NISSAN ARMADA 2012 1.G Owners Manual

Troubleshooting guide:
SymptomCause and Countermeasure
Cannot play Check if the CD/CF was inserted correctly.
Check if the CD/CF is scratched or dirty.
Check if there is condensation inside the player. If there is, wait until the condensation is gone (about 1 hour) before using the player.
If there is a temperature increase error, the player will play correctly after it returns to the normal temperature.
If there is a mixture of music CD files (CD-DA data) and MP3/WMA files on a CD, only the music CD files (CD-DA data) will be played.
Files with extensions other than “.MP3”, “.WMA”, “.mp3” or “.wma” cannot be played. In addition, the character codes and number of characters for
folder names and file names should be in compliance with the specifications.
Check if the disc or the file is generated in an irregular format. This may occur depending on the variation or the setting of MP3/WMA writing applica-
tions or other text editing applications.
Check if the finalization process, such as session close and disc close, is done for the disc.
Check if the CD/CF is protected by copyright.
Poor sound quality Check if the CD/CF is scratched or dirty.
It takes a relatively long time
before the music starts
playing. If there are many folders or file levels on the MP3/WMA CD/CF, or if it is a multisession disc, some time may be required before the music starts
playing.
Music cuts off or skips The writing software and hardware combination might not match, or the writing speed, writing depth, writing width, etc., might not match the
specifications. Try using the slowest writing speed.
Skipping with high bit rate
files Skipping may occur with large quantities of data, such as for high bit rate data.
Moves immediately to the
next song when playing When a non-MP3/WMA file has been given an extension of “.MP3”, “.WMA”, .“mp3”or “.wma”, or when play is prohibited by copyright protection, the
player will skip to the next song.
Songs do not play back in
the desired order The playback order is the order in which the files were written by the writing software. Therefore, the files might not play in the desired order.
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1. RADIO AM·FM button*
2. PRESET A·B·C button
3. RPT button
4.
speaker control button
5. RDM button
6. PAUSE·MUTE button 7. REAR CTRL button
8. SCAN button
9. TRACK button
10. SEEK/CAT button
11. TUNE/FLDR and AUDIO control knob
12.
CD load button13. Station and CD select (1 - 6) buttons
14.
CD eject button
15. VOL/ON·OFF control knob
16. DISC·AUX button
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*When the RADIO AM·FM button is
pressed, the satellite radio mode will be
skipped unless an optional satellite re-
ceiver and antenna are installed and an
XMsatellite radio service subscription
is active. Satellite radio is not available
in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
FM/AM/SAT RADIO WITH
COMPACT DISC (CD) CHANGER (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 XM satellite radio service sub-
scription is active. Satellite radio is not available
in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
Audio main operation
VOL/ON·OFF control:
Place the ignition switch in the ACC or ON
position 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, Bal-
ance and Fade):
Push the AUDIO control knob to change the
mode as follows:
Bass
→Treble →Balance →Fade
To adjust Bass, Treble, Balance and Fade, push
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 Fade and
Balance modes. Fade 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, push 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 to 5, press
the SETTING button. Then select the “Audio” key
using the NISSAN controller, then press the EN-
TER button. The audio settings screen will be
displayed. Select the “–” key or “+” key, then
press the ENTER button to change the SSV.
While in this screen you can also adjust the other
audio settings by selecting the corresponding
key.
Once you have adjusted the sound quality to the
desired level, press the BACK button.
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For information on how to use the NISSAN con-
troller, see “How to use the NISSAN controller”
earlier in this section.Precision phased audio (if so equipped):
To turn on or off the precision phased audio,
press the SETTING button. Select the “Audio”
key using the NISSAN controller, then press the
ENTER button, the audio settings screen will be
displayed. Select the “Precision Phased Audio”
key, then press the ENTER button. If the amber
indicator light is displayed, the precision phased
audio is enabled. Pressing the ENTER button
again will turn off the precision phased audio, the
indicator light will disappear.
When this item is turned on, super high pitch
sound and super low pitch sound are empha-
sized and midrange sound is played naturally.While in this screen, you can also adjust the other
audio settings by selecting the corresponding
key.
Once you have adjusted the sound quality to the
desired level, press the BACK button.
For information on how to use the NISSAN con-
troller, see “How to use the NISSAN controller”
earlier in this section.
Clock set:
For setting the clock, see “Clock” under the
“Control panel buttons – color screen without
navigation system” heading earlier in this section.
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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 selecting the “Text” key using the
NISSAN controller and pressing the ENTER but-
ton:● Folder displays the name of the current
folder being accessed.
● File displays the name of the file currently
playing. ●
Song displays the ID3 encoded tag of the
song name.
● Album displays the ID3 encoded tag of the
album name.
● Artist displays the ID3 encoded tag of the
artist’s name.
● Disc displays the disc name of the CD cur-
rently playing.
● Track 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. PAUSE·MUTE button:
To mute or pause the audio sound, press the
PAUSE·MUTE button.
Press the PAUSE·MUTE button again to resume
the audio sound.
FM/AM/SAT radio operation
FM/AM/SAT band select:
Pressing the RADIO AM·FM button will change
the band as follows:
AM
←→ 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 XM satellite 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.
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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.
TUNE/FLDR (Tuning) knob:
To manually tune the radio, turn the TUNE/FLDR
knob to the right or left.
SEEK/CAT and TRACKtuning buttons:
Press the SEEK/CAT
button or the
TRACK
button 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 tuning:
Press the SCAN button to stop at each broad-
casting station for 5 seconds. Pressing the
SCAN 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
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:
● Station call sign, such as “WHFR 98.3”.
● Station name, such as “The Groove”.
● Music or programming type such as “Clas-
sical”, “Country”, or “Rock”.
● Artist and song information.
If the station broadcasts RDS information, the
RDS icon is displayed.
Compact disc (CD) changer operation
Place the ignition switch in the ACC or ON
position and press the
button, then press
one of the CD insert (1–6) slots. Insert the com-
pact disc into the slot with the label side facing
up. The compact disc will be guided automati-
cally into the slot and start playing.
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.
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button:
To insert a CD in the CD changer, press
the
button for less than 1.5 seconds. Se-
lect the loading slot by pressing the CD insert
select button (1 – 6) , then insert the CD.
To insert 6 CDs to the CD changer, press and
hold the
button for more than 1.5 seconds.
The slot numbers (1 – 6) will illuminate on the
display when CDs are loaded into the changer.
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 with the radio playing, the
radio will automatically be turned off and the
compact disc will start to play.
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.
CD select buttons:
To play another CD that has been loaded, press a
CD select button (1 – 6) .
RPT button:
When the RPT button is pressed while the com-
pact disc is played, the play pattern can be
changed as follows:
CD:
ALL DISC RPT
→1 DISC RPT→ 1 TRK RPT→
ALL DISC RPT
MP3/WMA CD:
ALL DISC RPT →1 DISC RPT →1 FOLDER
RPT →1 TRK RPT →ALL DISC RPT
ALL DISC RPT: All discs loaded will be repeated.
1 DISC RPT: The disc that is currently playing will
be repeated.
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1 TRK RPT: The track that is currently playing will
be repeated
1 FOLDER RPT: The folder that is currently being
accessed will be repeated.
RDM button:
When the RDM button is pressed while the com-
pact disc is played, the play pattern can be
changed as follows:
CD:
ALL DISC MIX→1 DISC MIX →ALL DISC MIX
MP3/WMA CD:
ALL DISC MIX →1 DISC MIX →1 FOLDER MIX
→ ALL DISC MIX
ALL DISC MIX: All discs loaded will be played in
a mixed order.
1 DISC MIX: The tracks on the disc that is cur-
rently playing will be played in a mixed order.
1 FOLDER MIX: The tracks in the folder that is
currently being accessed will be played in a
mixed order.
SCAN button:
While listening to a CD, press the SCAN button
to preview the first 10 seconds of each track on
the CD playing. Pressing the SCAN button again
during this 10 second period stops the scan and
the CD remains on that track. 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 to turn the rear seat audio controller
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. 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 Con-
trols 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.
CD EJECT:
Current/Selected disc: ● Press the
button, then press the slot
number (1 – 6) for the desired disc. The
compact disc will be ejected. If no slot num-
ber (1 – 6) is pressed, the current loaded
disc will be ejected. If the ejected disc is not
removed within 15 seconds, the disc will
reload.
All discs:
● Press and hold the
button for more
than 1.5 seconds. The compact discs will be
ejected one by one. If a disc is not removed
within 20 seconds or the
button is
pressed again during the eject sequence,
the entire disc eject sequence will be can-
celed.
When this button is pressed while a compact
disc is playing, the compact disc will eject and
the last source will be played.
CD IN indicator:
The slot numbers (1 – 6) will illuminate if CDs
have been loaded into the changer in CD mode
only.
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AUX jack
The AUX jack
1is 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 button 7. 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 knob 13. AM·FM/SAT button*
14. MUSIC BOX button
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