2017 MAZDA MODEL MX-5 RF Owners Manual (in English)

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Interior Features
Audio System
Audio Set [Type A (non-touchscreen)]



Power/Volume/Sound Controls ............................................................................. page 5-30



Clock ..................................................................................................................... page 5-32



Operating the Radio .............................................................................................. page 5-34



Operating the Compact Disc (CD) Player............................................................. page 5-38



How to use Auxiliary jack/USB port .................................................................... page 5-41



Error Indications ................................................................................................... page 5-42
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Interior Features
Audio System
Power/Volume/Sound Controls
Power/Volume/Audio control dialMenu button Audio display
Power ON/OFF
Switch the ignition to ACC or ON. Press
the power/volume dial to turn the audio
system on. Press the power/volume dial
again to turn the audio system off.
Volume adjustment
To adjust the volume, turn the power/
volume dial. Turn the power/volume
dial clockwise to increase volume,
anticlockwise to decrease it.
Audio sound adjustment
1. Press the menu button (
) to select
the function. The selected function will
be indicated. 2. Turn the audio control dial to adjust the
selected functions as follows:
Indication Setting value Tu r n
Anticlockwise Tu r n
Clockwise
AF
(Setting Alternative
Frequency (AF)) Off On
R E G
(Setting Regional
Programme (REG)) Off On
A L C
(Automatic volume
adjustment) Level
decrease Level
increase
BASS
(Low pitch sound) Decrease
bass Increase
bass
TREB

(Treble sound) Decrease
treble Increase
treble
FADE
(Front/back volume
balance) — Reduces
volume
of front
speakers
B A L
(Left/right volume
balance) Shift the
sound to
the left Shift the
sound to
the right
BEEP

(Audio operation sound) Off On
12Hr
24Hr
(12 Hr/24 Hr time
adjustment) 12Hr
(Flashing) 24Hr
(Flashing)
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Audio System
NOTE
If not operated for several seconds, the
display returns to the previous display.
To reset bass, treble, fade, and balance,
press the menu button (
) for 2
seconds. The unit will beep and
“ CLEAR ” will be displayed.
AF (Setting Alternative Frequency (AF))
The AF function of the Radio Data System
(RDS) can be set on or off.
Refer to Operating the Radio on page
5-34 .
REG (Setting Regional Programme
(REG))
The REG function of the Radio Data
System (RDS) can be set on or off.
Refer to Operating the Radio on page
5-34 .
ALC (Automatic volume adjustment)
The automatic level control (ALC)
changes the audio volume automatically
according to the vehicle speed. The faster
the vehicle speed, the higher the volume
increases. ALC has ALC OFF and ALC
LEVEL 1 to 7 modes. At ALC LEVEL 7,
the amount that the volume can increase
is at the maximum. Select the mode
according to the driving conditions.
BEEP (Audio operation sound)
The setting for the operation sound when
pressing and holding a button can be
changed. The initial setting is ON. Set to
OFF to mute the operation sound. 1 2 H r
24Hr
(12 Hr/24 Hr time adjustment)
Rotating the audio control dial switches
the display between 12 and 24-hour clock
time (page 5-32 ).
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Audio System
Clock
Audio display Audio control dial
Hour/Minute set switch:00 button
Menu button Clock button
Setting the time
The clock can be set at any time when the
ignition is switched to ACC or ON.
1. To adjust the time, press the clock
button (
) for about 2 seconds until
a beep is heard.
2. The clock's current time will À ash.
Time adjustment



 
 To adjust the time, press the hour/
minute set button (
, ) while the
clock's current time is À ashing.



 
 The hours advance while the hour set
button (
) is pressed. The minutes
advance while the minute set button
(
) is pressed.
3. Press the clock button (
) again to
start the clock.
Time resetting
1. Press the clock button (
) for about
2 seconds until a beep is heard.
2. Press the :00 button ( 1 ).
3. When the button is pressed, the time
will be reset as follows:
(Example)

12:01—12:29
:12:00
12:30—12:59
:1:00
NOTE

 When the :00 button ( 1 ) is pressed,
the seconds will start at “ 00 ”.

 Switching between 12 and 24-hour
clock time:
 Press the menu button ( )
several times until 12 and 24-hour
clock time are displayed. Turn the
audio control dial in either direction,
select the desired clock setting while
the preferred clock time is À ashing.
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Audio System
Operating the Radio
Band selector button Traffic announcement buttonChannel preset buttons
Scan button
Tuning button Programme-type information buttonAudio display
R a d i o O N
Press a band selector button (
) to
turn the radio on.
Band selection
Successively pressing the band selector
button (
) switches the bands as
follows: FM1
:FM2
:MW/LW.
The selected mode will be indicated.
NOTE
If the FM broadcast signal becomes
weak, reception automatically changes
from STEREO to MONO for reduced
noise.
T u n i n g
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
Select the station by pressing the tuning
button (
, ) lightly.
Seek tuning
Automatic search for radio stations starts
when the tuning button (
, ) is pressed
until a beep sound is heard. The search
stops when a station is found.
NOTE
If you continue to press and hold the
button, the frequency will continue
changing without stopping.
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