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Plays great music, although I haven't been able to get video or still pictures to work yet. Let me know if you have any better luck.
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My big issue with the music box is you cannot scroll through the albums while driving...which can be a huge pain when you have a bunch of albums stored.
I do love this car, but I did have to take it back to the dealer within the first 2 weeks... One of the problems I had, which Infiniti could not yet fix is rubber side strips on the sunroof. They become loose and come out when the roof is open. Also, wheel locks would be nice.
How did the sunroof problem show up? Do you have to open it to see it? It's been cold on the east coast so I've only opened the sunroof a few times.
BTW, the iPod has a quirky mapping for the aux cables. That's why I thought I needed something special. Check out this site for more info:
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/11/18/video-ipod.html
The sunroof problen showed up when my firends & i decided to take it for a test drive on a straightaway. It drove like a dream, but my friend in the back noticed the flapping. It is easy to put back into place, however, it should not be THAT easy to come back out. The sunroof was tilted up, not fully opened BTW. If you keep the sunroof shut, you will not notice anything wrong, and hopefully, it is just on MY car and not yours!
Audio Quirks
1. Music Box Scrolling - It drives me nuts that I cannot scroll through songs and then hit enter to select a song much like I can do on an iPod. If you scroll, it changes the song as you scroll.
2. Music Box searching or lack there of while moving - Search is only allowed when the car is stopped. I understand that this is probably good for safety reasons, but can this be overridden? I need to search most when I have a passenger in the car to operate the search for me. They have a sensor that can tell if an adult is in the passenger seat - perhaps if it senses a person in the seat, it could allow more functionality while moving.
3. 6 Disc CD Changer and Song Titles - The 6 disc changer does not read song titles or disc titles. This one is not that big of a deal, but it is odd that it doesn't act like the in-dash player (this is with Nav so changer is in the trunk).
4. New CD's and Music Titles on Music Box - Inevitably the newest CD's released will not be covered with the on board GraceNote service so they will appear without titles. The manual states that you can update song titles through the CF card and slot and to go to www.infiniti.com for directions. I cannot find any directions on how to do this at their website.
5. Can't transfer music from CF to Music Box - Several car reviews said this could be done, but to Infiniti's credit, I cannot find any literature from them that said this is possible. Still, this should be an easy way to load up MP3's instead of ripping CD's 1 by 1.
6. Satelite Radio channel surfing - It is a bit annoying that I cannot use the control wheel and screen to visually see the XM channels and scroll to the one I want. I can change using the seek buttons, but I'm new to XM so I don't really know the stations yet. A visual would be great.
Phone Quirk:
1. Changing Phones while moving - Again, when I have a passenger in the car, I would like more functionality like being able to change the car to connect with my wife's cell phone instead of mine while we are both in the car.
Those are the only quirks I can think if right now. If you have others or you have comments or solutions, please let me know. Again, I love this car and honestly these things are little quirks that are "nice-to-haves". The abundance of music options means that I never really have a lack of music to listen to, but perhaps the functionality could be tweaked just slightly to make it that much better.
Thanks
One note on the software from Infiniti...it defaults to "Use Internet Explorer" as the connection setting. I tried this on two PC's and it tried to pull up a dial-up connection setting. To fix, go into Connection Settings, uncheck "Use Internet Explorer setting" and then check "Use LAN Connection" and disable your PROXY if you are not using one.
Thanks for the help on solving #4.
This is just the artist/title only, it is not the actual music. I can also add MP3's to my CF card from my PC. These MP3's will play through the card slot through the stereo. You basically cycle through all the music playing options from CD player, to 6-disc changer, to MusicBox, to AUX, to Compact Flash, etc. However, I want to take the MP3 (the actual music/song) from my CF card to the MusicBox harddrive and this is not supported.
So, I have MP3's on my PC that I bought from say ITunes (they are in apples format, but you can convert to MP3 and move them to CD or CF card) but I have no way of getting those songs onto the Music Box. I can play them from the CF card, but not from the MusicBox. Also, you cannot rip MP3's from CD to the MusicBox. So, you can only move music from an actual CD (.wav format for the songs) to the MusicBox. No MP3's.
Sorry for the long post, but I hope that clarifies things and makes sense.
The owners manual says I should get a key number plate in addition to my two intelligent keys. The key number plate is a little tag with a number so you can get a replacement if your keys are lost.
I didn't receive one and the dealer tells me the manual is incorrect and that Infinity no longer provides this with the 2007 G35 Sedan.
Is that the experience of others who purchased a 2007 G35 Sedan? Please let me know.
If anyone has any questions on this car let me know. So far, I love it!
George
George
My 2005 TL was stolen so I picked up a g35. At first I was a little appehensive (loved the TL) but the g35 has been a joy to drive. Much better handling and I love the tech... If I can only figure out how to hack the navigation I will have no regrets. Acura's navigation is so intuitive. And the fact that you can input/search addresses while driving was so convenient (although a little dangerous too, I might add) Anyone have any luck with a hack?
They tell me if you lose your intelligent keys, the dealer has access to your key code based on your vin.
The owners manual say Infinity doesn't maintain key code records.
Other than this little mess, I love the car so far with about 100 miles.
Has anyone else had a similar problem? Thanks.
A salesman at Infiniti of Scottsdale insisted that all G35s have the Music Box, irrespective of whether you have the navigation system.
We know more about these cars than the typical salesman, and it always puzzles me. You would think salesmen would be car guys, reading all the same stuff we read (plus all the manufacturer inside info), but they don't.
The lack of full iPod integration is a major weakness of the G35 (and of most cars), since the Music Box has too many flaws to serve as a substitute: no searching while driving forces you to listen to the same album; and you have to use antiquated, low-quality file formats like MP3.
There are RCA-type inputs in the armrest that will allow you to connect your iPod via a cable you must supply yourself. The audio may be accessed by using the auxiliary input on the stereo console, but the iPod may only be controlled from the iPod itself.
The G35 does not have any dedicated iPod interface and you certainly can't control it through the onboard screen. The "AUX" input on the car's stereo is "dumb" in the sense that it doesn't know what is attached to it. You could connect a turntable and make it play through your car's stereo.