manual radio set NISSAN XTERRA 2005 N50 / 2.G Owners Manual

1. PRESET ABC button
2. Display
3. CD button
4. CD eject button
5. CD insert slot
6. MENU button
7. AUDIO button
8. Station select buttons
9. SEEK/TRACK button
10. PWR/VOL control knob
11. BAND select button
FM-AM RADIO WITH COMPACT
DISC (CD) PLAYER (if so equipped)
PWR/VOL control knob
Turn the ignition key to the ACC or ON position,
then push the PWR/VOL control knob. If you
listen to the radio with the engine not running,
turn the key to the ACC position. The mode (radio
or CD) that was playing immediately before the
system was turned off resumes playing.
When no CD is loaded, the radio comes on.
Pushing the PWR/VOL control knob again turns
the system off.
Turn the PWR/VOL control knob to the right to
increase volume or to the left to decrease volume.
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Adjusting tone quality and speaker balance
To adjust the audio levels for bass, treble, fader,
and balance, push the AUDIO button and adjust
the level with the SEEK/TRACK button. Press the
AUDIO button once for BASS (bass) , twice for
TREB (treble) , 3 times for FAD (fader) and 4times for BAL (balance) . Once the audio level is
set the display will return back to radio or CD
display mode after 7 seconds or the AUDIO
button can be pressed again within 7 seconds to
set the next audio level. Pressing the AUDIO
button a fifth time will return the display back to
radio or CD display mode.
Fader adjusts the sound level between the front
and rear speakers, balance adjusts the sound
level between the right and left speakers.
Clock set
1. Press and hold the MENU button until it
beeps (longer than 2 seconds) .
2. The hours will start flashing. Press
SEEK/TRACK (
or) to adjust the
hours.
3. Press the MENU button until the radio beeps
to switch to the minute adjustment.
4. The minutes will start flashing. Press
SEEK/TRACK (
or) to adjust the min-
utes.
5. Press the MENU button again to exit the
clock set mode.
The display will return to the regular clock display
after 7 seconds, or you may press the MENU
button again to return to the regular clock display.
FM-AM radio operation
FM-AM band select
Push the
button to change from AM to FM
reception.
The FM stereo indicator, ST, illuminates during
FM stereo reception. When the stereo broadcast
signal is weak, the radio automatically changes
from stereo to monaural reception.
SEEK/manual/SCAN
tuning
When the
button is pushed while the radio
is playing, tuning mode is cycled between:
SEEK tuning!manual tuning!SCAN mode
“TUNE” and “SCAN” are shown in the display for
each mode. No icon is displayed for SEEK mode.
WARNING
The radio should not be tuned while driv-
ing so full attention may be given to ve-
hicle operation.
SEEK tuning
Push the SEEK/TRACK tuning button (
or) for less than 1.5 seconds. SEEK tuning
begins from low to high frequencies or high to
low frequencies, depending on which button is
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pressed, and stops at the next broadcasting sta-
tion. If using thebutton, once the highest
broadcasting station is reached, the radio contin-
ues in the SEEK mode at the lowest broadcasting
station. If using the
button, once the lowest
broadcasting station is reached, the radio contin-
ues in the SEEK mode at the highest broadcast-
ing station.
Manual tuning
Use the
andbuttons for manual
tuning. To move quickly through the channels,
hold either of the tuning buttons down.
SCAN tuning
Push and hold the SEEK/TRACK tuning button
(
or) for more than 1.5 seconds.
SCAN illuminates in the display window, and the
radio station blinks. SCAN tuning begins from
low to high frequencies or high to low frequen-
cies, depending on which button is pressed.
SCAN tuning stops at each broadcasting station
for 5 seconds. When scanning, SCAN is solid
and the radio station blinks. When temporarily
stopped on a station, SCAN blinks and the sta-
tion display is solid. Pushing the button again
during this 5 second period stops SCAN tuning
and the radio remains tuned to that station.Station memory operations
Each preset mode (A, B or C) has 6 presets,
capable of storing any combination of AM and FM
stations.Press the PRESET ABC button to change be-
tween the presets:
A!B!C
The radio displays icon A, B or C to indicate
which set of presets is active.
To store a radio station in a preset:
1. Select the desired preset by pressing PRE-
SET ABC.
2. Tune to the desired station.
3. Press the desired station select button for
more than 3 seconds. For example, in the
illustrations, ch2 is to be memorized. The
radio mutes when the select button is
pushed.
4. When the indicator illuminates in the display
and the sound resumes, memorizing is com-
plete.
5. Other station select buttons can be set in
the same manner.
If the battery cable is disconnected, or if the radio
fuse opens, the radio memory is canceled. In that
case, reset the desired stations.
Compact disc (CD) player operation
Turn the ignition key to the ACC or ON position,
and carefully insert the compact disc into the slot
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1. PRESET ABC button
2. Display screen
3. CLOCK button
4. SEEK/TRACK button
5. CD
6. RADIO button7. SCAN RPT
8. DISP button
9. CAT FOLDER
10. CD Load button
11. CD insert slot
12. CD eject button13. PWR/VOL control knob
14. Station preset buttons
15. TUNE button
*No satellite radio reception is available
when the RADIO button is pressed to
access satellite radio stations unless
optional satellite receiver and antenna
are installed (retrofit unavailable without
factory satellite radio pre-wiring) , and
an XMTor SIRIUS™ satellite radio ser-
vice subscription is active.
FM-AM-SAT RADIO WITH
COMPACT DISC (CD) CHANGER
Audio main operation
POWER/VOLUME control:
Turn the ignition key to ACC or ON, and then
push the POWER/VOLUME 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
POWER/VOLUME control knob.
Turn the POWER/VOLUME control knob to ad-
just the volume.
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This vehicle may be equipped with speed sensi-
tive control volume (SSV) for audio. The audio
volume changes as the driving speed changes.
AUDIO knob (BASS, MIDRANGE, TREBLE,
FADE, BALANCE and SSV if so equipped):
Press the AUDIO knob to change the mode as
follows:
BASS!MID!TREBLE!FADE!BALANCE
!SSV (if so equipped)
To adjust Bass, Mid (Midrange) , Treble, Fade and
Balance, press the AUDIO 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.
To change the SSV mode to OFF, LOW, MID or
HIGH, turn the Tuning knob to the right or left.
Once you have adjusted the sound quality to the
desired level, press the AUDIO knob repeatedly
until the radio or CD display reappears. Other-
wise, the radio or CD display will automatically
reappear after about 10 seconds.Clock set
1. Press the CLOCK button until it beeps
(>1.5 seconds) .
2. The hours will start flashing. Press CAT
FOLDER (
or) or SEEK TRACK
(or) to adjust the hours.
3. Press the CLOCK button again to switch to
the minute adjustment.
4. Press CAT FOLDER (
or)or
SEEK-TRACK (or) to adjust
the minutes.
5. Press the CLOCK button again to exit the
clock set mode.
The display will return to the regular clock display
after 7 seconds, or you may press the CLOCK
button again to return to the regular clock display.
DISP (display) button:
This DISP (display) button will show text about
MP3, SAT or CD information in the audio display.
CD display mode
To change the text displayed while playing a CD
with text, press the DISP button. The DISP button
will allow you to scroll through CD text as follows:
Disc titleÃ!Track title.To change the default display mode push the
tune knob to display mode and rotate the knob to
select the following display mode: Disc titleÃ!
Track titleÃ!Track number.
Once the display mode is selected press the tune
knob to store your selection. If the tuning knob is
not pressed after 8 seconds the display will re-
fresh with the last selected display mode setting.
cTrack title mode displays the title of the se-
lected CD track.
cDisk title mode displays the title of the CD
being played.
cTrack number mode displays the number
selected disc and the track that is currently
being played on the disk.
MP3 display mode
To change the text displayed when listening to an
MP3 with MP3 text (when CD with text is being
used) , press the DISP button. The DISP button
will scroll through the CD text as follows: Disc
titleÃ!Track titleÃ!Folder title.
To change the default display mode push the
tune knob to display mode and rotate the knob to
select the following display mode: Folder number
Ã!Track titleÃ!Folder titleÃ!Disc title
Ã!Disc number.
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Once a display mode is selected press the tune
knob again to store the setting.
cFolder number mode displays the folder
number and the file number of the folder
currently being played.
cDisc number mode displays the number se-
lected disc and the track that is currently
being played.
cTrack title mode displays the ID3 track title of
the MP3 file.
cDisc title mode displays the ID3 disc title of
the MP3 file.
cFolder title mode displays the folder name
given to the MP3 folder.
Display satellite radio display mode (if so
equipped)
To change the text displayed when listening to
satellite radio (if so equipped) press the DISP
button. The DISP button will scroll through the
broadcasted information as follows: NameÃ!
TitleÃ!Current display mode.
To change the default display mode push the
tune knob to display mode and rotate the knob to
select the following display modes: Channel
numberÃ!Channel nameÃ!NameÃ!
Title. Once the display mode is selected press
the tune knob again to store the setting. If thetuning knob is not pressed after 8 seconds the
display will refresh with the last selected display
mode setting.
cChannel number mode displays the channel
number of the selected satellite radio sta-
tion.
cChannel name mode displays the channel
name of the selected satellite radio station.
cName mode displays the name of the artist,
host or weather condition of the selected
satellite radio station.
cTitle mode displays the song title, show
name, or temperature of the selected satel-
lite radio station.
FM/AM/SAT radio operation
FM/AM/SAT band select:
Pushing the RADIO button will change the band
as follows:
AMÃ!FM1 or SAT (Satellite, if so equipped)
When the RADIO button is pushed 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 POWER/VOLUME control knob is de-
pressed to ON.No satellite radio reception is available when the
RADIO button is pressed to access satellite radio
stations unless optional satellite receiver and an-
tenna are installed (retrofit unavailable without
factory satellite radio pre-wiring) , and an XMTor
SIRIUS™ satellite radio service subscription is
active. If satellite radio is not operational then the
RADIO button is used to toggle between AM and
FM bands.
If a compact disc is playing when the RADIO
button is pushed, the compact disc will automati-
cally be turned off and the last radio station
played will come on.
The FM stereo indicator ST will glow during FM
stereo reception. When the stereo broadcast
signal is weak, the radio will automatically change
from stereo to monaural reception.CAT FOLDER (Tuning):
WARNING
The radio should not be tuned while driv-
ing so full attention may be given to ve-
hicle operation.
To manually tune the radio, push the CAT
FOLDER tune button (
or) or turn
the tuning knob to right or left.
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To move quickly through the channels, hold either
theorbutton down for more than
1.5 seconds.
SEEK tuning:
Push the SEEK/TRACK button (
or)
for less than 1.5 seconds to tune from high to low
or low to high frequencies and stop at the next
broadcasting station.
To seek quickly through the channels, press and
hold the SEEK/TRACK button for more than 1.5
seconds. When the button is released the radio
will seek to the next broadcasting station.
SCAN RPT tuning:
Push the SCAN RPT button to stop at each
broadcasting station (AM, FM or SAT if so
equipped) for 5 seconds. Pushing the button
again during this 5 second period will stop SCAN
tuning and the radio will remain tuned to that
station. If the SCAN RPT button is not pushed
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 channel A, B or C using the
preset select button.
2. Select the desired FM, AM or SAT station
band.
3. Tune to the desired station using manual,
SEEK or SCAN tuning. Push 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. Memorizing is now
complete.
5. Other buttons can be set in the same man-
ner.
If the battery cable is disconnected, or if the fuse
blows, 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”.If the station broadcasts RDS information, the
RDS icon is displayed.
Compact disc (CD) changer operation
CAUTION
cDo not force a compact disc into the CD
insert slot. This could damage the CD
and/or CD changer/player.
cTrying to load a CD with the CD door
closed could damage the CD and/or CD
changer.
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. To insert the disc, first push the LOAD button.
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, pushing the
POWER/VOLUME control knob will start the
compact disc.
LOAD button:
To insert a CD in the CD changer, push the load
button
for less than 1.5 seconds. Select
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“MODE” select switch
Push the mode select switch to change the
modes:
PRESET A!PRESET B!PRESET C!CD!
PRESET A
Volume control switch
Push the volume control switch up or down to
increase or decrease the volume.
Tuning
Memory change (radio):
Push the tuning switch (
or) for less
than 1.5 seconds to change the radio frequency.
Seek tuning (radio):
Push the tuning switch (
or) for
more than 1.5 seconds to seek the next or previ-
ous radio station.
FF, REW:
Push the tuning switch (
or) for less
1.5 seconds to return to the beginning of the
present program or skip to the next program.
Push several times to skip back or skip through
programs.To stop the FF or REW function, press the
orbutton for less than 1.5 seconds again.
When playing a CD in the CD changer (if so
equipped) , push the tuning switch (
or) for more than 1.5 seconds to change
between discs when multiple CDs are loaded.
ANTENNA
The antenna cannot be shortened, but can be
removed. When you need to remove the antenna,
turn the antenna rod counterclockwise.
To install the antenna rod, turn the antenna clock-
wise. Tighten the antenna rod to specification
using a suitable tool such as an open-end
wrench. The antenna rod tightening specification
is 2.0 – 2.6 N·m (18 – 23 in-lb) . Do not use pliers
to tighten the antenna as they can leave marks on
the antenna surface. The antenna rod cannot be
hand tightened to the proper specification.
CAUTION
Always properly tighten the antenna rod
during installation or the antenna rod may
break during vehicle operation.When installing a CB, ham radio or car phone in
your NISSAN, be sure to observe the following
cautions, otherwise the new equipment may ad-
versely affect the engine control system and
other electronic parts.
WARNING
cA cellular telephone should not be used
while driving so full attention may be
given to vehicle operation. Some juris-
dictions prohibit the use of cellular tele-
phones while driving.
cIf you must make a call while your ve-
hicle is in motion, the hands free cellu-
lar phone operational mode (if so
equipped) is highly recommended. Ex-
ercise extreme caution at all times so
full attention may be given to vehicle
operation.
cIf a conversation in a moving vehicle
requires you to take notes, pull off the
road to a safe location and stop your
vehicle before doing so.
CAUTION
cKeep the antenna as far away as pos-
sible from the electronic control
modules.
CAR PHONE OR CB RADIO
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