2011 MAZDA MODEL RX 8 Owners Manual (in English)

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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. If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined
by turning the equipment off and on, the user
is encouraged to try to correct the interference
by one or more of the following measures:
- Increase the separation between the
equipment and tuner.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a
circuit different from that to which the tuner is
connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/
TV technician for help.
What is satellite radio?
With over 130 channels, SIRIUS Satellite
Radio brings you more of what you love.
Get 69 channels of 100 % commercial-
free music, plus all your favorite sports,
news, talk and entertainment. Everything
worth listening to is now on SIRIUS.
100 % Commercial-free Music―With
music from every genre, artist-dedicated
channels, live performances and more,
SIRIUS is the home of 100 %
commercial-free music.
Live Sports Play-by-Play & Expert
Talk―Hear every NFL game, every
NASCAR
®race and college sports
coverage from over 150 schools. Plus
24/7 sports talk with channels like
SIRIUS NFL Radio, SIRIUS NASCAR
Radio and more.
Exclusive Entertainment and
Talk―The biggest names, compelling
talk, hilarious comedy. Hear Howard
Stern, Martha Stewart, Jamie Foxx, Blue
Collar Comedy, Playboy Radio, political
talk and more.
World-class News―Stay informed with
FOX, CNN, CNBC, NPR
®, BBC and
more.
Plus local traffic and weather.
Family & Kids―Entertain the entire
family with Radio Disney, Kids Place
Live, Laugh USA and more.
Sign up for SIRIUS Radio today! For
more information, visit www.sirius.com.
Satellite radio can be subscribed to and
received in the United States. (Except
Alaska and Hawaii) and Canada.
How to Activate Satellite Radio
You must call SIRIUS to activate your
service. Activation is free and takes only a
few minutes.
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SIRIUS service uses an ID code to
identify your radio. This code is needed to
activate SIRIUS service, and report any
problems.
To activate you SIRIUS radio tuner, call a
SIRIUS customer service specialist at 1-
888-539-7474 or you can visit SIRIUS
online at www.sirius.com.
Please have the following information
ready:
lSIRIUS ID (12-digit electronic serial
no., or ESN*)lValid credit card information (may not
be required at initial sign-up)
Be sure you are parked outside with a
clear view of open sky, you will be
instructed to turn on your radio (in SAT
mode and tuned to channel 184).
Activation typically takes only 2―5
minutes.
*ESN: Electronic Serial Number
SIRIUS operation
All operations of the satellite radio are
conducted by means of the audio unit.
SIRIUS radio mode selection
When the satellite button is pressed during
ACC ON, it will play the last SIRIUS
channel in use before the mode was
switched over to another mode or the
power was turned off.
When the satellite button is pressed in a
mode other than the SIRIUS mode, the
last channel in use will be received.Every time the satellite button is pressed,
the bank changes in the order shown
below.
SR2 SR1
SR3
NOTE
SR1, SR2 and SR3: six stations can be stored
in each bank for convenient access to your
favorite stations.
Operation in the initial state
It may take some time to start up the
equipment when it is in the initial state,
when there is a change in the user's
subscription condition, or when the
SIRIUS channel map is changed.
“UPDATING xx%”is displayed when the
SIRIUS channel map is changed. If the
unit is initialized or the user contract
content is changed,“UPDATING”is
displayed. Updating could take as long as
three minutes depending on the
geographical area. When the unit is in an
initialized state, channel 184 is displayed
after the display indicates
“UPDATING 100%”. If the SIRIUS
channel map or the user contract content
is changed, the channel prior to the
change is displayed after“UPDATING”is
displayed. After the initialization display,
it may take as long as 12 seconds to
receive channel 184.
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NOTE
Do not perform the following operation while
“UPDATING”is displayed. Otherwise, the
updating procedure will be cancelled.
lTurning off the audio powerlSwitching to other modeslSwitching the ignition off
When the SIRIUS mode is switched to
another mode, or when the power is
turned off, the present channel which is
being received is stored as the last
channel.
Channel selection
Turning the manual tuning dial allows you
to select the desired receiving channel.
lTurn the knob clockwise: Channel UplTurn the knob counterclockwise:
Channel Down
Unsubscribed channel
When a selected station has not been
subscribed to, the display indicates the
following:
[CALL
888] and [539SIRI]
(Flashes alternately)
NOTE
When the subscription contract is canceled, all
of the channels including channel 184 appear
as unsubscribed.
Invalid channel
When a selected channel is not
broadcasting, [SR
(bank number)
INVALID] is displayed for one second,
followed by [SR
(bank number)
CHANNEL], which is also displayed for
one second. The display then returns to
the previous valid channel.NOTE
If the last channel selected has become
unavailable because of a channel update the
above indication is displayed until any button
is pressed.
Preset channel programming
(Programming with“channel number”
display)
1. Select the desired channel to be
programmed. At this point, the
following is displayed:
[SR
(bank number)(channel
number)]
2. Keep pressing the channel preset
button for 1.5 seconds or more.
The programming process is complete
after the channel number flashes. Then,
[SR
(bank number)] is displayed
and a beep sound is heard at the same
time.
3. [SR
(bank number)CH
(preset number)(channel number)]
are displayed.
(Programming with“text”display (e.g.
channel name))
1. Select the desired channel to be
programmed. At this point, the
following is displayed:
[SR
(bank number)(selected text
(e.g. channel name))]
2. Keep pressing the channel preset
button for 1.5 seconds or more.
The programming process is complete
after the text (e.g. channel name)
flashes. Then, [SR
(bank number)]
is displayed and you will hear beep
sound at the same time.
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3. SR(bank number)CH(preset
number)
(channel number)] are
displayed.
4. Three seconds later, it returns to normal
display. [SR
(bank number)(text
(e.g. channel name))]
NOTE
Six stations can be stored in each bank, SR1,
SR2, and SR3 for convenient access to your
favorite stations.
Preset channel call-up
Press and release the channel preset
button,
[SR
(bank number)CH(preset
number)
(channel number)] appears.
When the preset button is pressed during
text mode, its channel number is
displayed first for three second and then
its text is displayed.
NOTE
In the initial setting, all channels are preset to
184.
Category change
Press the category button (UP or DOWN)
and select the desired category.
lPress the category button (UP):
Category up
lPress the category button (DOWN):
Category down
Every time the category (UP) button is
pressed for 1.5 second or less, the
category is changed over in the order
shown below.
At this time, the lowest (smallest-number)
channel within the category indicated is
received.
When the highest (or lowest) category is
reached, the category is changed over in
the order shown below.Highest category→All categories→
Lowest category
NOTE
While all categories are selected, all channels
covering a category can be accessed
(Category off condition).
Channel selection within a category
If you are in a selected category and the
channel number is displayed, turning the
manual tuning dial moves the channel
number up/down in that category.
lTurn the manual tuning dial clockwise:
Channel Up
lTurn the manual tuning dial
counterclockwise: Channel Down
NOTE
The channel number needs to be indicated in
the display to use manual tuning dial for this
function.
Scan tuning
Press the scan button (
)to
automatically sample stations. Scanning
stops at each station for about five
seconds. To hold a station, press the scan
button (
) again during this interval.
NOTE
lUnsubscribed channels, invalid channels
and parental lock channels are not subject
to the scan, therefore these channels will be
skipped automatically.
lYou can scan all channels while all
categories are selected. If you are in a
selected category, you can only scan the
channels in that category.
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Channel number, channel name,
category, artist, song titles and info
display
Each time the display button is pressed
during SIRIUS reception, the display of
the text data is changed over in the order
shown below.
Channel number Channel name
Category
name
Artist name
Info
Song title
NOTElEight characters are displayed on one
screen.
lBy turning the display feed dial
counterclockwise, it is possible to display
the remaining part of the title one character
at a time each time the display feed dial is
rotated one increment counterclockwise.
(Channel number display)lWhen the display button is pressed
while in info display mode, the mode
changes to the channel number display
mode.
(Channel name display)
lWhen the display button is pressed
while in channel number display mode,
it changes to channel name display
mode.
lThere are short (eight fixed characters)
and long names for the channel name.
lThe long name is displayed first, and
three seconds later the short name is
displayed. If there is no short name, the
long name is displayed.
lIf there are more than eight characters
in the channel name, it is possible to
display the remaining part of the
channel name one character at a time
each time the display feed dial is
rotated one increment clockwise.
lWhile the short name is displayed,
turning the display feed dial switches
the display to the long name.
lThree seconds after scrolling the long
name, the display automatically returns
to the first part of the long name. Three
more seconds and the short name
appears.
lIf there is no channel name,
“No TITLE”is displayed.
(Category name display)
lWhen the display button is pressed
while in channel name display mode, it
changes to the category name display
mode.
lThere are short (eight fixed characters)
and long names for the category name.
lThe long name is displayed first, and
three seconds later the short name is
displayed. If there is no short name, the
long name is displayed.
lIf there are more than eight characters
in the category name, it is possible to
display the remaining part of the
category name one character at a time
each time the display feed dial is
rotated one increment clockwise.
lWhile the short name is displayed,
turning the display feed dial switches
the display to the long name.
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lThree seconds after scrolling the long
name, the display automatically returns
to display the first part of the long
name. Three more seconds and the
short name appears.
lIf there is no category name,
“No CATEGORY”is displayed.
(Artist name display)
lWhen the display button is pressed
while in category name display mode,
it changes to the artist name display
mode.
lIf there are more than eight characters
in the artist's name, it is possible to
display the remaining part of the artist
name one character at a time each time
the display feed dial is rotated one
increment clockwise.
lThree seconds after scrolling the artist
name, the display automatically return
to display the first part of the artist's
name.
lIf there is no artist's name,
“No ARTIST”is displayed.
(Song title display)
lWhen the display button is pressed
while in artist name display mode, it
changes to the song title display mode.
lIf there are more than eight characters
in the song title, it is possible to display
the remaining part of the song title one
character at a time each time the
display feed dial is rotated one
increment clockwise.
lThree more seconds after scrolling the
song title, the display automatically
returns to display the first part of the
song title.
lIf there is no song title,“No SONG”is
displayed.(INFO (such as composer's name)
display)
lWhen the display button is pressed
while in song title display mode, it
changes to the INFO display mode.
lIf there are more than eight characters
in the composer's name, it is possible to
display the remaining part of the name
one character at a time each time the
display feed dial is rotated one
increment clockwise.
lThree seconds after scrolling the text,
the display automatically returns to
display the first part of the text.
lIf there is no composer name,
“No INFO”is displayed.
Instant replay
This function allows you to rewind and
replay the program that you were
previously or are currently listening to.
Press the instant replay button (
).
When the seek tuning button (
)is
pressed (about 1.5 seconds), playback
starts from the beginning of the current
program.
When the seek tuning button (
)is
pressed twice, playback starts from the
beginning of the previous program.
When the seek tuning button (
)is
pressed for about 1.5 seconds or longer,
the program is reversed while the button
is being pressed.
When the seek tuning button (
)is
pressed (about 1.5 seconds), playback
starts from the beginning of the next
program. When the seek tuning button
(
) is pressed (about 1.5 seconds) while
the last program is being played, the
instant replay mode is cancelled.
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When the seek tuning button ()is
pressed for 1.5 seconds or longer, the
program is fast-forwarded while the
button is being pressed. When pressing
and holding the button until the end of the
program, the instant replay mode is
cancelled.
When the instant replay button is pressed
again, playback is paused, or playback
starts if it has been paused.
Instant replay (PAUSE)
If the instant replay button is pressed
while the instant replay mode is off,
instant replay mode is turned on in a
paused condition (PAUSE). Press the
instant replay button again to resume
playback from the point at which it was
paused.
NOTE
lIf the channel is changed, the instant replay
buffer data is deleted.
lAfter turning on the power and switching to
SIRIUS digital satellite radio mode, the
instant replay mode is not available for
several seconds after changing channels.
Displaying the SIRIUS ID (ESN)
When the ESN button is pressed for 1.5
seconds or longer, a 12-digit Electronic
Serial Number (ESN) for the SIRIUS
tuner is displayed.
[SR
(bank number)(first eight digits
of SIRIUS ID (ESN))] are displayed.
The four digits following the first eight
digits are displayed by turning the display
feed dial clockwise.
While the last four digits of the 12-digit
SIRIUS ID (ESN) are displayed, turning
the display feed dial displays the first
eight digits of SIRIUS ID (ESN).(If the SIRIUS ID (ESN) for the tuner
does not display)
If“ESN
FAIL”is displayed after
pressing the ESN button for 1.5 seconds
or longer, contact an Authorized Mazda
Dealer.
Initialization of ID code
If the registered ID code is forgotten,
return the ID code to the default [0000] by
performing the following steps:
Setting condition: SAT mode
(Master code input preparation)
1. Press and hold the auto memory
button, then press channel preset button
4. Hold both buttons together for 1.5
seconds.
2.“ENTER PIN”appears for two seconds
which indicates that it is in code input
mode.
3.“SR1 - - - -”appears, which indicates
that it is ready for code input.
(Master code input)
4. Input the master code using the channel
preset buttons 1-4.
(The master code is already set at the
time of factory shipment.)
(Master code input determination)
5. Determine the master code which has
been input by pressing the auto
memory button.
6.“PIN CLEARED”appears which
indicates that the master code input has
been completed.
7. The ID code is set to the default [0000]
and the initialization process is
completed.
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NOTE
Master code:
The Master Code is used to initialize or re-
initialize the ID code in the event that the code
is not set to [0000] and/or the personalized ID
code is not known. The initialization process
resets the ID code to [0000]. The master code
can potentially defeat the intent of the security
of the parental lock if it is located by persons
not authorized by the owner to access certain
channels.
SIRIUS Satellite Radio Master Code: [0913]
NOTElWhen a numeric value other than the
master code is input and the auto memory
button is pressed,“SR1 Err”is displayed
and then it returns to the“SR1----”
display again.
lIf an ID code is not input for ten seconds,
“Err”is displayed and it returns to the
former display.
lChannel preset buttons 1, 2, 3, 4 and the
auto memory button are used for inputting
the ID code. Buttons 5 and 6 cannot be
used.
Change of ID code
Setting condition: SAT mode
When changing the ID code, the new ID
code is input after the previous one is
input first.
(Registered ID code input)
1. Press and hold the auto memory
button, then press channel preset button
5. Hold both buttons together for 1.5
seconds.
2.“ENTER PIN”appears for two seconds
which indicates that it is in code input
mode.3.“SR1 - - - -”appears, which indicates
that it is ready for code input.
4. Input the registered ID code using
channel preset buttons 1-4.
Example: When the registered ID code
is“2323”, input“2323”. At this time
“SR1 2323”is displayed.
Press 1 for the first digit, 2 for the
second, 3 for the third, and 4 for the
last digit. For example, if your number
is 2323, press 1 three times (includes
0), 2 four times, 3 three times, and 4
four times. If the display goes off while
inputting, begin from Step 1.
NOTE
The registered ID code is the default [0000] at
the time of factory shipment. If [0000] results
in“Err”on the display, go to the
“INITIALIZATION OF ID CODE”section to
reset to [0000].
(Verification with the registered ID
code)
5. Determine the input code by pressing
the auto memory button.
6. If it does not match with the previously
registered code,“SR1 Err”is displayed
and then it returns to“SR1 - - - -”.
7. If it matches with the previously
registered code,“ENTER PIN”appears
again and it switches to code input
mode.
8.“SR1 - - - -”appears, and it is ready for
input of the new ID code.
(New ID code input)
9. Input the new ID code using channel
preset buttons 1-4.
Example: If“1234”is input as the new
code,“SR1 1234”is displayed.
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