2018 INFINITI QX80 Infiniti Connection

.An iPod nano® (1st generation) may
remain in fast-forward or rewind mode
if it is connected during a seek operation.
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 operation.
. 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 in-vehicle display may
momentarily black out, but will soon
recover.
. If an iPod® automatically selects large
video files while in the shuffle mode, the
in-vehicle display may momentarily 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 approximately 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 com-
pared to MP3s at the same level of
quality.
This product is protected by certain
intellectual property rights of Microsoft
Corporation and third parties. Use or distribution of such technology outside
of this product is prohibited without a
license from Microsoft or an authorized
Microsoft subsidiary and third parties.
. AAC — Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) is
a compressed audio format. AAC offers
greater file compression than MP3 and
enables music file creation and storage
at the same quality as 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 determined 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
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duration, etc. ID3 tag information 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
of America and/or other countries.Playback order
Root folder
Folder
Audio file .
The folder names of folders not contain-
ing compressed audio files are not shown
in the display.
. If there is a file in the top level of a disc/
USB, 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.
. Music playback order of compressed
audio files is as illustrated.
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Specification chart for CD
Supported mediaCD, CD-R, CD-RW
Supported file systems CD, CD-R, CD-RW
Supported ver-
sions*1 MP3
Version
MPEG1 Audio Layer3, MPEG2 Audio Layer3, MPEG2.5 Audio Layer3
Sampling frequency MPEG2.5 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, WMA9.1, WMA9.2
Bit rate/Sampling frequency Bit 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*3 Bit rate/Sampling frequency Bit 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*4 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 Made by iTunes®.
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*4 Available codes depend on what kind of media, versions and information are going to be displayed.
Specification chart for USB
Supported mediaUSB2.0
Supported file systems FAT32
Folder levels Folder levels: 8, Folders: 512 (including the root folder), Files: 5000
Format Sampling rateSupported/Not supported
MPEG1 Layer-1- Not supported
Layer-2 - Not supported
Layer-3 44.1, 48, 32 kHz Supported (32–320 kbps)
MPEG2 Layer-1- Not supported
Layer-2 - Not supported
Layer-3 22.05, 24, 16 kHz Supported (16–160 kbps)
MPEG2.5 Layer-1- Not supported
Layer-2 - Not supported
Layer-3 11.025, 12, 8 kHz Supported (16–160 kbps)
WMA*1 32, 44.1, 48 kHzSupported VER.7/8 (48–192 bps)
VER.9/9.1/9.2 (48–320 bps)
AAC (MPEG4)*2
(Extension “m4a” only) 8, 11.025, 12, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48
kHzSupported (16–320 kbps)
*1 Professional (voice, lossless, multichannel) is not supported.
*2 AAC (MPEG-2) is not supported.
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Windows Media Player
This product is protected by certain intellec-
tual property right of Microsoft. Use or
distribution of such technology outside of
this product is prohibited without a license
from Microsoft.
BLUETOOTH® STREAMING
AUDIO
.Some Bluetooth® streaming audio de-
vices may not be recognized by the in-
vehicle audio system.
. It is necessary to set up the wireless
connection between a compatible Blue-
tooth® 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 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 wireless con-
nection 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®
Advanced Audio Distribution Profile
(A2DP) and Audio/Video Remote Con-
trol Profile (AVRCP).
. Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) and the Blue-
tooth® functions share the same fre-
quency band (2.4 GHz). Using the
Bluetooth® and the wireless LAN func-
tions at the same time may slow down or
disconnect the communication and cause
undesired noise. It is recommended 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
AUDIO MAIN BUTTONS (Type A) (if so equipped)
:
Push to turn the audio system on/off.
Turn to adjust the volume.
:
Functions to seek radio stations, select
SXM (SiriusXM) channel categories or
to skip and fast-forward/rewind
through tracks.
Disc slot:
Insert a disc with the label side facing
up.
:
Push to switch to the radio mode. The radio band will shift in the order of AM,
FM and SXM each time the button is
pushed.
:
Plays the CD or DVD (if so equipped).
:
Each time the button is pushed, an
available audio source will be selected.
:
Push to change the play mode.
:
Push to scan when scannable source is
playing. Push again to stop scanning.
<>:
Push to eject a disc.
:
Bass, treble, balance and fade can be
adjusted by pushing this button and
turning the knob to select the item to
adjust.
Also, functions to manually tune the
radio stations/channels and to select
MP3/WMA/AAC folders.
Radio memory buttons:
Up to 6 preferred stations/channels can
be registered in the preset list for each
band.
INFO:
The audio system settings can be linked and
memorized for each of the Intelligent Keys.
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AUDIO MAIN BUTTONS (Type B) (if so equipped)
:
Push to turn the audio system on/off.
Turn to adjust the volume.
:
Plays the CD or DVD (if so equipped).
:
Push to switch to the radio mode. The
radio band will shift in the order of AM,
FM and SXM (SiriusXM) each time the
button is pushed.
:
Each time the button is pushed, an
available audio source will be selected.
:
Push to scan when scannable source isplaying. Push again to stop scanning.
/:
Functions to seek radio stations, select
SXM channel categories or to skip and
fast-forward/rewind through tracks.
:
Push to change the play mode.
:
Bass, treble, balance and fade can be
adjusted by pushing this button and
turning the knob to select the item to
adjust.
Also, functions to manually tune the
radio stations/channels and to select
MP3/WMA/AAC folders.
<>:
Push to eject a disc.
Disc slot:
Insert a disc with the label side facing
up.
Radio memory buttons:
Up to 6 preferred stations/channels can
be registered in the preset list for each
band.
INFO:
The audio system settings can be linked and
memorized for each of the Intelligent Keys.
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AUDIO MAIN BUTTONS (Type C) (if so equipped)
:
Functions to seek radio stations, select
SXM (SiriusXM) channel categories or
to skip and fast-forward/rewind
through tracks.
<>:
Push to eject a disc.
:
Push to switch to the radio mode. The
radio band will shift in the order of AM,
FM and SXM each time the button is pushed.
:
Push to display the current setting of
the vehicle information, air conditioner,
audio and navigation route (models with
navigation system) information.
“System status screen” (page 2-17)
:
Each time the button is pushed, a
different audio source will be selected.
Disc slot:
Insert a disc with the label side facing
up.
:
Functions to manually tune AM/FM, to
select SXM categories and to select
MP3/WMA/AAC folders.
Radio memory buttons:
Up to 6 preferred stations/channels can
be registered in the preset list for each
band.
:
Push to turn the audio system on/off.
Turn to adjust the volume.
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