2014 INFINITI QX80 radio

4 Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice recogni-tion systems
Safety note .......................................................... 4-3
Center multi-function control panel ...................... 4-3
How to use INFINITI controller.......................... 4-4
How to use touch screen ................................. 4-4
Menu options .................................................. 4-6
How to select menus on the screen................. 4-7
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 ........................... 4-12
Around View
TMMonitor...................................... 4-21
How to switch the display ............................. 4-23
How to see each view.................................... 4-24
Difference between predicted and
actual distances ............................................ 4-28
Camera aiding corner sonar function ............. 4-30
Moving Object Detection (MOD) ..................... 4-32
How to adjust the screen view....................... 4-34
Around View
TMMonitor settings .................... 4-35
Operating tips ............................................... 4-37
Ventilators ......................................................... 4-38
Automatic climate control .................................. 4-39 Automatic climate control .............................. 4-41 Operating tips.............................................. 4-46
Linking Intelligent Key ................................. 4-46
In-cabin microfilter....................................... 4-46
Servicing climate control.............................. 4-47
Audio system .................................................... 4-47 Audio operation precautions ........................ 4-47
FM-AM-SAT radio with Compact Disc
(CD) player................................................... 4-60
DVD (Digital Versatile Disc)
player operation .......................................... 4-64
USB memory operation ................................ 4-67
Bluetooth
®streaming audio ........................ 4-72
iPod®player operation ................................ 4-76
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 ................................................. 4-91
Playing Digital Versatile Disc (DVD)/USB ...... 4-92
Operating tips.............................................. 4-97

Care and maintenance................................... 4-97
Car phone or CB radio ....................................... 4-98
Bluetooth
®Hands-Free Phone System ............... 4-98
Regulatory information ................................ 4-100
Voice commands ......................................... 4-100
Control buttons ........................................... 4-100
Connecting procedure.................................. 4-101
Phone selection........................................... 4-101
Quick Dial ................................................... 4-101
Making a call .............................................. 4-104 Receiving a call.......................................... 4-105
During a call .............................................. 4-106
Phone setting ............................................ 4-106
Troubleshooting guide ............................... 4-108
INFINITI Voice Recognition system ................... 4-109 INFINITI Voice Recognition
Standard Mode .......................................... 4-109
Using the system ....................................... 4-112
INFINITI Voice Recognition Alternate
Command Mode......................................... 4-125
Using the system ....................................... 4-134
Troubleshooting guide ............................... 4-140

The climate control system is equipped
with a natural grape seed polyphenol filter
which collects and neutralizes dirt, pollen,
dust, etc.
To make sure that the air conditioner
heats, defogs and ventilates efficiently,
replace the filter in accordance with the
maintenance schedule in the INFINITI Ser-
vice and Maintenance Guide. To replace the
filter, contact an INFINITI retailer.
The filter should be replaced if the air flow
decreases significantly or if windows fog
up easily when operating the heater or air
conditioner.
SERVICING CLIMATE CONTROL
The climate control system in your INFINITI
is charged with a refrigerant designed with
the environment in mind.This refrigerant
will not harm the earth’s ozone layer.
However, special charging equipment and
lubricant are required when servicing your
INFINITI air conditioner. Using improper
refrigerants or lubricants will cause severe
damage to your climate control system.
(See “Capacities and recommended fuel/
lubricants” in the“9. Technical and con-
sumer information” section for climate
control system refrigerant and lubricant recommendations.)
Your INFINITI retailer will be able to service
your environmentally friendly climate con-
trol system.
WARNING
The system contains refrigerant under high
pressure. To avoid personal injury, any air
conditioner service should be done only by
an experienced technician with the proper
equipment.
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 finest
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equipment 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 station) 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 awayfrom a station transmitter, the signals will
tend to fade and/or drift.
Static and flutter: During signal interfer-
ence from buildings, large hills or due to
antenna position, usually in conjunction
with increased distance from the station
transmitter, static or flutter can be heard.
This can be reduced by lowering the treble
setting to reduce the treble response.
Multipath reception: Because of the reflec-
tive characteristics of FM signals, direct
and reflected signals reach the receiver at
the same time. The signals may cancel
each other, resulting in momentary flutter
or loss of sound.
AM radio reception:
AM signals, because of their low frequency,
can bend around objects and skip along
the ground. In addition, the signals can be
bounced off the ionosphere and bent back
to earth. Because of these characteristics.
AM signals are also subject to interference
as they travel from transmitter to receiver.
Fading: Occurs while the vehicle is passing
through freeway underpasses or in areas
with many tall buildings. It can also occur
for several seconds during ionospheric
turbulence even in areas where no obsta-

cles exist.
Static: Caused by thunderstorms, electrical
power lines, electric signs and even traffic
lights.
Satellite radio reception:
When the satellite radio is used for the first
time or the battery has been replaced, the
satellite radio may not work properly. This
is not a malfunction. Wait more than 10
minutes with the satellite radio ON and the
vehicle outside of any metal or large
building for the satellite radio to receive
all of the necessary data.
The satellite radio mode requires an active
SiriusXM Satellite Radio subscription. The
satellite radio is not available in Alaska,
Hawaii and Guam.
The satellite radio performance may be
affected if cargo carried on the roof blocks
the satellite radio signal.
If possible, do not put cargo near the
satellite antenna.
A build up of ice on the satellite radio
antenna can affect satellite radio perfor-
mance. Remove the ice to restore satellite
radio reception.
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Compact Disc (CD) player
.Do not force a compact disc into the CD
insert slot. This could damage the CD
and/or CD changer/player.
. Trying to load a CD with the CD door
closed could damage the CD and/or CD changer.
. During cold weather or rainy days, the
player may malfunction due to the
humidity. If this occurs, remove the
CD and dehumidify or ventilate the
player completely.
. The player may skip while driving on
rough roads.
. The CD player sometimes cannot func-
tion when the passenger compartment
temperature is extremely high. De-
crease the temperature before use.
. Only use high quality 4.7 in (12 cm)
round discs that have the “COMPACT
disc DIGITAL AUDIO” logo on the disc or
packaging.
. Do not expose the CD to direct sunlight.
. CDs that are of poor quality, dirty,
scratched, covered with fingerprints,
or that have pin holes may not work
properly.
. The following CDs may not work prop-
erly:
— Copy control compact discs (CCCD)
— Recordable compact discs (CD-R)
— Rewritable compact discs (CD-RW)
. Do not use the following CDs as they
may cause the CD player to malfunc-
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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 button
6. SEEK·CAT/TRACK button7. RDM (random)·RPT (repeat) play but-
ton
8. Radio tuning / MP3/WMA/AAC folder selector / AUDIO control knob
9. Disc EJECT button
10. CD/DVD slot 11. Radio station preset buttons
No satellite radio reception is available
unless a SiriusXM Satellite Radio subscrip-
tion is active.
FM-AM-SAT RADIO WITH COMPACT
DISC (CD) PLAYER
The audio control buttons are also located
on the center multi-function control panel.
For all operation precautions, see “Audio
operation precautions” earlier in this sec-
tion.
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),
rotate the Audio control knob to set the
desired setting. For the other setting
methods, see“How to use SETTING button”
earlier in this section.
This vehicle has some sound effect func-
tions as follows: .
Speed Sensitive Vol. (if so equipped)
. Driver’s Audio Stage (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:
iPod
®/USB ?CD/DVD ?Bluetooth®
streaming audio ?AUX ?iPod®/USB
Linking Intelligent Key:
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 FM·AM radio band select
button will change the band as follows:
AM ?FM1 ?FM2 ?AM
radio (SiriusXM Satellite Radio) 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 SiriusXM 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:
. For AM and FM radio
Push the SEEK·CAT or TRACK button
orto tune from low to high or high
to low frequencies and to stop at the
next broadcasting station.
. For SiriusXM Satellite Radio
Push the SEEK·CAT or TRACK button
orto tune to the first channel of the
next or previous category.
During satellite radio reception, the follow-
ing notices will be displayed under certain
conditions.
. 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
performed)
. UPDATING (When the satellite radio
subscription is not active)
. INVALID CH (Invalid channel is re-
ceived.)
SCAN tuning:
Push the SCAN tuning button to tune from low to high frequencies and stop at each
broadcasting station/channel for 5 sec-
onds. Pushing the button again during this
10 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.
*1to*6Station memory operations:
12 stations/channels can be set for the FM
band (6 each for FM1 and FM2), 18 for
SiriusXM Satellite 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 SEEK·CAT, TRACK, SCAN
button or the radio TUNE knob.
3. Push and hold the desired station preset button
*1to*6until 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 (SiriusXM Satellite Radio):
When the “Menu”key on the display is
selected while the SiriusXM 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·CAT 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 SiriusXM Satellite Radio.
. Categories