Nissan Altima (L33) 2013-2018 Owners Manual: FM/AM radio with compact disc (CD) player (Type A) (if so equipped)
1. CD eject button
2. CD button
3. Display screen
4. CD insert slot
5. SEEK button
6. SCAN button
7. TRACK button
8. BACK button
9. iPod MENU button
10.TUNE/FOLDER knob, ENTER/SETTING
button
11.Station select (1 - 6) buttons
12.RDM button
13.RPT button
14.VOL (volume) knob / button
15.DISP button
16.MEDIA button
17.FM•AM button
For all operation precautions, see “Audio operation precautions” in this section.
Audio main operation
VOL (volume) /
(power)
button:
Place the ignition switch in the ACC orONposition
and press the (power) 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
(power)
button.
Turn the VOL (volume) control knob to adjust the volume.
This vehicle may be equipped with Speed Sensitive Volume. When this feature is active, the audio volume changes as the driving speed changes.
SETTING button:
Press the SETTING button to show the Settings screen on the display. Turn the TUNE/FOLDER knob to navigate the options and then press the ENTER button to make a selection.
Bass, treble, balance and fade can also be adjusted by pressing the AUDIO control knob and turning it to select the item to adjust. When the desired item is shown on the display, turn the tuning to adjust and then press the AUDIO button until the display returns to the main audio screen. If the button is not pressed for approximately 10 seconds, the radio or CD display will automatically reappear.
iPod® MENU button
This button can only be used for iPod® operations.
See “iPod® player operation without Navigation System” later in this section for details about the function of this button.
FM/AM 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 (STEREO) is shown on the screen during FM stereo reception. When the stereo broadcast signal is weak, the radio automatically changes from stereo to monaural reception.
TUNE/FOLDER knob (Tuning):
Turn the TUNE/FOLDER knob to the left or right for manual tuning.
SEEK tuning:
Press the SEEK button or
to tune
from low to high or high to low frequencies and to
stop at the next broadcasting station.
SCAN tuning:
Press the SCAN button to stop at each broadcasting station for 5 seconds. SCAN will appear on the screen while the radio is scan tuning.
Pressing the 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.
1 to 6 Station memory operations:
Six stations can be set for the AM band. Twelve stations can be set for the FM band (6 for FM1, 6 for FM2).
1. Choose the radio band AM, FM1 or FM2 using the FM·AM select button.
2. Tune to the desired station using the
SEEK button or the TRACK
button. Press and hold any of the desired
station memory buttons (1 – 6) until the
preset number is updated on the display and
the sound is briefly muted.
3. The channel indicator will then come on and the sound will resume. Programming 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 canceled. In that case, reset the desired stations.
Compact disc (CD) player operation
If the radio is already operating, it automatically turns off and the compact disc begins to play.
MEDIA button:
With a CD loaded, press the MEDIA button until the CD mode is displayed on the screen.
CD/MP3 display mode:
While listening to an MP3/WMA CD, certain text may be displayed on the screen if the CD has been encoded with text information. Depending on how the MP3/WMA CD is encoded, information such as Artist, Song and Folder will be displayed.
The track number and the total number of tracks in the current folder or on the current disc are displayed on the screen as well.
SEEK/TRACK (Reverse or Fast Forward) button:
Press and hold the SEEK/TRACK button
or for 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 released, the compact disc returns to normal play speed.
SEEK/TRACK button:
Press the SEEK/TRACK button
while a
CD or MP3/WMA CD is playing to return to the
beginning of the current track. Press the
SEEK/TRACK button several times to
skip
backward several tracks.
Press the SEEK/TRACK button while a
CD or MP3/WMA CD is playing to advance one
track. Press the SEEK/TRACK 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.
TUNE/FOLDER knob (MP3/WMA CD only):
If an MP3/WMA CD with multiple folders is playing, turn the TUNE/FOLDER knob to change folders. Turn the knob to the left to skip back a folder. Turn the knob to the right to skip ahead a folder.
RPT button:
When the RPT button is pressed while a compact disc is playing, the play pattern can be changed as follows:
CD:
1 Track Repeat ←→ OFF
CD with MP3 or WMA:
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 CD is displayed on the screen unless no pattern is applied.
RDM button:
When the RDM button is pressed while a compact disc is playing, the play pattern can be changed as follows:
CD:
1 Disc Random ←→ OFF
CD with MP3 or WMA:
1 Disc Random → 1 Folder Random → OFF
1 Disc Random: all tracks on the disc will be played randomly.
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 CD is displayed on the screen unless no pattern is applied.
EJECT button:
When the button is pressed with
a compact
disc loaded, the compact disc will eject and
the last source will be played.
When the button is pressed twice
with a
compact disc loaded, the compact disc will be
ejected further for easier CD removal. If the disc
is not removed within 20 seconds, the disc will
reload.