Infiniti QX56 QXII owners manual page 201

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Reception conditions will constantly change be-Multipath reception: Because of the reflectivethe vehicle outside of any metal or large building cause of vehicle movement. Buildings, terrain,characteristicsofFMsignals,directandreflectedfor satellite radio to receive all of the necessary signal distance and interference from other ve-signals reach the receiver at the same time. Thedata. hicles can work against ideal reception. De-signals may cancel each other, resulting in mo-Thesatelliteradiomodewillbeskippedunlessan scribed below are some of the factors that canmentary flutter or loss of sound.optional satellite receiver and antenna are in- affect your radio reception.AMRADIORECEPTION stalled and an XMT satellite radio service sub- FMRADIORECEPTION scription is active. Satellite radio is not available AMsignals, because of their low frequency, canin Alaska, Hawaii and Guam. Range: FM range is normally limited to 25 – 30bend around objects and skip along the ground.Satellite radio performance may be affected if miles (40 – 48 km), with monaural (single chan-In addition, the signals can be bounced off thecargocarriedontheroofblocksthesatelliteradio nel) FM having slightly more range than stereoionosphere and bent back to earth. Because ofsignal. FM. External influences may sometimes interferethese characteristics, AM signals are also sub- withFMstationreceptioneveniftheFMstationisject to interference as they travel from transmitterIf possible, do not put cargo over the satellite within 25 miles (40 km). The strength of the FMto receiver.antenna. signal is directly related to the distance betweenFading: Occurs while the vehicle is passing the transmitter and receiver. FM signals follow athrough freeway underpasses or in areas with line-of-sight path, exhibiting many of the samemany tall buildings. It can also occur for several characteristics as light. For example, they willseconds during ionospheric turbulence even in reflect off objects. areas where no obstacles exist. Fadeanddrift: As your vehicle moves away fromStatic: Caused by thunderstorms, electrical a station transmitter, the signals will tend to fadepowerlines, electric signs and even traffic lights. and/or drift. Static and flutter: During signal interference fromSATELLITE RADIORECEPTION(ifso buildings, large hills or due to antenna positionequipped) (usually in conjunction with increased distanceWhen the satellite radio is first installed or the from the station transmitter) static or flutter canbattery has beenreplaced,thesatelliteradiomay be heard. This can be reduced by adjusting thenot work properly. This is not a malfunction. Wait treble control to reduce treble response.morethan10minuteswithsatelliteradioONand Monitor, climate, audio, phone and voice recognition systems 4-27 ZREVIEWCOPY—2008Infiniti QX56 (iwz) Owners Manual—USA_English (nna) 03/02/07—debbieX

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