2017 MAZDA MX5 MIATA audio

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Bluetooth ®
NOTE
When “GO BACK” is selected and the
audio control dial is pressed, the display
returns to “DEVICE INFO”.
Available Language (Type A)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 
If the language setting is changed,
device 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. 
Do 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 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] “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] “Yes”
9. Prompt: “French (Desired language)
selected” (Spoken in the newly selected
language).
(Method 2)
1. Press the pick-up button or talk button
with a short press.
2. Say: [Beep] “French” (Say the desired
language: “English”, “French” or
“Spanish”). (Change the desired
language by saying the language
name.)
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)?”
4. Say: [Beep] “Yes”
5. Prompt: “Please wait. Switching to
French phonebook. French selected”
(Spoken in the newly selected
language).
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Voice Recognition (Type A)In this section, the basic operation of the
voice recognition is explained.
Activating Voice Recognition
To Activate the Main Menu: Press the
pick-up button or talk button with a short
press.
Ending Voice Recognition
Use one of the following methods: 
Press and hold the talk-button. 
Press the hang-up button.
Skipping Voice Guidance (for faster
operation)
Press and release the talk-button.
NOTE 
The Bluetooth ®
Hands-Free system
is operable several seconds after the
ignition is switched to ACC or ON
(requires less than 15 seconds). 
When operating the audio unit or the
A/C while using Bluetooth ®
Hands-
Free, the beep sounds or voice guidance
(audio unit)/cannot be heard.
Tutorial
The tutorial explains how to use
Bluetooth ®
Hands-Free.
To activate the tutorial, do the following:
1. Press the pick-up button or talk button
with a short press.
2. Say: [Beep] “Tutorial”
3. Follow the prompts to receive the
appropriate voice guidance instructions. Commands useable anytime during
voice recognition
“Help” or “Go Back” are commands
which can be used at anytime during voice
recognition.
Help function use
The help function informs the user of all
the available voice commands under the
current conditions.
1. Say: [Beep] “Help”
2. Follow the prompts to receive the
appropriate voice guidance instructions.
Returning to previous operation
This command is for returning to the
previous operation while in the voice
recognition mode.
Say: [Beep] “Go Back”
To prevent a deterioration in the voice
recognition rate and voice quality, the
following points should be observed: 
The voice recognition cannot be
performed while voice guidance or
the beep sound is operating. Wait
until the voice guidance or the beep
sound is finished before saying your
commands. 
Dialects or different wording other
than hands-free prompts cannot be
recognized by voice recognition. Speak
in the wording specified by the voice
commands. 
It is not necessary to face the
microphone or approach it. Speak the
voice commands while maintaining a
safe driving position. 
Do not speak too slow or too loud. 
Speak clearly, without pausing between
words or numbers.
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6. Say: [Beep] “0123456789” (Say
the voice input command for voice
recognition learning (1 to 8) according
to the voice guidance.)
7. Prompt: “Speaker enrollment is
complete.”
NOTE
If an error occurred in the voice
recognition learning, re-learning can be
done by pressing the talk button with a
short press.
Voice recognition re-learning
If voice recognition learning has already
been done.
1. Press the pick-up button or talk button
with a short press.
2. Say: [Beep] “Voice training”
3. Prompt: “Enrollment is enabled/
disabled. Would you like to disable/
enable or retrain?”
4. Say: [Beep] “Retrain”
5. Prompt: “This operation must be
performed in a quiet environment while
the vehicle is stopped. See the owner's
manual for the list of required training
phrases. Press and release the talk
button when you are ready to begin.
Press the hang-up button to cancel at
any time.”
6. Press the talk button with a short press.
7. The voice guidance reads out the voice
input command number (refer to the
voice input command list for voice
recognition learning). (Ex. “Please read
phrase 1”)
8. Say: [Beep] “0123456789” (Say
the voice input command for voice
recognition learning (1 to 8) according
to the voice guidance.)
9. Prompt: “Speaker enrollment is
complete.” NOTE
If an error occurred in the voice
recognition learning, re-learning can be
done by pressing the talk button with a
short press.
Voice input command list for voice
recognition learning
When reading out, the following points
must be observed: 
Read out the numbers one at a time
correctly and naturally.
(For example, “1234” must be read out
“one, two, three, four” not “twelve,
thirty four”.) 
Do not read out parentheses. “(” and
hyphens “-” are used for separating
numbers in a phone number.
Ex.
“(888) 555-1212” must be spoken “Eight,
eight, eight, five, five, five, one, two, one,
two.” Phrase Command
1 0123456789
2 (888) 555-1212
3 Call
4 Dial
5 Setup
6 Cancel
7 Continue
8 Help
NOTE 
The applicable phrase appears in the
audio display. 
After user voice registration is
completed, voice guidance “Speaker
enrollment is complete” is announced.
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Voice recognition learning on/off
1. Press the pick-up button or talk button
with a short press.
2. Say: [Beep] “Voice training”
3. Prompt: “Enrollment is enabled/
disabled. Would you like to disable/
enable or retrain?”
4. Say: [Beep] “Disable” or “Enable”
5. When “Disable” is spoken, the voice
recognition learning is turned off.
When “Enable” is spoken, the voice
recognition learning is turned on.
6. Prompt: “Speaker Enrollment is
disabled/enabled.”
Bluetooth ®
Preparation (Type B)Device pairing
To use Bluetooth ®
audio and Hands-Free,
the device equipped with Bluetooth ®
has
to be paired to the unit using the following
procedure. A maximum of seven devices
including Bluetooth ®
audio devices and
hands-free mobile phones can be paired. NOTE 
The Bluetooth ®
system may not operate
for 1 or 2 minutes after the ignition
is switched to ACC or ON. However,
this does not indicate a problem. If the
Bluetooth ®
system does not connect
automatically after 1 or 2 minutes have
elapsed, make sure that the Bluetooth ®

setting on the device is normal and
attempt to reconnect the Bluetooth ®
-
enabled device from the vehicle side. 
If Bluetooth ®
-enabled devices are used
in the following locations or conditions,
connection via Bluetooth ®
may not be
possible. 
The device is in a location hidden
from the center display such as
behind or under a seat, or inside the
glove compartment. 
The device contacts or is covered by
a metal object or body. 
The device is set to power-saving
mode.
Pairing Procedure
1. Select the icon on the home screen
to display the Settings screen.
2. Select the tab.
3. Select .
4. Turn the Bluetooth ®
setting on.
5. Select to display the
message and switch to the device
operation.
6. Using your device, perform a search
for the Bluetooth ®
device (Peripheral
device).
7. Select “Mazda” from the device list
searched by the device.
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Bluetooth ®
8. (Device with Bluetooth ®
version 2.0)
Input the displayed 4-digit pairing code
into the device.
(Device with Bluetooth ®
version 2.1
or higher)
Make sure the displayed 6-digit code
on the audio is also displayed on the
device, and touch the
.
Connection permission and phonebook
access permission for your mobile
device may be required depending on
the mobile device.
9. If pairing is successful, the functions of
the device connected to Bluetooth ®
are
displayed.
10. (Devices compatible with Mazda
Email / SMS function)
SMS (Short Message Service)
messages, and E-mail for the device are
downloaded automatically. A download
permission operation for your device
may be required depending on the
device.
NOTE
When Call history and messages are
downloaded automatically, each automatic
download setting must be on.
Refer to Communication Settings on page
5-112 .
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 device connection condition is
indicated in the center display. IMPORTANT note about pairing and
automatic reconnection: 
If pairing is redone on the same
mobile phone device, first clear
“Mazda” displayed on the Bluetooth ®

setting screen of the mobile device. 
When the OS of the device is updated,
the pairing information may be deleted.
If this happens, reprogram the pairing
information to the Bluetooth ®
unit. 
Before you pair your device, make sure
that Bluetooth ®
is “ON”, both on your
phone and on the vehicle.
Device selection
If several devices have been paired, the
Bluetooth ®
unit links the device last
paired. If you would like to link a different
paired device, it is necessary to change the
link. The order of device priority after the
link has been changed is maintained even
when the ignition is switched off.
Connecting other devices
1. Select the icon on the home screen
to display the Settings screen.
2. Select the tab.
3. Select .
4. Turn the Bluetooth ®
setting on.
5. Select the name of the device you
would like to connect.
6. selection
Connects both devices as hands-free
and Bluetooth ®
audio.
selection
Connects as a hands-free device.
selection
Connects as Bluetooth ®
audio.
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Bluetooth ®
NOTE
The following functions can be used for
the Hands-free or audio. 
Hands-free: Phone calls and E-mail/
SMS 
Audio: Bluetooth ®
audio, Pandora ®
,
Aha™, Stitcher™ radio
Disconnecting a device
1. Select the icon on the home screen
to display the Settings screen.
2. Select the tab.
3. Select .
4. Turn the Bluetooth ®
setting on.
5. Select the device name which is
currently connected.
6. Select .
Deleting a device
Selecting and deleting devices
1. Select the icon on the home screen
to display the Settings screen.
2. Select the tab.
3. Select .
4. Turn the Bluetooth ®
setting on.
5. Select the device name which you
would like to delete.
6. Select .
7. Select . Deleting all devices
1. Select the icon on the home screen
to display the Settings screen.
2. Select the tab.
3. Select .
4. Select .
5. Select .
6. Select .
Changing PIN code
PIN code (4 digits) can be changed.
1. Select the icon on the home screen
to display the Settings screen.
2. Select the tab.
3. Select .
4. Select .
5. Select .
6. Input the new PIN code to be set.
7. Select .
Available Language (Type B)
The Bluetooth ®
Hands-Free System
applies to the following languages: 
English 
Spanish 
French
Refer to Settings on page 5-53 .
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Bluetooth ®
Voice Recognition (Type B)In this section, the basic operation of the
voice recognition is explained.
Activating Voice Recognition
Press the talk button.
Ending Voice Recognition
Use one of the following methods: 
Press the hang-up button. 
Say, “Cancel”. 
Operate the commander switch or the
center display (only when vehicle is
stopped).
Skipping Voice Guidance (for faster
operation)
Press and release the talk button.
Troubleshooting for Voice Recognition
If you do not understand an operation
method while in the voice recognition
mode, say “Tutorial” or “Help”.
Commands useable anytime during
voice recognition
“Go Back” and “Cancel” are commands
which can be used at anytime during voice
recognition.
Returning to previous operation
To return to the previous operation, say,
“Go Back” while in voice recognition
mode.
Cancel
To put the Bluetooth ®
Hands-Free system
in standby mode, say, “Cancel” while in
voice recognition mode. To prevent a deterioration in the voice
recognition rate and voice quality, the
following points should be observed: 
The voice recognition cannot be
performed while voice guidance or
the beep sound is operating. Wait
until the voice guidance or the beep
sound is finished before saying your
commands. 
Phone related commands are available
only when your phone is connected via
Bluetooth ®
. Make sure your phone is
connected via Bluetooth ®
before you
operate phone related voice commands. 
Music play commands, such as Play
Artist and Play Album can be used only
in USB audio mode. 
Do not speak too slowly or loudly (no
loud voice). 
Speak clearly, without pausing between
words or numbers. 
Dialects or different wording other
than hands-free prompts cannot be
recognized by voice recognition. Speak
in the wording specified by the voice
commands. 
It is not necessary to face the
microphone or approach it. Speak the
voice commands while maintaining a
safe driving position. 
Close the windows and/or the
convertible top to reduce loud noises
from outside the vehicle, or turn down
the airflow of the air-conditioning
system while Bluetooth ®
Hands-Free is
being used. 
Make sure the vents are not directing air
up towards the microphone.
NOTE
If the voice recognition performance is not
satisfactory.
Refer to Troubleshooting on page 5-129 .
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Bluetooth ®
Audio Operation Using Voice Recognition (Type B)Voice command
When the talk button is pressed and the following command is spoken, the audio or
navigation can be operated. The commands in the () can be omitted. The specified name and
number are put into the {}.
Standard command Voice command Function
cancel Ends the voice recognition mode.
(go) back Returns to the previous operation.
help Usable commands can be verified.
tutorial Basic voice commands and methods of use can be verified.
(go to) home (screen)/main menu Moves to the home screen.
(go to) communication Moves to the communication screen.
(go to) navigation Moves to the navigation screen.
(go to) entertainment (menu) Moves to the entertainment screen.
(go to) settings Moves to the setting screen.
(go to) favorites Moves to the favorites screen.
Communication (phone) related command Voice command Function
Call {name in phonebook} (mobile/
home/work/other)
Example: “Call John Mobile” Call to the contact in the downloaded phonebook.
Refer to Making a Call on page 5-103 .
Redial Call to the last contact you called.
Refer to Making a Call on page 5-103 .
Callback Call to the last contact who called you.
Refer to Making a Call on page 5-103 .
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