2003 MAZDA MODEL 6 audio

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Form No. 8R29-EA-02I
Power/Volume/Sound Controls ............................................................................................. 6-24
Operating the Radio .............................................................................................................. 6-28
Operating the Cassette Tape Player ....................................................................................... 6-30
Operating the Mini Disc (MD) Player ................................................................................... 6-32
Operating the Compact Disc (CD) Player ............................................................................. 6-34
Operating the In-Dash CD Changer ...................................................................................... 6-36
Error Indications .................................................................................................................... 6-39
Au d i o S e t
CD Player In-dash CD Changer
Cassette Tape Player Mini Disc (MD) PlayerIllustration is of a representative audio unit.
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Power/Volume/Sound Controls
Power ON/OFF
Turn the ignition switch to the ACC or
ON position.
Press the power/volume dial to turn the
audio system on.
Press the power/volume dial again to turn
the audio system off.Vo l u m e a d j u s t m e n tTo adjust the volume, turn the power/
volume dial.
Turn the power/volume dial to the right to
increase volume, to the left to decrease it.
Audio control dial Power/Volume dial
NOTE
To prevent the battery from being
discharged, do not leave the audio
system on for a long period when the
engine is not running.
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Audio sound adjustment
1. Press the audio control dial to select
bass, mid-range, treble, fade, balance
or automatic level controls. The
selected function will be indicated.
*1Depending on the model, this
function, may not be available.
*2Depending on the mode selected, the
indication changes.
2. Turn the audio control dial to adjust the
selected functions as follows:
Indication Turn Left Turn Right
Decrease
bassIncrease
bass
Decrease
mid-
rangeIncrease
mid-range
Decrease
trebleIncrease
treble
Shift the
sound
to the
frontShift the
sound
to the rear
Shift the
sound
to the leftShift the
sound
to the right
Select
modeSelect
mode
*
*
NOTE
About 5 seconds after selecting any
mode, the volume function will be
automatically selected. To reset bass,
mid-range, treble, fade, balance and
automatic level control, press the audio
control dial for 2 seconds. The unit
will beep and "CLEAR" will be
displayed.
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Automatic Level Control (ALC)
The automatic level control is a feature
that automatically adjusts audio volume
and sound quality according to the vehicle
speed.
The volume increases in accordance with
the increase in vehicle speed, and
decreases as vehicle speed decreases.
The following four modes are available.
Select the desired mode.
Turn the audio control dial to select the
ALC OFF, ALC LEVEL1~3 mode. The
selected mode will be indicated.
Mode Volume change
No change
Minimum
Medium
Maximum
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Operating the Radio
Radio ON
Press a band selector button ( , or
) to turn the radio on.
Band selection
Select a band by pressing the FM1 button
( ), FM2 button ( ) or AM button
().
The selected mode will be indicated. If
FM stereo is being received, "ST" will be
displayed.Tuning
The radio has the following tuning
methods: Manual, Seek, Scan, Preset
channel, and Auto memory tuning. The
easiest way to tune stations is to set them
on preset channels.
Manual tuning
Turning the manual tuning dial will
change the frequency higher or lower.
Manual tuning dial Channel preset buttonsScan button
Auto
memory
button Band selector buttons
Seek tuning
button
NOTE
If the FM broadcast signal becomes
weak, reception automatically changes
from STEREO to MONO for reduced
noise, and the "ST" indicator will go
out.
NOTE
If the power supply is interrupted (fuse
blows or the battery is disconnected),
the preset channels will be canceled.
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Operating the Cassette Tape Player
Cassette tape insert
Insert the cassette tape into the slot, open
edge to the right and cassette tape will
begin play and "TAPE PLAY" will be
displayed. At the end of the cassette tape,
the unit automatically reverses cassette
tape play. When is lit, the cassette
tape’s top side is playing. When is lit,
the bottom side is on.
Playing
Press the cassette tape play button
( ) to start playing when a
cassette tape is in the unit. If there isn’t a
cassette tape in the unit when the cassette
tape play button ( ) is pressed,
"NO TAPE" will flash on and off in
sequence.Dolby noise reduction
When using a tape with Dolby NR*, push
the Dolby NR button ( ). The
symbol will be displayed. To play a tape
without Dolby NR, push the button once
again.
* Noise reduction system manufactured
under license from Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
Dolby and the double-D symbol are
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
Ejecting the cassette tape
Press the cassette tape eject button ( ) to
eject the cassette tape.
Cassette tape play button
Fast-forward button
Rewind
button APC button:
(next program)
(one being
played)
Cassette tape eject button
Program button
Dolby NR buttonRepeat button
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Operating the Mini Disc (MD) Player
Inserting the MD
Insert the MD, label-side up with the
arrow pointed to the slot. The auto-
loading mechanism will set the MD and
begin play. There will be a short lapse
before play begins while the player reads
the digital signals on the MD.
Playing
Press the MD play button ( ) to
start playing when a MD is in the unit.
If there isn’t a MD in the unit when the
MD play button ( ) is pressed,
"NO DISK" will flash on and off in
sequence.
Ejecting the MD
Press the MD eject button ( ) to eject the
MD.Fast-forward/Reverse
Press and hold the fast-forward button
( ) to advance through a track at high
speed.
Press and hold the reverse button ( ) to
reverse through a track at high speed.
Tr a c k s e a r c h
Press the track up button ( ) once to skip
forward to the beginning of the next track.
Press the track down button ( ) once to
skip back to the beginning of the current
track.
MD play button
Scan
button
MD slotDisplay
button Track up
button
Track down
button
Reverse
buttonFast-forward button
MD eject button
Random button Repeat buttonDisplay feed dial
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Operating the Compact Disc (CD) Player
Inserting the CD
Insert the CD into the slot, label-side up.
The auto-loading mechanism will set the
CD and begin play. There will be a short
lapse before play begins while the player
reads the digital signals on the CD.
Playing
Press the CD play button ( ) to start
playing when a CD is in the unit.
If there isn’t a CD in the unit when the CD
play button ( ) is pressed, "NO DISK"
will flash on and off in sequence.
Ejecting the CD
Press the CD eject button ( ) to eject the
CD.Fast-forward/Reverse
Press and hold the fast-forward button
( ) to advance through a track at high
speed.
Press and hold the reverse button ( ) to
reverse through a track at high speed.
Tr a c k s e a r c h
Press the track up button ( ) once to skip
forward to the beginning of the next track.
Press the track down button ( ) once to
skip back to the beginning of the current
track.
CD slot CD play buttonFast-forward button
CD eject button
Reverse
button
Track up
button
Track down
buttonScan
button
Random button Repeat button
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