2010 MAZDA MODEL RX 8 Owners Manual (in English)

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Audio unit/Navigation system
The audio unit or navigation system is
used for adjusting the volume.
If Bluetooth Hands-Free is operated,
information such as mobile phone signal
strength of Bluetooth Hands-Free are
displayed on the screen. (With navigation
system)
Bluetooth Hands-Free information
qVoice
To prevent the deterioration in voice
recognition rate and voice quality, the
following points must be observed:
lIt is not necessary to face the
microphone or approach it. Speak the
voice commands while maintaining a
safe driving position.
lClose the windows and/or the
moonroof to reduce loud noises from
outside the vehicle, or turn down the
airflow of the climate control system
while Bluetooth Hands-Free is being
used. Voice recognition may not
function correctly or voice quality may
deteriorate under the following
conditions.
lA passenger is speaking.lDriving with the window and/or the
moonroof open.
lDriving on bumpy roads.lNoise outside of the vehicle is loud.
(Construction sites, inside tunnels,
excess oncoming traffic, or heavy
rain.)
lOperation noise from turn signals,
wipers, or the horn is heard.
lA/C airflow is strong or wind is
blowing on the microphone.
lThere is noise coming from cargo
loaded in the vehicle.
lVoice commands may not be
recognized depending on the voice. If
the voice commands are not recognized
correctly, repeat the commands in a
louder voice, at a natural pace, as if
speaking to another person.
lDialects or different wording other than
hands-free prompts cannot be
recognized by voice recognition. Speak
in the wording specified by the voice
commands.
NOTE
If the voice recognition performance is not
satisfactory, refer to“Voice Recognition
Learning Function (Speaker Enrollment)”
(page 6-74).
Please be aware that the voice recognition
may error despite following the above
points.
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qFunction Restrictions While
Using Bluetooth Hands-Free
Some functions are limited while
Bluetooth Hands-Free is being used. They
include:
lBeep sound and voice guidance related
to the audio unit and navigation system
are not heard.
lBeep sound related to the A/C
operation is not heard.
lThe navigation system's voice
recognition command does not
function.
qHow to Use This Section
Descriptions in the text are as follows:
Say:Voice commands to be spoken by
you.
Prompt:Voice guidance output from the
speaker.
NOTE
Say voice commands after the beep sound
[Beep] is heard.
Example)
Say:[Beep]“Dial”
Prompt:“Number, please”
Say:[Beep]“XXXXXXXXXXX (Ex.
“555-1234”) (Telephone number)”
Bluetooth Hands-Free Activation
Method
1. Program the mobile telephone (Pairing)
Refer to Bluetooth Hands-Free
preparation on page 6-61.
2. Press the voice recognition/hands-free
switch with a short press (without
navigation system) or a long press
(with navigation system).NOTE
For vehicles with the navigation system, you
can also press the voice recognition/hands-free
switch with a short press and say: [Beep]
“Telephone”or“Phone”.
The hands-free system is activated.
Functions of the hands-free telephone,
such as making and receiving calls, can be
used after the activation. (For details on
the telephone functions, refer to“Basic
Bluetooth Hands-Free Operation”or
“Convenient Use of the Hands-Free
System”.)
NOTE
For vehicles with a navigation system, the
system operates by speaking the voice
recognition command of the navigation system
after pressing the voice recognition/hands-free
switch with a short press. For voice
recognition details with the navigation system,
refer to the separate“NAVIGATION SYSTEM
MANUAL”.
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Basic Bluetooth Hands-
Free Operation
qBluetooth Hands-Free Preparation
Language setting
The available languages are English,
Spanish, and Canadian French. If the
language setting is changed, all of the
voice guidance and voice input
commands are done in the selected
language.
NOTE
lIf the language setting is changed, phone
registration is maintained.
Phonebook records are not cleared, but
each language has a separate phonebook.
Therefore, entries created in one language
will need to be re-entered in the phonebook
of the new language.
lDo these steps before you start driving.
These less used functions are too
distracting to undertake while driving until
you are fully familiar with the system.
Method 1
1. Press the voice recognition/hands-free
switch with a short press (without
navigation system) or a long press
(with navigation system).
NOTE
For vehicles with the navigation system, you
can also press the voice recognition/hands-free
switch with a short press and say: [Beep]
“Telephone”or“Phone”.
2.Say:[Beep]“Setup”
3.Prompt:“Select one of the following:
Pairing options, confirmation prompts,
select phone, language, or passcode, or
say“cancel”to return to the main
menu.”4.Say:[Beep]“Language”
5.Prompt:“Select a language: English,
French, or Spanish.”
6.Say:[Beep]“French”(Speak the
desired language:“English”,“French”
or“Spanish”)
NOTE
Other language settings can also be made
while in the current setting by saying the name
of the language in the native pronunciation.
7.Prompt:“French (Desired language)
selected. Is this correct?”
8.Say:[Beep]“Ye s”
9.Prompt:“French (Desired language)
selected, returning to main menu”
(Spoken in the newly selected
language).
Method 2
1. Press the voice recognition/hands-free
switch with a short press (without
navigation system) or a long press
(with navigation system).
NOTE
For vehicles with the navigation system, you
can also press the voice recognition/hands-free
switch with a short press and say: [Beep]
“Telephone”or“Phone”.
2.Say:[Beep]“French”(Say the desired
language:“English”,“French”,or
“Spanish”.)
NOTE
Other language settings can also be made
while in the current setting by saying the name
of the language in the native pronunciation.
3.Prompt:“Would you like to change
the language to French (Desired
language) ?”
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4.Say:[Beep]“Ye s”
5.Prompt:“Please wait. Switching to
French phone book. French selected,
returning to main menu”(Spoken in
the newly selected language).
Mobile telephone programming
(Pairing)
To use Bluetooth Hands-Free, a mobile
phone equipped with Bluetooth has to be
programmed to the hands-free unit using
the following procedure.
Up to seven Bluetooth equipped mobile
telephones can be programmed to the
vehicle.
NOTE
lA mobile telephone can be programmed
only when the vehicle is parked. If the
vehicle starts to move, the pairing
procedure will end. Programming is
dangerous while driving - pair up your
device before you start driving. Park the
car in a safe place before programming.
lSince the communication range of a
Bluetooth equipped mobile telephone is
about 10 meters (32 ft), if a mobile
telephone is placed within a 10-meter (32
ft) radius of the vehicle, it may be detected/
programmed unintentionally while another
telephone is being programmed.
1. Activate the Bluetooth application of
the mobile telephone.
NOTE
For the operation of the mobile telephone,
refer to its instruction manual.
2. Press the voice recognition/hands-free
switch with a short press.
3.Say:[Beep]“Setup”4.Prompt:“Select one of the following:
Pairing options, confirmation prompts,
select phone, language, or passcode, or
say“cancel”to return to the main
menu.”
5.Say:[Beep]“Pairing options”
6.Prompt:“Do you want to pair a
phone, delete a phone, or list paired
phones?”
7.Say:[Beep]“Pair a phone”
8.Prompt:“Please say a 4-digit pairing
code.”
9.Say:[Beep]“XXXX”(Speak an
arbitrary 4-digit pairing code. This can
be any combination of 4 numbers.)
NOTE
lSome devices accept only a particular
pairing code (Usually,“0000”or“1234”).
If pairing cannot be completed, refer to the
owner's manual of your mobile device, and
try those numbers if necessary.
lRecord the code as it will be used to
program your phone in Step 16.
10.Prompt:“Pairing code XXXX (4-
digit number). Is this correct?”
11.Say:[Beep]“Ye s”or“No”
12. If“Ye s”, go to Step 13.
If“No”, the procedure returns to Step
8.
13.Prompt:“Start pairing procedure on
phone. See phone's manual for
instructions.”
14. Using the mobile telephone, perform
a search for the Bluetooth device
(Peripheral device).
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NOTE
For the operation of the mobile telephone,
refer to its instruction manual.
15. Select“Mazda”from the device list
searched by the mobile phone.
16. Input the 4-digit pairing code set in
Step 9 to the mobile telephone.
17.Prompt:“Please say the name of the
phone after the beep.”
18.Say:[Beep]“XXXX - - -”(Speak a
“phone tag”, an arbitrary name for the
phone.)
Example:“Stan's phone.”
NOTE
Speak a programmed“phone tag”within 10
seconds.
If more than two mobile telephones are to be
programmed, they cannot be programmed with
the same or similar“phone tag”.
19.Prompt:“Adding XXXXXX - - -
(Ex.“Stan's phone”) (Phone tag). Is
this correct?”
20.Say:[Beep]“Ye s”
21.Prompt:“Assign a priority for this
phone between 1 and 7, where 1 is
the phone used most often.”
22.Say:[Beep]“1”(Speak a number of
the desired priority from 1 to 7.)
NOTE
lNormally,“1”is to be input (Highest
priority).
lIf more than two mobile telephones are
registered, input the priority order from 1 to
7.
23.Prompt:“XXXXXX - - - (Ex.
“Stan's phone”) (Phone tag) set to
priority X (Priority number). Is this
correct?”
24.Say:[Beep]“Ye s”
25.Prompt:“Pairing complete”
After a mobile telephone is registered, the
system automatically identifies the phone.
By pressing the voice recognition/hands-
free switch again, or by pressing the voice
recognition/hands-free switch first after
turning the ignition switch from the
LOCK to the ACC position, the system
reads out a voice guidance,“XXXXXX -
- - (Ex.“Stan's phone”) (Phone tag) is
connected”. If two or more telephones are
registered, the one with the highest
priority is selected.
NOTE
Depending on the device, the registration
status may be lost after a certain period of
time. If this occurs, repeat the entire process
from Step 1.
qMaking a Call Using a Telephone
Number
NOTE
Practice this while parked until you are
confident you can do it while driving in a non-
taxing road situation. If you are not completely
comfortable, make all calls from a safe
parking position, and move out only when fully
under control and you can devote your eyes
and mind to driving.
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1. Press the voice recognition/hands-free
switch with a short press (without
navigation system) or a long press
(with navigation system).
NOTE
For vehicles with the navigation system, you
can also press the voice recognition/hands-free
switch with a short press and say: [Beep]
“Telephone”or“Phone”.
2.Say:[Beep]“Dial”
3.Prompt:“Number, please”
4.Say:[Beep]“XXXXXXXXXXX (Ex.
“555-1234”) (Telephone number)”
5.Prompt:“Dialing XXXXXXXXXXX
(Ex.“555-1234”) (Telephone number)
is this correct?”
6.Say:[Beep]“Ye s”or“No”.
7. When“Ye s”is spoken, the call is
made.
When“No”is spoken, the procedure
returns to Step 3.
NOTE
The“Dial”command and a telephone number
can be combined.
Ex. In Step 2, say,“Dial 123-4567”, then,
Steps 3 and 4 can be skipped.
qReceiving an Incoming Call
1.Prompt:“Incoming call, press the
phone button to answer”.
2. To accept the call, press the voice
recognition/hands-free switch with a
short press.
To reject the call, press the voice
recognition/hands-free switch with a
long press.
qHanging Up a Call
Press the voice recognition/hands-free
switch during the call with a long press.
A beep sound will confirm that call is
ended.
qVolume Adjustment
The power/volume dial of the audio unit
or navigation system is used to adjust the
volume. Turn the dial to the right to
increase volume, to the left to decrease it.
Audio unit Navigation system
NOTElThe volume can also be adjusted using the
volume button on the steering wheel.
lThe music volume of the audio unit and the
navigation system cannot be adjusted while
Bluetooth Hands-Free is being used.
qHelp Function Use
The help function informs the user of all
the available voice commands under the
current conditions.
1. Press the voice recognition/hands-free
switch with a short press.
2.Say:[Beep]“Help”
3. Follow the prompts to receive the
appropriate voice guidance
instructions.
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Convenient Use of the
Hands-Free System
qPhone Book Usage
Phone book registration
Phone numbers can be registered to the
Bluetooth Hands-Free phone book.
NOTE
Do this function only when parked. It is too
distracting to attempt while driving and you
may make too many errors to be effective.
1. Press the voice recognition/hands-free
switch with a short press (without
navigation system) or a long press
(with navigation system).
NOTE
For vehicles with the navigation system, you
can also press the voice recognition/hands-free
switch with a short press and say: [Beep]
“Telephone”or“Phone”.
2.Say:[Beep]“Phone book”
3.Prompt:“Select one of the following:
new entry, edit, list names, delete or
erase all..., or say“cancel”to return to
main menu.”
4.Say:[Beep]“New entry”
5.Prompt:“Name please.”
6.Say:[Beep]“XXXXX... (Ex.“Mary's
phone”)”(Say a voice tag for the name
registered.)
7.Prompt:“Adding XXXXX... (Ex.
“Mary's phone”) (Registered voice
tag). Is this correct?”
8.Say:[Beep]“Ye s”
9.Prompt:“Home, Work, Mobile, or
Pager?”10.Say:[Beep]“Mobile”(Say“Home”,
“Work”,“Mobile”,or“Pager”, for the
desired location to be registered.)
11.Prompt:“Mobile”(Location to be
registered). Is this correct?
12.Say:[Beep]“Ye s”
13.Prompt:“Number, please.”
14.Say:[Beep]“XXXXXXXXXXX
(Ex.“555-1234”)”(Say the phone
number to be registered.)
15.Prompt:“XXXXXXXXXXX (Ex.
“555-1234”) (Phone number
registration). Is this correct?”
16.Say:[Beep]“Ye s”
17.Prompt:“Number saved. Would you
like to add another number for this
entry?”
18.Say:[Beep]“Ye s”or“No”.
19. If“Ye s”, an additional phone number
registration can be made for the same
entry.
If“No”, the procedure proceeds to
Step 20.
20.Prompt:“Returning to main menu.”
Making calls using the phone book
Telephone calls can be made by saying
the name of a person (voice tag) whose
phone number has been registered in
Bluetooth Hands-Free in advance.
For the phone book setting method, refer
to (page 6-67).
1. Press the voice recognition/hands-free
switch with a short press (without
navigation system) or a long press
(with navigation system).
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NOTE
For vehicles with the navigation system, you
can also press the voice recognition/hands-free
switch with a short press and say: [Beep]
“Telephone”or“Phone”.
2.Say:[Beep]“Call”
3.Prompt:“Name please.”
4.Say:[Beep]“XXXXX... (Ex.“John's
phone”)”(Say a voice tag registered in
the phone book.)
5.Prompt:“Calling XXXXX... (Ex.
“John's phone”) XXXX (Ex.“at
home”). Is this correct?”(Voice tag and
phone number location registered in
phone book).
6.Say:[Beep]“Ye s”
7.Prompt:“Dialing”
NOTE
The“Call”command and the voice tag can be
combined.
Ex. In Step 2, say,“Call John's phone”, then,
Steps 3 and 4 can be skipped.
qRedialing Function
Redialing the number of the person
previously dialed using the phone is
possible.
1. Press the voice recognition/hands-free
switch with a short press (without
navigation system) or a long press
(with navigation system).
NOTE
For vehicles with the navigation system, you
can also press the voice recognition/hands-free
switch with a short press and say: [Beep]
“Telephone”or“Phone”.
2.Say:[Beep]“Redial”3.Prompt:“Dialing”
qEmergency Calls
A call can be made to the emergency
phone number (911) using the voice input
command.
1. Press the voice recognition/hands-free
switch with a short press (without
navigation system) or a long press
(with navigation system).
NOTE
For vehicles with the navigation system, you
can also press the voice recognition/hands-free
switch with a short press and say: [Beep]
“Telephone”or“Phone”.
2.Say:[Beep]“Emergency”
3.Prompt:“Calling“911”, is this
correct?”
4.Say:[Beep]“Ye s”
5.Prompt:“Dialing”
qRefusing an Incoming Call
For incoming call refusal, refer to
“Receiving an incoming call”(page 6-64).
qMute
The microphone can be muted during a
call.
1. Press the voice recognition/hands-free
switch with a short press.
2.Say:[Beep]“Mute”
3.Prompt:“Microphone muted”
Canceling mute
1. Press the voice recognition/hands-free
switch with a short press.
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