manual radio set NISSAN ALTIMA 2005 L31 / 3.G Owners Manual

4 Display screen, heater, air conditioner
and audio systems
Control panel buttons — with navigation system.......4-2
Names of the components .......................4-3
How to use joystick and “ENTER” button ..........4-3
How to use “PREV” button ......................4-3
Setting up the start-up screen ...................4-3
How to use the “TRIP” button ....................4-4
How to use the “SETTING” button ................4-6
button.................................. 4-10
Ventilators ....................................... 4-11
Heater and air conditioner (manual) .................4-12
Controls ...................................... 4-13
Heater operation .............................. 4-14
Air conditioner operation (if so equipped) ........4-15
Airflow charts ................................. 4-16
Heater and air conditioner (automatic)
(if so equipped) .................................. 4-20
Automatic operation ........................... 4-20
Manual operation .............................. 4-21Operating tips
................................. 4-22
Servicing air conditioner ........................... 4-22
Audio system .................................... 4-23
Radio ........................................ 4-23
FM radio reception ............................ 4-23
AM radio reception ............................ 4-23
Satellite radio reception (if so equipped) .........4-23
Audio operation precautions ....................4-24
FM-AM radio with compact disc (CD) player
(if so equipped) ............................... 4-27
FM-AM SAT radio with compact disc (CD)
changer (if so equipped) .......................4-31
FM-AM-SAT radio with compact disc (CD)
changer (if so equipped) .......................4-37
CD care and cleaning .......................... 4-42
Steering wheel switch for audio control
(if so equipped) ............................... 4-42
Antenna ...................................... 4-43
Car phone or CB radio ............................ 4-43
ZREVIEW COPYÐ2005 Altima(l30)
Owners ManualÐUSA_English (nna)
07/09/04Ðdebbie
X

Type B
1. PRESET ABC button
2. MIX button
3. Display
4. CD select button
5. FM band select button
6. AM band select button
7. CD eject button
8. PAUSE/MUTE button
9. TUNE/FF-REV button
10. MENU/CLOCK button for radios withSSV
11. Preset scan (P-SCAN) button
12. AUDIO button
13. SCAN button
14. Station preset buttons
15. CD insert slot
16. PWR/VOL control knob
17. SEEK/TRACK button
FM-AM RADIO WITH COMPACT
DISC (CD) PLAYER (if so equipped)
PWR/VOL control knob
Turn the ignition key to the ACC or ON position,
then push the PWR/VOL control knob. If you
listen to the radio with the engine not running,
turn the key to the ACC position. The mode (radio
LHA0467
Display screen, heater, air conditioner and audio systems4-27
ZREVIEW COPYÐ2005 Altima (l30)
Owners ManualÐUSA_English (nna)
06/28/04Ðtbrooks
X

or CD) that was playing immediately before the
system was turned off resumes playing.
When no CD is loaded, the radio comes on.
Pushing the PWR/VOL control knob again turns
the system off.
Turn the PWR/VOL control knob to the right to
increase volume or to the left to decrease volume.
Adjusting tone quality and speaker balance
Press the AUDIO button to enter the audio adjust
mode:
Bass!Mid !Treb !Fade !Bal
Press the TUNE/FF-REV (
or)or
SEEK/TRACK (or) to adjust to the
desired levels. The display will return to the regu-
lar radio display after 10 seconds, or you may
press the AUDIO button again to return to the
regular radio display.
Clock operation
Pressing the MENU or CLOCK button displays
the clock with the radio on or off. Press the MENU
or CLOCK button again to turn off the clock
display.
Clock set
1. Press and hold the MENU or CLOCK button until it beeps (longer than 2 seconds) . 2. The hours will start flashing. Press
TUNE/FF-REV (
or)or
SEEK/TRACK (or) to adjust
the hours.
3. Press the MENU or CLOCK button to switch to the minute adjustment.
4. Press TUNE/FF-REV (
or)or
SEEK/TRACK (or) to adjust
the minutes.
5. Press the MENU or CLOCK button again to exit the clock set mode.
The display will return to the regular clock display
after 10 seconds, or you may press the MENU or
CLOCK button again to return to the regular
clock display.
FM-AM radio operation
FM-AM band select
Push the AM or the FM button to change from AM
to FM reception.
The FM stereo indicator, ST, illuminates during
FM stereo reception. When the stereo broadcast
signal is weak, the radio automatically changes
from stereo to monaural reception.
TUNE/FF—REV
WARNING
The radio should not be tuned while driv-
ing so full attention may be given to ve-
hicle operation.
Use the
andbuttons for manual
tuning. To move quickly through the channels,
hold the tuning buttons down.
SEEK tuning
Push SEEK/TRACK (
or) . SEEK
tuning begins from low to high frequencies or
high to low frequencies, depending on which
button is pressed, and stops at the next broad-
casting station. If using the up button, once the
highest broadcasting station is reached, the ra-
dio continues in the SEEK mode at the lowest
broadcasting station. If using the down button,
once the lowest broadcasting station is reached,
the radio continues in the SEEK mode at the
highest broadcasting station.
SCAN tuning
Push the SCAN button. SCAN illuminates in the
display window. SCAN tuning begins from low to
high frequencies. SCAN tuning stops for 5 sec-
onds at each broadcasting station that has suffi-
cient signal strength. When scanning, SCAN
4-28Display screen, heater, air conditioner and audio systems
ZREVIEW COPYÐ2005 Altima (l30)
Owners ManualÐUSA_English (nna)
06/28/04Ðtbrooks
X

blinks in the display. Pushing the SCAN button
again during this 5 second period stops SCAN
tuning and the radio remains tuned to that station.
Station memory operation
Each preset mode (A, B or C) has 6 presets,
capable of storing any combination of AM, FM,
SAT (if so equipped ) and FM RDS stations.
Press the PRESET ABC button to change be-
tween the presets:
A! B! C
The radio displays icon A, B or C to indicate
which set of presets is active.
To store a radio station in a preset: 1. Select the desired preset by pressing PRE- SET ABC.
2. Select the desired AM, FM or SAT (if so equipped) station band.
3. Tune to the desired station.
4. Press the desired station select button (>1.5 seconds) .
5. A beep will sound indicating memorization is complete.
6. Other station select buttons can be set in the same manner. If the battery cable is disconnected, or if the radio
fuse opens, the radio memory is canceled. In that
case, reset the desired stations.
Preset Scan
Pressing the Preset Scan button (<1.5 seconds)
scans the permanent preset memory that is se-
lected (A, B or C) fro
m1-6for5seconds.
All Preset Scan
Pressing the Preset Scan button (>1.5 seconds)
scans all the permanent preset memory banks (A,
BorC)from1-6for5 seconds.
Canceling Preset Scan mode
Pressing the Preset Scan (P.SCAN) button again
will cancel the Preset Scan mode.
Speed Sensitive Control Volume (SSV) (if
so equipped)
Your vehicle has Speed Sensitive Control Vol-
ume (SSV) for audio. The audio volume changes
as the driving speed changes.
Press and hold the MENU button (>2 seconds)
until the radio beeps to start the editing mode.
Press the MENU button until the display shows
“SSV”. This display will last 2 seconds and then
change to “OFF”. Press TUNE/FF-REV (
or) to change between:
Off !Low !Mid !High
Compact disc (CD) player operation
Turn the ignition key to the ACC or ON position.
CAUTION
c Do not force a compact disc into the CD
insert slot. This could damage the CD
and/or CD changer/player.
c Trying to load a CD with the CD door
closed could damage the CD and/or CD
changer.
CD button
When the CD button is pressed with a compact
disc loaded and the radio playing, the radio turns
off and the last used compact disc starts to play.
FF (Fast Forward) , REW
(Rewind) buttons
When the TUNE/FF-REV (
or) but-
ton is pressed while the compact disc is playing,
the compact disc plays at an increased speed
while fast forwarding or rewinding. When the
button is released, the compact disc returns to
normal play speed.
SEEK/TRACK buttons
When
is pressed while the compact disc
is playing, the selection following the present one
Display screen, heater, air conditioner and audio systems4-29
ZREVIEW COPYÐ2005 Altima (l30)
Owners ManualÐUSA_English (nna)
06/28/04Ðtbrooks
X

1. PRESET ABC button
2. LOAD button
3. Display
4. CD select button
5. FM/AM band select button
6. SAT (satellite) radio select button*
7. CD eject button
8. PAUSE/MUTE button
9. TUNE FF-REV button
10. MENU/CLOCK button
11. CAT/RPT button
12. AUDIO button
13. SCAN button
14. Station preset buttons
15. CD insert slot
16. POWER/VOL control knob
17. SEEK/TRACK button
FM-AM SAT RADIO WITH
COMPACT DISC (CD) CHANGER (if
so equipped)
PWR/VOL control knob
Turn the ignition key to the ACC or ON position,
then push the PWR/VOL control knob. If you
listen to the radio with the engine not running,
turn the key to the ACC position. The mode (radio
or CD) that was playing immediately before the
system was turned off resumes playing.
LHA0448
Display screen, heater, air conditioner and audio systems4-31
ZREVIEW COPYÐ2005 Altima(l30)
Owners ManualÐUSA_English (nna)
06/28/04Ðtbrooks
X

When no CD is loaded, the radio comes on.
Pushing the PWR/VOL control knob again turns
the system off.
Turn the PWR/VOL control knob to the right to
increase volume or to the left to decrease volume.
Adjusting tone quality and speaker balance
Press the AUDIO button to enter the audio adjust
mode:
Bass!Treb !Fade !Bal
Press the TUNE/FF-REV (
or)or
SEEK/TRACK (or) to adjust to the
desired levels. The display will return to the regu-
lar radio display after 10 seconds, or you may
press the AUDIO button again to return to the
regular radio display.
Clock operation
Pressing the CLOCK button displays the clock
with the radio on or off. Press the CLOCK button
again to turn off the clock display.
Clock set
1. Press and hold the CLOCK button until it beeps (>1.5 seconds) .
2. The hours will start flashing. Press TUNE/FF-REV (
or)or
SEEK/TRACK (or) to adjust
the hours. 3. Press the CLOCK button to switch to the
minute adjustment.
4. Press TUNE/FF-REV (
or)or
SEEK/TRACK (or) to adjust
the minutes.
5. Press the CLOCK button again to exit the clock set mode.
The display will return to the regular clock display
after 7 seconds, or you may press the CLOCK
button again to return to the regular clock display.
FM/AM/SAT radio operation
FM/AM/SAT band select:
Pushing the FM, AM or SAT radio select button
will change the band to either FM, AM or SAT
(satellite-if so equipped) radio stations.
When the FM, AM or SAT radio select button is
pushed while the ignition switch is in the ACC or
ON, the radio will come on at the station last
played.
The last station played will also come on when
the Power/Volume control knob is depressed to
ON.
No satellite radio reception is available and “NO
SAT” is displayed when the SAT button is
pressed unless optional satellite receiver and antenna are installed and an XM
Tor SIRIUS™
satellite radio service subscription is active.
If a compact disc is playing when the FM, AM or
SAT radio select button is pushed, the compact
disc will automatically be turned off and the last
radio station played will come on.
The FM stereo indicator ST will glow during FM
stereo reception. When the stereo broadcast
signal is weak, the radio will automatically change
from stereo to monaural reception.
TUNE/FF—REV
WARNING
The radio should not be tuned while driv-
ing so full attention may be given to ve-
hicle operation.
Use the
andbuttons for manual
tuning. To move quickly through the channels,
hold the tuning buttons down.
SEEK tuning
Push SEEK/TRACK (
or) . SEEK
tuning begins from low to high frequencies or
high to low frequencies, depending on which
button is pressed, and stops at the next broad-
casting station. If using the up button, once the
highest broadcasting station is reached, the ra-
dio continues in the SEEK mode at the lowest
4-32Display screen, heater, air conditioner and audio systems
ZREVIEW COPYÐ2005 Altima (l30)
Owners ManualÐUSA_English (nna)
06/28/04Ðtbrooks
X

broadcasting station. If using the down button,
once the lowest broadcasting station is reached,
the radio continues in the SEEK mode at the
highest broadcasting station.
SCAN tuning
Push the SCAN button. SCAN illuminates in the
display window. SCAN tuning begins from low to
high frequencies. SCAN tuning stops for 5 sec-
onds at each broadcasting station that has suffi-
cient signal strength. When scanning, SCAN
blinks in the display. Pushing the SCAN button
again during this 5 second period stops SCAN
tuning and the radio remains tuned to that station.
Station memory operation
Each preset mode (A, B or C) has 6 presets,
capable of storing any combination of AM, FM,
SAT (if so equipped ) and FM RDS stations.
Press the PRESET ABC button to change be-
tween the presets:
A! B! C
The radio displays icon A, B or C to indicate
which set of presets is active.
To store a radio station in a preset: 1. Select the desired preset by pressing PRE- SET ABC. 2. Select the desired AM, FM or SAT (if so
equipped) station band.
3. Tune to the desired station.
4. Press the desired station select button (>1.5 seconds) .
5. A beep will sound indicating memorization is complete.
6. Other station select buttons can be set in the same manner.
If the battery cable is disconnected, or if the radio
fuse opens, the radio memory is canceled. In that
case, reset the desired stations.
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) and/or
SAT radio encoded within a regular radio broad-
cast. Currently, most RDS stations are in large
cities, but many stations are now considering
broadcasting RDS data.
RDS can display: c Station call sign, such as “WHFR 98.3”.
c Station name, such as “The Groove”.
c Music or programming type such as “Clas-
sical”, “Country”, or “Rock”. c
Traffic reports about delays or construction.
If the station broadcasts RDS information, the
RDS icon is displayed.
Program type (PTY):
PTY can be used to search for a certain program
type. Certain areas have a limited number of
stations that transmit RDS. Many stations trans-
mit call letters and frequencies only.
Searching or scanning by program type may yield
a limited number of selections.
When CAT/RPT button is pressed for more than
1.5 seconds during FM or SAT (if so equipped)
mode, the PTY name of the current tuned station
is displayed. During this time if the PTY data code
is zero or the data is unreadable, the display will
show NONE.
To change the PTY: 1. Press the CAT/RPT button.
2. Press the TUNE/FF-REV (
or)
up/down button to chose a specific program
type.
ROCK, CLASSIC ROCK, SOFT ROCK,
TOP 40, COUNTRY, JAZZ, CLASSICAL,
OLDIES, NEWS, SPORTS, TALK, ANY
Display screen, heater, air conditioner and audio systems4-33
ZREVIEW COPYÐ2005 Altima (l30)
Owners ManualÐUSA_English (nna)
06/28/04Ðtbrooks
X

SEEK tuning:3.
After selecting a program type, push the
SEEK/TRACK button (or) for
less than 1.5 seconds within 10 seconds.
Tuning to the PTY station will start. If you do
not push the SEEK button within the 10 sec-
ond period, the PTY mode will be canceled.
SCAN tuning:
4.
Push the SCAN button for more than 1.5
seconds to scan the PTY name stations and
stop at each broadcasting station for 5 sec-
onds. Pushing 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 not pushed within 5 seconds,
SCAN tuning moves to the next station.
Speed Sensitive Control Volume (SSV) (if
so equipped)
Your vehicle has Speed Sensitive Control Vol-
ume (SSV) for audio. The audio volume changes
as the driving speed changes.
Press and hold the AUDIO button until the radio
beeps to start the editing mode. Press the AU-
DIO button until the display shows “SSV OFF”.
Press TUNE/FF-REV (
or)to
change between:
Off !Low !Mid !High
Compact disc (CD) player operation
Turn the ignition key to the ACC or ON position.
CAUTION
c Do not force a compact disc into the CD
insert slot. This could damage the CD
and/or CD changer/player.
c Trying to load a CD with the CD door
closed could damage the CD and/or CD
changer.
CD6 button
When the CD6 button is pressed with a compact
disc loaded and the radio playing, the radio turns
off and the last used compact disc starts to play.
CD loading
Press the LOAD button to start CD loading
mode.
The following sequence will occur: 1. If other discs are already loaded, the disc number indicator on the lowest available
disc select button will start blinking. The
display shows “Select Disc” .
2. The display changes to “Insert Disc”for a
maximum of 15 seconds. 3. During the 15 second interval, insert the
disc. The display changes to “Loading
Disc” .
4. The CD will play after the disc is set to a play position.
5. The indicator changes from blinking disc
number indicator tosolid disc number
indicator and the display changes to show
the Disc number icon, Disc number, Track
number and Elapsed time.
All disc loading 1. Press and hold the LOAD button until the radio beeps (>1.5 seconds) .
2. The numbered disc indicator on the lowest
available disc select button will start blink-
ing. The display shows “All Loading”.
3. The display changes to “Insert Disc”for a
maximum of 15 seconds.
4. During the 15 second interval, insert the disc. The display changes to “Loading
Disc”.
5. The indicator changes from blinking num-
bered disc tosolid numbered disc.
6. The disc number icon is turned on.
4-34Display screen, heater, air conditioner and audio systems
ZREVIEW COPYÐ2005 Altima (l30)
Owners ManualÐUSA_English (nna)
06/28/04Ðtbrooks
X

7. Repeat steps 2–5 until all discs are loaded,then the last loaded disc will begin to play.
The display shows the Disc number, Track
number and Elapsed Time.
Selected disc loading 1. Press an available disc select button whose indicator is off. The display shows “Please
Wait”.
2. The numbered disc indicator starts blink-
ing and the display shows “Insert Disc”for
15 seconds.
3. Insert the CD. The display shows “Loading
Disc”.
4. The CD will play after the disc is set to a play position.
5. The indicator changes from blinking num-
bered disc tosolid numbered disc and
the display shows the Disc icon, Disc num-
ber, Track number and Elapsed Time.
If a disc is not inserted within 15 seconds or if the
load button is pressed during load sequence, the
entire disc load sequence will be canceled.
Disc play
Press the CD6 button. If a CD is loaded and the
radio is playing, the radio turns off and the last
loaded disc starts to play. Selected disc play
1. Press the disc select button whose disc icon is displayed.
2. The indicator blinks during the change.
3. The CD plays after the disc is set to a play position.
4. The indicator changes from blinking num-
bered disc tosolid numbered disc and
the display shows the Disc number, Track
number and Elapsed Time.
CAT/RPT :
When the CAT/RPT button is pushed while the
compact disc is being played, the play pattern
can be changed as follows:
ALL DISC RPT !1 DISC RPT !1 TRACK RPT
! ALL DISC RDM !1 DISC RDM !ALL DISC
RPT
ALL DISC RPT: All discs loaded will be repeated.
1 DISC RPT: The disc that is currently playing will
be repeated.
1 TRACK RPT: The current track will be repeated
ALL DISC RDM: Tracks from all discs will be
played randomly.
1 DISC RDM: Tracks from the disc that is cur-
rently playing will be played randomly.FF (fast forward) REW
(rewind) buttons
When the TUNE/FF-REV (
or) but-
ton is pressed while the compact disc is playing,
the compact disc plays at an increased speed
while fast forwarding or rewinding. When the
button is released, the CD returns to normal play
speed.
SEEK/TRACK buttons
When
is pressed while the compact disc
is playing, the selection following the present one
starts to play from the beginning. Press
several times to skip several selections. Each
time the button is pressed, the CD advances 1
additional selection. The track number appears in
the display window. (When the last selection on
the compact disc is skipped, the first selection is
played.)
When
is pressed, the selection being
played returns to the beginning. Press
several times to skip back several selections.
Each time the button is pressed, the CD moves
back 1 selection. If the play pattern is in CAT/RPT
mode when the button is pressed the next ran-
dom selection will be played.
Display screen, heater, air conditioner and audio systems4-35
ZREVIEW COPYÐ2005 Altima (l30)
Owners ManualÐUSA_English (nna)
06/28/04Ðtbrooks
X

1. SEEK/TRACK change button
2. TUNE/REW/FF button
3. PAUSE/MUTE button
4. CAT/RPT button
5. PRESET A-B-C select button
6. CD play button7. FM band select button
8. AM band select button
9. SAT (satellite) radio select button*
10. SCAN button
11. LOAD button
12. CD insert slot13. CD eject button
14. POWER/VOLUME control knob
15. Station and CD select buttons (1 - 6)
16. Tuning and AUDIO control knob
(BASS, MID, TREBLE, FADE and BAL-
ANCE)
*No satellite radio reception is available
and “NO SAT” is displayed when the
SAT button is pressed unless optional
satellite receiver and antenna are in-
stalled and an XM Tor SIRIUS™ satellite
radio service subscription is active.
FM-AM-SAT RADIO WITH
COMPACT DISC (CD) CHANGER (if
so equipped)
No satellite radio reception is available and “NO
SAT” is displayed when the SAT button is
pressed to select satellite radio stations unless
optional satellite receiver and antenna are in-
stalled and an XM Tor SIRIUS™ satellite radio
service subscription is active.
Audio main operation
POWER/VOLUME control:
Turn the ignition key to ACC or ON, and then
push the POWER/VOLUME control knob while
LHA0468
Display screen, heater, air conditioner and audio systems4-37
ZREVIEW COPYÐ2005 Altima (l30)
Owners ManualÐUSA_English (nna)
06/28/04Ðtbrooks
X