NISSAN SENTRA 2018 Owner´s Manual

FM/AM/SAT RADIO WITH
COMPACT DISC (CD) PLAYER (Type
B) (if so equipped)For additional information, refer to “Audio
operation precautions” regarding all opera-
tion precautions in this section.1.
CD eject button
2. FM-AM button 3. AUX button
4. CD insert slot
5.
Backward seek button andForward seek button
6. BACK button
7. AUDIO button/ TUNE knob
8. Display screen
9. ON-OFF button / VOL (volume) control knob
10. CD button
11. SXM button*
*No satellite radio reception is available
when the SXM button is pressed to access
satellite radio stations unless optional sat-
ellite receiver and antenna are installed
and an SiriusXM® Satellite Radio service
subscription is active. Satellite radio is not
available in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
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Audio main operation
ON-OFF button / VOL (volume) control
knob
Place the ignition switch in the ACC or ON
position and press the ON-OFF button
while the system is off to call up the mode
(radio, CD, AUX, Bluetooth® audio, USB or
iPod®) that was playing immediately before
the system was turned off.To turn the system off, press the ON-OFF
button.
Turn the VOL (volume) control knob to ad-
just the volume.
This vehicle may be equipped with Speed
Sensitive Volume. When this feature is ac-
tive, the audio volume changes as the driv-
ing speed changes.
AUDIO button
Press the AUDIO button to show the Set-
tings screen on the display. Turn the TUNE
knob to navigate the options and then
press the AUDIO button to make a
selection.
Audio
Bass Adjusts the bass to the desired level.
Treble Adjusts the treble to the desired level.
Balance Adjusts the balance to the desired level. Balance adjusts the sound level between the lef t and right
speakers.
Fade Adjusts the fade to the desired level. Fade adjusts the sound level between the front and rear speakers.
Speed Sensitive Vol. Adjusts the speed sensitive volume function, which increases the volume of the audio system as the
speed of the vehicle increases. Set to “ 0 ” to disable the feature. The higher the setting, the more the vol-
ume increases in relation to vehicle speed.
AUX Volume Level Controls the volume level of incoming sound when an auxiliary device is connected to the system. Avail-
able options are Low (Quiet), Medium, and High (Loud).
Bass, treble, balance and fade can also be adjusted by pressing the AUDIO button and turning the TUNE knob to select the item to adjust.
When the desired item is shown on the display, turn the TUNE knob to adjust and then press the AUDIO button to select. Press the BACK
button until the display returns to the main audio screen.
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BACK button
Pressing the BACK button will return the
user to the previous menu.
SXM settings
To view the SXM settings:1. Press the [
] button.
2. Touch the “Settings” key.
3. Touch the “SXM” key.
The signal strength, activation status and
other information are displayed on the
screen.
FM/AM/SAT radio operation
FM·AM button
Press the FM·AM button to change the
band as follows:
AM →FM1 →FM2 →AM
If another audio source is playing when the
FM·AM button is pressed, the audio source
playing will automatically be turned off and
the last radio station played will begin playing.
The FM stereo indicator (ST) is shown on
the screen during FM stereo reception.
When the stereo broadcast signal is weak,
the radio automatically changes from ste-
reo to monaural reception. SXM band select
Pressing the SXM button will change the
band as follows:
SXM1*
→SXM2* →SXM3* →SXM1* (satellite,
if so equipped)
When the SXM button is pressed while the
ignition switch is in the ACC or ON position,
the radio will come on at the last station
played.
The last station played will also come on
when the ON-OFF button is pressed to turn
the radio on.
*When the SXM button is pressed, the sat-
ellite radio mode will be skipped unless an
optional satellite receiver and antenna are
installed and a SiriusXM® Satellite Radio
service subscription is active. Satellite radio
is not available in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
If a compact disc is playing when the SXM
button is pressed, the compact disc will
automatically be turned off and the last
radio station played will come on.
While the radio is in SXM mode, the opera-
tion can be controlled through the touch-
screen. Touch the “Categories” key to dis-
play a list of categories. Touch a category
displayed on the list to display options
within that category. Tuning with the touch-screen
When in AM or FM mode, the radio can be
tuned using the touch-screen. To bring up
the visual tuner, touch the “Tune” key on the
lower right corner of the screen. A screen
appears with a bar running from low fre-
quencies on the lef t to high frequencies on
the right. Touch the screen at the location
of the frequency you wish to tune and the
station will change to that frequency. To
return to the regular radio display screen,
touch the “OK” key.
Tuning with the TUNE knob
The radio can also be manually tuned us-
ing the TUNE knob. When in FM or AM mode,
turn the TUNE knob to the lef t for lower
frequencies or to the right for higher fre-
quencies. When in SXM mode, turn the
TUNE knob to change the channel.
SEEK tuning
When in FM or AM mode, press the seek
buttons
orto tune from low to
high or high to low frequencies and to stop
at the next broadcasting station.
When in SXM mode, press the seek
buttons
orto change the cat-
egory.
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1 to 6 Station memory operations
Twelve stations can be set for the FM band
(6 for FM1, 6 for FM2) and 6 stations can be
set for the AM band. Eighteen stations can
be set for the SXM band (6 for SXM1, 6 for
SXM2, 6 for SXM3).1. Choose the radio band AM, FM1 or FM2 using the FM·AM button or choose the
radio band SXM1, SXM2, SXM3 using the
SXM button.
2. Tune to the desired station using manual or seek tuning. Press and hold
any of the desired station memory (1 –
6) until a beep sound is heard. 3. The channel indicator will then come
on and the sound will resume. Pro-
gramming is now complete.
4. Other buttons can be set in the same manner.
If the battery cable is disconnected or if the
fuse opens, the radio memory will be can-
celed. In that case, reset the desired sta-
tions.
Presets can also be selected by touching
the desired preset number on the screen.Smart Favorites Preset Setup (if
so equipped)
The Smart Favorites feature allows the
user to designate presets, within the SXM1,
SXM2 and SXM3 bands, as their Smart Fa-
vorites. When any of the Smart Favorite
presets are selected, the current track on
that station will play from the beginning of
the song.
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To program a Smart Favorite preset:1. Press the SXM button.
2. Touch the “Setup” key.
3. Touch the “Tune Start” key to activate (ON) or deactivate (OFF) Smart Favor-
ites.
4. Touch the “Add Preset” key to select an available preset.
For additional information regarding pre-
set memory options, refer to “1 to 6 station
memory operations” in this section.
NOTE:
• Smart Favorites will start functioning
only af ter the audio unit is turned on for
a few minutes.
• Tune Start is supported for music chan-
nels only. Replay Screen
The Replay Screen gives the user the ability
to replay, skip, pause or rewind the cur-
rently aired track.
When the “Replay” key is touched, the Re-
play Screen is prompted.REPLAY
To replay a track from
the beginning, press
the
seek key. The
user can continue to
press the
seek key
to replay previous songs,
but can only go back as
far as the system
permits. The system will
warn the user when they
cannot skip any further
back by displaying “At
the End” in the bottom
lef t corner of the screen.
SKIP To skip a track, press
the
seek key. “Live”
will appear in the bottom
lef t corner of the screen
indicating the difference
from play time to live
audio.
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PAUSETo pause a track, press
the
pause key.
REWIND/
FA ST
FORWARD To rewind/ fast forward a
track, hold the
orseek key.
Compact disc (CD) player
operation
If the radio is already operating, it automati-
cally turns off and the compact disc begins
to play. CD button
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 a com-
pact disc loaded and the radio playing, the
radio will automatically be turned off and
the compact disc will start to play.
CD/MP3 display mode
Menu item
CD/MP3 While listening to a CD or an MP3/WMA CD, certain text may be displayed (when a CD encoded
with text is being used). Depending on how the CD or MP3/WMA CD is encoded, the text is dis-
played listing the artist, album and song title. There are other keys displayed on the screen when
aCDisplaying.
Random Touch the “Random” key to apply a random play pattern to the CD. If an MP3 CD is playing, touch-
ing “Random” or alternates between Random Folder, and Random All. This text will appear on the
display. To cancel Random mode, touch the “Random” key until the key is no longer highlighted.
Repeat Touch the “Repeat” key to apply a repeat play pattern to the CD. If an MP3 CD is playing, touching
“Repeat” alternates between repeating the current song and repeating the current folder. This text
will appear on the display. To cancel Repeat mode, touch the “Repeat” key until the key is no longer
highlighted
Browse Touch the “Browse” key to display the titles on the CD in list format. Touch the title of a song in the
list to begin playing that song. If an MP3 CD is playing, touching the “Browse” key will also list the
folders on the disc. Follow the procedure for selecting a song with the touch-screen to choose a
folder.
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SEEK (Reverse or FastForward) buttons
Press and hold the SEEK buttons
orfor 1.5 seconds while the compact
disc is playing to reverse or fast forward the
track being played. The compact disc plays
at an increased speed while reversing or
fast forwarding. When the button is re-
leased, the compact disc returns to normal
play speed.
SEEK buttons
Press the SEEK button
while a CD or
MP3/WMA CD is playing to return to the
beginning of the current track. Press the
SEEK button
several times to skip
backward several tracks.
Press the SEEK button
while a CD or
MP3/WMA CD is playing to advance one
track. Press the SEEK button
several
times to skip forward several tracks. If the
last track on a CD is skipped, the first track
on the disc is played. If the last track in a
folder of an MP3/WMA CD is skipped, the
first track of the next folder is played. AUX button
The AUX IN audio input jack accepts any
standard analog audio input such as from
a portable cassette tape/CD player, MP3
player or a laptop computer. Press the AUX
button to play a compatible device
plugged into the AUX IN jack.
CD EJECT button
When the
CD EJECT button is pressed
with a compact disc loaded, the compact
disc will eject and the last source will be
played.
If the disc is not removed within 10 seconds,
the disc will reload.
Additional features
For additional information, refer to “iPod®
player operation with Navigation System”
in this section.
For additional information, refer to “USB
(Universal Serial Bus) Connection Port
(models with Navigation System)” in this
section.
For additional information, refer to
“Bluetooth® streaming audio with Naviga-
tion System” in this section.
USB (Universal Serial Bus)
CONNECTION PORT (models
without Navigation System) (if so
equipped)
Connecting a device to the USB
connection port
WARNING
Do not connect, disconnect, or operate
the USB device while driving. Doing so
can be a distraction. If distracted you
could lose control of your vehicle and
cause an accident or serious injury.
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CAUTION
∙ Do not force the USB device into theUSB port. Inserting the USB device
tilted or up-side-down into the port
may damage the port. Make sure that
the USB device is connected correctly
into the USB port.
∙ Do not grab the USB port cover (if so equipped) when pulling the USB de-
vice out of the port. This could dam-
age the port and the cover.
∙ Do not leave the USB cable in a place where it can be pulled unintentionally.
Pulling the cable may damage the
port.
For additional information, refer to your de-
vice manufacturer’s owner information re-
garding the proper use and care of the
device.
The USB port is located in the center con-
sole. Insert the USB device into the connec-
tion port
1.
When a compatible storage device is
plugged into the connection port, compat-
ible audio files on the storage device can be
played through the vehicle’s audio system.
Audio file operation
MEDIA button (if so equipped)
Place the ignition switch in the ON or ACC
position and press the MEDIA button to
switch to the USB input mode. If a CD is
playing or another audio source is plugged
in through the AUX IN jack located in the
center console, the MEDIA button toggles
between the three sources.
Play information
Information about the audio files being
played can be displayed on the display
screen of the vehicle’s audio system. De-
pending on how the audio files are en-
coded, information such as Folder, Song
and Artist will be displayed.
The track number and number of total
tracks in the folder are displayed on the
screen as well.
SEEK/CAT or TRACK (Reverse or Fast
Forward) buttons
Press and hold the
orSEEK/CAT or TRACK buttons for 1.5 seconds
while an audio file on the USB device is
playing to reverse or fast forward the track
being played. The track plays at an in- creased speed while reversing or fast for-
warding. When the button is released, the
audio file returns to normal play speed.
SEEK/CAT or TRACK
buttons
Press the SEEK/CAT or TRACK button
while an audio file on the USB device is
playing to return to the beginning of the
current track. Press the SEEK/CAT or TRACK
button
several times to skip back-
ward several tracks.
Press the SEEK/CAT or TRACK button
while an audio file on the USB device is
playing to advance one track. Press the
SEEK/CAT or TRACK button
several
times to skip forward several tracks. If the
last track in a folder on the USB device is
skipped, the first track of the next folder is
played.
RDM (random) button
When the RDM button is pressed while an
audio file on the USB device is playing, the
play pattern can be changed as follows:
All Random →1 Folder Random →OFF
All Random: all tracks on the USB device will
be played randomly.
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1 Folder Random: all tracks in the current
folder will be played randomly.
OFF: No random play pattern is applied. The
indicator on the display will turn off.
The current play pattern of the USB device
is displayed on the screen unless no pat-
tern is applied.
RPT (repeat) button
When the RPT button is pressed while an
audio file on the USB device is playing, the
play pattern can be changed as follows:
1 Folder Repeat→1 Track Repeat →OFF
1 Track Repeat: the current track will be
repeated.
1 Folder Repeat: the current folder will be
repeated.
OFF: No repeat play pattern is applied. The
indicator on the display will turn off.
The current play pattern of the USB device
is displayed on the screen unless no pat-
tern is applied. TUNE/FOLDER or TUNE/SCROLL knob
If there are multiple folders with audio files
on the USB device, turn the TUNE/FOLDER
or TUNE/SCROLL knob to change folders.
Turn the knob to the lef t to skip back a
folder. Turn the knob to the right to skip
ahead a folder. If there is only one folder of
audio files on the USB device, turning the
TUNE/FOLDER or TUNE/SCROLL knob in ei-
ther direction will return to the first track on
the USB device.
USB (Universal Serial Bus)
CONNECTION PORT (models with
Navigation System) (if so
equipped)
Connecting a device to the USB
connection port
WARNING
Do not connect, disconnect, or operate
the USB device while driving. Doing so
can be a distraction. If distracted you
could lose control of your vehicle and
cause an accident or serious injury.
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CAUTION
∙ Do not force the USB device into theUSB port. Inserting the USB device
tilted or up-side-down into the port
may damage the port. Make sure that
the USB device is connected correctly
into the USB port.
∙ Do not grab the USB port cover (if so equipped) when pulling the USB de-
vice out of the port. This could dam-
age the port and the cover.
∙ Do not leave the USB cable in a place where it can be pulled unintentionally.
Pulling the cable may damage the
port.
For additional information, refer to your de-
vice manufacturer’s owner information re-
garding the proper use and care of the
device.
The USB port is located in the center con-
sole. Insert the USB device into the connec-
tion port
1.
When a compatible storage device is
plugged into the connection port, compat-
ible audio files on the storage device can be
played through the vehicle’s audio system.
Audio file operation
AUX (auxiliary) button
Place the ignition switch in the ON or ACC
position and press the AUX button to
switch to the USB input mode. If another
audio source is playing and a USB memory
device is inserted, press the AUX button
until the center display changes to the USB
memory mode.
If the system has been turned off while the
USB memory was playing, press the ON-
OFF button to restart the USB memory.
Play information
Information about the audio files being
played is shown on the display screen of
the vehicle’s audio system. Touch “Browse”
to display the list of categories that can be
used to narrow the search. Touch the
name of a song on the screen to begin
playing that song.
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