climate control NISSAN ARMADA 2009 Workshop Manual

AUX jack
The AUX jack
s1is located below the air condi-
tioner controls. The AUX audio input jack accepts
any standard analog audio input, such as from a
portable cassette tape player, MP3 player or a
laptop computer.
Press the DISC·AUX button to play a compatible
device when it is plugged into the AUX jack.
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1. PRESET A·B·C button
2. DISC/AUX button
3.
speaker control button
4. REAR CTRL button
5. SCAN·RPT button
6. TRACK button7. SEEK/CAT button
8. TUNE/FLDR and AUDIO control knob
9. CompactFlash insert slot
10. Station select (1 - 6) buttons
11.
CD eject button
12. VOL/ON·OFF control knob13. AM·FM/SAT button*
14. MUSIC BOX button
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*When the AM·FM/SAT button is
pressed, the satellite radio mode will be
skipped unless an optional satellite re-
ceiver and antenna are installed and an
XMTsatellite radio service subscription
is active. Satellite radio is not available
in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
FM/AM/SAT RADIO WITH
COMPACT DISC (CD) PLAYER (if so
equipped)
For all operation precautions, see “Audio opera-
tion precautions” earlier in this section.
The satellite radio mode will be skipped unless an
optional satellite receiver and antenna are in-
stalled and an XMTsatellite radio service sub-
scription is active. Satellite radio is not available
in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
Audio main operation
VOL/ON·OFF control:
Turn the ignition key to ACC or ON, and then
push the VOL/ON·OFF control knob while the
system is off to call up the mode (radio or CD)
which was playing immediately before the system
was turned off.
To turn the system off, press the VOL/ON·OFF
control knob.Turn the VOL/ON·OFF control knob to adjust the
volume.
This vehicle has Speed Sensitive Volume (SSV)
for audio. The audio volume changes as the driv-
ing speed changes.
AUDIO control knob (Bass, Treble, Balance
and Fade):
Press the AUDIO control knob to change the
mode as follows:
Bass!Treble!Balance!Fade
To adjust Bass, Treble, Balance and Fade, press
the AUDIO control knob until the desired mode
appears in the display. Turn the Tuning knob to
adjust Bass and Treble to the desired level. You
can also use the Tuning knob to adjust Fader and
Balance modes. Fader adjusts the sound level
between the front and rear speakers and Balance
adjusts the sound between the right and left
speakers.
Once you have adjusted the sound quality to the
desired level, press the AUDIO control knob re-
peatedly until the radio or CD display reappears.
Otherwise, the radio or CD display will automati-
cally reappear after about 10 seconds.Speed Sensitive Volume (SSV):
To change the SSV mode from OFF (0) to 5,
press the SETTING button. Then touch the “Au-
dio” key, the audio settings screen will be dis-
played. Touch the “–” key or “+” key, to change
the SSV.
While in this screen you can also adjust the other
audio settings by touching the corresponding
key.
Once you have adjusted the sound quality to the
desired level, touch the “BACK” key.
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CD/MP3 display mode
While listening to a CD or an MP3/WMA CD
certain text might be able to be displayed (when
CD encoded with text is being used) .
Depending on how the CD or MP3/WMA CD is
encoded the following text might be able to be
displayed by touching the “Text” key:
cFolder displays the name of the current
folder being accessed.
cFile displays the name of the file currently
playing.
cSong displays the ID3 encoded tag of the
song name.cAlbum displays the ID3 encoded tag of the
album name.
cArtist displays the ID3 encoded tag of the
artist’s name.
cDisc displays the disc name of the CD cur-
rently playing.
cTrack displays the name of the song on the
CD currently playing.
Some of this text or modes might not display
while playing a regular CD. Press the BACK
button to exit the CD text display screen.
FM/AM/SAT radio operation
FM/AM/SAT band select:
Pressing the RADIO AM·FM button will change
the band as follows:
AMÃ!FM or SAT* (satellite, if so equipped)
When the RADIO AM·FM button is pressed while
the ignition switch is in the ACC or ON position,
the radio will come on at the station last played.
The last station played will also come on when
the VOL/ON·OFF control knob is pressed ON.
*When the RADIO AM·FM button is pressed, the
satellite radio mode will be skipped unless an
optional satellite receiver and antenna are in-
stalled and an XMTsatellite radio service sub-
scription is active. Satellite radio is not available
in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
If a compact disc is playing when the RADIO
AM·FM button is pressed, the compact disc will
automatically be turned off and the last radio
station played will come on.
The FM stereo indicator ST will illuminate during
FM stereo reception. When the stereo broadcast
signal is weak, the radio will automatically change
from stereo to monaural reception.
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TUNE/FLDR (Tuning) knob:
To manually tune the radio, turn the TUNE/FLDR
knob to the right or left.
SEEK/CAT and TRACK
tuning buttons:
Press the SEEK/CAT
button or the
TRACKbutton for less than 1.5 seconds
to tune from high to low or low to high frequen-
cies and stop at the next broadcasting station.
SCAN·RPT (SCAN tuning) button:
Press the SCAN·RPT button to initiate scan tun-
ing. Scan tuning will stop at each broadcasting
station for 5 seconds. Press the SCAN·RPT but-
ton again during this 5 second period to stop
scan tuning; the radio will remain tuned to that
station. If the SCAN·RPT button is not pressed
within 5 seconds, scan tuning moves to the next
station.
PRESET A·B·C (Station memory opera-
tions):
18 stations can be set for the FM, AM and SAT
(satellite, if so equipped) radio to the A, B and C
preset button in any combination of FM, AM or
SAT stations.
1. Choose preset bank A, B or C using the
PRESET A·B·C select button.2. Select the desired FM, AM or SAT station
band.
3. Tune to the desired station using manual,
SEEK or SCAN tuning. Press and hold any
of the desired station memory buttons (1 –
6) until a beep sound is heard.
4. The channel indicator will then come on and
the sound will resume. Programming is now
complete.
5. Other buttons can be set in the same man-
ner.
If the battery cable is disconnected, or if the fuse
opens, the radio memory will be 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) . Cur-
rently, most RDS stations are in large cities, but
many stations are now considering broadcasting
RDS data.
RDS can display:
cStation call sign, such as “WHFR 98.3”.
cStation name, such as “The Groove”.
cMusic or programming type such as “Clas-
sical”, “Country”, or “Rock”.cArtist and song information.
If the station broadcasts RDS information, the
RDS icon is displayed.
Compact disc (CD) player operation
Turn the ignition key to the ACC or ON position
and insert the compact disc into the slot with the
label side facing up. The compact disc will be
guided automatically into the slot and start play-
ing.
If the radio is already operating, it will automati-
cally turn off and the compact disc will play.
If the system has been turned off while the com-
pact disc was playing, pressing the
VOL/ON·OFF control knob will start the compact
disc.
DISC/AUX button:
When the DISC/AUX button is pressed with the
system off and the compact disc loaded, the
system will turn on and the compact disc will start
to play.
When the DISC/AUX button is pressed with the
compact disc loaded but the radio playing, the
radio will automatically be turned off and the
compact disc will start to play.
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SEEK/CAT and TRACK
buttons:
When the SEEK/CAT
button is pressed
while a compact disc is playing, the track being
played returns to its beginning. Press several
times to skip back through tracks. The compact
disc will go back the number of times the button
is pressed.
When the TRACK
button is pressed while
the compact disc is playing, the next track will
start to play from its beginning. Press several
times to skip through tracks. The compact disc
will advance the number of times the button is
pressed. (When the last track on the compact
disc is skipped through, the first track will be
played.)
The NISSAN controller can also be used to se-
lect tracks when a CD is being played.
SEEK/CAT and TRACK
(Rewind·Fast Forward)
buttons:
Press and hold the SEEK/CAT
(rewind)
button or the TRACK(fast forward) button
while a compact disc is playing; the compact disc
will play while rewinding or fast forwarding. When
the button is released, the compact disc will
return to normal play speed.When the CD button is pressed with the system
off and the compact disc loaded the system will
turn on and the compact disc will start to play.
When the CD button is pressed with the com-
pact disc loaded with the tape or the radio play-
ing, the tape or radio will automatically be turned
off and the compact disc will start to play.
TUNE FLDR (Folder) knob
While playing an MP3/WMA CD, turn the
TUNE/FLDR knob right or left to scan forward or
backward through available folders.
SCAN·RPT (random and repeat) button:
When the SCAN·RPT button is pressed while the
compact disc is being played, the play pattern
can be changed as follows:
CD:
1 DISC RPT!1 TRK RPT!1 DISC RDM!1
DISC RPT
MP3/WMA CD:
1 DISC RPT!1 FOLDER RPT!1 TRK RPT!
1 DISC RDM!1 FOLDER RDM!1 DISC RPT
1 DISC RPT: the entire disc will be repeated.
1 TRK RPT: the current track playing will be
repeated.1 DISC RDM: all tracks will be played randomly.
1 FOLDER RPT: the folder currently being ac-
cessed will be repeated.
1 FOLDER RDM: the tracks in the current folder
being accessed will be played randomly.
REAR CTRL:
Pressing the REAR CTRL button turns the rear
seat audio controller on. Rear Controls UN-
LOCKED will display. Pressing the REAR CTRL
button again will turn the rear seat audio control-
ler off. Rear Controls LOCKED will display. If the
vehicle is not equipped with a rear seat audio
controller, the display will show “Rear Controls
Not Available”.
Press and hold the REAR CTRL button for ap-
proximately 1.5 seconds to turn on the rear dis-
play screen on. Rear Display ON will display.
Press and hold the REAR CTRL button again will
turn the rear display screen off. Rear Display OFF
will display. If the vehicle is not equipped with a
rear display screen, the display will show “Rear
Controls Not Available”.(SPEAKER CONTROL) button:
Press the
button to turn the rear speakers
off and the headphones on. Press this button
again to turn rear seat speakers back on and the
headphones off.
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CD EJECT button:
When the
button is pressed with the com-
pact disc loaded, the compact disc will be
ejected.
When
button is pressed while the com-
pact disc is being played, the compact disc will
eject and the system will turn off.
AUX jack
The AUX jack
s1is located below the air condi-
tioner controls. The AUX audio input jack accepts
any standard analog audio input, such as from a
portable cassette tape player, MP3 player or a
laptop computer.
Press the DISC/AUX button to play a compatible
device when it is plugged into the AUX jack.
COMPACTFLASH™ (CF) PLAYER
OPERATION (if so equipped)
Place the ignition switch in the ACC or ON
position, and insert a CF card
s1into the Com-
pactFlash™ player slot
s2. Then press the
DISC/AUX button repeatedly to switch to the
CompactFlash™ mode.
If the system has been turned off while the Com-
pactFlash™ card was playing, pressing the
VOL/ON·OFF control knob will start the Com-
pactFlash™ card.
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Press and hold theSEEK/CAT (rewind)
button or theTRACK (fast forward) button
for more than approximately 1.5 seconds, the CF
card will play while rewinding or fast forwarding.
When the
SEEK/CAT (rewind) button or
theTRACK (fast forward) button is re-
leased, the CF card will return to the normal
playing speed.
The NISSAN controller can also be used to se-
lect tracks when the CF card is being played.
For more information on how to use the NISSAN
controller, see “How to use the NISSAN control-
ler” earlier in this section.
Folder selection:
To change to another folder in the CF card either:
cTurn the TUNE/FLDR knob right or left.
cTouch the desired folder key on screen.
cUse the NISSAN controller.
SCAN·RPT button:
Pressing the SCAN·RPT button while the CF
card is playing, the play pattern can be changed
as follows:
1 CF CARD RPT!1 FOLDER RPT!1 TRK
RPT!1 CF CARD RDM!1 FOLDER RDM!
1 CF CARD RPT1 CF CARD RPT: the entire CF card will be
repeated.
1 FOLDER RPT: the folder currently being ac-
cessed will be repeated.
1 TRK RPT: the current track playing will be
repeated.
1 CF CARD RDM: all the tracks on the CF card
will be played randomly.
1 FOLDER RDM: the tracks in the current folder
being accessed will be played randomly.
CF eject:
Press the knob next to the CF slot while a CF
card is inserted, the CF card will be ejected.
Troubleshooting messages:
The following messages will be displayed under
certain conditions:
cReading CompactFlash™
The system is reading the CF card inserted
in the slot.
cNo CompactFlash™ card
A CF card is not inserted in the slot.
cCompactFlash™ read error
The system cannot read the CF card.
cUnplayable file
The system cannot play a music file.cNo audio file
The CF card inserted in the slot or its folder
does not contain any music files.
Compatibility with other media:
If a commercially available CompactFlash™
adapter is inserted into the slot, other memory
media can also be used.
MUSIC BOX HARD-DISK DRIVE
AUDIO SYSTEM (if so equipped)
The Music Box hard-disk drive audio system can
store songs from CDs being played. The system
has a 9.3 gigabyte (GB) storage capacity and
can record up to 200 hours (approximately 2,900
songs) .
The following CDs can be recorded in the Music
Box hard-disk drive audio system:
cCDs without MP3/WMA files.
cHybrid Compact Disc Digital Audio (Hybrid
CD-DA) specification in Super Audio CDs.
cCompact Disc Digital Audio (CD-DA) speci-
fication in CD-Extras.
cFirst session of multisession disc.
Extreme temperature conditions [below24°F
(220°C) and above 158°F (70°C)] could affect
the performance of the hard disk.
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NOTE:
If the hard disk needs to be replaced due to
a malfunction, all stored music data will be
erased.
Recording songs
1. Operate the audio system to play a CD.
For information on playing CDs, see “Com-
pact Disc (CD) player operation” earlier in
this section.
2. Touch the “REC” key.
The system starts recording the track being
played and REC CD appears on the screen.
If the title information of the track being recorded
is stored either in the hard-disk drive or in the CD,
the title is automatically displayed on the screen.
For title acquisition from the hard-disk drive, mu-sic recognition technology and related data are
provided by GracenoteT.
To view the details of the track, touch the “Text”
key on the screen or use the NISSAN controller
and press the ENTER button. The track name and
album title are displayed on the screen.
If a track is not recorded successfully due to
skipping sounds, the
symbol is displayed
behind the track number.
The Music Box audio system cannot perform
recording under the following conditions:
cThere is not enough space in the hard disk.
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cThe number of albums reaches the maximum
of 500.
cThe number of tracks reaches the maximum
of 3,000.
Automatic recording:
If the “Automatic Recording” function is turned to
ON, recording starts when a CD is inserted. For
more information, see “Music Box settings” later
in this section.
Stopping recording:
To stop the recording, touch the “STOP” key on
the screen. If the CD is ejected, the audio system
is turned off or the ignition switch is turned to the
OFF position, the recording also stops.
Playing recorded songs
Select the Music Box audio system by using one
of the following methods:
cPress the mode select switch on the steer-
ing wheel.
For information, see “Steering wheel switch
for audio control” later in this section.
cPress the MUSIC BOX button.
cGive voice commands.
For information, see “NISSAN Voice Recog-
nition system (if so equipped)” later in this
section.Stopping playback:
The system stops playing when:
cAnother mode (radio, CD, CompactFlash™
or AUX) is selected.
cThe audio system is turned off.
cThe ignition switch is turned to the OFF
position.
SEEK/CAT and TRACK buttons:
Press the
SEEK/CAT button or theTRACK button while a track is being played; the
next track or the beginning of the current track will
be played.
Press and hold the
SEEK/CAT (rewind)
button or theTRACK (fast forward) button
for more than approximately 1.5 seconds; the
track will play while rewinding or fast forwarding.
When the
SEEK/CAT (rewind) button or
theTRACK (fast forward) button is re-
leased, the track will return to the normal playing
speed.
The NISSAN controller can also be used to se-
lect tracks.
For more information on how to use the NISSAN
controller, see “How to use the NISSAN control-
ler” earlier in this section.
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