2011 INFINITI M sat nav

4 Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice
recognition systems
Safety note....................................... 4-2
Center multi-function control panel ................. 4-2
How to use INFINITI controller ................... 4-4
How to use touch screen
(models with navigation system) ................. 4-4
Menu options
(models with navigation system) ................. 4-6
How to select menus on the screen .............. 4-7
Vehicle information and settings .................... 4-8
How to use STATUS button ...................... 4-8
How to use brightness control and display
ON/OFF button ................................. 4-8
How to use DISP button ........................ 4-8
How to use
econ button
(models without navigation system) .............. 4-8
How to use INFO button ........................ 4-8
How to use SETTING button ....................4-14
How to use climate button .....................4-24
Rearview monitor ................................. 4-24
How to read displayed lines ....................4-25
How to park with predicted course lines .........4-25
Difference between predicted and actual
distances ..................................... 4-26How to adjust screen
.......................... 4-29
Operating tips ................................ 4-29
Ventilators ....................................... 4-30
Automatic climate control ......................... 4-30
Automatic climate control (Type A) ..............4-32
Automatic climate control (Type B) ..............4-36
Forest Air™ ................................... 4-39
Operating tips ................................ 4-43
In-cabin microfilter ............................ 4-43
Servicing climate control ....................... 4-44
Audio system .................................... 4-44
Audio operation precautions ...................4-44
FM-AM-SAT radio with Compact Disc (CD)
player ........................................ 4-58
DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) player
operation (models with navigation system) ......4-62
Usb input operation ........................... 4-66
Bluetooth streaming audio
(models with navigation system) ................4-70
iPod player operation ......................... 4-74
Music box hard drive
(models with navigation system) ................4-76
Cd/dvd/usb memory care and cleaning .........4-82
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BOSECenterpoint (if so equipped) :
When this item is turned to ON, an exciting
surround sound effect is generated from a
traditional stereo recording.
BOSE AudioPilot (if so equipped) :
When this item is turned to ON, AudioPilot 2
Noise Compensation Technology monitors
noise in the passenger compartment with a
microphone and compensates for any unpleas-
ant noise.
Surround Effect (if so equipped) :
To adjust the surround sound volume, select
“Surround Effect” key and adjust it with the
INFINITI controller.
DivX Registration Code (models with naviga-
tion system) :
The registration code for a device that is used to
download DivX files will be displayed on the
screen. If a disc is loaded or a USB memory is
connected to the audio system, this function
will not be activated.
Display Album Cover Art (models with naviga-
tion system) :
When this item is turned to ON, the album cover
image is displayed when playing iPod or MP3
music files through a CD, DVD or USB memory. When the image is not properly embedded in
the file or device, the image will not be dis-
played.
Phone settings (models with
navigation system)
For details of the “Phone” settings, see
“BLUETOOTH
HANDS-FREE PHONE SYSTEM
(models with navigation system)” later in this
section.
Bluetooth settings (models with
navigation system)
For details of the “Bluetooth” settings, see
“BLUETOOTH HANDS-FREE PHONE SYSTEM
(models with navigation system)” later in this
section or “BLUETOOTH STREAMING AUDIO
(models with navigation system)” later in this
section.Volume and Beeps settings (models
with navigation system)
The display as illustrated will appear when
pushing the SETTING button, selecting the “Vol-
ume & Beeps” key.
Audio Volume :
To increase or decrease the audio volume,
select the “Audio Volume” key and adjust it
with the INFINITI controller. You can also adjust
the audio volume by turning the VOLUME con-
trol knob.
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DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) player
(models with navigation system)
●Do not force a compact disc into the CD/DVD
insert slot. This could damage the CD/DVD
player.
● During cold weather or rainy days, the player
may malfunction due to humidity. If this occurs, remove the CD/DVD and dehumidify
or ventilate the player completely.
● The player may skip while driving on rough
roads.
● The CD/DVD player sometimes cannot func-
tion when the passenger compartment tem-
perature is extremely high. Decrease the
temperature before use.
● Only use high quality 4.7 in (12 cm) round
discs that have the “COMPACT disc DIGITAL
AUDIO” or “DVD Video” logo on the disc or
packaging.
● Do not expose the CD/DVD to direct sunlight.
● CD/DVDs that are of poor quality, dirty,
scratched, covered with fingerprints, or that
have pinholes may not work properly.
● The following CD/DVDs are not guaranteed
to play:
– Copy control compact discs (CCCD)
– Recordable compact discs (CD-R)
– Rewritable compact discs (CD-RW)
– Recordable DVDs (DVD±R, DVD±R DL)
– Rewritable DVDs (DVD±RW, DVD±RW DL) ●
Do not use the following CD/DVDs as they
may cause the CD/DVD player to malfunc-
tion.
– 3.1 in (8 cm) discs
– CD/DVDs that are not round
– CD/DVDs with a paper label
– CD/DVDs that are warped, scratched or have abnormal edges
– This audio system can only play prere- corded CD/DVDs. It has no capabilities to
record or burn CD/DVDs.
● If the CD/DVD cannot be played, one of the
following messages will be displayed.
Disc Read Error:
– Confirm that the CD/DVD is inserted cor- rectly (the label side is facing up, etc.).
– Confirm that the CD/DVD is not bent or warped and it is free of scratches.
Please Eject Disc: – This may be an error due to the tempera- ture inside the player being too high.
Remove the CD/DVD by pushing the EJECT
button, and after a short time reinsert the
CD/DVD. The CD/DVD can be played when
the temperature of the player returns to
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ON·OFF/Volume control :
Push the ignition switch to the ACC or ON
position, and then push the ON·OFF button
while the system is off to turn on the last audio
source (i.e. FM or CD), which was playing im-
mediately before the system was turned off.
While the system is on, pushing the ON·OFF
button turns the system off.
Turn the VOL control knob to adjust the volume.
Adjusting tone quality and speaker balance :
To adjust Bass, Treble, Balance and Fade, push
the Audio control knob. When the display
shows the setting you want to change (Bass,
Treble, Balance and Fade), rotate the Audio
control knob to set the desired setting. For the
other setting methods, see “HOW TO USE SET-
TING BUTTON” earlier in this section.
This vehicle has some sound effect functions as
follows:
●Speed Sensitive Vol.
● Precision Phased Audio (if so equipped)
● BOSE Centerpoint 2 (if so equipped)
● BOSE AudioPilot
TM2 (if so equipped)
For more details, see “VEHICLE INFORMATION
AND SETTINGS” earlier in this section. Switching the display :
Pushing the DISC·AUX button will switch the
displays as follows:
●
Models with navigation system
iPod/USB →CD/DVD →Music Box →
Bluetooth Audio→iPod/USB
● Models without navigation system
iPod/USB →CD →iPod/USB
Linking Intelligent Key (models with navigation
system) :
The audio settings can be memorized for each
Intelligent Key. For more details, see “SETTING
MEMORY FUNCTION” in the “3. Pre-driving
checks and adjustments” section.
FM-AM-SAT radio operation
When the radio band select button is pushed
while the ignition switch is in the ACC or ON
position, the radio will come on at the channel
last played.
The last channel played will also come on when
the ON·OFF button is pushed to ON.
If another audio source is playing when the
radio band select button is turned to ON, the
audio source will automatically be turned off
and the last radio channel played will come on. When the stereo broadcast signal is weak, the
radio will automatically change from stereo to
monaural reception.
radio (FM·AM) band select :
Pushing the XM radio band select button will
change the band as follows:
AM →FM1 →FM2 →AM
radio (XM) band select :
Pushing the XM radio band select button will
change the band as follows:
XM1 →XM2 →XM3 →XM1
The satellite radio is not available in Alaska,
Hawaii and Guam.
TUNE (Tuning) :
● For AM and FM radio
Turn the radio TUNE knob for manual tuning.
● For XM Satellite Radio
Turn the radio TUNE knob to seek channels
from all of the categories when any category
is not selected.
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SEEK tuning/CATEGORY (CAT) :
● For AM and FM radio
Push the SEEK button
orto
tune from low to high or high to low frequen-
cies and to stop at the next broadcasting
station.
● For XM Satellite Radio
Push the SEEK button
orto
tune to the first channel of the next or
previous category.
During satellite radio reception, the following
notices will be displayed under certain condi-
tions.
● NO SIGNAL (No signal is received while the
SAT tuner is connected.)
● OFF AIR (Broadcasting signed off)
● CHECK ANTENNA (Antenna connection error)
● LOADING (When the initial setting is per-
formed)
● UPDATING (When the satellite radio sub-
scription is not active)
SCAN tuning :
Push the SCAN tuning button to tune from low
to high frequencies and stop at each broadcast- ing station/channel for 5 seconds. Pushing the
button again during this 5 seconds period will
stop SCAN tuning and the radio will remain
tuned to that station/channel.
If the SCAN tuning button is not pushed within
5 seconds, SCAN tuning moves to the next
station/channel.
toStation memory operations :
12 stations/channels can be set for the FM band
(6 each for FM1 and FM2), 18 for XM radio (6
each for XM1, XM2 and XM3) and 6 stations can
be set for the AM band.
1. Choose the radio band using the radio band select button.
2. Tune to the desired station/channel using the
, SCAN button or the radio
TUNE knob.
3. Push and hold the desired station preset button
tountil the radio mutes.
4. The station indicator will then come on and the sound will resume. Memorizing is
now complete.
5. 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 erased. In
that case, reset the desired stations/channels. Menu (XM Satellite Radio) (models with naviga-
tion system) :
When the “Menu” key on the display is selected
while the XM Satellite Radio is being played,
the menu list will be displayed.
The following items are available.
●
Preset List
Displays the preset channel list. If 1 of the 6
preset stations listed is touched and held,
the current station will be stored as the new
preset.
● Customize Channel List
Selects specific channels to skip while using
the TUNE, SEEK/CATEGORY or Menu-
Categories feature.
● Favorite Artists & Songs
Stores the current artist or song that is being
played. Touch the “Alert” key to be reminded
when the stored artist or song is playing on
a station while listening to XM.
● Categories
Selecting a category will go to the first
channel in that category as defined by XM
Radio.
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●Direct Tune
Inputs the channel number by using a key-
pad.
Text (models without navigation system) :
When the “Text” key is selected with the
INFINITI controller on the display and then the
ENTER button is pushed while the satellite radio
is being played, the text information listed
below will be displayed on the screen.
● CH Name
● Category
● Name
● Title
● Other
Compact Disc (CD) player operation
Push the ignition switch to the ACC or ON
position and insert the Compact Disc (CD) into
the slot with the label side facing up. The CD
will be guided automatically into the slot and
start playing.
After loading the CD, the number of tracks on
the CD and the play time will appear on the
display.
If the radio is already operating, it will automati-
cally turn off and the CD will play. If the system has been turned off while the CD
was playing, pushing the ON·OFF button will
start the CD.
Do not use 3.1 in (8 cm) discs.
PLAY :
When the DISC·AUX (CD play) button is pushed
with the system off and the CD loaded, the
system will turn on and the CD will start to play.
When the DISC·AUX button is pushed with the
CD loaded and the radio playing, the radio will
automatically be turned off and the CD will start
to play.
Menu (models with navigation system) :
When the “Menu” key on the display is selected
while the CD is being played, the menu screen
will be displayed. The following menu options
are available.
● Folder List (for CD with compressed audio
files)
Displays the folder list.
● Track List
Displays the track list. ●
Play Mode
Select a play mode from the following items.
– Normal
– 1 Folder Repeat (for CD with compressed audio files)
– 1 Track Repeat
– 1 Disc Random
– 1 Folder Random (for CD with compressed audio files)
● Record to Music Box (for CD)
Select to choose specific songs on the CD to
record to the Music Box.
● Title Text Priority (for CD)
Set the priority to CDDB (Compact Disc Data
Base) to acquire track information from the
Gracenote Database, or set the priority to
CD-TEXT to acquire the information from
CDs.
● Automatic Recording (for CD)
When this item is turned to ON, the Music
Box hard drive automatically starts record-
ing when a CD is inserted.
● Recording Quality (for CD)
The larger number (132) will increase the
recorded sound quality while taking up more
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space on the Music Box leaving less room for
more songs.
For the details of Music Box, see “MUSIC BOX
HARD DRIVE (models with navigation system)”
later in this section.
Text (models without navigation system) :
When the “Text” key is selected in the screen
using the INFINITI controller and then the ENTER
button is pushed while the CD is being played,
the music information below will be displayed
on the screen.
CD:
● Disc title
● Track title
CD with compressed audio files:
● Folder title
● File title
● Song title
● Album title
● Artist
Next/Previous Track and Fast
Forward/Rewind :
When the
(fast forward) or(re-
wind) button is pushed for more than 1.5 sec- onds while the CD is being played, the CD will
play while fast forwarding or rewinding. When
the button is released, the CD will return to
normal play speed.
When the
orbutton is pushed for
less than 1.5 seconds while the CD is being
played, the next track or the beginning of the
current track on the CD will be played.
REPEAT (RPT), RANDOM (RDM) :
When the RPT button is pushed while the CD is
played, the play pattern can be changed as
follows:
(CD)
(CD with compressed audio files)
CD EJECT :
When the CD EJECT button is pushed with the
CD loaded, the CD will be ejected.
When this button is pushed while the CD is
being played, the CD will be ejected.
If the CD comes out and is not removed, it will be
pulled back into the slot to protect it.
DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) PLAYER
OPERATION (models with navigation
system)
Precautions
Start the engine when using the DVD entertain-
ment system.
Movies will not be shown on the front display
while the vehicle is in any drive position to
reduce driver distraction. Audio is available
when a movie is played. To view movies in the
front display, stop the vehicle in a safe location,
move the selector lever to the P (Park) position.
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●Pushing the menu control switch (models
with navigation system) will show the list of
preset stations.
XM Satellite Radio :
● Tilting up/down for less than 1.5 seconds
will increase or decrease the preset channel.
● Tilting up/down for more than 1.5 seconds
will go to the next or previous category.
● Pushing the menu control switch (models
with navigation system) will show the XM
Menu.
iPod :
● Tilting up/down for less than 1.5 seconds
will increase or decrease the track number.
● Tilting up/down for more than 1.5 seconds
will skip to the next or previous index.
● Pushing the menu control switch will show
the iPod Menu.
CD :
● Tilting up/down for less than 1.5 seconds
will increase or decrease the track number.
● Tilting up/down for more than 1.5 seconds
will increase/decrease the folder number (if
playing compressed audio files). ●
Pushing the menu control switch (models
with navigation system) will show the CD
Menu.
DVD (models with navigation system) :
● Tilting up/down for less than 1.5 seconds
will increase or decrease the track number.
● Tilting up/down for more than 1.5 seconds
will increase or decrease the title number.
● Pushing the menu control switch will select
an item from the DVD display.
● When the transparent operation menu ap-
pears, the switch will control the menu.
USB :
● Tilting up/down for less than 1.5 seconds
will increase or decrease the track number.
● Tilting up/down for more than 1.5 seconds
will increase/decrease the folder number
● Pushing the menu control switch will show
the USB Menu.
Music Box (models with navigation system) :
● Tilting up/down for less than 1.5 seconds
will increase or decrease the track number.
● Tilting up/down for more than 1.5 seconds
will increase/decrease the album (folder)
number (if playing compressed audio files). ●
Pushing the menu control switch will show
the Music Box Menu.
Bluetooth Audio (models with navigation sys-
tem) :
● Tilting up/down for less than 1.5 seconds
will increase or decrease the track number.
BACK switch (models with
navigation system)
Push this switch to go back to the previous
screen or cancel the selection if it is not com-
pleted.
Volume control switches
Push the upper (+) or lower () side switch to
increase or decrease the volume.
Audio source switch
Push the audio source switch to change the
mode as follows.
● Models with navigation system
AM →FM →SAT →CD/DVD →Music Box →
USB/iPod →Bluetooth Audio
● Models without navigation system
AM →FM →CD →USB/iPod →SAT
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