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Nissan Offers Cell Phone Docking Stations For Its Vehicles

19 February 1998

Nissan Offers Cell Phone Docking Stations For Its Vehicles

    CARSON, Calif., Feb. 19 -- Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A.
today announced the availability of a Cellular Phone Docking Station for all
of its vehicles(1), which will give customers a more flexible and safer
cellular phone conversation.
    This high performance, in-car, hands-free speakerphone system is used in
conjunction with the Motorola(2)  MicroTac(R) portable cellular telephone to
create a convenient, hands-free speakerphone system.
    The docking station consists of four components _ a permanently installed
cellular phone housing unit, a Remote (steering wheel mount for Maxima)
mounted switch, an external microphone and speaker mounted in the vehicle and
an external mounted antenna _- to enable the hands-free operation.  The
docking station is permanently installed, concealed in the vehicle's center
console or the glove box for a stationary application.
    The wireless remote pad can be mounted on the steering wheel (Maxima only)
or other location of choice.  The keypad features six different functions,
including two switches that allow the user to scroll up or down a list of 10
speed dial numbers (programmable voice tags are announced to identify each
memory location), two additional buttons control volume, up or down, while the
remaining two are used to send and end a call.
    On incoming calls, the audio system is automatically muted enabling the
driver to hear the ring.  On outgoing calls, the driver simply presses the
scroll button on the wireless keypad and listens for the voice tag naming the
party they wish to dial.  Once the name is identified, the caller simply
presses "send" on the keypad to initiate the call. If the driver chooses to
hold a private conversation, the phone may be used in the Docking Station and
the phone will continue to hold the system's antenna connection for enhanced
performance.
    The Nissan Cellular Phone Docking Station also has an optional 3 watt
booster amplifier.  The amplifier converts a portable cellular telephone
signal from a .6 watt phone to a 3 watt mobile phone, the maximum legal power
for cellular telephones.  This, along with the external mounted antenna, aids
crisp, clear conversations.

    Additional features and conveniences include:
    * The docking station uses the vehicle's battery, saving cellular phone
battery energy.
    * Voice tag feature automatically announces an easily identifiable name
(attached to a speed dial location) before pressing "send" and a confirmation
after "send" is depressed.
    * Optional pre-programming of 911 enables the driver to easily summon help
if needed.

    All Genuine Nissan Accessories are covered under the 3-year/36,000-mile
New Vehicle Limited Warranty when installed at the time of a new vehicle
purchase.  If installed after the vehicle is purchased, accessories are backed
by Nissan's 12-month/12,000-mile Limited warranty.
    In North America, Nissan's operations include styling, engineering,
manufacturing, sales, consumer and corporate financing, and industrial and
textile equipment.  Nissan in North America employs more than 20,000 people in
the United States, Canada and Mexico, and generates more than 70,000 jobs
through more than 1,500 Nissan and Infiniti dealerships across the continent.
More information on Nissan in North America and the complete line of Nissan
and Infiniti vehicles can be found online at http://www.nissan-na.com.

    (1) Will not be immediately available on Quest models.
    (2) Other phone models to follow.

SOURCE  Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A.