NISSAN 370Z COUPE 2011 Owners Manual

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FM-AM-SAT RADIO WITH COMPACT
DISC (CD) CHANGER (models without
navigation system)For all operation precautions, see “AUDIO
OPERATION PRECAUTIONS” earlier in this
section.
The satellite radio mode requires an active XM
Satellite Radio subscription. The satellite radio is
not available in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
It may take some time to receive the activation
signal after subscribing to the XM Satellite
Radio. After receiving the activation signal, an
available channel list will be automatically
updated in the radio. For XM, push the ignition
switch from LOCK to ACC to update the
channel list.Audio main operationHead unit:
The auto loudness circuit enhances the low and
high frequency ranges automatically in both
radio reception and CD playback.
ON·OFF/Volume control:
Push the ignition switch to the ACC or ON
position, and then push the ON·OFF button
while the system is off to call up the mode (radio,
CD or AUX) which was playing immediately
before the system was turned off. While thesystem is on, pushing the ON·OFF button turns
the system off.
Turn the VOL control knob to adjust the volume.
MUTE button:
Push the
button to mute the audio sound.
Push thebutton again to release the mute.
Adjusting tone quality and speaker bal-
ance:
To adjust Bass, Treble, Balance and Fade, push
the Audio button. When the display shows the
setting you want to change (Bass, Treble,
Balance and Fade) , push the SEEK or TUNE
button to set the desired setting.
These items can also be adjusted by pushing
the AUDIO button.
. Speed Sensitive Vol.
Sound volume is increased according to the
vehicle speed. Choose the effect level from
“HIGH”, “MID”, “LOW” or “OFF”.
. Beep tuning
When this item is turned to ON, you will hear
a beep sound when you use a button.
FM-AM-SAT radio operation
radio (FM/AM) band select:
Pushing the radio band select button will
change the band as follows:
AM ?FM1 ?FM2 ?AMradio (SAT) band select:
Pushing the radio band select button will
change the band as follows:
XM1 ?XM2 ?XM3 ?XM1
When the radio band select button is pushed
while the ignition switch is 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 ON·OFF button is pushed to ON.
The satellite radio mode requires an active XM
Satellite Radio subscription. The satellite radio is
not available in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
If another audio source is playing when the radio
band select button is turned to ON, 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
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monaural reception.
TUNE (Tuning):
. For AM and FM radio
Push the TUNE button
or
for
manual tuning.
. For XM Satellite Radio
Push the TUNE button
or
to seek
channels from all of the categories when any
CAT is not selected.
SEEK tuning/CATEGORY
(CAT):
. For AM and FM radio
Push the SEEK button
or
to tune
from low to high or high to low frequencies
and to stop at the next broadcasting station.
. For XM Satellite Radio
Push the SEEK button
or
to tune
to the first channel of the next or previous
category.
During satellite radio reception, the following
notices will be displayed under certain condi-
tions.
. NO SIGNAL (No signal is received while the SAT tuner is connected.)
. OFF AIR (Broadcasting signed off)
. CHECK ANTENNA (Antenna connection
error)
. LOADING (When the initial setting is
performed)
. UPDATING (When the satellite radio sub-
scription is not active)
SCAN tuning:
Push the SCAN tuning button to tune from low
to high frequencies and stop at each broad-
casting station/channel for 5 seconds. Pushing
the button again during this 5 seconds period
will stop SCAN tuning and the radio will remain
tuned to that station/channel.
If the SCAN tuning button is not pushed within 5
seconds, SCAN tuning moves to the next
station/channel.
*1
to
*6
Station memory operations:
18 stations/channels can be set for the SAT
band (6 each for XM1, XM2 and XM3) , 12 can
be set for the FM band (6 each for FM1 and
FM2) , and 6 can be set for the AM band.
1. Choose the radio band using the radio band select button. 2. Tune to the desired station/channel using
the SEEK, SCAN or TUNE button.
3. Push and hold the desired radio station preset button
*1
to*6
until a beep sound
is heard. (The radio mutes when the select
button is pushed.)
4. The station indicator will then come on and the sound will resume. 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 radio memory will be erased. In that
case, reset the desired stations.
RADIO DISPLAY change:
When the DISP button is pushed while the radio
is being played, the audio display will change as
follows:
Compact Disc (CD) changer operationPush the ignition switch to the ACC or ON
position, push the LOAD button and insert the
CD into the slot with the label side facing up.
The CD will be guided automatically into the slot
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and start playing.
After loading the CD, the number of tracks on
the CD and the play time will appear on the
display.
If the radio is already operating, it will auto-
matically turn off and the CD will play.
If the system has been turned off while the CD
was playing, pushing the ON·OFF button will
start the CD.
CD LOAD:
To insert a CD in the CD changer, push the
LOAD button for less than 1.5 seconds. Select
the loading position by pushing the CD insert
select button
*1
to*6, then insert the CD.
To insert 6 CDs to the CD changer in
succession, push the LOAD button for more
than 1.5 seconds.
The inserted slot numbers will illuminate on the
display.
PLAY:
When the DISC (CD play) 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 DISC button is pushed with the CD
loaded and the radio playing, the radio will automatically be turned off and the CD will start
to play.
When the DISC button is pushed while a CD is
loaded and a medium is played using the
auxiliary input jacks, you can toggle back and
forth between CD and medium.
CD DISPLAY information:
When the DISP button is pushed while the CD
is being played, the audio display will change as
follows:
CD:
CD with MP3 or WMA:
FF (Fast Forward) , REW (Re-
wind):
CD:
When the(fast forward) or
(rewind)
button is pushed while the CD is being played,
the CD will play while fast forwarding or
rewinding. When the button is released, the
CD will return to normal play speed.
CD with MP3 or WMA:
When the
or
button is pushed for less
than 1.5 seconds while the CD is being played,
the folders in the CD will change.
When the
or
button is pushed for
more than 1.5 seconds while the CD is being
played, the CD will play while forwarding or
rewinding. When the button is released, the CD
will return to the normal play speed.
APS (Automatic Program
Search) FF, APS REW:
When the(APS FF) button is pushed while
the CD is being played, the program next to the
present one will start to play from its beginning.
Push several times to skip through programs.
The CD will advance the number of times the
button is pushed. (When the last program on the
CD is skipped through, the first program will be
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played.) When the
(APS REW) button is
pushed, the program being played returns to its
beginning. Push several times to skip back
through programs. The CD will go back the
number of times the button is pushed.
CD PLAY selection:
To change to another CD already loaded into the
player, push the CD play select buttons
*1
to
*6.
REPEAT (RPT) play:
When the RPT button is pushed while the CD is
played, the play pattern can be changed as
follows:
(CD)
(CD with MP3 or WMA)
RANDOM (RDM) play:
When the RDM button is pushed while the CD
is played, the play pattern can be changed as
follows:
(CD)
(CD with MP3 or WMA)
Scroll (SCRL) button:
When the title is displayed but it is a long one,
the whole title is not shown in the display. In this
case, push the
button to scroll the title.
When the title is scrolled to the end of it, the
display will stop moving and return to the first
condition.
CD EJECT:
When the CD EJECT button is pushed with the
CD loaded, the CD will be ejected. To eject the discs selected by the CD select
button, push the EJECT button for less than 1.5
seconds.
To eject all the discs, push the EJECT button for
more than 1.5 seconds.
When this button is pushed while the CD is
being played, the CD will come out and the
system will turn off.
If the CD comes out and is not removed, it
will be pulled back into the slot to protect
it.
AUX (Auxiliary) inputAUX IN jack:
The AUX IN jack is located on the audio unit.
The AUX IN audio input jack accepts any
standard analog audio input such as from a
portable cassette tape/CD player, MP3 player or
laptop computer.
AUX (Auxiliary) button:
Push the AUX button to play a compatible
device when it is plugged into the AUX IN jack.
When the AUX button is pushed with no device
plugged into the jack, the audio system does not
change to the AUX mode (the AUX button is
invalid) .
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1. DVD·CD EJECT button
2. ON·OFF button/VOL (volume) control knob
3. Radio station preset select buttons
4. DISC·AUX (auxiliary) button
5. Radio TUNE (tuning) folder selector/AUDIO con-trol knob
6. Radio SCAN tuning button 7. FM·AM band select button
8. CD RPT (repeat)/RDM (random) play button
9. SAT (satellite) button
10. Radio CAT (category)/REW (rewind) button for
SEEK/TRACK
11. FF (fast forward) button for SEEK/TRACK
FM-AM-SAT RADIO WITH COMPACT
DISC (CD) PLAYER (models with navi-
gation system)For all operation precautions, see “AUDIO
OPERATION PRECAUTIONS” earlier in this
section.
The satellite radio mode requires an active XM
Satellite Radio subscription. The satellite radio is
not available in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
It may take some time to receive the activation
signal after subscribing the XM Satellite Radio.
After receiving the activation signal, an available
channel list will be automatically updated in the
radio. For XM, push the ignition switch from
LOCK to ACC to update the channel list.Audio main operationHead unit:
The auto loudness circuit enhances the low and
high frequency ranges automatically in both
radio reception and CD playback.
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ON·OFF/Volume control:
Push the ignition switch to the ACC or ON
position, and then push the ON·OFF button
while the system is off to turn on the last audio
source (i.e. FM or CD) , which was playing
immediately before the system was turned off.
While the system is on, pushing the ON·OFF
button turns the system off.
Turn the VOL control knob to adjust the volume.
Adjusting tone quality and speaker bal-
ance:
To adjust Bass, Treble, Balance and Fade, push
the Audio control knob. When the display shows
the setting you want to change (Bass, Treble,
Balance and Fade) , rotate the Audio control
knob to set the desired setting. For the other
setting methods, see “HOW TO USE SETTING
BUTTON” earlier in this section.
This vehicle has some sound effect functions as
follows:
.Speed Sensitive Vol.
For more details, see “HOW TO USE SETTING
BUTTON” earlier in this section. Switching the display:
Pushing the DISC·AUX button will switch the
displays as follows:
iPod
®/USB
?CD/DVD ?Music Box
®?
Bluetooth
®Audio ?AUX ?iPod
®/USB
FM-AM-SAT radio operation
radio (FM/AM) band select:
Pushing the radio band select button will
change the band as follows:
AM ?FM1 ?FM2 ?AMradio (SAT) band select:
Pushing the radio band select button will
change the band as follows:
XM1 ?XM2 ?XM3 ?XM1
When the radio band select button is pushed
while the ignition switch is 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 ON·OFF button is pushed to ON.
The satellite radio is not available in Alaska,
Hawaii and Guam. If another audio source is playing when the radio
band select button is turned to ON, 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 TUNE knob for manual tuning.
. For XM Satellite Radio
Turn the radio TUNE knob to seek channels
from all of the categories when any category
is not selected.
SEEK tuning/CATEGORY
(CAT):
. For AM and FM radio
Push the SEEK button
or
to tune
from low to high or high to low frequencies
and to stop at the next broadcasting station.
. For XM Satellite Radio
Push the SEEK button
or
to tune
to the first channel of the next or previous
category.
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During satellite radio reception, the following
notices will be displayed under certain condi-
tions.
.NO SIGNAL (No signal is received while the
SAT tuner is connected.)
. OFF AIR (Broadcasting signed off)
. CHECK ANTENNA (Antenna connection
error)
. LOADING (When the initial setting is
performed)
. UPDATING (When the satellite radio sub-
scription is not active)
SCAN tuning:
Push the SCAN tuning button to tune from low
to high frequencies and stop at each broad-
casting station/channel for 5 seconds. Pushing
the button again during this 5 seconds period
will stop SCAN tuning and the radio will remain
tuned to that station/channel.
If the SCAN tuning button is not pushed within 5
seconds, SCAN tuning moves to the next
station/channel.
*1
to
*6
Station memory operations:
12 stations/channels can be set for the FM band
(6 each for FM1 and FM2) , 18 for XM radio (6
each for XM1, XM2 and XM3) and 6 stations
can be set for the AM band.
1. Choose the radio band using the radio band select button.
2. Tune to the desired station/channel using the SEEK/TRACK, SCAN button or the
radio TUNE knob.
3. Push and hold the desired station preset button*1
to*6
until the radio mutes.
4. The station indicator will then come on and the sound will resume. 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 radio memory will be erased. In that
case, reset the desired stations/channels.
List (AM and FM radio):
When the “List” key on the display is selected
while the FM or AM radio is being played, the
preset station list will be displayed.
If 1 of the 6 preset stations listed is touched and
held, the current station will be stored as the new preset.
Menu (XM Satellite Radio):
When the “Menu” key on the display is selected
while the XM Satellite Radio is being played, the
menu list will be displayed.
The following items are available.
.
Preset List
Displays the preset channel list. If 1 of the 6
preset stations listed is touched and held,
the current station will be stored as the new
preset.
. Customize Channel List
Selects specific channels to skip while using
the TUNE, SEEK/CATEGORY or Menu-
Categories feature.
. Favorite Artists & Songs
Stores the current artist or song that is being
played. Touch the “Alert” key to be reminded
when the stored artist or song is playing on a
station while listening to XM.
. Categories
Selecting a category will go to the first
channel in that category as defined by XM
Radio.
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.Direct Tune
Inputs the channel number by using a
keypad.Compact Disc (CD) player operationPush the ignition switch to 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 the radio is already operating, it will auto-
matically turn off and the CD will play.
If the system has been turned off while the CD
was playing, pushing the ON·OFF button will
start the CD.
Do not use 3.1 in (8 cm) discs.
PLAY:
When the DISC·AUX (CD play) 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 DISC·AUX button is pushed with the
CD loaded and the radio playing, the radio will
automatically be turned off and the CD will start to play.
Menu:
When the “Menu” key on the display is selected
while the CD is being played, the menu screen
will be displayed. The following menu options
are available.
.
Folder List (for CD with compressed audio
files)
Displays the folder list.
. Track List
Displays the track list.
. Play Mode
Select a play mode from the following items.
— Normal
— 1 Folder Repeat (for CD with compressed audio files)
— 1 Track Repeat
— 1 Disc Random
— 1 Folder Random (for CD with com- pressed audio files)
. Record to Music Box
®(for CD)
Select to choose specific songs on the CD
to record to the Music Box
®. .
Title Text Priority (for CD)
Set the priority to CDDB (Compact Disc
Data Base) to acquire track information from
the Gracenote Database, or set the priority
to CD-TEXT to acquire the information from
CDs.
. Automatic Recording (for CD)
When this item is turned to ON, the Music
Box
®hard drive automatically starts record-
ing when a CD is inserted.
. Recording Quality (for CD)
The larger number (132) will increase the
recorded sound quality while taking up more
space on the Music Box
®leaving less room
for more songs.
For the details of Music Box®, see “Music Box
®
(models with navigation system)” later in this
section.
Next/Previous Track and Fast
Forward/Rewind:
When the(fast forward) or
(rewind)
button is pushed for more than 1.5 seconds
while the CD is being played, the CD will play
while fast forwarding or rewinding. When the
button is released, the CD will return to normal
play speed.
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When the
or
button is pushed for less
than 1.5 seconds while the CD is being played,
the next track or the beginning of the current
track on the CD will be played.
REPEAT (RPT) , RANDOM (RDM):
When the RPT button is pushed while the CD is
played, the play pattern can be changed as
follows:
(CD)
(CD with compressed audio files)
CD EJECT:
When the CD EJECT button is pushed with the
CD loaded, the CD will be ejected.
When this button is pushed while the CD is
being played, the CD will be ejected.
If the CD comes out and is not removed, it
will be pulled back into the slot to protect it.
DVD (DIGITAL VERSATILE DISC)
PLAYER OPERATION (models with na-
vigation system)
PrecautionsStart the engine when using the DVD entertain-
ment system.
Movies will not be shown on the front display
while the vehicle is in any drive position to
reduce driver distraction. Audio is available
when a movie is played. To view movies in the
front display, stop the vehicle in a safe location,
move the selector lever to the P (Park) position
and apply the parking brake.
WARNING
.
The driver must not attempt to
operate the DVD system or wear
the headphones while the vehicle is
in motion so that full attention may
be given to vehicle operation.
. Do not attempt to modify the system
to display a movie on the front
screen while the vehicle is being
driven. Doing so may distract the
driver and may cause a collision and
serious personal injury or death.
CAUTION
.Only operate the DVD while the
vehicle engine is running. Operating
the DVD for extended periods of
time with the engine OFF can dis-
charge the vehicle battery.
. Do not allow the system to get wet.
Excessive moisture such as spilled
liquids may cause the system to
malfunction.
. While playing VIDEO-CD media, this
DVD player does not guarantee
complete functionality of all VI-
DEO-CD formats.Display settingsTo adjust the front display mode, push the
SETTING button while the DVD is being played,
select the “Others” key and then select the
“Display” key.
To adjust the display ON/OFF, brightness, tint,
color and contrast, select the “Display Adjust-
ment” key and then select each key.
Then you can adjust each item using the multi-
function controller. After changes have been
made push the BACK button to save the setting.
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Playing a DVDDISC·AUX button:
Park the vehicle in a safe location for the
front seat occupants to operate the DVD
drive while watching the images.
Push the DISC·AUX button on the instrument
panel and turn the display to the DVD mode.
When a DVD is loaded, it will be replayed
automatically.
The operation screen will be turned on when the
DISC·AUX button located on the instrument
panel is pushed while a DVD is being played,
and it will turn off automatically after a period oftime. To turn it on again, push the DISC·AUX
button again.
DVD operation keys:
When the DVD is playing without the operation
screen being shown, you may use the touch
screen to select items from the displayed video.
You may also use the multifunction controller to
select an item from the displayed video. When
the operation screen is being shown, use the
multifunction controller or touch screen to select
an item from the displayed menus.
PAUSE:
Select the “
” key to pause the DVD. To
resume playing the DVD, use the “PLAY” key.
PLAY:
Select the “
” key to start playing the DVD,
for example, after pausing the DVD.
STOP:
Select the “
” key to stop playing the DVD.
/
Next/Previous Chapter:
Select the “
”or“
” key to skip the
chapter(s) of the disc forward/backward. The
chapters will advance/go back the number of times this key is selected.
/
Commercial Skip:
This function is only for DVD-VIDEO, DVD-VR.
Select the “”or“
” key to skip forward
or backwards by the set amount as defined in
the DVD Settings menu.
Top Menu:
When the “Top Menu” key is selected in the
screen while a DVD is being played, the top
menu specific to each disc will be displayed. For
details, see the instructions on the disc.
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