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 qual-
ity” 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 a 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 inau-
dible 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.
•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 con-
tains information about the digital music file
such as song title, artist, album title, encod-
ing bit rate, and track time duration, etc. ID3
tag information is displayed on the Album/
Artist/Track title line on the display.
* Windows® and Windows Media® are regis-
tered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States of America
and/or other countries.
Playback order
:
ARoot folder
BFolder
CAudio file
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•The folder names of folders not containing
compressed audio files are not shown on the
display.
•If there is a file in the top level of a
disc/USB, the root folder is displayed.
•The playback order is the order in which the
files were written by the writing software, so
the files might not play in the desired order.
•The music playback order of compressed
audio files is as illustrated.
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Specification chart for CD:
Supported media CD, CD-R, CD-RW
Supported file systems CD, CD-R, CD-RW
Supported ver-
sions*1MP3 Version MPEG1 Audio Layer3, MPEG2 Audio Layer3, MPEG2.5 Audio Layer3
Sampling
frequencyMPEG2.5 Audio Layer3: 8kHz, 11.025kHz, 12kHz
MPEG2 Audio Layer3: 16kHz, 22.05kHz, 24kHz
MPEG1 Audio Layer3: 32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz
Bit rate 8 kbps - 320 kbps, VBR
WMA*2 Version WMA7, WMA8, WMA9, WMA9.1, WMA9.2
Bit rate/Sampling
frequencyBit rate: Ver7, Ver8: 32-192kbps Ver9,Ver9.1,Ver9.2: 32-192kbps, VBR
Sampling frequency: Ver7, Ver8: 8k/11.025k/16k/22k/32k/44.1k Ver9,Ver9.1,Ver9.2: 8k/11.025k/16k/22k/32k/
44.1k/48 kHz
AAC*4 Bit rate/Sampling
frequencyBit rate: 8-320 kbps, VBR
Sampling frequency: 11.025-48kHz
Tag information (Song title, Artist name and Album
name)ID3 tag VER1.0, VER1.1, VER2.2, VER2.3, VER2.4 (MP3 only)
WMA tag (WMA only)
AAC Tag (AAC only)
Folder levels CD, CD-R, CD-RW: Folder levels: 8, Folders: 255 (including root folder), Files: 510 (Max. 255 files for one folder)
Displayable character codes*3 01: SHIFT-JIS, ASCII, ISO-8859-1, UTF-8, UTF-16 BOM, UTF-16 Big Endian, UTF-16 Little Endian, 02: UNICODE, 03:
UTF-16
*1 Files created with a combination of 48 kHz sampling frequency and 64 kbps bit rate cannot be played.
*2 Protected WMA files (DRM) cannot be played.
*3 Available codes depend on what kind of media, versions, and information are going to be displayed.
*4 Made by iTunes.
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Windows Media Player:
This product is protected by certain intellectual
property right of Microsoft. Use or distribution
of such technology outside of this product is
prohibited without a license from Microsoft.
Bluetooth® Audio player
The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are reg-
istered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG,
Inc. and any use of such marks by DENSO
CORPORATION is under license. Other trade-
marks and trade names are those of their
respective owners.
•Some Bluetooth® streaming audio devices
may not be recognized by the in-vehicle
audio system.
•It is necessary to set up the wireless con-
nection between a compatible Bluetooth®
streaming audio device and the in-vehicle
Bluetooth® module before using the
Bluetooth® streaming audio.
•The Bluetooth® streaming audio may be
stopped under the following conditions:
– When receiving a hands-free call
– When checking the connection to the
hands-free phone
– When connecting the hands-free phone
or the audio device
– When downloading a phonebook memory
from a connected cellular phone
•Do not place a Bluetooth® streaming audio
device in an area surrounded by metal or far
away from the in-vehicle Bluetooth® module
to prevent tone quality degradation and wire-
less connection disruption.
•While an audio device is connected through
Bluetooth® wireless connection, the battery
of the device may discharge quicker than
usual.
•This system supports the Bluetooth® Ad-
vanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) and
Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP).
•Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) and the Bluetooth®
functions share the same frequency band
(2.4 GHz). Using the Bluetooth® and the
wireless LAN functions at the same time may
slow down or disconnect the communication
and cause undesired noise. It is recom-
mended that you turn off the wireless LAN
(Wi-Fi) when using the Bluetooth® functions.
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NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF AUDIO
CONTROL BUTTONS
Main audio buttons
1:Functions to seek radio stations or to skip
and fast-forward/rewind through tracks.
2<>:
Push to eject a disc.
3:
Push to switch to the radio mode. The
radio band will switch between AM, FM,
and SXM (SiriusXM) each time the but-
ton is pushed.
4:
Each time the button is pushed, a differ-
ent audio source (CD, iPod, USB or
Bluetooth® Streaming Audio) will be
selected.
5Disc slot:
Insert a disc with the label side facing
up.
6:
Functions to manually tune AM/FM , to
select SXM categories and to select
MP3/WMA/AAC folders.
7Radio memory buttons:Up to six pre-
ferred stations can be registered in the
preset list for each band.
8:
Push to turn the audio system on/off.
Turn to adjust the volume.
Audio APPS information will be displayed when
music is played via INFINITI InTouch Apps.
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Steering wheel mounted audio
control buttons
1System on/off: Push to turn on/off the
audio system.
2Volume control: Push the upper <+> or
lower <-> buttons to increase or decrease
the volume.
INFINITI controller AUDIO button
Push
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Selecting audio source
1. Turn on the audio source menu screen by
touching [Source] on the upper left corner of
the audio screen.
2. Select an item from the audio source menu
screen.
•Pushingorcan also
change the audio source.
SeeMain audio buttonsearlier in this
section.
•If the audio system has been turned off
while one of the audio sources was playing,
turning the audio system back on will play
the audio source that was playing when the
system was turned off.
•The audio source can also be changed with
the source bar on top of the audio screen.
•Audio APPS information will be displayed
when music is played via INFINITI InTouch
Apps.
Audio source bar
The audio source can be changed with the
source bar on top of the audio screen. The
source bar display can be turned on/off.
Turning source bar on/off
:
You can select whether the source bar on top of
the audio screens is displayed or not.1. Touch [Source] on the upper left corner of
the audio screen.
2. Touch [Show Source Bar] to turn the indica-
tor on/off.
Editing source bar
:
The audio sources to be displayed on the
source bar can be changed.
1. Touch [Source] on the upper left corner of
the audio screen.
2. Touch [Edit Source Bar].
3. Touch one of the keys on the source bar and
then touch one of the audio sources from the
source list to register the audio source in the
source bar.
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RADIO
How to view radio operation screen
* For models with radio status indicator and re-
ception information display.The radio screen can be viewed and operated
on the display.1Radio mode indicator: The current radio
mode is displayed.
2[Source]: Touch to switch to the source
select screen. SeeSelecting audio
sourcelater in this section
3[Control]: Touch to display the control
screen. SeeRadio Controlslater in this
section
4HD Radio reception status indicator (for
AM and FM):
The icon is displayed when HD Radio
digital signal is received. The icon flashes
when the radio is acquiring the digital
signal but the sound output is not yet in
the HD mode.
5Radio band indicator: The currently se-
lected radio band (AM, FM or SXM) is
displayed.
6Reception information display: Reception
information available at the time such as
frequency, station/channel name, etc..
are displayed.
On the SXM screen, touch this area to
display the category list.
736 stations/channels can be registered
in the preset list.
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