buttons NISSAN ALTIMA 1997 U13 / 1.G Owners Manual

Shoulder belt height adjustment
(For front seats)
The shoulder belt anchor height should be
adjusted to the position best for you. (See
``Precautions on Seat Belt Usage''.) To ad-
just, squeeze the release buttons and move
the shoulder belt anchor to the desired
position, so the belt passes over the center
of the shoulder. The belt should be away
from your face and neck, but not falling off of
your shoulder.
WARNING
After adjustment, release the buttons
and try to move the shoulder belt an-
chor up and down to make sure it is
securely fixed in position.
2-POINT TYPE WITHOUT
RETRACTOR (center position of
rear seat)
Fastening the belts
1. Insert the tongue into the buckle until it
snaps. Both the tongue and the buckle
are marked CENTER.
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cDo not use the recirculation mode for
long periods as it may cause the inte-
rior air to become stale and the win-
dows to fog up.
cPositioning of the heating or air con-
ditioning controls should not be
done while driving, in order that full
attention may be given to the driving
operation.
CONTROLS
Fan control dial
This dial turns the fan on and off, and
controls fan speed.
Air flow control buttons
These buttons allow you to select the air
flow outlets.
Ð Air flows from center and side
ventilators.
Ð Air flows from center and side
ventilators and foot outlets.
Ð Air flows mainly from foot outlets.
Ð Air flows from defroster outlets
and foot outlets.
Ð Air flows mainly from defroster
outlets.
Temperature control lever
This lever allows you to adjust the tempera-
ture of the outlet air.
Air recirculation button
Off position:
Outside air is drawn into the passenger
compartment and distributed through the
selected outlet.
Use the off position for normal heater or air
conditioner operation.
On position (Indicator light on):
Interior air is recirculated inside the vehicle.
Push the air recirculation button to the ON
position when driving on a dusty road, to
avoid traffic fumes, and for maximum cool-
ing when using the air conditioner.
Air conditioner button
(If so equipped)
This button is provided only on vehicles
equipped with an air conditioner.
Start the engine, move the fan control dial tothe desired (1 to 4) position and push the
A/C button to turn on the air conditioner.
The indicator light comes on when the air
conditioner is on. To stop the air condi-
tioner, push the switch again.
The air conditioner cooling function op-
erates only when the engine is running.
HEATER OPERATION
Heating
This mode is used to direct heated air from
the foot outlets. Some air also flows from
the defroster outlets.
1. Push the air recirculation button to the off
position for normal heating.
2. Push the
button in.
3. Move the fan control dial to the desired
position.
4. Move the temperature control lever to the
desired position between the middle and
the HOT position.
Ventilation
This mode directs outside air to the side and
center ventilators.
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AM-FM RADIO WITH CASSETTE
PLAYER
RADIO OPERATION
Push the ON-OFF/VOL knob to turn the
radio on. Push the ON-OFF/VOL knob once
more to turn the radio off.
Turn the knob to adjust the volume.
Inserting a cassette tape into the cassette
player while the radio is on turns the radio
off and turns the cassette player on.
Pushing the ON-OFF/VOL knob while a
cassette tape is playing turns the cassette
player off.
Clock Operation
Pressing the CLOCK button alternates the
clock and the radio/cassette tape options in
the display.
Clock Set
Depressing the CLOCK and thebuttons
together sets hours. Depressing the
CLOCK and
buttons together sets min-
utes.
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than 2 seconds. For example, in the
diagram ch2 is to be memorized. The
radio mutes when the select button is
pushed.
3. The indicator, ch2, then comes on in the
display and the sound resumes. Memo-
rizing is now complete.
4. Other select buttons can be set in the
same manner.
If the battery cable is disconnected, or if the
fuse opens, the radio memory is cancelled.
In that case, reset the desired stations.
Adjusting tone quality and speaker
balance
To adjust BASS, TREB (treble), FADER,
and BAL (balance) the control knobs must
be released from their stowed positions.
Pushing the knobs once moves them to the
released position.
In the released position, the knobs control
tone quality. Turn the control knobs to adjust
BASS and TREB to the most pleasing level.
From the released position, the knobs must
be pulled out in order to control FADER and
BAL. FADER adjusts the sound level be-tween the front and rear speakers, and BAL
adjusts the sound level between the right
and left speakers.
Once sound quality is set to the desired
levels, return the control knobs to the
stowed position by pushing them in com-
pletely and releasing.
CASSETTE TAPE OPERATION
Turn the ignition key to ACC or ON, then
carefully insert a cassette tape into the tape
door.
The cassette tape automatically pulls into
the player. The word TAPE and an arrow
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Adjusting tone quality and speaker
balance
To adjust BASS, TREB (treble), FADER,
and BAL (balance) the control knobs must
be released from their stowed positions.
Pushing the knobs once moves them to the
released position.
In the released position, the knobs control
tone quality. Turn the control knobs to adjust
BASS and TREB to the most pleasing level.
From the released position, the knobs must
be pulled out in order to control FADER and
BAL. FADER adjusts the sound level be-tween the front and rear speakers, and BAL
adjusts the sound level between the right
and left speakers.
Once sound quality is set to the desired
levels, return the control knobs to the
stowed position by pushing them in com-
pletely and releasing.
FM/AM band select button
Pushing the FM/AM band select button
changes the band.
When the POWER button is pushed while
the ignition switch is in the ACC or ON
position, the radio comes on at the bandand the station last played.
The FM stereo indicator, ST, glows during
FM stereo reception. When the stereo
broadcast signal is weak, the radio auto-
matically changes from stereo to monaural
reception.
TUNE/DISC button
WARNING
The radio should not be tuned while
driving in order that full attention may
be given to the driving operation.
Use these buttons for manual tuning. To
move quickly through the channels, hold
either of the tuning buttons down for more
than 1.5 seconds.
SEEK/SCAN buttons
SEEK tuning
Push the SEEK/SCAN tuning button
orfor less than 1.5 seconds. 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 station. Once the highest
broadcasting station is reached, the radio
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continues in the SEEK mode at the lowest
broadcasting station. If using the
button, once the lowest broadcasting
station is reached, the radio continues in the
SEEK mode at the highest broadcasting
station. Pushing the button again continues
the SEEK function.
SCAN tuning
Push the SEEK/SCAN tuning button
orfor more than 1.5 seconds. SCAN tun-
ing begins from low to high frequencies or
high to low frequencies, depending on
which button is pressed. SCAN tuning stops
at each broadcasting station for five sec-
onds. Pushing the button again during this
five second period stops SCAN tuning and
the radio remains tuned to that station.
Station memory operations
Six stations can be set for each band.
1. Tune to the desired station.
2. Push the desired select button for morethan 3 seconds. For example, in the
diagram ch2 is to be memorized. The
radio mutes when the select button is
pushed.)
3. The indicator, ch2, then illuminates in the
display and the sound resumes. Memo-
rizing is now complete.
4. Other buttons can be set in the same
manner.
If the battery cable is disconnected, or if the
radio fuse opens, the radio memory is can-
celled. In that case, reset the desired stations.
CASSETTE TAPE OPERATION
Turn the ignition key to ACC or ON, and
lightly insert the cassette tape into the tape
door. The cassette tape automatically pulls
into the player.
The radio or CD turns off (if it is on) and the
cassette tape begins to play.
CAUTION
Do not force the cassette tape into the
tape door.
This could cause player damage.
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If the system is turned off by pushing thePOWERbutton with the cassette tape still in
the player, the tape resumes playing when
the POWER button is pushed once again.
TAPE button
When this button is pushed with the system
turned off and a tape loaded, the system
comes on and the tape plays.
When this button is pushed with either the
radio or compact disc turned on and the
tape loaded, the compact disc or the radio
automatically turns off and the tape plays.
While the tape is playing, pushing the TAPE
button stops tape play. Pushing the button
again resumes tape play.
FF (fast forward) and REW (rewind)
buttons
Push the FF (fast forward) button to fast
forward the tape. Push the REW (rewind)
button to rewind the tape. Either the
orindicator light comes on when
the FF or REW function is started. To stop
the FF or REW function, press the TAPE
button.
Automatic Program Search (APS)
FF and APS REW buttons
When the APS FF button is pushed while
the tape is being played, the next selection
starts to play from the beginning. Push the
APS FF button several times to skip several
selections. The tape advances the number
of selections the button is pushed (up to 9
selections).
When the APS REW button is pushed, the
selection being played starts over from the
beginning. Push several times to fast rewind
several selections. The tape rewinds the
number of selections the button is pushed.
Either the
orindicator light
comes on when the APS FF or APS REW
function is started.
This system searches for the blank intervals
between selections. If there is a blank inter-
val within one selection or there is no inter-
val between selections, the system may not
stop in the desired or expected location.
PROG (program) button
Push the PROG (program) button to change
the tape side while the tape is being played.The cassette tape automatically changes
directions to play the other side when the
first side is complete.
Dolby NR (noise reduction)
button
Push theDOLBY NR button for
Dolby NR encoded tapes to reduce high
frequency tape noise. The indicator light
comes on.
Dolby NR is manufactured under license
from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corpora-
tion. DOLBY NR and the double-D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Li-
censing Corporation.
TAPE EJECT button
Push this button to eject an inserted tape.
When the tape ejects while playing, the
system turns off.
Precautions on cassette player op-
eration
cTo maintain good quality sound,
NISSAN recommends using cassette
tapes of 60 minutes or shorter in
length.
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