AUDIO OPERATION PRECAUTIONS
Radio
Push the ignition switch to the ACC or ON
position and push the radio band select
button to turn on the radio. If you listen to
the radio with the engine not running, the
ignition switch should be pushed to the
ACC position.
Radio reception is affected by station
signal strength, distance from radio trans-
mitter, buildings, bridges, mountains and
other external influences. Intermittent
changes in reception quality normally are
caused by these external influences.
Using a cellular phone in or near the
vehicle may influence radio reception
quality.
Radio reception:
Your INFINITI radio system is equipped with
state-of-the-art electronic circuits to en-
hance radio reception. These circuits are
designed to extend reception range, and to
enhance the quality of that reception.
However there are some general character-
istics of both FM and AM radio signals that
can affect radio reception quality in a
moving vehicle, even when the finestequipment is used. These characteristics
are completely normal in a given reception
area, and do not indicate any malfunction
in your INFINITI radio system.
Reception conditions will constantly
change because of vehicle movement.
Buildings, terrain, signal distance and
interference from other vehicles can work
against ideal reception. Described below
are some of the factors that can affect your
radio reception.
Some cellular phones or other devices may
cause interference or a buzzing noise to
come from the audio system speakers.
Storing the device in a different location
may reduce or eliminate the noise.
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FM radio reception:
Range: FM range is normally limited to 25
to 30 miles (40 to 48 km), with monaural
(single channel) FM having slightly more
range than stereo FM. External influences
may sometimes interfere with FM station
reception even if the FM station is within
25 miles (40 km). The strength of the FM
signal is directly related to the distance
between the transmitter and receiver. FM
signals follow a line-of-sight path, exhibit-
ing many of the same characteristics as
light. For example they will reflect off
objects.
Fade and drift: As your vehicle moves away
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.Improperly plugging in the iPod®may
cause a checkmark to be displayed on
and off (flickering). Always make sure
that the iPod
®is connected properly.
. An iPod nano®(1st Generation) may
remain in fast forward or rewind mode
if it is connected during a seek opera-
tion. In this case, please manually reset
the iPod
®.
. An iPod nano®(2nd Generation) will
continue to fast-forward or rewind if it
is disconnected during a seek opera-
tion.
. An incorrect song title may appear when
the Play Mode is changed while using
an iPod nano
®(2nd Generation)
. Audiobooks may not play in the same
order as they appear on an iPod
®.
. Large video files cause slow responses
in an iPod
®. The vehicle center display
may momentarily black out, but will
soon recover.
. If an iPod
®automatically selects large
video files while in the shuffle mode,
the vehicle center display may momen-
tarily black out, but will soon recover.
Compressed Audio Files (MP3/
WMA/AAC)
Explanation of terms:
. MP3 —MP3 is short for Moving Pictures
Experts Group Audio Layer 3. MP3 is
the most well known compressed
digital audio file format. This format
allows for near “CD quality”sound, but
at a fraction of the size of normal audio
files. MP3 conversion of an audio track
can reduce the file size by approxi-
mately a 10:1 ratio (Sampling: 44.1
kHz, Bit rate: 128 kbps) with virtually
no perceptible loss in quality. The
compression reduces certain parts of
sound that seem inaudible to most
people.
. WMA —Windows Media Audio (WMA) is
a compressed audio format created by
Microsoft as an alternative to MP3. The
WMA codec offers greater file compres-
sion than the MP3 codec, enabling
storage of more digital audio tracks in
the same amount of space when
compared to MP3s at the same level
of quality.
. AAC/M4A —Advanced Audio Coding
(AAC) is a lossy audio compression
format. Audio files that have been encoded with AAC are generally smaller
in size and deliver a higher quality of
sound than MP3.
. Bit rate —Bit rate denotes the number
of bits per second used by a digital
music file. The size and quality of a
compressed digital audio file is deter-
mined by the bit rate used when
encoding the file.
. Sampling frequency —Sampling fre-
quency is the rate at which the samples
of a signal are converted from analog to
digital (A/D conversion) per second.
. Multisession —Multisession is one of
the methods for writing data to media.
Writing data once to the media is called
a single session, and writing more than
once is called a multisession.
. ID3/WMA Tag —The ID3/WMA tag is the
part of the encoded MP3 or WMA file
that contains information about the
digital music file such as song title,
artist, album title, encoding bit rate,
track time duration, etc. ID3 tag in-
formation is displayed on the Album/
Artist/Track title line on the display.
* Windows
®and Windows Media®are
registered trademarks or trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation in the United States
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Models with navigation system
1. AM·FM·SAT radio band select button
2. DISC·AUX button
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Models without navigation system
1. AUX/Satellite band select button
2. RADIO AM·FM radio band select but-
ton
3. DISC button
FM-AM-SAT RADIO WITH COMPACT
DISC (CD) PLAYER
For all operation precautions, see “Audio
operation precautions” (P.4-39).
The satellite radio mode requires an active
SiriusXM 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
SiriusXM Satellite Radio. After receiving
the activation signal, an available channel
list will be automatically updated in the
radio. Push the ignition switch from LOCK
to ACC to update the channel list.
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, which was playing immedi-
ately 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 bal-
ance:
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),
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distract the driver and may cause a
collision and serious personal injury or
death.
CAUTION
.Only operate the DVD while the vehicle
engine is running. Operating the DVD for
extended periods of time with the
engine OFF can discharge the vehicle
battery.
. Do not allow the system to get wet.
Excessive moisture such as spilled
liquids may cause the system to mal-
function.
. While playing VIDEO-CD media, this DVD
player does not guarantee complete
functionality of all VIDEO-CD formats.
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 “DisplayAdjustment”
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.
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Playing a DVD
DISC·AUX button:
Park the vehicle in a safe location for the
front seat occupants to operate the DVD
drive while watching the images.
Push the DISC·AUX button on the instru-
ment panel and turn the display to the DVD
mode.
When a DVD is loaded, it will be replayed
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 auto-
matically 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, you may
use the touch screen to select items from
the displayed 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.
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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Example
DVD settings
Select the “Settings”key to adjust the
following settings.
Key (DVD-VIDEO):
Keys for the DVD menu operation are
displayed.
: Move the cursor to select a DVD
menu.
Enter: Enter the selected menu.
Move: Change the display location by
moving the operation key.
Back: Return to the previous screen.
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Hide: Hide the operation key.
Title Menu (DVD-VIDEO):
Some menus specific to each disc will be
shown. For details, see the instructions on
the disc.
Title Search (DVD-VIDEO, DVD-VR):
The scene with the specified title will be
displayed each time the “+”side or “−”
side is selected.
Group Search (VIDEO CD):
A scene in the specified group will be
displayed each time the “+”side or “−”
side is selected.
10 Key Search (DVD-VIDEO, VIDEO-CD,CD-
DA, DVD-VR):
Select the “10 Key Search” key to open the
number entry screen. Input the number to
be searched and select the “OK”key. The
specified Title/Chapter or Group/Track will
be played.
Select No. (VIDEO-CD):
Select the “Select No.” key to open the
number entry screen. Input the number to
be searched and select the “OK”key. The
specified scene will be played. Angle (DVD-VIDEO):
If the DVD contains different angles (such
as moving images), the current image
angle can be switched to another one.
Select the “Angle” key. The angle will
change each time the “+”side or “−”side
is selected.
Angle Mark (DVD-VIDEO):
When this item is turned on, an angle mark
will be shown on the bottom of the screen
if the scene can be seen from a different
angle.
Menu Skip (DVD-VIDEO):
DVD menus are automatically configured
and the contents will be played directly
when the “Menu Skip” key is turned on.
Note that some discs may not be played
directly even if this item is turned on.
CM Skip (DVD-VIDEO):
Select the “CM Skip” key. Choose the
setting time from 15, 30 or 60 seconds by
selecting the “+”side or “−”side.
DRC (DVD-VIDEO, DVD-VR):
DRC (Dynamic Range Compression) auto-
matically adjusts the soundtrack volume
level to
maintain a more even sound to the
speakers. DVD Language (DVD-VIDEO, VIDEO-CD):
Select the
“DVD Language” key to open the
number entry screen. Input the number
corresponding 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.
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ing to the movie playback mode.
. Play Mode
Select the preferred play mode.
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Movie file operation (models with
navigation system)
Park the vehicle in a safe location for the
front seat occupants to operate the USB
memory while watching the images.
PLAY:
When the DISC·AUX button is pushed with
the system off and the USB memory
inserted, the system will turn on.
If another audio source is playing and a
USB memory is inserted, push the
DISC·AUX button repeatedly until the cen-
ter display changes to the USB memory mode.
Operation keys:
To operate the USB memory, select the
desired key displayed on the operation
screen using the INFINITI controller.
Pause
Select the “
”key to pause the movie
file. To resume playing the movie file,
select the “
”key.
Play
Select the “
”key to start playing a
movie file, for example, after pausing a
movie file.
STOP
Select the “
”key to stop playing a
movie file.
Skip (Next chapter)
Select the “
”key to skip the chapter(s)
of the disc forward. The chapters will
advance the number of times the ENTER
button is pushed.
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2. A list of commands appears on thescreen, and the system announces,
“Please say a command after the beep.
Available commands are: Call, Phone-
book, Recent Calls, Connect Phone or
Help”.
3. After the tone sounds and the icon on the screen changes from
to,
speak a command. See “List of voice
commands” (P.4-93) the for the voice
command list. Speak “Call”for exam-
ple.
INFO
Voice commands cannot be recognized
as long as the screen icon is not in the command recognition mode
.
4. The system acknowledges the com- mand and announces the next set of
available commands.
5. After the tone sounds, speak the phone number.
6. When you have finished speaking the phone number, the system repeats it
back and announces the available
commands.
7. After system responds, speak “Dial”
and the system dials the spoken
numbers.
Operating tips:
. Voice commands cannot be accepted
when the icon is
.
. If the command is not recognized, the
system announces, “Please say again”.
Repeat the command in a clear voice.
. Push the
switch or the BACKbutton
once to return to the previous screen.
. If you want to cancel the command,
push the
switch. The message
“ Voice input is canceled” will be
announced. If you want to adjust the
volume of the system feedback, push
the volume control buttons [+] or [−]on
the steering wheel or use the audio system volume knob while the system
is making an announcement.
How to speak commands:
The Voice Recognition System requires a
certain way to speak voice commands.
Speak normally and clearly in the direction
of the microphone (located in front of the
rearview mirror). Every digit of the number
must be spoken individually and in a
normal manner. The hands-free mode will
work best when the telephone number is
spoken in blocks of three to five digits.
After each spoken block is terminated, the
system will repeat the three to five digits
and wait for you to speak the next digit or
block of digits required for the telephone
number.
See “List of voice commands” (P.4-93) for
the appropriate commands that can be
spoken for the hands-free mode system.
Example:
In order to initiate a call, speak “Phone-
book”.
INFO
. If you are controlling the telephone
system by voice command for the first
time or do not know the appropriate
voice command, speak “Help” . The
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