CD, DVD or USB with Compressed
Audio Files (models with Navigation
System)
The file types supported by this system are MP3,
WMA, AAC/M4A and ATRAC3.
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 ap-
proximately 10:1 ratio (Sampling: 44.1 kHz,
Bit rate: 128 kbps) with virtually no percep-
tible loss in quality. The compression re-
duces certain parts of sound that seem in-
audible to most people.
● WMA — Windows Media Audio (WMA) is a
compressed audio format created by Micro-
soft as an alternative to MP3. The WMA
codec offers greater file compression 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.
● ATRAC3, ATRAC3 Plus — Adaptive Trans-
form Acoustic Coding (ATRAC) is a lossy
audio compression format developed by
Sony.
● 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 determined by the bit rate used
when encoding the file.
● Sampling frequency — Sampling frequency
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 information is displayed on the
Album/Artist/Track title line on the display.
* Windows®, Windows Media® and Windows
Vista® are registered trademarks or trademarks
of Microsoft Corporation in the United States of
America and/or other countries.
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Compressed Video Files (models with
Navigation System)
Explanation of terms● DivX – DivX refers to the DivX® codec
owned by Div, Inc. used for a lossy compres-
sion of video based on MPEG-4.
● AVI – AVI stands for Audio Video Interleave.
It is standard file format originated by Micro-
soft Corporation. A .divx encoded file can be
saved into the .avi file format for playback on
this system if it meets the requirements
stated in the table in this section. However,
all .avi files are not playable on this system
since different encodings can be used other
than the DivX® codec.
● ASF – ASF stands for Advanced Systems
Format. It is a file format owned by Microsoft
Corporation. Note: Only .asf files that meet
the requirements stated in the table in this
section can be played.
● Bit rate — Bit rate denotes the number of
bits per second used by a digital video files.
The size and quality of a compressed digital
audio file is determined by the bit rate used
when encoding the file.
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FM/AM/SAT RADIO WITH
COMPACT DISC (CD) PLAYER
1. ON-OFF button/VOL (volume) control knob
2.
SEEK/CAT/TRACK button (back)
3.
SEEK/CAT/TRACK button (forward) 4. FM·AM button
5. XM button*
6. DISC·AUX button
7. RDM (random)/RPT (repeat) button 8. SCAN button
9.
CD eject button
10. AUDIO button/TUNE/FOLDER knob
11. Station select (1 - 6) buttons
*No satellite radio reception is available when the
DISC•AUX button is pressed to access satellite
radio stations unless optional satellite receiver and
antenna are installed and a SiriusXM® Satellite
Radio service subscription is active. Satellite radio
is not available in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
For additional information, refer to Audio opera-
tion precautions in this section.
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 button/ VOL (volume) control knob
Place the ignition switch in the ACC or ON
position and press the ON·OFF button while the
system is off to call up the mode that was playing
immediately before the system was turned off.
To turn the system off, press the ON·OFF button.
Turn the VOL (volume) control knob to adjust the
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Audio settings
Press the SETTING button and select the “Au-
dio” key to adjust the following audio settings.
Bass/Treble/Balance/Fade
To adjust the speaker tone quality and sound
balance, select the “Bass”, “Treble”, “Balance” or
“Fade” key and adjust it with the INFINITI control-
ler.
Fade adjusts the sound level between the front
and rear speakers and Balance adjusts the sound
between the right and left speakers.The AUDIO button/ TUNE/FOLDER knob can
also be used to change the bass, treble, balance
and fade settings. Press the AUDIO button to
change the mode as follows:
Bass
→Treble →Balance →Fade
To adjust Bass, Treble, Balance and Fade, press
the AUDIO button until the desired mode ap-
pears in the display. Turn the TUNE/FOLDER
knob to adjust Bass and Treble to the desired
level. You can also use the TUNE/FOLDER knob
to adjust Fade and Balance modes. Once you have adjusted the sound quality to the
desired level, press the AUDIO button repeatedly
until the radio or CD display reappears. If the
AUDIO button is not pressed for approximately
10 seconds, the radio or CD display will auto-
matically reappear.
BOSE® Centerpoint® (if so equipped)
When this item is turned to ON, an exciting
surround sound effect is generated from a tradi-
tional stereo recording.
Surround Effect (models with Navigation
System)
To adjust the surround sound volume, select
“Surround Effect” key and adjust it with the
INFINITI controller.
Speed Sensitive Vol.
The audio system’s volume is increased with the
vehicle speed. Select the “Speed Sensitive Vol.”
key and adjust the effect level with the INFINITI
controller. The Speed Sensitive Volume function
is turned off when the level is set to OFF. Increas-
ing the value will cause the volume to increase
faster with vehicle speed.
Models without Navigation System
LHA2137
Models with Navigation System
LHA2147
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DivX® Registration Code (models with
Navigation 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
Navigation 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
device. The image will not be displayed when the
image is not properly embedded in the file or
device.
Switching the display
Press the DISC·AUX button to switch the dis-
plays as follows:● Models without Navigation System
iPod®/USB →CD →iPod®/USB
● Models with Navigation System
iPod®/USB →CD/DVD →Bluetooth® Audio →
iPod®/USB Linking Intelligent Key (models with Navi-
gation System)
The audio settings can be memorized for each
Intelligent Key. For additional information, refer to
“Setting memory function” in the “Pre-driving
checks and adjustments” section of this manual.
FM/AM/SAT radio operation
FM/AM band select
Pressing the FM·AM button will change the band
as follows:
AM
→FM1 →FM2 →AM
When the FM·AM button is pressed while the
ignition switch is in the ACC or ON position, the
radio will come on at the station last played.
The last station played will also come on when
the ON·OFF button is pressed ON.
If a compact disc is playing when the FM·AM
button is pressed, the compact disc will auto-
matically be turned off and the last radio station
played will come on.
The FM stereo indicator STEREO will illuminate
during FM stereo reception. When the stereo
broadcast signal is weak, the radio will automati-
cally change from stereo to monaural reception. XM band select
Pressing the XM button will change the band as
follows:
XM1*
→XM2* →XM3* →XM1
When the XM button is pressed while the ignition
switch is in the ACC or ON position, the radio will
come on at the station last played.
The last station played will also come on when
the VOL/ON·OFF control knob is pressed ON.
*When the XM button is pressed, the satellite
radio reception will not be available unless an
optional satellite receiver and antenna are in-
stalled and a SiriusXM® Satellite Radio service
subscription is active. Satellite radio is not avail-
able in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam.
If a compact disc is playing when the XM button
is pressed, the compact disc will automatically be
turned off and the last radio station played will
come on.
TUNE/FOLDER (Tuning) knob
To manually tune the radio, turn the
TUNE/FOLDER knob to the right or left.
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SEEK•CAT/TRACK tuningbutton
For AM or FM:
Press the SEEK•CAT/TRACK button
orto tune from high to low or low to high
frequencies and stop at the next broadcasting
station.
For XM:
Press the SEEK•CAT/TRACK button
orto go to the first channel of the previous
or next category.
During satellite radio reception, the following no-
tices 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 per-
formed)
● UPDATING (When the satellite radio sub-
scription is not active)
SCAN tuning
Press the SCAN button to stop at each broad-
casting station for 5 seconds. Pressing the
SCAN button again during this 5 second period will stop scan tuning and the radio will remain
tuned to that station. If the SCAN button is not
pressed within 5 seconds, scan tuning moves to
the next station.
1 to 6 Station memory operations
Six stations can be set for the AM band. Twelve
stations can be set for the FM band (6 for FM1, 6
for FM2) . Eighteen channels can be set for the
satellite radio (6 for XM1, 6 for XM2, 6 for XM3) .
1. Choose the radio band AM, FM1 or FM2 using the FM·AM select button, or choose
the satellite band XM1, XM2 or XM3 using
the XM button.
2. Tune to the desired station using manual, SEEK or SCAN tuning. Press and hold any
of the desired station memory buttons (1 –
6) until the preset number is updated on the
display and the sound is briefly muted.
3. The channel indicator will then come on and the sound will resume. Programming is now
complete.
4. Other buttons can be set in the same man- ner.
If the battery cable is disconnected, or if the fuse
opens, the radio memory will be canceled. In that
case, reset the desired stations. List (AM and FM)
Select the “List” key using the INFINITI controller
or touch-screen to see a list of the presets in the
AM, FM1 or FM2 preset banks.
Text (SiriusXM® Satellite Radio) (models
without Navigation System)
Select the “Text” key with the INFINITI controller
and then press the ENTER button while the sat-
ellite radio is being played to display the text
information listed below:
● CH Name
● Category
● Name
● Title
● Other
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Menu (SiriusXM Satellite Radio) (models
with Navigation System)
Select the “Menu” key using the INFINITI control-
ler or touch-screen to see a list of options:●
Preset List – Displays the list of presets. Press
and hold the touch-screen or ENTER button
on the INFINITI controller to save a preset.
● Customize Channel List – Deselect chan-
nels to skip while using the TUNE/FOLDER
knob.
● Favorite Artist & Songs
– Tags the current artist or song playing on SiriusXM® Satellite Radio as a favorite. – Turn the Alert ON to indicate whenever a
favorite artist or song is playing on
SiriusXM® Satellite Radio. The audio
system must be playing SiriusXM® Sat-
ellite Radio for this feature to work.
– Delete a favorite artist or song.
● Categories – Displays a category list for
SiriusXM® Satellite Radio. Select a cat-
egory to select the first channel for that
category.
● Direct Tune – Tune to a channel by entering
the channel number.
Radio data system (RDS)
RDS stands for Radio Data System, and is a data
information service transmitted by some radio
stations on the FM band (not AM band) . Cur-
rently, most RDS stations are in large cities, but
many stations are now considering broadcasting
RDS data.
RDS can display: ● Station call sign, such as “WHFR 98.3”.
● Station name, such as “The Groove”.
● Music or programming type such as “Clas-
sical”, “Country”, or “Rock”.
● Station specific text. If the station broadcasts RDS information, the
text information is automatically displayed.
Compact disc (CD) player operation
Place the ignition in the ACC or ON position and
insert the compact disc into the slot with the label
side facing up. The compact disc will be guided
automatically into the slot and start playing.
If the radio is already operating, it will automati-
cally turn off and the compact disc will play.
If the system has been turned off while the com-
pact disc was playing, pressing the ON·OFF
button will start the compact disc.
DISC·AUX button
When the DISC·AUX button is pressed with the
system off and the compact disc loaded, the
system will turn on and the compact disc will start
to play.
When the DISC·AUX button is pressed with the
compact disc loaded but the radio playing, the
radio will automatically be turned off and the
compact disc will start to play.
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SEEK•CAT/TRACK button
When the SEEK•CAT/TRACK button is
pressed
while a compact disc is playing,
the track being played returns to its beginning.
Press several times to skip back through tracks.
The compact disc will go back the number of
times the button is pressed.
When the SEEK•CAT/TRACK button is
pressed
while the compact disc is playing,
the next track will start to play from its beginning.
Press several times to skip through tracks. The
compact disc will advance the number of times
the button is pressed. (When the last track on the
compact disc is skipped through, the first track
will be played.)
The INFINITI controller can also be used to select
tracks when a CD is playing.
SEEK•CAT/TRACK (Re-
wind and Fast Forward)
button
Press and hold the SEEK•CAT/TRACK
button
to reverse the track as it is playing.
Press and hold the SEEK•CAT/TRACK
button
to fast forward the track as it is
playing. When the button is released, the com-
pact disc will return to normal play speed. TUNE/FOLDER knob
While playing a CD with compressed audio files,
turn the TUNE/FOLDER knob right or left to play
the next or previous folder.
Text (models without Navigation System)
Select the “Text” key using the INFINITI controller
and then press the ENTER button while the CD is
being played to display the music information
below.
CD:
● Disc title
● Track title
CD with compressed audio files: ● Folder title
● File title
● Song title
● Album title
● Artist 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 com- pressed audio files)
– 1 Track Repeat
– 1 Disc Random
– 1 Folder Random (for CD with com- pressed audio files)
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