Entertainment System - Satellite Radio Diagnostics: Overview

Classification:
EL03-037

Reference:
NTB04-119

Date:
October 5, 2004

NISSAN SATELLITE RADIO DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION

APPLIED VEHICLES:
2003 Murano (Z50) - equipped with XM(R) or SIRIUS(TM) Satellite Radio Receiver and Service

2003 Pathfinder (R50) - equipped with XM(R) or SIRIUS(TM) Satellite Radio Receiver and Service

All 2004 Nissan Vehicles and later - equipped with XM(R) or SIRIUS(TM) Satellite Radio Receiver and Service

IF YOU CONFIRM:

A satellite (SAT) radio related incident has occurred on a Nissan vehicle factory equipped with SAT radio.

ACTIONS:





First, refer to Chart A shown for a list of Nissan vehicles that are pre-wired for SAT radio.

Second, refer to the Service Information section in this bulletin.

^ The Audio unit, SAT receiver, and Satellite Service may be OK.

Third, refer to the Service Procedure section of this bulletin.





^ Refer to the Diagnostic Flowchart shown. It will provide Symptoms and Possible Causes to help you judge the SAT radio condition.

IMPORTANT:
The purpose of ACTIONS (above) is to give you a quick idea of the work you will be performing. You MUST closely follow the entire Service Procedure as it contains information that is essential to successfully completing this procedure.

SERVICE INFORMATION





Vehicles with the hardware to receive SAT Radio can be identified by a special antenna (see Figure 1).

In order for SAT radio to work, the vehicle must have all of the following:

^ SAT antenna (see Figure 1) and "N-Buss" harness (hidden in the vehicle)

^ Either a XM(R) or SIRIUS(TM) SAT receiver (hidden in the vehicle)*

^ A current, active and registered subscription to the appropriate* SAT radio provider

*IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT SAT:

^ The type of SAT receiver the vehicle has, XM(R) or SIRIUS(TM), determines which service is available for subscription.

^ A subscription registers to the SAT receiver, not to the vehicle's in-dash Audio (head) unit, harness, etc.

^ Each SAT receiver has an Electronic Serial Number (ESN) used to register the subscription.

^ For SAT radio, the Audio (head) unit is only a controller/sound amplifier. SAT radio reception occurs in and by the SAT receiver.

^ The quality of SAT radio reception, just like regular radio, can still be affected by environmental factors like buildings, tunnels, geographic location, etc. (For more information on SAT reception see Nissan TechTalk issue Sept./Oct. 2002)

^ Depending on the year and model of the vehicle, the SAT receiver can be located either in the rear of the vehicle or under the dashboard.





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