2011 INFINITI QX AUX

1. Cargo light (P. 2-68)
2. Cup holders (3rd row seat) (P. 2-56)
3. Rear ventilators (P. 4-30)
4. Coat hooks (P. 2-59)
5. Rear personal lights (P. 2-66)6. Tray (P. 2-58)
— USB memory operation* (P. 4-61)
— iPod player operation* (P. 4-70)
7. Door armrest — Power window controls (P. 2-61)
— Power door lock switch (P. 3-5) 8.
Automatic drive positioner switch (P. 3-30)
9. Sun visors (P. 3-26)
10. Moon roof switch (P. 2-63)
11. Map lights (P. 2-66)
12. Sunglasses holder (P. 2-56)
13. Inside rearview mirror (P. 3-27)
— HomeLink universal transceiver
(P. 2-68)
14. Cargo area — Power outlet (P. 2-52)
— Cargo floor box (P. 2-60)
— Luggage hooks (P. 2-59)
— Jacking tools (P. 6-4)
15. Rear console box (P. 2-58) — Cup holders (2nd row seat)* (P. 2-54)
— Pocket* (P. 2-58)
16. Cup holders (2nd row seat)* (P. 2-54)
17.
Dual head restraint DVD system* (P. 4-83)
18. Console box (P. 2-57) — Power outlet (P. 2-52)
— Auxiliary input jacks* (P. 4-84)
— Rear automatic air conditioning
system* (P. 4-37)
19. Power outlet (P. 2-52)/Front cup holders (P. 2-54)
*: if so equipped
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PASSENGER COMPARTMENT
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4 Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice
recognition systems
Safety note....................................... 4-2
Center multi-function control panel ................. 4-3
How to use INFINITI controller ................... 4-3
How to use touch screen ........................ 4-4
Menu options .................................. 4-6
How to select menus on the screen .............. 4-6
Vehicle information and settings .................... 4-7
How to use STATUS button ...................... 4-7
How to use brightness control and display
ON/OFF button ................................. 4-7
How to use INFO button ........................ 4-7
How to use SETTING button .....................4-11
Around view™ monitor ........................... 4-19
How to switch the display ......................4-21
How to see each view ......................... 4-22
Difference between predicted and actual
distances ..................................... 4-26
Camera aiding corner sonar function ............4-28
How to adjust the screen view ..................4-29
Around view™ monitor settings ................4-29
Operating tips ................................ 4-29
Ventilators ....................................... 4-30
Automatic climate control ......................... 4-31
Automatic climate control ......................4-34Operating tips
................................ 4-39
In-cabin microfilter ............................ 4-39
Servicing climate control ....................... 4-40
Audio system .................................... 4-40
Audio operation precautions ...................4-40
FM-AM-SAT radio with Compact Disc (CD)
player ........................................ 4-54
DVD (DIGITAL VERSATILE DISC) player
operation ..................................... 4-58
Usb memory operation ......................... 4-61
Bluetooth streaming audio .................... 4-66
iPod player operation ......................... 4-70
Music box ................................... 4-72
Front auxiliary input jacks ......................4-78
Cd/dvd/usb memory care and cleaning .........4-80
Steering-wheel-mounted
controls for audio......4-81
Antenna ...................................... 4-82
Dual head restraint DVD system (if so equipped) ....4-83
System components ........................... 4-83
Before operating dual head restraint DVD
system ....................................... 4-88
Playing Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) .............4-90
Operating tips ................................ 4-94
Care and maintenance ......................... 4-95
Car phone or CB radio ............................ 4-95

WARNING
●Do not disassemble or modify this system. If
you do, it may result in accidents, fire, or
electric shock.
● Do not use this system if you notice any
abnormality, such as a frozen screen or lack
of sound. Continued use of the system may
result in accident, fire or electric shock.
● In case you notice any foreign object in the
system hardware, spill liquid on it, or notice
smoke or smell coming from it, stop using
the system immediately and contact your
nearest INFINITI retailer. Ignoring such con-
ditions may lead to accidents, fire, or electric
shock.
● Park the vehicle in a safe location and apply
the parking brake to view the images on the
front center display screen using devices
connected to the auxiliary input jacks.
● Positioning the heating or air conditioning
controls and display controls should not be
done while driving so that full attention may
be given to driving operation. Do not attempt to operate the system in extreme
temperature conditions [below
4°F (20°C)
and above 158°F (70°C)]. Operating this system
under these conditions may result in system
malfunctions.
SAFETY NOTE
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1. ON·OFF/VOLUME control knob
2. DISC·AUX button
3. FM·AM band select button
4. XM band select button
5. SCAN button6. FF (forward)/REW (rewind) or SEEK/TRACK
button
7. RDM (random)·RPT (repeat) play button
8.
Radio tuning / MP3/WMA/AAC folder selec-
tor / AUDIO control knob
9. CD EJECT button
10. CD/DVD slot
11. Radio station preset buttons
No satellite radio reception is available unless
an XM Satellite Radio subscription is active.
The audio control buttons are also located on
the center multi-function control panel.
FM-AM-SAT RADIO WITH COMPACT
DISC (CD) PLAYER
For all operation precautions, see “AUDIO OP-
ERATION PRECAUTIONS” earlier in this section.
The satellite radio mode requires an active XM
Satellite Radio subscription. The satellite radio
is not available in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
It may take some time to receive the activation
signal after subscribing the XM Satellite Radio.
After receiving the activation signal, an avail-
able channel list will be automatically updated
in the radio. For XM, push the ignition switch
from LOCK to ACC to update the channel list.
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Audio main operation
Head unit :
The auto loudness circuit enhances the low and
high frequency ranges automatically in both
radio reception and CD playback.
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.
● Driver’s Audio Stage
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:
iPod/USB →CD/DVD →Music Box →
Bluetooth streaming audio →AUX →
iPod/USB
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 FM·AM 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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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 :
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 CD.
● Automatic Recording (for CD)
When this item is turned to ON, the Music
Box automatically starts recording when a
CD is inserted.
● Recording Quality (for CD)
The larger number (132) will increase the
recorded sound quality while taking up more
space on the Music Box leaving less room
for more songs.
For the details of Music Box, see “MUSIC
BOX” later in this section.
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Playing a DVD
Park the vehicle in a safe location for the front
seat occupants to operate the DVD drive while
watching the images.
Inserting/removing Disk :
Insert a DVD into the CD/DVD slot with the
labeled side up. The DVD will be guided auto-
matically into the slot. When ejecting the DVD,
push the EJECT button.
DISC·AUX button :
When a DVD is loaded, it will begin playing
automatically.The operation screen will be turned on when the
DISC·AUX button located on the instrument
panel is pushed while a DVD is being played,
and it will turn off automatically after a period of
time. To turn it on again, push the DISC·AUX
button again.
DVD operation keys :
When the DVD is playing without the operation
screen being shown as illustrated, you may use
the touch screen to select items from the dis-
played video. You may also use the INFINITI
controller to select an item from the displayed
video. When the operation screen is being
shown, use the INFINITI controller or touch
screen to select an item from the displayed
menus.
PAUSE:
Select the “
” key to pause the DVD. To
resume playing the DVD, use the “PLAY” key.
PLAY:
Select the “
” key to start playing the DVD,
for example, after pausing the DVD.
STOP:
Select the “
” key to stop playing the DVD.
/Next/Previous Chapter:
Select the “
”or“” key to skip the
chapter(s) of the disc forward/backward. The
chapters will advance/go back the number of
times this key is selected.
/Commercial Skip:
This function is only for DVD-VIDEO, DVD-VR.
Select the “
”or“” key to skip
forward or backwards by the set amount as
defined in the DVD Settings menu.
/Next/Previous Image:
This function is only for DVD-AUDIO. Select the
“
”or“” key to advance or rewind
the still image. The still image will advance or
rewind the number of times this key is selected.
Top Menu :
When the “Top Menu” key is selected in the
screen while a DVD is being played, the top
menu specific to each disc will be displayed. For
details, see the instructions on the disc.
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DVD Language (DVD-VIDEO, VIDEO-CD) :
Select the “DVD Language” key to open the
number entry screen. Input the number corre-
sponding to the preferred language and select
the “OK” key. The DVD top menu language will
be changed to the one specified.
Display :
To adjust the image quality of the screen, select
the preferred adjustment items.
Audio :
Select the preferred language for audio.
Subtitle (DVD-VIDEO, DVD-VR) :
Select the preferred language for subtitles.
Display Mode (DVD-VIDEO, VIDEO-CD, DVD-VR) :
Select from the “Full”, “Wide”, “Normal” or
“Cinema” modes.
Title List (DVD-VR) :
Select the preferred title from the list.
Play Mode :
Select the preferred play mode.
PG/PL Mode (DVD-VR) :
Select the “PG” or “PL” mode.
Display settings
To adjust the front display mode, push the
SETTING button while the DVD is being played,
select the “Others” key and then select the
“Display” key.
To adjust the display ON/OFF, brightness, tint,
color and contrast, select the “Display Adjust-
ment” key and then select each key.
Then you can adjust each item using the
INFINITI controller. After changes have been
made push the BACK button to save the setting.
USB MEMORY OPERATION
Audio main operation
Open the tray lid and connect a USB memory1
as illustrated. Then, push the DISC·AUX button
repeatedly to switch to the USB memory mode.
If the system has been turned off while the USB
memory was playing, pushing the ON·OFF/VOL
control knob will start the USB memory.
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