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Updating the database
The Gracenote media database can be updated using USB device.
1. Connect a USB device containing the software for updating Gracenote.
2. Select the
icon on the home screen and display the Settings screen.
3. Select the
tab and select.
4. Select
. The list of the update package stored in the USB device and the version
are displayed.
5. Select the package to use the update.
6. Select
.
NOTE
Gracenote can be downloaded from the Mazda Hands-free Website.
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Bluetooth®
Bluetooth®Hands-Free outline
When a Bluetooth
®device (mobile phone) is connected to the vehicle's Bluetooth®unit via
radio wave transmission, a call can be made or received by pressing the talk button, pick-
up button, or hang-up button on the audio remote control switch, or by operating the center
display. For example, even if a device (mobile phone) is in your coat pocket, a call can be
made without taking the device (mobile phone) out and operating it directly.
Bluetooth®audio outline
When a portable audio unit equipped with the Bluetooth
®communication function is
paired to the vehicle, you can listen to music stored on the paired portable audio device
from the vehicle's speakers. It is not necessary to connect the portable audio device to the
vehicle's external input terminal. After programming, operate the vehicle audio control
panel to play/stop the audio.
NOTE
lFor your safety, a device can be paired only when the vehicle is parked. If the vehicle starts to
move, the pairing procedure will end. Park the vehicle in a safe place before pairing.
lThe communication range of a Bluetooth®equipped device is about 10 meters (32 ft) or less.lBasic audio operation is available using voice commands even if Bluetooth®is not connected.
CAUTION
Some Bluetooth®mobile devices are not compatible with the vehicle.
Consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer, Mazda's call center or Web support center for
information regarding Bluetooth
®mobile device compatibility:
ØU.S.A.
Phone:800-430-0153
Web: www.MazdaUSA.com/bluetooth
ØCanada
Phone:800-430-0153
Web: www.mazdahandsfree.ca
ØMexico
Center of Attention to Client (CAC)
Phone:01-800-01-MAZDA
Web: www.mazdamexico.com.mx
Applicable Bluetooth
®specification (Recommended)
Type A: Ver. 2.0
Type B: Ver. 1.1/1.2/2.0
EDR/2.1EDR/3.0 (conformity)
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qComponent Parts
Microphone Talk button, Pick-up button and Hang-up button
Microphone Talk button
Hang-up button Pick-up button Audio unit
Type A Type B
Microphone (Hands-Free)
The microphone is used for speaking voice commands or when making a Hands-Free call.
Talk button, Pick-Up button and Hang-Up button (Hands-Free)
The basic functions of Bluetooth
®Hands-Free can be used for such things as making calls
or hanging up using the talk, pick-up and hang-up buttons on the steering wheel.
Commander switch (Type B)
The commander switch is used for volume adjustment and display operation. Tilt or turn
the commander knob to move the cursor. Press the commander knob to select the icon.
Volume adjustment
The power/volume dial of the audio unit
*1or the volume dial of the commander switch*2is
used to adjust the volume. Turn the dial to the right to increase volume, to the left to
decrease it.
The volume can also be adjusted using the volume button on the steering wheel.
*1 Type A
*2 Type B
NOTE
If the volume is lower compared to other audio modes, increase the volume from the device side.
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(Type B)
Conversation volume and the volume of the voice guidance and ringtone can each be set in
advance.
1. Select the
icon on the home screen and display the Communication screen.
2. Select
.
3. Adjust the
and theusing the slider.
qBluetooth® Preparation (Type A)
Bluetooth®Hands-Free Preparation
Pairing code setting
The 4-digit pairing code setting for
registration of your cell phone (pairing)
can be set beforehand.
NOTE
The initial setting value is“0000”.
1. Press the pick-up button or talk button
with a short press.
2.Say:[Beep]“Setup”
3.Prompt:“Select one of the following:
Pairing options, confirmation prompts,
language, passcode, select phone or
select music player.”
4.Say:[Beep]“Pairing options”
5.Prompt:“Select one of the following:
Pair, Edit, Delete, List, or Set Pairing
Code.”
6.Say:[Beep]“Set pairing code”
7.Prompt:“Your current pairing code is
XXXX. Do you want to change it to a
different pairing code?”
8.Say:[Beep]“Ye s”
9.Prompt:“Please say a 4-digit pairing
code.”
10.Say:[Beep]“YYYY”11.Prompt:“YYYY is this correct?”
12.Say:[Beep]“Ye s”or“No”
13. If“Ye s”, go to Step 14. If“No”, the
procedure returns to Step 9.
14.Prompt:“Your new pairing code is
YYYY. Use this pairing code when
pairing devices to the Hands-Free
system. Do you want to pair a device
now?”
15.Say:[Beep]“Ye s”or“No”
16. If“Ye s”, the system switches to the
device registration mode. If“No”, the
system returns to standby status.
Device pairing
To use Bluetooth
®Hands-Free, the device
equipped with Bluetooth®has to be paired
to the Bluetooth®unit using the following
procedure.
A maximum of seven devices including
Hands-Free mobile phones and
Bluetooth
®audio devices can be paired to
one vehicle.
NOTE
If a Bluetooth®device has already been paired
to the vehicle as a Bluetooth®audio device, it
does not need to be paired again when using
the device as a Hands-Free mobile phone.
Conversely, it does not need to be paired again
as a Bluetooth
®audio device if it has already
been paired as a Hands-Free mobile phone.
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1. Activate the Bluetooth®application of
the device.
NOTE
For the operation of the device, refer to its
instruction manual.
2. Press the pick-up button or talk button
with a short press.
3.Say:[Beep]“Setup”
4.Prompt:“Select one of the following:
Pairing options, confirmation prompts,
language, passcode, select phone or
select music player.”
5.Say:[Beep]“Pairing options”
6.Prompt:“Select one of the following:
Pair, Edit, Delete, List, or Set Pairing
Code.”
7.Say:[Beep]“Pair”
8.Prompt:“Start the pairing process on
your Bluetooth
®device. Your pairing
code is 0000 (XXXX). Input this on
your Bluetooth
®device when
prompted on the device. See device
manual for instructions.”
9. Using the device, perform a search for
the Bluetooth
®device (Peripheral
device).
NOTE
For the operation of the device, refer to its
instruction manual.
10. Select“Mazda”from the device list
searched by the device.
11. Input the 4-digit pairing code to the
device.
12.Prompt:“Please say the name of the
device after the beep.”13.Say:[Beep]“XXXX - - -”(Say a
“device tag”, an arbitrary name for
the device.) Example:“Stan's device.”
NOTE
Say a paired“device tag”within 10 seconds.
If more than two devices are to be paired, they
cannot be paired with the same or similar
“device tag”.
14.Prompt:“XXXXXX - - - (Ex.“Stan's
device”) (Device tag). Is this
correct?”
15.Say:[Beep]“Ye s”
16.Prompt:“Pairing complete”
After a device is registered, the system
automatically identifies the device. By
activating Bluetooth
®Hands-Free again,
or by activating Bluetooth®Hands-Free
first after switching the ignition from OFF
to ACC, the system reads out a voice
guidance,“XXXXXX - - - (Ex.“Stan's
device”) (Device tag) is connected”.
NOTE
lWhen the pairing is completed, the
symbol is displayed.lSome Bluetooth®audio devices need a
certain amount of time before the
symbol
is displayed.
lDevice registration can also be done by
operating the audio unit.
lDepending 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.
Registered device read-out
Bluetooth
®Hands-Free can read-out the
devices registered to its system.
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9. If“Ye s”, go to Step 10. If“No”, the
procedure returns to Step 5.
10.Prompt:“XXXXX... (Ex. Device B)
selected.”
(Music player)
1. Press the pick-up button or talk button
with a short press.
2.Say:[Beep]“Setup”
3.Prompt:“Select one of the following:
Pairing options, confirmation prompts,
language, passcode, select phone or
select music player.”
4.Say:[Beep]“Select music player”
5.Prompt:“Please say the name of the
device you would like to select.
Available devices are XXXXX... (Ex.
device A), XXXXX... (Ex. device B),
XXXXX... (Ex. device C). Which
device please?”
6.Say:[Beep]“XXXXX... (Ex. Device
B)”
7.Prompt:“XXXXX... (Ex. Device B).
Is this correct?”
8.Say:[Beep]“Ye s”or“No”
9. If“Ye s”, go to Step 10. If“No”, the
procedure returns to Step 5.
10.Prompt:“XXXXX... (Ex. Device B)
selected.”
NOTE
lWhen the selected device connection is
completed, the
orsymbol is
displayed.
lSome Bluetooth®audio devices need a
certain amount of time before the
or
symbol is displayed.lDevice (Music player) selection can also be
done by operating the panel button.
Deleting a device
Registered devices (Mobile phone) can be
deleted individually or collectively.
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 pick-up button or talk button
with a short press.
2.Say:[Beep]“Setup”
3.Prompt:“Select one of the following:
Pairing options, confirmation prompts,
language, passcode, select phone or
select music player.”
4.Say:[Beep]“Pairing options”
5.Prompt:“Select one of the following:
Pair, Edit, Delete, List, or Set Pairing
Code.”
NOTE
A registered device (Mobile phone) can be
deleted using the registration list.
6.Say:[Beep]“Delete”
7.Prompt:“Please say the name of the
device you would like to delete.
Available devices are XXXXX... (Ex.
device A), XXXXX... (Ex. device B),
XXXXX... (Ex. device C), or all.
Which device please?”
8.Say:[Beep]“X”(Say the number of
the device to be deleted.)
NOTE
Say“All”to delete all devices (Mobile phone).
9.Prompt:“Deleting XXXXX... (Ex.
device B...) (Registered device tag). Is
this correct?”
10.Say:[Beep]“Ye s”
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11.Prompt:“Deleted”
Registered device editing
1. Press the pick-up button or talk button
with a short press.
2.Say:[Beep]“Setup”
3.Prompt:“Select one of the following:
Pairing options, confirmation prompts,
language, passcode, select phone or
select music player.”
4.Say:[Beep]“Pairing options”
5.Prompt:“Select one of the following:
Pair, Edit, Delete, List, or Set Pairing
Code.”
6.Say:[Beep]“Edit”
7.Prompt:“Please say the name of the
device you would like to edit.
Available devices are XXXXX... (Ex.
device A), XXXXX... (Ex. device B),
XXXXX... (Ex. device C). Which
device please?”
8.Say:[Beep]“X”(Say the number of
the device to be edited.)
9.Prompt:“New name please?”
10.Say:[Beep]“XXXXX... (Ex. Device
C)”(Speak a“device tag”an arbitrary
name for the device.)
11.Prompt:“XXXXX... (Ex. device C)
(Device tag), is this correct?”
12.Say:[Beep]“Ye s”
13.Prompt:“New name saved.”Bluetooth®Audio Preparation
Bluetooth
®audio device set-up
Bluetooth
®audio pairing, changes,
deletions, and display of paired device
information can be performed.
1. The mode changes as follows each
time the menu button (
)is
pressed. Select“BT SETUP”.
*
*
* Depending on the mode selected, the
indication changes.
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2. Turn the audio control dial and select a
desired mode.
Display Mode Function
PAIR
DEVICEPairing mode
Bluetooth®audio device pairing
LINK
CHANGELink change
modeChanging link to
Bluetooth®audio
device
PAIR
DELETEPairing
deletion modeDeleting link to
Bluetooth
®audio
device
DEVICE
INFODevice
information
display modeDisplaying vehicle's
Bluetooth
®unit
information
3. Press the audio control dial to
determine the mode.
Bluetooth
®audio device pairing
Any Bluetooth
®audio device must be
paired to the vehicle's Bluetooth®unit
before it can be listened to over the
vehicle's speakers.
A maximum of seven devices including
Bluetooth
®audio devices and Hands-Free
mobile phones can be paired to one
vehicle.NOTE
lIf a Bluetooth®device has already been
paired to the vehicle as a Hands-Free
mobile phone, it does not need to be paired
again when using the device as a
Bluetooth
®audio device. Conversely, it
does not need to be paired again as a
Hands-Free mobile phone if it has already
been paired as a Bluetooth
®audio device.lDevice registration can also be done using
voice recognition.
Concerning the operation of a Bluetooth®
audio device itself, refer to its instruction
manual.
Some Bluetooth
®audio devices have PIN
codes (four digits). Refer to the audio
device's instruction manual because the
pairing procedure differs depending on
whether it has a PIN code or not.
Pairing a Bluetooth
®audio device
which has a four-digit PIN code
1. Using the audio control dial, select the
pairing mode“PAIR DEVICE”in the
“BT SETUP”mode. (Refer to
“Bluetooth
®audio device set-up”for
details.)
2. Press the audio control dial to
determine the mode. After“ENTER
PIN”is displayed on the audio display
for three seconds,“PIN 0000”is
displayed and the PIN code can be
input.
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