audio NISSAN MAXIMA 2009 Owner´s Manual

DISC·AUX button:
When the DISC·AUX button is pressed with the
system off and the CF card inserted, the system
will turn on. If another audio source is playing and
a CF card is inserted, press the DISC·AUX but-
ton repeatedly until the center display changes to
the CompactFlash™ mode.
CF display mode
While listening to CF certain text might be able to
be displayed.
Depending on how the files are encoded on the
CF the following text might be able to be dis-
played by touching the “Text” key:
●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.
Press the BACK button to exit the CF text display
screen.
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SEEK/CAT and TRACK buttons:
Press theSEEK/CAT button or theTRACK button while the CF card is being played,
the next track or the beginning of the current track
on the CF will be played.
Press and hold the
SEEK/CAT (rewind)
button or the
TRACK (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
the
TRACK (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:
●Turn the TUNE/FOLDER knob right or left.
●Touch the desired folder key on screen.
●Use the NISSAN controller.
RPT/RDM button:
Pressing the RPT/RDM 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 RPT
1 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:
●Reading CompactFlash™
The system is reading the CF card inserted
in the slot.
●No CompactFlash™ card
A CF card is not inserted in the slot.
●CompactFlash™ read error
The system cannot read the CF card.
●Unplayable file
The system cannot play a music file.
●No 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.
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iPod* PLAYER OPERATION (if so
equipped)
Connecting iPod
Open the center console lid and open the iPod
cover. Connect the cable
1as illustrated, and
then connect the other end of the cable to your
iPod
2. Your vehicle is equipped with the spe-
cialized cable for connecting the iPodto your
vehicle audio unit. The battery of your iPodis
charged during the connection to the vehicle.
The display on the iPodshows a NISSAN
screen when the connection is completed. Whileconnecting the iPodto the vehicle, the iPod
can only be operated by the vehicle audio con-
trols.
To disconnect the cable from the vehicle outlet,
press the center connector button to unlatch the
connector and pull the connector straight out of
the outlet. To disconnect the cable from the
iPod, press the side connector buttons and pull
the iPodconnector straight out of the iPod.
*iPodis a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in
the U.S. and other countries.
Compatibility
The following models are available:
●Third generation iPod(Firmware version
2.3 or later) (Audiobook and Podcast are not
available)
●Fourth generation iPod(Firmware version
3.1.1 or later)
●Fifth generation iPod(Firmware version
1.1.2 or later)
●iPodmini (Firmware version 1.41 or later)
●iPodphoto (Firmware version 1.2.1 or
later)
●iPodnano (Firmware version 1.2 or later)
Make sure that your iPodfirmware is updated.
Audio main operation
Place the ignition switch in the ACC or ON
position. Press the DISC·AUX button repeatedly
to switch to the iPodmode.
If the system has been turned off while the iPod
was playing, pressing the VOL/ON·OFF control
knob will start the iPod.
DISC·AUX button:
When the DISC·AUX button is pressed with the
system off and the iPodconnected, the system
will turn on. If another audio source is playing and
the iPodis connected, press the DISC·AUX
button repeatedly until the center display
changes to the iPodmode.
Interface:
The interface for iPodoperation shown on the
vehicle center display is similar to the iPodin-
terface. Use the NISSAN controller and the EN-
TER or BACK button to play the iPodwith your
favorite settings.
The following items can be chosen from the menu
list screen. For further information about each
item, see the iPodOwner’s Manual.
●Playlists
●Podcasts
●Songs
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●Albums
●Artists
●Genres
●Composers
●Audiobooks
The following keys shown on the screen are also
available:
●MENU: returns to the previous screen.
●
: plays/pauses the music selected.
SEEK/CAT and TRACK buttons:
When the
SEEK/CAT button orTRACK button is pressed for less than 1.5 sec-
onds while the iPodis playing, the next track or
the beginning of the current track on the iPod
will be played.
When the
SEEK/CAT button orTRACK button is pressed for more than 1.5 sec-
onds while the iPodis playing, the iPodwill
play while fast forwarding or rewinding. When the
button is released, the iPodwill return to the
normal play speed.
The NISSAN controller can also be used to se-
lect tracks when the iPodis playing.RPT/RDM button:
When the RPT/RDM button is pressed while a
track is being played, the play pattern can be
changed as follows:
SHUFFLE OFF/RPT OFF→SHUFFLE OFF/1
TRK RPT→SHUFFLE OFF/ALL RPT→TRK
SHUFFLE/RPT OFF→TRK SHUFFLE/ALL RPT
→ALBUM SHUFFLE/RPT OFF→ALBUM
SHUFFLE/ALL RPT→SHUFFLE OFF/RPT OFF
SHUFFLE OFF/RPT OFF: the iPodwill be
played normally.
SHUFFLE OFF/1 TRK RPT: the current track
playing will be repeated.
SHUFFLE OFF/ALL RPT: All tracks will be re-
peated.
TRK SHUFFLE/RPT OFF: the tracks will be
played in a mixed order.
TRK SHUFFLE/ALL RPT: the tracks will be
played in a mixed order and will be repeated.
ALBUM SHUFFLE/RPT OFF: the albums on the
iPodwill be played in a mixed order.
ALBUM SHUFFLE/ALL RPT: the albums on the
iPodwill be played in a mixed order and re-
peated.
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:
●CDs without MP3/WMA files.
●Hybrid Compact Disc Digital Audio (Hybrid
CD-DA) specification in Super Audio CDs.
●Compact Disc Digital Audio (CD-DA) speci-
fication in CD-Extras.
●First session of multisession disc.
Extreme temperature conditions [below4°F
(20°C) and above 158°F (70°C)] could affect
the performance of the hard disk.
NOTE:
If the hard disk needs to be replaced due to
a malfunction, all stored music data will be
erased.
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Recording CDs
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. REC CD appears on
the screen.
NOTE:
●The system starts playing and recording the
1st track on the CD when the “REC” key is
selected.●Individual tracks from a CD cannot be se-
lected to be recorded to the Music Box
hard-disk drive.
●The skip, fast forward and rewind features
are disabled while the CD is recording.
●The recording process can be stopped at
any time. All tracks that were played before
the CD was stopped are stored.
●Individual tracks can be deleted from the
hard-disk drive after the CD is recorded.
●The system records faster than it plays.
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 Gracenote.
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:
●There is not enough space in the hard disk.
●The number of albums reaches the maximum
of 500.
●The 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 placed in the
OFF position, the recording also stops.
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Playing recorded songs
Select the Music Box audio system by using one
of the following methods:
●Press the SOURCE select switch on the
steering wheel.
For information, see “Steering wheel switch
for audio control” later in this section.
●Press the DISC·AUX button repeatedly until
the center display changes to the Music Box
mode.●Give voice commands.
For information, see “NISSAN Voice Recog-
nition system (if so equipped)” later in this
section.
Stopping playback:
The system stops playing when:
●Another mode (radio, CD, CompactFlash™
or AUX) is selected.
●The audio system is turned off.
●The ignition switch is placed in the OFF
position.
SEEK/CAT and TRACK buttons:
Press theSEEK/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 the
TRACK (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
the
TRACK (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.
Play mode selection:
To change to another album or artist, turn the
TUNE/FOLDER knob.
RPT/RDM button:
Pressing the RPT/RDM button while a track is
playing, the play pattern can be changed as fol-
lows:
ALL Playlist RPT→1 Playlist RPT→1 TRK RPT
→ALL Playlist RDM→1 Playlist RDM→ALL
Playlist RPT
ALL Playlist RPT: the entire playlist will be re-
peated.
1 Playlist RPT: the playlist currently being played
will be repeated.
1 TRK RPT: the current track playing will be
repeated.
ALL Playlist RDM: all the tracks in the playlist will
be played randomly.
1 Playlist RDM: the tracks in the current playlist
will be played randomly.
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Music Box menu
There are some options available during play-
back. Touch the “Menu” key, then select one of
the following that are displayed on the screen, if
necessary. Refer to the following information for
each item:
●Play by Artist
Plays songs by an artist whose music is
currently being played. The artists are sorted
in alphabetical order.
●Play by Album
Plays tracks in each album. The albums are
sorted in alphabetical order.●Play by Date
Plays tracks in each album. The albums are
sorted in order of the date when they were
stored in the system.
●Play by Mood
Plays music from one of the following
moods:
– Relaxing Music
– Lively Music
– Slow Music
– Upbeat Music●Play by Category
Plays music from one of the following cat-
egories:
– My Favorites
– Hit Songs
– Kids’ Songs
– Rarely Played
●Search Artists
Displays a list of artists in alphabetical order.
Selecting an artist displays all of the tracks
by the artist and starts playing the first track.
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●Search Albums
Displays a list of albums in order of the date
when they were stored in the system. Se-
lecting an album displays all of the tracks on
the album and starts playing the first track.
Touch the “Sort” key to re-sort albums in one
of the following order:
– Rec. (Recorded) Date
– Name
– Release Year
– Artist●Search Song Details
Set the conditions and touch the “Start
Song Search” key to search for a desired
song that is stored in the system. The con-
ditions are as follows:
– Music Tempo (All, Slow, Normal and Fast)
– Decade (All, ’70s, ’80s, ’90s, ’00s, ’10s
and After)
– Group (All, Male Artist, Female Artist,
Group and Duo)
– Category (Rock, Pop, Latin, Jazz, R&B,
Hip Hop, Club/Dance, Punk, Reggae,
Folk, Blues, Country, Metal, Easy Listen-
ing, New Age, Soundtrack, Gospel & Re-
ligious, World, Classical, Children’s and
Other)
●Search Keywords
Input a search keyword using the keypad
displayed on the screen.
For information, see “How to use the touch
screen” earlier in this section.
●Edit Albums
Select a category (Rec. (Recorded) Date,
Name, Released Year and Artist) and edit
the details using the keypad displayed on
the screen.
For information, see “How to use the touch
screen” earlier in this section.●Music Box System Info.
Displays the following information about the
Music Box audio system:
– Music Box Used / Free Space
Information about Saved Albums, Saved
Tracks and Remaining Time is displayed.
– Mood Categories
Number of saved tracks and their catego-
ries Relaxing Music, Lively Music, Slow
Music, Upbeat Music and Others are dis-
played.
– Deleted Items
Information about the deleted tracks is
displayed.
– Search Missing Titles
If titles are not displayed for CDs that
have been recorded, titles can be ac-
quired using one of the following meth-
ods:
●Retrieve from HDD
Searches the title using the database in
the hard-disk.
●Retrieve from CF
Searches the title from the information
acquired on the Internet.
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●Transfer Missing Titles to CFTransfers the information of the album re-
corded without titles to a CompactFlash™
card. Visit www.nissanusa.com/gracenote/
for details.
– Music Box Settings
For information, see “Music Box settings”
later in this section.
– CDDB Version
The version of the built-in Gracenote
Database is displayed.
Music Box text display:
While listening to a track in the Music Box audio
system you can view certain text. Touch the “Text”
key to display the following information for each
item:
●Set Mood
Set the mood category of the track to “Re-
laxing Music”, “Lively Music”, “Slow Music”
or “Upbeat Music”.
●Delete Track
Delete the track being played.●Edit Info.
Edit the name of the track being played and
its artist using the keypad displayed on the
screen.
For information, see “How to use the touch
screen” earlier in this section.
The category of the track can also be set to
Rock, Pop, Latin, Jazz, R&B, Hip Hop,
Club/Dance, Punk, Reggae, Folk, Blues,
Country, Metal, Easy Listening, New Age,
Soundtrack, Gospel & Religious, World,
Classical, Children’s and Others.
●Remove Track
Reset the mood setting of a track.
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Restoring deleted data
Deleted music data can be restored by perform-
ing the following:
1. Touch the “Menu” key and then the touch the
“Music Box System Info.” key on the screen.
2. Touch the “Deleted Items” key and then the
“Album/Track” key.
3. Touch the “Restore Album/Track” key to re-
store the deleted music data.You can also listen to the beginning of each track
that has been deleted by performing the follow-
ing:
1. Touch the “Menu” key and then the “Music
Box System Info.” key on the screen.
2. Touch the “Deleted Items” key and then the
“Play Sample” key.
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