2021 INFINITI QX80 steering

2. Getting started
CONNECTIONS SETTINGS
Changing the settings and viewing informa-
tion of connected devices, Wi-Fi (if so
equipped) and USB are available on the
Connections settings screen.
Setting devices
Settings of the connected devices, such as
smartphones used for Hands-Free Phone,
Apple CarPlay®, Android Auto, etc., can be
changed.
The information of the devices can also be
confirmed.
“Apple CarPlay®” (page 5-18)“Android AutoTM” (page 5-22)“Bluetooth® Hands-Free Phone Sys-
tem” (page 4-2)
“Bluetooth® audio operation”
(page 3-33)Connecting cellular phone/audio device:
Example
To use the Bluetooth® device with the in-
vehicle system for the first time, the device
connection operation is required.
1. Push

3 Audio system
Audio operation precautions ......................................... 3-2Radio ........................................................................\
....... 3-2
Compact Disc (CD) ..................................................... 3-4
USB (Universal Serial Bus) connection port ........ 3-5
Compressed Audio Files (MP3/WMA/AAC) ..... 3-6
Bluetooth® audio ...................................................... 3-10
Names and functions of audio control buttons ..... 3-11
Audio main buttons .................................................. 3-11
Steering wheel mounted audio control (Type A)
(if so equipped) .......................................................... 3-12
Steering wheel mounted audio control (Type B)
(if so equipped) .......................................................... 3-12
Audio operations ............................................................ 3-13 Audio main operation .............................................. 3-13
Radio ........................................................................\
..... 3-14
Compact Disc (CD) player (if so equipped) ........ 3-22
USB memory device player .................................... 3-24
iPod® player ............................................................... 3-27
Bluetooth® audio ...................................................... 3-31 Auxiliary (AUX) devices (if so equipped) ........... 3-34
Smartphone audio ................................................... 3-35
Mobile Entertainment System (MES) (if
so equipped) .................................................................... 3-36 Precautions ............................................................... 3-36
Technical Information ............................................ 3-37
Remote controller and headphones ................... 3-46
Rear media interface ............................................. 3-50
Activating rear displays ........................................ 3-50
Operations on rear displays ................................. 3-51
Setting and information ........................................ 3-52
Controlling the rear system on the
front display .............................................................. 3-53
Operating tips .......................................................... 3-55
Care and maintenance ........................................... 3-56
Audio settings ................................................................. 3-57
CD/USB memory device care and cleaning ........... 3-58 CD (if so equipped) ................................................. 3-58
USB memory device ............................................... 3-58

3. Audio system
STEERING WHEEL MOUNTED
AUDIO CONTROL (Type A) (if so
equipped)
<> (BACK):
Push to go back to the previous screen
or cancel the selection if it is not
completed.
:
Tilting the switch up/down while the
audio system is turned on with the map
(models with navigation system) or
displayed feature screen (models with-
out navigation system) displayed on the
upper display can operate the audio
system such as changing tracks and
radio stations.
Tilt and hold to rewind/fast-forward tracks or seek up/down to the next/
previous receivable broadcast station.
Push to select audio source or display
the audio list from the shortcut menu.
“Shortcut menu” (page 2-13)
<-+ > (Volume control):
Push the “+” or “−” side of the switch to
increase or decrease the volume.
STEERING WHEEL MOUNTED
AUDIO CONTROL (Type B) (if so
equipped)
<> (BACK):
Push to go back to the previous screen
or cancel the selection if it is not
completed.
:
Tilting the switch up/down while the
audio system is turned on with the map
displayed on the upper display can
operate the audio system such as chan-
ging tracks and radio stations.
Tilt and hold to rewind/fast-forward
tracks or seek up/down to the next/
previous receivable broadcast station.
Push to select audio source or display
the audio list from the shortcut menu.
“Shortcut menu” (page 2-13)
<-+ > (Volume control):
Push the “+” or “−” side of the switch to
increase or decrease the volume.
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SiriusXM® Radio
Tune to channels manually with the follow-
ing operations.. Control panel
— Push
Fast tuning:
Fast tune to stations with the following
operation. . Control panel
— Push and hold
Seek tuning (AM or FM mode):
Seek up/down to the next/previous recei-
vable broadcast station with the following
operations. . Control panel
— Push
. Steering wheel
— Tilt and hold <
/OK>
Direct tuning (SiriusXM® mode):
To directly tune to the preferred channels,
touch [Direct Tune] on the [SXM Menu]
screen and then enter the radio frequency.
“How to view radio screen” (page 3-14)“Radio Menu” (page 3-19) Presetting:
Up to 6 for AM, 12 for FM and 18 for
SiriusXM® stations/channels can be regis-
tered in the preset list.
1. Select a radio band (AM, FM or Sir-
iusXM®).
2. Tune to the station/channel you wish to store.
3. Touch and hold one of the preset numbers in the preset list.
The information such as frequency (AM/
FM), channel number (SiriusXM®), etc. will
be displayed on the preset list.
Select preset stations with the following
operations. . Steering wheel
— Tilt <
/OK>
. Touch screen
— Briefly touch a preferred station on the preset list on the radio screen.
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[] Each time [] is touched, the
repeat mode changes.
“Changing play mode”
(page 3-23)
[
] Touch once to return to the beginning of the current track.
Touch again to select the pre-
vious track. Touch and hold to
rewind the current track.
[
] Touch to play the track.
[
] Touch to pause the track.
[
] Touch to select the next track. Touch and hold to fast-forward
the track.
[
] Each time [] is touched, the
random mode changes.
“Changing play mode”
(page 3-23)
CD player operation
Loading:
Insert a CD into the slot with the label side
facing up. The CD will be guided automati-
cally into the slot and start playing.
Activation and playing:
The CD mode can also be selected from the
source menu or by pushing /
with a CD loaded to play the CD.
“Selecting audio source” (page 3-13)“Audio main buttons” (page 3-11)
Skipping tracks:
Skip the tracks with the following opera-
tions. . Control panel
— Push
. Steering wheel
— Tilt <
/OK>
. Touch screen
— Touch [
]/[]
INFO:
Depending on the condition, skipping to the
previous track may require pushing the
button or touching the key twice. Pushing
the button or touching the key once may
only restart the current track from the
beginning.
Changing folders:
To change folders, touch [CD Menu].
“CD Menu” (page 3-24)
Skip to different folders with the following
operation. If no folders are found, tracks will be skipped.
. Control panel
— Push
Rewinding/fast-forwarding:
Rewind or fast-forward the track with the
following operations. . Control panel
— Push and hold
. Steering wheel
— Tilt and hold <
/OK>
. Touch screen
— Touch and hold [
]/[]
Changing play mode:
Repeat mode
Touch [
] on the CD screen to change the
repeat mode. The following modes are
available.
. CD
[All]: Repeat Album
[Track]: Repeat track
No text displayed: Repeat off
. CD with compressed audio files
[All]: Repeat all
[Folder]: Repeat folder/sub-folder
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USB operation keys:
Touch to control USB playback func-
tions.
[] Each time [] is touched, the
repeat mode changes.
“Changing play mode”
(page 3-26)
[
] Touch to return to the beginning of the current track. Touch again
to select the previous track.
Touch and hold to rewind the
current track.
[
] Touch to play the track.
[
] Touch to pause the track.
[
] Touch to select the next track. Touch and hold to fast-forward
the track.
[
] Each time [] is touched, the
random mode changes.
“Changing play mode”
(page 3-26)
USB memory device player opera-
tion
Activation and playing:
Connecting the USB memory device into the
USB connection port will start playing the USB memory.
USB memory device can also be played by
selecting the source on the audio source
menu screen or by pushing
/
.
“Selecting audio source” (page 3-13)“Audio main buttons” (page 3-11)
Selecting search method:
A list of search methods is displayed in the
USB menu.
“USB Menu” (page 3-27)
Skipping tracks:
Skip the tracks with the following opera-
tions. . Control panel
— Push
. Steering wheel
— Tilt <
/OK>
Touch screen
— Touch [
]/[]
INFO:
Depending on the condition, skipping to the
previous track may require pushing the
button or touching the key twice. Pushing the button or touching the key once may
only restart the current track from the
beginning.
Changing folders:
To change folders, touch [USB Menu].
“USB Menu” (page 3-27)
Push to skip to
different folders.
Rewinding/fast-forwarding:
Rewind or fast-forward the track with the
following operations.
. Control panel
— Push and hold
. Steering wheel
— Tilt and hold <
/OK>
. Touch screen
— Touch and hold [
]/[]
Changing play mode:
Repeat mode
Touch [
] on the USB screen to change the
repeat mode. The following modes are
available.
No text displayed: Repeat off
[All]: Repeat all
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[iPod Menu]:
Touch to display the iPod® Menu
screen.
“iPod® Menu” (page 3-30)
[Source]:
Touch to switch to the source menu
screen.
“Selecting audio source”
(page 3-13)
Track information:
Track information such as the song
name, artist name and album name are
displayed.
Device name indicator:
Indicates the name of the iPod® cur-
rently playing.
Album artwork:
Image of an album artwork is displayed
when available if the setting is turned
on.
“iPod® Menu” (page 3-30)
Play time and progress bar:
The play time of the track is displayed.
The progress bar indicates the progress
in playing the current track.
iPod® operation keys:
Touch to control iPod® playback func-
tions.
[] Each time [] is touched, the
repeat mode changes.
“Changing play mode”
(page 3-30)
[
] Touch to return to the beginning of the current track. Touch again
to select the previous track.
Touch and hold to rewind the
current track.
[
] Touch to play the track.
[
] Touch to pause the track.
[
] Touch to select the next track. Touch and hold to fast-forward
the track.
[
] Each time [] is touched, the
random mode changes.
“Changing play mode”
(page 3-30)
iPod® player operation
Depending on the connected device, some
functions cannot be used. Activation and playing:
Connecting an iPod® to the vehicle via USB
cable will activate the iPod® mode.
The iPod® can also be played by selecting
the source on the audio source menu screen
or by pushing
/.
“Selecting audio source” (page 3-13)“Audio main buttons” (page 3-11)
Selecting search method:
A list of search methods is displayed in the
iPod® menu.
“iPod® Menu” (page 3-30)
Skipping tracks:
Skip the tracks with the following opera-
tions. . Control panel
— Push
. Steering wheel
— Tilt <
/OK>
. Touch screen
— Touch [
]/[]
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INFO:
Depending on the condition, skipping to the
previous track may require pushing the
button or touching the key twice. Pushing
the button or touching the key once may
only restart the current track from the
beginning.
Rewinding/fast-forwarding:
Rewind or fast-forward the track with the
following operations. . Control panel
— Push and hold
. Steering wheel
— Tilt and hold <
/OK>
. Touch screen
— Touch and hold [
]/[]
Changing play mode:
Repeat mode
Touch [
] on the iPod® screen to change
the repeat mode. The following modes are
available.
No text displayed: Repeat off
[All]: Repeat all
[Track]: Repeat track Random mode
Touch [
] on the screen to change the
random mode as follows.
No text displayed: Random off
[Random]: Random play
iPod® Menu
Touch [iPod Menu] on the iPod® screen to
display the iPod® menu screen.
The following items are available.
[Now Playing] Touch to display the iPod® screen.
[Current List] A list of tracks in the currently selected cate-
gory is displayed.
[Album Artwork] Touch to turn on/off the album artwork dis-
play on the iPod®
screen. [Playlists] Touch to display the list
according to the se-
lected item.
[Artists]
[Albums]
[Songs]
[Genres]
[Composers]
[Audiobooks]
[Podcasts]
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