Page 42 of 288
•Press the SHUFFLE control to
engage random play. SHF and
then ON will briefly appear in the
display. The player will then
begin random play.
• To select another random track
on the disc, press
oron
the SEEK control.
• Press SCN to scan through
random tracks. The track number
will flash in the display. The
shuffle function will remain
enabled.
• Press SHUFFLE again to
disengage the shuffle feature.
SHF and then OFF will briefly
display and the current track will
continue to play.
Shuffle feature in MP3 directory mode
The shuffle feature in MP3 directory mode allows you to play all the
tracks in the current directory in random order.
• Press the SHUFFLE control to
engage random play in the
current directory. SHF and then
ON will briefly appear in the
display. The player will then
begin random play.
• To select another random track in
the current directory, press
oron the SEEK control.
Entertainment Systems
42
Page 43 of 288

•Press the SCN control to scan
through random tracks in the
current directory. The track
number will flash in the display.
The shuffle feature will remain
enabled.
To shuffle tracks in another
directory, press
oron the
TUNE DIR control to select the
desired directory. The shuffle function still remains enabled.
Press the SHUFFLE control again to disengage the SHUFFLE feature.
SHUF and OFF will briefly display and the current track will continue to
play.
MACH Track function
The MACH track function allows you to quickly search through a large
number of tracks or directories on the MP3 disc. The function works in
MP3 flat file mode and MP3 directory mode.
Track function in MP3 flat file mode and MP3 directory mode
• Press the TRACK control. TRAC
will appear in the display.
• Rotate the volume control to
advance or reverse through the
tracks.
The MP3 icon will blink in the display while the MACH track function is
enabled.
When the desired track is reached, the selected track will begin play
after a two second delay.
To disengage the MACH track function, press the TRACK control again.
Repeat track function
This function works in MP3 flat file mode or MP3 directory mode and
allows you repeat the current track on the MP3 disc.
Entertainment Systems
43
Page 44 of 288

Repeat track function in MP3 flat file mode and MP3 directory
mode.
Press the REPEAT control to repeat
the current track. The repeat icon
will display and the current track
will continue to repeat until the
repeat function is disengaged.
Press the REPEAT control again to disengage the feature.
Error messages
You may experience an error message for the following situations:
•NO DISC when the CD control is pressed and there is not a CD
present.
• DISC ERR when there is a damaged or unreadable disc. Such as, data
discs containing no .mp3 files, or for data discs containing more than
255 files or directories.
• CD ERR for any other disc malfunction.
Setting the clock
To set the hour, press and hold the
CLK control while performing the
following functions:
• Press
on the SEEK control to
decrease the hours.
• Press
on the SEEK control to
increase the hours.
To set the minutes, press and hold the CLK control while performing the
following functions:
• Press
on the TUNE DIR
control to decrease the minutes.
• Press
on the TUNE DIR
control to increase the minutes.
Release the CLK control to save the clock settings. Press the CLK
control again to return the display to radio mode.
Entertainment Systems
44
Page 52 of 288
Setting the clock
To set the hour, press and hold the
CLK control and press SEEK:
•
to decrease hours and
•
to increase hours.
To set the minute, press and hold
the CLK control and press TUNE:
•
to decrease minutes and
•
to increase minutes.
If your vehicle has a separate clock, (other than the digital radio
display), the CLK control will not function in the above manner.
The CLK control will allow you to
switch between media display mode
(radio station, stereo information,
etc.) and clock display mode (time).
When in clock mode, the media
information will display for 10
seconds, when the radio is turned
on, and then revert to clock
information. Any time that the
media is changed, (new radio station, etc.), the media information will
again display for 10 seconds before reverting back to the clock. In media
mode, the media information will always be displayed.
AUTO
CLK
AUTOCLK
AUTOCLK
Entertainment Systems
52
Page 55 of 288

Seek function in radio mode
•Press
to find the next
listenable station down the
frequency band. SEEK DOWN
will display.
• Press
to find the next listenable station up the frequency band.
SEEK UP will display.
Seek function in CD mode
• Press
to seek to the previous
track of the current disc. If the
beginning of the disc is reached,
the CD player seeks to the
beginning of the last track on the current disc and begins playing.
• Press
to seek forward to the next track of the current disc. After
the last track has been completed, the first track of the current disc
will automatically replay.
Scan function
The scan function works in radio or
CD mode.
Scan function in radio mode
Press the SCAN control to hear a brief sampling of all listenable stations
on the frequency band. Press the SCAN control again to stop the scan
mode.
Scan function in CD mode
Press the SCAN control to hear a short sampling of all selections on the
CD. (The CD scans in a forward direction, wrapping back to the first
track at the end of the CD.) To stop on a particular selection, press the
control again.
Autostore
Autostore allows you to set the strongest local radio stations without
losing your original manually set preset stations. This feature is helpful
on trips when you travel between cities with different radio stations.
Entertainment Systems
55
Page 56 of 288

Starting autostore1. Press and momentarily hold the AM/FM control.
2. AUTOSET will flash in the display as the frequency band is
scrolled through.
3. When the six strongest stations are filled, the station stored in memory preset control 1 will start playing.
If there are fewer than six strong stations available on the frequency
band, the remaining memory preset controls will all store the last strong
station available.
To deactivate autoset and return to your audio system’s manually set
memory stations, press the AM/FM control again.
Radio station memory preset
The radio is equipped with six station memory preset controls. These
controls can be used to select up to six preset AM stations and twelve
FM stations (six in FM1 and six in FM2).
Setting memory preset stations 1. Select the frequency band with the AM/FM select control. Press the AM/FM control to toggle between AM, FM1, or FM2.
2. Press the SEEK control to access the next listenable station up or down the frequency band. Press the TUNE control to go up or down
the listening band in individual increments.
3. Select a station. Refer to Seek functionfor more information on
selecting a station.
4. Press and hold a memory preset control. The playing media will mute momentarily. When the sound returns, the station is held in
memory on the control you selected. The display will read SAVED.
CD
AM
FM
Entertainment Systems
56
Page 57 of 288

CD select
CD mode may be entered by
pressing the CD control and the
LOAD control. Load the CD into the
audio system. The first track of the
disc will begin playing. After that, CD play will begin where it stopped
last.
If an alternative CD is desired, press the corresponding preset control
(1–6) of a loaded CD, or press the TUNE control to access the other
loaded CDs.
NO CD will display if the CD control is activated when there is not a CD
present in the audio system.
If the CD control is pressed followed by with a preset number and that
particular slot is empty, NO CD will display and the system will begin to
play the next available disc.
CD units are designed to play commercially pressed 12 cm (4.75
in) audio compact discs only. Due to technical incompatibility,
certain recordable and re-recordable compact discs may not
function correctly when used in Mazda CD players. Irregular
shaped CDs, CDs with a scratch protection film attached, and CDs
with homemade paper (adhesive) labels should not be inserted
into the CD player. The label may peel and cause the CD to
become jammed. It is recommended that homemade CDs be
identified with permanent felt tip marker rather than adhesive
labels. Ball point pens may damage CDs. Please contact your
dealer for further information.
Display description
Six circles are always lit in the digital display. These signify the six CD
slots in the audio system. When a disc is loaded into a particular slot
(1–6), the number inside that specific circle lights. If the circle is empty,
there is no CD in that particular slot.
Load
The load feature allows you to load
single CDs into the player internal
to the radio.
This six disc CD player is equipped with a CD door. Compact
discs should only be inserted into the player after the CD door
has been opened by the player. Do not attempt to force the door
open. Compact discs should only be loaded by pressing the LOAD
control.
CD
AM
FM
LOAD
Entertainment Systems
57
Page 58 of 288

Press the LOAD control. (You can choose which slot will be loaded by
pressing the desired preset number. If you do not choose a slot, the
system will choose the next available one.) Wait until the CD door opens.
Load the CD into the player. LOADING CD# is displayed. When the CD
has been loaded, the door will close and the CD will begin to play. For
example, to load a CD into slot 2, press the LOAD control and then press
preset 2.
Auto load
This feature allows you to autoload
up to 6 discs into the multi disc CD
player internal to the radio.
Press and hold the LOAD control until AUTOLOAD # is displayed. The
CD door will open. Load the desired discs, one at a time. The CD is
loaded into position and the audio system will display CD#. Each time
the CD door opens, INSERT CD# is displayed. The door will close and
the player will move to the next slot after each disc has been loaded.
The process is repeated until all 6 slots are full. The audio system plays
the last CD loaded and the display is updated. If some slots are already
full and autoload is activated, the system will fill all empty slots.
Eject
Press the EJ control to stop and
eject a CD. You can choose which
CD will be ejected by pressing the
EJ control and the desired preset number (1–6). For example, to eject
CD 2, press the EJ control and then press the preset 2 control. If you do
not choose a specific CD, the player will eject the current CD.
If a CD is ejected and not removed from the door of the CD player, the
player will automatically reload the CD. This feature may be used when
the ignition is ON or OFF.
Auto eject
Press and momentarily hold the EJ
control to engage auto eject. All CDs
which are present in the player will
be ejected one at a time. If a CD is ejected and not removed from the
door of the CD player, the player will automatically reload the CD. This
feature may be used when the ignition is ON or OFF.
LOAD
EJ
EJ
Entertainment Systems
58