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NOTE
If you continue to press and hold the button,
the frequency will continue changing without
stopping.
Scan tuning
Press the scan button (
)to
automatically sample strong stations.
Scanning stops at each station for about 5
seconds. To hold a station, press the scan
button (
) again during this interval.
Preset channel tuning
The 6 preset channels can be used to store
6 AM and 12 FM stations.
1. To set a channel first select AM, FM1,
or FM2. Tune to the desired station.
2. Depress a channel preset button for
about 2 seconds until a beep sound is
heard. The preset channel number and
station frequency will be displayed.
The station is now held in the memory.
3. Repeat this operation for the other
stations and bands you want to store.
To tune one in the memory, select AM,
FM1, or FM2 and then press its
channel preset button. The station
frequency and the channel number will
be displayed.
NOTE
If the power supply is interrupted (fuse blows
or the battery is disconnected), the preset
channels will be erased.
Auto memory tuning
This is especially useful when driving in
an area where the local stations are not
known. Additional AM/FM stations can
be stored without disturbing the
previously set channels.Press and hold the auto memory button
(
) for about 2 seconds until a beep
sound is heard; the system will
automatically scan and temporarily store
up to 6 stations with the strongest
frequencies in each selected band in that
area.
After scanning is completed, the station
with the strongest frequency will be tuned
and its frequency displayed.
Press and release the auto memory button
(
) to recall stations from the auto-
stored stations. One stored station will be
selected each time; its frequency and
channel number will be displayed.
NOTE
If no stations can be tuned after scanning
operations,“A”will be displayed.
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Audio Set (Type B)
Functions and information available for the selected mode are displayed on the left and
right of the audio unit screen. To select and operate a desired function, or select
information, press the corresponding selection button 1―8.
Selection
button 1
Selection
button 2
Selection
button 3
Selection
button 4Selection
button 5
Selection
button 6
Selection
button 7
Selection
button 8
Screen Adjustments and Other Settings ................................................................. page 6-38
Power/Volume/Sound Controls .............................................................................. page 6-40
Operating the Radio ............................................................................................... page 6-44
Operating the Satellite Radio ................................................................................. page 6-48
Operating the In-Dash CD Changer ....................................................................... page 6-58
Operating the Auxiliary Jack .................................................................................. page 6-61
Error Indications ..................................................................................................... page 6-62
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NOTE
If you continue to press and hold the seek
tuning button (
,), the frequency will
continue changing without stopping.
Scan tuning
Press the scan button (
)to
automatically sample stations with the
strongest frequencies. Scanning stops at
each station for about five seconds. To
hold a station, press the scan button
(
) again during this interval.
Preset channel tuning
The six preset channels can be used to
store six AM and twelve FM stations.
1. To set a channel, first select AM, FM1,
or FM2. Tune to the desired station.
2. Press and hold selection button 2, 3, 4,
6, 7, or 8. The station frequency will be
displayed. The station is now held in
the memory.
3. Repeat this operation for the other
stations and bands you want to store.
To tune into one stored in the memory,
select AM, FM1, or FM2 and then
press its selection button. The station
frequency will be displayed.
NOTE
If the power supply is interrupted (fuse blows
or the battery is disconnected), the preset
channels will be erased.
Auto memory tuning
This is especially useful when driving in
an area where the local stations are
unknown. Additional AM/FM stations
can be stored without disturbing the
previously set channels.Press and hold the auto memory button
(
). The system will automatically
scan and temporarily store up to six
stations with the strongest frequencies in
each selected band in that area.
After scanning is completed, the radio
tunes into the station with the strongest
frequency, and its frequency is displayed.
Press the auto memory button (
)to
recall stations from the auto-stored
stations. One stored station will be
selected each time, and its frequency will
be displayed.
NOTE
lIf any of the following operations is
performed, auto-memory mode is cleared
and the normal display appears.
lBand selector button ()is
pressed
lManual tuning dial is turnedlSeek tuning button (,) is pressedlIf the radio is unable to tune into any
station after the scanning operation is
completed,“No Channel”will be
displayed.
Mute
Press the mute button (
) once to
mute the audio. Press it again to resume
audio output.
Radio Data System (RDS)
Radio text information display
A maximum of 64 characters of radio text
information sent from a broadcasting
station is displayed in the audio display.
Press selection button 5.
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Safety Certification
This CD player is made and tested to meet exacting safety standards. It meets FCC
requirements and complies with safety performance standards of the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services.
CAUTION
ØThis CD player should not be adjusted or repaired by anyone except qualified
service personnel.
If servicing is required, contact an Authorized Mazda Dealer.
ØUse of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those
specified herein may result in hazardous laser exposure. Never operate the CD
player with the top case of the unit removed.
ØChanges or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
NOTE
For CD player section:
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
NOTE
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation.
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Playable DISC specification
CD-R and CD-RW including MP3/WMA files can be played with this unit. Discs which
conform to the following formats can be played.
Name Standard Explanation
CD-R, CD-RW formatISO9660Level 1
Level 2
ISO9660 extensionJoliet
Romeo
Multi-session Supported
Maximum hierarchy
number8 hierarchies (Including root)
Maximum folder
number256 folders
Maximum file number512 files (Total capacity included in a disc.) Files other than MP3 or WMA are not
included.)
Operating tips for MP3
NOTE
Supply of this product only conveys a license for private, non-commercial use and does not convey a
license nor imply any right to use this product in any commercial (i.e. revenue-generating) real time
broadcasting (terrestrial, satellite, cable and/or any other media), broadcasting/streaming via the
Internet, intranets and/or other networks or in other electronic content distribution systems, such as
pay-audio or audio-on-demand applications. An independent license for such use is required. For
details, please visit http://www.mp3licensing.com.
Playable MP3 file specification
Playable MP3 files are as follows:
Item Content
SpecificationMPEG1 AUDIO LAYER3
MPEG2.5 AUDIO LAYER3
MPEG2 AUDIO LAYER3
Sampling frequencyMPEG1 32, 44.1, 48kHz
MPEG2 16, 22.05, 24kHz
Bit rateMPEG132, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256, 320
kbps
MPEG2, 2.5 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 144, 160 kbps
VBR (Variable Bit Rate) Supported
Channel mode Stereo, Joint stereo, Dual channel, Monaural
ID3 tag Ver. 1.0, Ver. 1.1 title, artist name, album name
lThis unit corresponds to MP3 files in which both header and data comply with the MP3
format.
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lThis unit corresponds to multi-session recorded disc playback at a maximum of 49
sessions.
lSome data on multi-session recorded discs cannot be played.lPlayback of discs with added sessions is possible.lPacket Write recorded discs cannot be played.lThis unit does not correspond to MP3i (MP3 interactive), MP3 PRO, and RIFF-style
MP3 formats.
lThe maximum number of characters available for a file name is as follows, however, the
displayable number of characters on this unit is limited.
Maximum number of characters in a file name
(including a separator“.”and the three letters of the file exten-
sion)
ISO9660 level 1 12
*
ISO9660 level 2 31*
Joliet extended format 64
Romeo extended format 128
* English one-byte characters (capitalized only) and underbar“_”are available.
MP3
CAUTION
This unit plays files with the (.mp3) file extension as a MP3 file. Do not use the MP3
file extension for files other than MP3 files. It may cause noise or a malfunction.
lIn a MP3 file, the track name, artist name, album name and category name are recorded
with data called“ID3-Tag”, and the information can be displayed on the monitor.
lMP3 files which do not comply with the specific standard may not be played correctly
or its file and folder name may not be displayed correctly.
lThe file extension may not be provided depending on the computer operating system,
version, software, or settings. In this case, add the file extension“.mp3”to the end of the
file name, and then write the disc.
Playlist
This unit can play playlist files. Playlist is a function that allows free setting of the
playback order of MP3 files. The file extension of a playlist file in which the order of
playback is recorded is“. m3u”or“. pls”.
Operating tips for WMA
WMA is short for Windows Media Audio and is the audio compression format used by
Microsoft.
Audio data can be created and stored at a higher compression ratio than MP3.
*Microsoft and Window Media are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation U.S. in
the United States and other countries.
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Language Code List
Language Code
Abkhazian ab 1001
Afar aa 1000
Afrekaans af 1005
Albanian sq 2816
Amharic am 1012
Arabic ar 1017
Armenian hy 1724
Assamase as 1018
Aymara ay 1024
Azerbaijani az 1025
Bashkir ba 1100
Basque eu 1420
Bengali bn 1113
Bhutani dz 1325
Bihari bh 1107
Bislama bi 1108
Breton br 1117
Bulgarian bg 1106
Burmese my 2224
Byelorussian be 1104
Cambodian km 2012
Catalan ca 1200
Chinese zh 3507
Corsican co 1214
Croatian hr 1717
Czech cs 1218
Danish da 1300
Dutch nl 2311
English en 1413
Esperanto eo 1414
Estonian et 1419
Faroese fo 1514
Fiji fj 1509
Finnish fi 1508
French fr 1517
Friesian fy 1524
Galician gl 1611
German de 1304
Gorgian ka 2000Language Code
Greek el 1411
Greenlandic kl 2011
Guarani gn 1613
Gujarati gu 1620
Hausa ha 1700
Hebrew iw 1822
Hindi hi 1708
Hungarian hu 1720
Icelandic is 1818
Indonesian in 1813
Interlingua ia 1800
Interlingue ie 1804
Inupiak ik 1810
Irish ga 1600
Italian it 1819
Japanese ja 1900
Javanese jw 1922
Kannada kn 2013
Kashmiri ks 2018
Kazakh kk 2010
Kinyarwanda rw 2722
Kirghiz ky 2024
Kirundi rn 2713
Korean ko 2014
Kurdish ku 2020
Laothian lo 2114
Latin la 2100
Latvian lv 2121
Lingala ln 2113
Lithuanian lt 2119
Macedonian mk 2210
Malagasy mg 2206
Malay ms 2218
Malayalam ml 2211
Maltese mt 2219
Maori mi 2208
Marathi mr 2217
Moldavian mo 2214
Mongolian mn 2213
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ØBecause only specified Bluetooth
audio devices can be used, consult
an Authorized Mazda Dealer when
purchasing or changing devices.
Bluetooth audio devices which
correspond to specified Bluetooth
versions and profiles can be
Bluetooth-connected to the
vehicle's Bluetooth unit. However,
even among these devices are ones
which cannot be Bluetooth-
connected or have limited
functionality. Each device to be
used with the vehicle's Bluetooth
unit needs to be checked
individually for compatibility.
Consult an Authorized Mazda
Dealer concerning device
compatibility.
Phone: 800-430-0153
Web: www.MazdaUSA.com/
bluetooth
Applicable Bluetooth specification
Ver. 2.0 or higher
Audio profile
lA2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution
Profile) Ver. 1.0
lAVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control
Profile) Ver. 1.0/1.3A2DP is a profile which transmits only
audio to the Bluetooth unit. If your
Bluetooth audio device corresponds only
to A2DP, but not AVRCP, you cannot
operate it using the control panel of the
vehicle's audio system. In this case, the
Bluetooth audio device can be operated
by controlling the device itself, the same
as when a portable audio system without
the Bluetooth communication function is
connected to the AUX terminal.
Function A2DPA2DP·AVRCP
Ver. 1.3 or
lowerVer. 1.3
Playback No Yes Yes
Pause No Yes Yes
File (Track)
up/downNo Yes Yes
Reverse No No Yes
Fast-forward No No Yes
Text display No No Yes
Yes: Available
No: Not available
NOTE
lThe system may not operate normally
depending on the Bluetooth audio device.
lTo make sure that your Bluetooth audio
device is Ver. 1.0 or 1.3, refer to the
Owner's Manual for the Bluetooth audio
device.
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