which may prevent the system from rec-
ognizing voice commands correctly.
• Wait until the tone sounds before speak- ing a command. Otherwise, the com-
mand will not be received properly.
• Start speaking a command within 5 sec- onds af ter the tone sounds.
• Speak in a natural voice without pausing between words.
• For calling contacts by name, please say both the first and last name of the con-
tact for better recognition.
Giving voice commands
To operate NISSAN Voice Recognition,
press thebutton located on the
steering wheel for less than 1.5 seconds.
Af ter the tone sounds, speak a command.
The command given is picked up by the
microphone, and voice feedback is given
when the command is accepted.
• If a command is not recognized, the sys- tem announces, “Please say or select a
command from the displayed list.” Make
sure the command is said exactly as
prompted by the system and repeat the
command in a clear voice.
• If you want to go back to the previous command, you can say “Go back” any
time the system is waiting for a response.
• You can cancel a command when the system is waiting for a response by say-
ing, “Cancel” or “Quit.” The system an-
nounces “Exit” and ends the Voice Recog-
nition session. You can also press and
hold the
button on the steering
wheel for 1.5 seconds at any time to end
the Voice Recognition session. Whenever
the Voice Recognition session is can-
celed, a double beep is played to indicate
you have exited the system. • If you want to adjust the volume of the
voice feedback, push the (+ or -) volume
control switches on the steering wheel
while being provided with feedback. You
can also use the radio volume control
knob.
Voice Prompt Interrupt
In most cases you can interrupt the voice
feedback to speak the next command by
pressing the
button on the steering
wheel. Af ter interrupting the system, wait
for a beep before speaking your command.
One Shot Call (if so equipped)
To use the system faster, you may speak
the second level commands with the main
menu command on the main menu. For
example, press the
button and af ter
the tone say, “Call Redial”.
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Reading a received text message
1. Press and hold the
button on the
steering wheel for less than 1.5 seconds.
2. Say “Read Text” af ter the tone.
The display will show a list of 20 messages
with the sender and delivery time. Touch
the “Next” key on the screen to view all mes-
sages. To view a text message press the
button on the steering wheel and
speak the number item list on the screen.
The following options will be available:
• Play Speak this command to have the system
say the message.
• Reply Speak this command to send a text mes-
sage response to the sender of the text
message.
• Call Speak this command to call the sender.
• Previous Speak this command to move to the pre-
vious text message (if available).
•Next Speak this command to move to the next
text message (if available). Siri® Eyes Free (if so equipped)
If a connected phone is equipped with Siri®,
it can also be used to create custom mes-
sages that are sent through the phone. For
additional information, refer to “Siri® Eyes
Free (models without Navigation System)”
in this section.
NOTE:
Text messages are only displayed if the
vehicle speed is less than 5 mph (8 km/h).
NOTE:
For Apple iPhones®, text messages can
only be sent through Siri.
Text messaging using the control
panel
Display received message list
1. Press the
button on the control
panel.
2. Touch the “Text Message” key on the screen
3. Touch an item on the list to read or reply to the message.
Up to 100 messages can be stored in the
message list. Received message screen
Touching the “Read” key on the incoming
message notification screen or selecting a
message from the message list will show
the details of the received message on the
display.
Available actions:
•Prev.
Touch this key to read the previous mes-
sage.
•Next Touch this key to read the next message.
• Play/Stop Touch the “Play ” key to have the hands-
free phone system read out the received
message. Touch the “Stop” key to stop
reading.
• Call If the sender of the message is registered
in the phonebook, touch the “Call” key to
make a call to the sender.
• Reply A reply message can be selected from
the predefined list or by a custom mes-
sage.
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Reading a received text message:
1. Press the
button on the steering
wheel.
2. Say “Phone” af ter the tone.
3. Say “Read Text” af ter the tone.
The text message, sender and delivery
time are shown on the screen. Use the
buttons to scroll through all text mes-
sages if more than one are available. Press
the
button to exit the text message
screen. Press thebutton to access
the following options for replying to the text
message:
• Call Back Speak this command to call the sender of
the text message using the Bluetooth®
Hands-Free Phone System. • Send Text
Speak this command to send a text mes-
sage response to the sender of the text
message.
• Read Text Speak this command to read the text
message again.
• Previous Text Speak this command to move to the pre-
vious text message (if available).
• Next Text Speak this command to move to the next
text message (if available). Siri® Eyes Free (if so equipped)
If a connected phone is equipped with Siri®,
it can also be used to create custom mes-
sages that are sent through the phone. For
additional information, refer to “Siri® Eyes
Free (models with Navigation System)” in
this section.
NOTE:
Text messages are only displayed if the
vehicle speed is less than 5 mph (8 km/h).
NOTE:
For Apple iPhones®, text messages can
only be sent through Siri.
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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
The system should respond correctly to all
voice commands without difficulty. If prob-
lems are encountered, try the following so-
lutions.
Where the solutions are listed by number,
try each solution in turn, starting with num-
ber 1, until the problem is resolved.

The NISSAN Voice Recognition System al-
lows hands-free operation of the systems
equipped on this vehicle, such as the
phone and navigation systems.
To operate NISSAN Voice Recognition,
press the
button located on the
steering wheel. When prompted, speak the
command for the system you wish to acti-
vate. The command given is picked up by
the microphone and performed when it is
properly recognized. NISSAN Voice Recog-
nition will provide a voice response as well
as a message in the center display to in-
form you of the command results.
USING THE SYSTEM
Initialization
When the ignition switch is in the ON posi-
tion, NISSAN Voice Recognition is initialized,
which takes a few seconds. When com-
pleted, the system is ready to accept voice
commands. If the
button is pressed
before the initialization completes, the sys-
tem will announce: “Voice Recognition Sys-
tem not ready. Please wait.”
Giving voice commands
1. Press thebutton.
2. The system announces: “Please say a category like phone or a command like
points of interest followed by a brand
name”. A list of available commands is
then spoken by the system.
3. Af ter the tone sounds and the face icon on the display changes, speak a com-
mand. Available commands are dis-
cussed in this section. 4. Voice and display feedback are provided
when the command is accepted.
• If the command is not recognized, the system announces: “Command not rec-
ognized”. Repeat the command in a clear
voice.
• If you want to cancel the command or go back to the previous menu of com-
mands, press the
button. The sys-
tem will announce: “Canceling Voice Rec-
ognition” or “Go back” depending on the
current menu level.
• If you want to adjust the volume of the voice feedback, use the volume control
switches on the steering wheel or the
volume knob on the control panel.
• The voice command screen can also be accessed using the control panel display:1.1) Press the [
] button.
2.2) Touch the “Voice Commands” key.
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NISSAN VOICE RECOGNITION
SYSTEM (if so equipped)