NISSAN ARMADA 2012 1.G Owners Manual

1. VOL (volume) control button
2. MODE select button
3.
speaker control button
4. NEXT button
5. SEEK button
6. Headphone jacks 7. Infrared headphone transmitter lens*
*Red transmitters will be visible when
infrared headphones are on.
REAR AUDIO CONTROLS
One or two infrared headphones are included if
the vehicle is equipped with the DVD entertain-
ment system. Most portable radio headphones
work with the rear audio controls.
VOL (volume) button:
(SPEAKER CONTROL) button:
Press this
button to turn the rear speakers
off and headphones on. Press this
button
again to turn rear seat speakers back on and
headphones off.
MODE button:
The MODE button allows the rear passengers to
change between AM, FM, CD, DVD and AUX.
The media options are listed on the face plate of
the rear audio controls. When a source of media
is selected, the media label will be illuminated.
SEEK button:
In AM or FM mode, the SEEK button allows the
rear seat passengers to find the next radio station
up or down the station band frequency.
In CD mode, the SEEK button allows the rear
passengers to find the next or previous selection
on the CD.
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NEXT button:
When the NEXT button is pressed while in AM or
FM mode, the radio will change to the next preset.
The NEXT button does not function while in SAT
radio mode or when playing a DVD or CD.
ANTENNA
Window antenna
The antenna pattern is printed inside the rear
passenger and driver side windows.
CAUTION
●Do not place metalized film near the
rear driver or passenger side window
glass or attach any metal parts to it. This
may cause poor reception or noise.
● When cleaning the inside of the rear
driver or passenger side window, be
careful not to scratch or damage the
window antenna. Lightly wipe along the
antenna with a dampened soft cloth. This vehicle is equipped with the mobile enter-
tainment system, which enables you to play a
Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) , providing the im-
ages and sounds both in the front and rear dis-
play screens.
WARNING
●
The driver must not attempt to operate
or view the Mobile Entertainment Sys-
tem while the vehicle is in motion so
that full attention may be given to ve-
hicle 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
● The glass screen on the liquid crystal
display may break if hit with a hard or
sharp object. If the glass screen breaks,
do not touch it. Doing so could result in
an injury.
● Use a damp, soft cloth when cleaning
the Mobile Entertainment System com-
ponents. Do not use solvents or clean-
ing solutions.
Do not attempt to use the system in extreme
temperature conditions [below -4°F (-20°C) or
above 158°F (70°C)].
To avoid discharging the vehicle battery, do not
operate the system more than 15 minutes without
starting the engine.
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SYSTEM (MES) (if so equipped)
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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 shift
selector to the P (Park) position and apply the
parking brake.
1. EJECT button
2. DVD slot
3. Auxiliary input jacks
DIGITAL VIDEO DISC (DVD) PLAYER
CONTROLS
1.EJECT button:
When the
button is pressed with the
DVD loaded, it will be ejected.
The display will show the eject symbol in the
upper left corner of the display for 4 seconds
once the
button is pressed.
If the DVD is not loaded, the display will
show “NO DISC”.
If the DVD comes out and is not removed within 25 seconds, it will be pulled back into
the slot to protect it.
2. DVD slot:
Insert a DVD into the slot with the label side
facing up. The DVD will be guided automati-
cally into the slot.
3. Auxiliary input jack:
For information, see “DVD auxiliary input
jacks” later in this section.
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1. POWER button
2. STOP button
3. NEXT TRACK/CHAPTER and PREVI-OUS TRACK/CHAPTER button
4. TITLE button
5. ENTER button 6. DISPLAY button
7. MODE button
8. SUBTITLE button
9. AUDIO button
10. ANGLE button
11. CLEAR button
12. PAUSE button
13. PLAY button
14. FAST FORWARD/FAST REVERSE
button
15. MENU button
16. NAVIGATION keys
17. BACK button
18. NUMERIC KEYPAD
REMOTE CONTROL
Refer to “Remote control operation” later in this
section for the function of each button.
FLIP-DOWN SCREEN
The flip-down screen has a wireless remote control
receiver
1located at the bottom of the screen.
CAUTION
●The glass screen on the liquid crystal dis-
play may break if hit with a hard or sharp
object. If the glass screen breaks, do not
touch it. Doing so could result in an injury.
● The screen rotates down to view and up
into the housing to store when not in
use. Ensure that the screen is latched
securely into the housing when stored.
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Headphones
Power ON/OFF:
Press the power button to turn the headphones
on or off.
Volume control:
Turn the volume control knob to adjust the vol-
ume.
The headphones will automatically be turned off
in 30 seconds if there is no sound during that
period. To prevent the battery from being dis-
charged, keep the power supply turned off when
not in use.NOTE:
For optimum infrared headphone perfor-
mance, increase the volume on the rear
seat controller to the maximum level and
adjust the infrared headphone volume us-
ing the volume control on the headphones.
Using a lower volume setting on the rear
seat controller can cause static noise in the
infrared headphones.
BEFORE OPERATING THE DVD
MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM
Precautions
Start the engine when using the DVD entertain-
ment system.
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.
CAUTION
●
Only operate the DVD while the vehicle
engine is running. Operating the DVD
for extended periods of time with the
engine OFF can discharge the vehicle
battery.
● Do not allow the system to get wet.
Excessive moisture such as spilled liq-
uids may cause the system to
malfunction.
While playing VIDEO-CD media, this DVD player
does not guarantee complete functionality of all
VIDEO-CD formats.
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Copyright and trademark
●The technology protected by the U.S. patent
and other intellectual property rights owned
by Macrovision Corporation and other right
holders is adopted for this system.
● This copyright protected technology cannot
be used without a permit from Macrovision
Corporation. It is limited to be personal use,
etc., as long as the permit from Macrovision
Corporation is not issued.
● Modifying or disassembling is prohibited.
● Dolby digital is manufactured under license
from Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
● Dolby and the double D mark are trademarks
of Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
● DTS and DTS Digital Surround are regis-
tered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems,
Inc.
Parental level (parental control)
DVDs with the parental control setting can be
played with this system. Please use your own
judgement to set the parental control with the
system.
Disc selection
You can play the following disc formats with the
DVD drive:
● DVD-VIDEO
● VIDEO-CD
● CD-DA (Conventional Compact Disc) (CD
with MP3/WMA cannot be played.)
Use DVDs with a region code 1; DVDs with
region code ALL or 1 will operate in the DVD
entertainment system. The region code is dis-
played as a small symbol printed on the top of the
DVD. This vehicle-installed DVD player cannot
play DVDs with a region code other than 1 or
ALL.
Display settings
Front display:
To adjust the front display mode, press the SET-
TING button while the DVD is being played,
select the “Display” key with the NISSAN control-
ler, and then press the ENTER button. To adjust
the display ON/OFF, brightness, tint, color, con-
trast and black level, select each key using the
NISSAN controller and press the ENTER button.
Then you can adjust each item using the NISSAN
controller. After changes have been made press
the BACK button to save the settings.
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Rear display:
To adjust the rear display mode, press the DISP
(Display) button on the remote controller.
To adjust the display brightness, tint, color and
contrast, select each key using the joystick on the
remote controller and tilt the joystick to the right
or left.
Press the BACK button to apply the settings and
return to the previous display.
PLAYING A DIGITAL VERSATILE
DISC (DVD)
With the DVD player, you can hear DVD videos,
video CDs and CDs using headphones. Passen-
gers in the rear seat can enjoy the sound inde-
pendently of the front seat.
Press the DISC/AUX button located on the front
controls to hear the sound of the DVD play
through the speakers.
Press the REAR CTRL button located on the
front controls to disable or enable rear seat audio
controls. For more information on rear seat audio
controls see, “Rear Audio Controls” earlier in this
section.Pressing the
button on the front controls
turns the rear speakers on or off and enables or
disables the wireless headphones .
It is possible to operate the DVD player by remote
control.
Headphones are a wireless type and no cables
are necessary. You can use them in almost all the
ranges in the rear seat. (It is not possible to use
the headphones in the front seat.)
DISC/AUX button
Park the vehicle in a safe location and
apply the parking brake for the front seat
occupants to operate the DVD drive while
watching the images.
Press 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 auto-
matically.
The operation screen will be turned on when the
DISC/AUX button located on the instrument
panel is pressed while a DVD is being played,
and it will turn off automatically after a period of
time. To turn it on again, press the DISC/AUX
button once more.
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DVD operation keys
To operate the DVD drive, touch the preferred key
(if so equipped) or select the preferred key dis-
played on the operation screen using the
NISSAN controller.
NOTE:
If the display in your vehicle is not touch
screen enabled; use the NISSAN controller
and the ENTER button to operate the fol-
lowing functions. For more information on
how to operate the NISSAN controller, see
“How to use the NISSAN controller” earlier
in this section.
PAUSE key:
Touch the “
” PAUSE key to pause the DVD.
To resume playing the DVD, touch the
“
”PLAY key.
To pause the DVD, it is also possible to press
the
button on the keypad of the remote
controller.
PLAY key:
Touch the “
” PLAY key to start playing the
DVD, for example, after pausing the DVD. To start playing the DVD, it is also possible to
press the
button on the keypad of the
remote controller.
STOP key:
Touch the “
” STOP key to stop playing the
DVD.
To stop playing the DVD, it is also possible to
press the
button on the keypad of the
remote controller.
SKIP (forward) key:
Touch the “” SKIP key to skip the chapter(s)
of the disc forward. The chapters will advance the
number of times the “
” SKIP key is touched.
Touch and hold the “” SKIP key for more
than 1.5 seconds to fast forward the disc. When
the “
” SKIP key is released, the disc will be
played normally.
To skip the chapter(s) forward, it is also possible
to press the
button on the keypad of the
remote controller.
SKIP (rewind) key:
Touch the “
” SKIP key to skip the chapter(s)
of the disc backward. The chapters will go back
the number of times the “
” SKIP key is
touched.
Touch and hold the “
” SKIP key for more
than 1.5 seconds to rewind the disc. When the
“
” SKIP key is released, the disc will be
played normally.
To skip the chapter(s) backward, it is also pos-
sible to press the
button on the keypad of
the remote controller.
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DVD settings
Touch the “Settings” key to adjust the following
settings while playing a DVD.
When all the changes have been made, press
BACK button to save all the settings.NOTE:
If the display in your vehicle is not touch
screen enabled; use the NISSAN controller
and the ENTER button to operate the fol-
lowing functions. For more information on
how to operate the NISSAN controller see,
“How to use the NISSAN controller” earlier
in this section.
Switch to DVD-AUX:
Switch the output source from the DVD drive to
another device connected to the auxiliary input
jacks located on the DVD player.For more information, see “DVD auxiliary input
jacks” later in this section.
Menu:
Some menus specific to each DVD will be
shown. For details, see the instructions attached
to the DVD.
Top Menu:
Each title menu in the disc will be shown. For
details, see the instructions attached to the DVD.
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Audio:
Some audio tracks specific to each DVD will be
shown. For details, see the instructions attached
to the DVD.
Subtitle:
Choose the preferred DVD subtitle language by
touching the “
” key or the “” key.
Display Mode:
Choose from the Full, Wide, Normal or Cinema
mode by touching the “
” key or the “”
key.
Angle:
If the DVD contains different angles (such as
moving images) , the current image angle can be
switched to another one.
Choose a different angle by touching the “–” key
or the “+” key; the angle will change if available.
Angle Mark:
When this item is turned on, an angle mark will be
shown on the bottom of the screen if the scene
can be seen from a different angle. Touch the
“ON” key to enable the angle mark; the indicator
light will illuminate. 10Key Search:
Touch the “10Key Search” key to open the num-
ber entry screen. Input the number you want to
search for and touch the “OK” key. The specified
Title/Chapter or Group/Track will be played.
Title Search:
The scene with the specified title will be dis-
played the number of times the “–” key or the “+”
key is touched.
Menu Skip:
DVD menus are automatically configured and the
contents will be played directly when the “Menu
Skip” key is turned on. Note that some discs may
not be played directly even if this item is turned
on.
DVD Language:
Touch the “DVD Language” key to open the num-
ber entry screen. Input the number correspond-
ing to the preferred language and touch the “OK”
key. The DVD top menu language will be
changed to the one specified.
DRC:
DRC (Dynamic Range Compression) allows you
to tune the dynamic range of the sound recorded
in the Dolby
Digital format. Touch the “–” key or
the “+” key to tune the DRC.
DVD auxiliary input jacks
The auxiliary input jacks are located on the front of
the DVD player, which is located inside the cen-
ter console. NTSC and PAL compatible devices
such as video games, camcorders and portable
video players can be connected to the auxiliary
jacks.
The auxiliary jacks are color coded for identifica-
tion purposes.
● Yellow - video input
● White - left channel audio input
● Red - right channel audio input
Before connecting a device to a jack, power off
the portable device and turn off the DVD player.
To view something connected to the auxiliary
input jacks, press the DISC/AUX button until the
DVD mode appears, then select the “Settings”
key using the NISSAN controller and press the
ENTER button. Then select the “Switch to DVD-
AUX” key using the NISSAN controller and press
the ENTER button. The screen will change to the
DVD-AUX mode.
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