1999 Nissan Pathfinder Owner's Manual - Page 102

Cellular airwave interference At times you may hear someone other than the Communicator Response Center operator talking. This is caused by cellular airwave interference and is not caused by an Nissan Communicator system malfunction. Generally, if you are driving, the interference will go away. If cellular airwave interference occurs when the Nissan Communicator system is transmitting data to the Communicator Response Center, the Nissan Communicator system automatically switches to voice communications. There may be cases where cellular airwave interference may prevent the Nissan Communicator System from completing the connection to the Communicator Response Center. Potentially inoperative if the vehicle is in an accident If you are involved in an accident, Nissan Communicator may also be damaged. Since Nissan Communicator is powered from the vehicle, damaged Nissan Communicator related components such as the battery will disable the system. ready when the system completes the dialing attempts. You can press the button again if you still need to contact the Communicator Response Center. After several failed attempts the system will quit dialing and return to normal mode. Phone number changes The Nissan Communicator system is only capable of accepting up to 15 phone number changes. You may need to purchase Nissan Communicator system components if the phone number changes more than 15 times. Inoperative if cellular phone is inactive or inoperative Nissan Communicator will be inoperative if you do not have an active cellular account with a cellular provider. Since Nissan Communicator relies on the cellular network, the system will not work if the cellular service or your cellular phone is inactive. When the Nissan Communicator system is outside of cellular service, the indicator will illuminate. If you try to activate Nissan Communicator, the request will be canceled. Cellular phone transmission may become temporarily disabled, or interrupted by environmental factors such as tunnels, bridges, or tall buildings. When Nissan Communicator encounters such a situation, the system attempts to dial for up to two hours. This time varies greatly depending on the cellular network and cellular signal strength. The system resets to Security The Nissan Communicator system uses the cellular phone network. Conversations and data transmissions are not secure. Third parties may be able to listen to your conversation. ¼ Keep antennas as far away as possible from electronic control units (including radio and Nissan Communicator system components). ¼ Keep antenna wire more than 8 in (20 cm) away from the Multiport Fuel Injection and Nissan Communicator harnesses. Do not route antenna wires next to any other harness. Aftermarket accessories When installing a CB radio or car phone in your NISSAN, be sure to observe the following cautions. Otherwise, the new equipment may adversely affect the Multiport Fuel Injection system, Nissan Communicator system, or other electronic parts. Instruments and controls 2-49