audio MAZDA MODEL CX-5 2017 (in English) User Guide
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Before Using the Audio System
   NOTE
   This mode may not be usable depending 
on the portable audio device to be 
connected.
   Before using the auxiliary jack/USB 
port, refer to the instruction manual for 
the portable audio device.
   Use a commercially-available, non-
impedance (3.5 
 ) stereo mini plug for 
connecting the portable audio unit to 
the auxiliary jack. Before using the 
auxiliary jack, read the manufacturer's 
instructions for connecting a portable 
audio unit to the auxiliary jack.
    To prevent discharging of the battery, 
do not use the auxiliary input for long 
periods with the engine off or idling.
   When connecting a device to the 
auxiliary jack or USB port, noise may 
occur depending on the connected 
device. If the device is connected to the 
vehicle's accessory socket, the noise can 
be reduced by unplugging it from the 
accessory socket.
     
         How to connect USB port/Auxiliary jack
     Type A 
  
 
USB port Auxiliary jack
 
   Type B 
  
 
USB port Auxiliary jack
 
  Connecting  a  device
     1.   Open  the  console  lid.
   2.   If there is a cover on the auxiliary jack  or USB port, remove the cover. (Type 
A)
   3.   Connect the connector on the device to  the USB port.
    
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Before Using the Audio System
  Connecting with a connector cable
     1.   Open  the  console  lid.
   2.   If there is a cover on the auxiliary jack or USB port, remove the cover. (Type 
A)
   3.   Connect  the  device  plug/connector  cable to the auxiliary jack/USB port. 
Pass the device plug/connector cable 
through the notch in the console and 
connect.
    
  WARNING 
  Do not allow the connection plug cord 
to get tangled with the shift lever 
(manual )/selector lever (automatic ):   Allowing the plug cord to become 
tangled with the shift lever (manual )/
selector lever (automatic ) is dangerous 
as it could interfere with driving, 
resulting in an accident.
   
  CAUTION 
  Do not place objects or apply force to 
the auxiliary jack/USB port with the 
plug connected.
   
   NOTE
   Insert the plug into the auxiliary jack/
USB port securely.
   Insert or pull out the plug with the plug 
perpendicular to the auxiliary jack/USB 
port hole.
   Insert or remove the plug by holding its 
base. 
     
 Antenna
           
Antenna
 
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Audio Set [Type A (non-touchscreen)]
              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, 
counterclockwise 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  Turn 
Counterclockwise  Turn 
Clockwise 
  ALC 
  (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)   Shift  the 
sound to 
the front   Shift  the 
sound to 
the rear 
  BAL 
  (Left/right  volume  balance)   Shift  the 
sound to 
the left   Shift  the 
sound to 
the right 
  BEEP 
  (Audio  operation  sound)   OFF   ON 
  BT  SETUP    Select  mode 
  12Hr 
    24Hr 
  (12 Hr/24 Hr time  adjustment)   12Hr 
(Flashing)   24Hr 
(Flashing) 
   
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Audio Set [Type A (non-touchscreen)]
   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.
   
   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.
  BT  SETUP  mode
    Music and other audio such as voice data 
recorded on portable audio devices and 
mobile phones available on the market 
which are equipped with the Bluetooth 
®  
transmission function can be listened to 
via wireless transmission over the vehicle's 
speakers. Using the BT SETUP mode, 
these devices can be programmed to the 
Bluetooth 
®  unit or changed (page  5-38 ).
   12Hr 
   24Hr  (12 Hr/24 Hr time 
adjustment)
    Rotating the audio control dial switches 
the display between 12 and 24-hour clock 
time (page   5-22 ).
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Audio Set [Type A (non-touchscreen)]
 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  fl ash.
     Time adjustment 
   To adjust the time, press the hour/ minute set button ( 
 ,    ) while the 
clock's current time is  fl 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  fl ashing.
     
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Audio Set [Type A (non-touchscreen)]
 Operating the Radio
           Band selector buttonChannel preset 
buttons
Scan button Auto memory button
Tuning button Audio display
 
         Radio  ON
    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→AM.
  
  The selected mode will be indicated.
   NOTE
  If the FM broadcast signal becomes weak, 
reception automatically changes from 
STEREO to MONO for reduced noise.
   
          Tuning
    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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Audio Set [Type A (non-touchscreen)]
  Scan  tuning
    Press and hold the scan button ( 
 )  to 
automatically sample strong stations. 
Scanning stops at each station for about 
5 seconds. To hold a station, press and 
hold the scan button ( 
 ) again during 
this interval.
  Preset  channel  tuning
    The 6 preset channels can be used to store 
6 AM and 12 FM stations.
  
   1.   To  set  a  channel  fi rst select AM, FM1, 
or FM2. Tune to the desired station.
   2.   Press a channel preset button for  about 2 seconds until a beep is heard. 
The preset channel number or station 
frequency will be displayed. The 
station is now held in the memory.
   3.   Repeat this operation for the other  stations and bands you want to store. 
To tune one in the memory, select AM, 
FM1, or FM2 and then press its channel 
preset button. The station frequency or 
the channel number will be displayed.
    
  Auto  memory  tuning
    This is especially useful when driving in 
an area where the local stations are not 
known.
  
  Press and hold the auto memory button 
( 
 ) for about 2 seconds until a beep 
is heard; the system will automatically 
scan and temporarily store up to 6 stations 
with the strongest frequencies in each 
selected band in that area.
  
  After scanning is completed, the station 
with the strongest frequency will be tuned 
and its frequency displayed. Press and 
release the auto memory button ( 
 ) 
to recall stations from the auto-stored 
stations. One stored station will be 
selected each time and its frequency and 
channel number will be displayed.
   NOTE
  If no stations can be tuned after scanning 
operations, “ A ” will be displayed.
   
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Audio Set [Type A (non-touchscreen)]
 How to use AUX mode
             1.   Switch  the  ignition  to  ACC  or  ON.
   2.   Press the power/volume dial to turn the audio system on.
   3.   Press  the  media  button  ( 
 ) of the 
audio unit to change to the AUX mode.
    
  
   NOTE
    When the device is not connected to the 
auxiliary jack, the mode does not switch 
to the AUX mode.
   Adjust the audio volume using the 
portable audio device or audio unit.
   Audio adjustments other than audio 
volume can only be done using the 
portable audio device.
   If the connection plug is pulled out from 
the auxiliary jack while in AUX mode, 
noise may occur.
     
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Audio Set [Type A (non-touchscreen)]
 How to use USB mode
           Media/Scan buttonFolder down button Folder up button
Play/Pause button
Random button
Repeat button Audio display
Text button
Track down/Reverse button
Track up/Fast-forward button 
 Type   Playable  data 
 USB  mode   MP3/WMA/AAC  fi le 
   
  This unit does not support a USB 3.0 
device. In addition, other devices may not 
be supported depending on the model or 
OS version.
         Playback
     1.   Switch  the  ignition  to  ACC  or  ON.
   2.   Press the power/volume dial to turn the 
audio system on.
   3.   Press  the  media  button  ( 
 )  to 
switch to the USB mode and start 
playback.
    
   NOTE
    Some devices such as smart phones 
may require a setting change to allow 
operation using a USB connection.
   When the USB device is not connected, 
the mode does not switch to USB mode.
   When there is no playable data in the 
USB device, “ NO CONTENTS ” is 
fl ashed.
    Playback of the USB device is in the 
order of the folder numbers. Folders 
which have no MP3/WMA/AAC  fi les are 
skipped.
    Do not remove the USB device while 
in the USB mode. The data may be 
damaged.
     
  Pause
    To stop playback, press the play/pause 
button  ( 4 ).
  Press the button again to resume playback.
  Fast-forward/Reverse
    Press and hold the fast-forward button ( 
 ) 
to advance through a track at high speed.
  Press and hold the reverse button ( 
 )  to 
reverse through a track at high speed.
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Audio Set [Type A (non-touchscreen)]
  Track  search
    Press the track up button ( 
 ) once to skip 
forward to the beginning of the next track.
  Press the track down button ( 
 ) within a 
few seconds after playback begins to track 
down to the beginning of the previous 
track.
  Press the track down button ( 
 ) after a 
few seconds have elapsed to start playback 
from the beginning of the current track.
  Folder  search
    To change to the previous folder, press the 
folder down button ( 
 ), or press the folder 
up button ( 
 ) to advance to the next 
folder.
  Music  scan
    This function scans the titles in a folder 
currently being played and plays ten 
seconds of each song to aid you in  fi nding 
a song you want to listen to.
  Press and hold the scan button ( 
 ) 
during playback to start the scan play 
operation (the track number will  fl ash). 
Press and hold the scan button ( 
 ) 
again to cancel scan playback.
   NOTE
  If the unit is left in scan, normal playback 
will resume where scan was selected.
   
  Repeat  playback
    Track  repeat
     1.   Press  the  repeat  button  ( 1 )  during  playback to play the current track 
repeatedly. “ TRACK RPT ” is displayed 
( 
  is displayed next to RPT at the 
bottom of the display area).
   2.   To cancel the repeat playback, press the  button again after 3 seconds.
    
  Folder  repeat
     1.   Press  the  repeat  button  ( 1 )  during playback, and then press the button 
again within 3 seconds to play the 
tracks in the current folder repeatedly. 
“ FOLDER RPT ” is displayed ( 
   is 
displayed next to RPT at the bottom of 
the display area).
   2.   Press the button again to cancel the  repeat playback.
    
  Random  playback
    Tracks are randomly selected and played.
  Folder  random
     1.   Press  the  random  button  ( 2 )  during playback to play the tracks in the folder 
randomly. “ FOLDER RDM ” is 
displayed ( 
  is displayed next to RDM 
at the bottom of the display area).
   2.   To cancel the random playback, press  the button again after 3 seconds.
    
  All  random
     1.   Press  the  random  button  ( 2 )  during playback, and then press the button 
again within 3 seconds to play the 
tracks in the USB device randomly. 
“ ALL RDM ” is displayed ( 
   is 
displayed next to RDM at the bottom of 
the display area).
   2.   Press the button again to cancel the  random playback.
    
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