audio MAZDA MODEL 3 4-DOOR 2007 Owner's Manual

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qOperating the Cassette Tape Playerí
Fast-forward
button
Rewind
buttonAPC button:
(next program)
(one being
played) Repeat button Cassette tape play button
Program button Dolby NR button Cassette tape slot
Cassette tape eject button
Cassette tape insert
Insert the cassette tape into the slot, open
edge to the right and cassette tape will
begin play, and “TAPE PLAY ”will be
displayed. At the end of the cassette tape,
the unit automatically reverses cassette
tape play. When
is lit, the cassette
tape's top side is playing. When
is lit,
the bottom side is on.
Playing
Press the cassette tape play button
(
) to start play when a cassette tape
is in the unit. If there isn't a cassette tape
in the unit when the cassette tape play
button (
) is pressed, “NO TAPE ”
will flash on and off.
Dolby noise reduction
When using a tape with Dolby NR
*, push
the Dolby NR button (
). The
symbol will be displayed. To play a tape
without Dolby NR, push the button once
again.
* Noise reduction system manufactured
under license from Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
Dolby and the double-D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
Ejecting the cassette tape
Press the cassette tape eject button (
) to
eject the cassette tape.
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NOTE
The cassette tape can be ejected when
the ignition switch is in the OFF
position.
Fast-forward/Rewind
Press the fast-forward button (
)to
fast-forward.
Press the rewind button (
) to rewind.
To stop this operation and play the
cassette tape, press the button again.
NOTE
When the cassette tape ends during fast-
forward or rewind, it automatically
stops and starts playing.
Reversing
Press the program button (
)to
change cassette tape-play direction.
NOTE
When the cassette tape ends, the unit
automatically reverses play.
Automatic program control (APC)
APC is used to find the beginning of
either the next program or the one being
played.
Press the APC button (
) to the
beginning of the next selection.
Press the APC button (
) to the
beginning of the one being played. To
stop this operation and play the cassette
tape, press the button again.
NOTE
APC may not operate properly if:
lA tape was recorded at a low level.
lA tape has long, silent intervals.
lA tape is a live recording.
lA tape has very short intervals of
less than 3 seconds.
Repeat play
This operation makes it possible to listen
to a selection repeatedly.
Press the repeat button (
) during play.
The current selection playing will be
repeated ( “RPT ”will be displayed).
Press the repeat button (
) once again
to cancel repeat play.
NOTE
RPT may not operate properly if:
lA tape was recorded at a low level.
lA tape has long, silent intervals.
lA tape is a live recording.
lA tape has very short intervals of
less than 3 seconds.
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qOperating the Compact Disc (CD) Playerí
Track up
button
Track down
button Load button
Scan button
Repeat button CD slot
CD play button CD eject button
Random button Reverse buttonFast-forward button
Inserting the CD
Insert the CD into the slot, label-side up.
The auto-loading mechanism will set the
CD and begin play. There will be a short
lapse before play begins while the player
reads the digital signals on the CD.
Playing
Press the CD play button (
) to start
play when a CD is in the unit.
If there isn't a CD in the unit when the CD
play button (
) is pressed, “NO DISC ”
will flash on and off.
NOTE
When the load button () is pressed,
the CD will load and play even if the
CD eject button (
) had been
previously pressed.
Ejecting the CD
Press the CD eject button (
) to eject the
CD.
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.
Track search
Press the track up button (
) once to skip
forward to the beginning of the next track.
Press the track down button (
) once to
skip back to the beginning of the current
track.
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Music scan
This feature helps to find a program by
playing about the first 10 seconds of each
track.
Press the scan button (
) during play
to start scan play operation (the track
number will flash).
Press the scan button (
) once again
to cancel scan play.
NOTE
If the unit is left in scan, normal play
will resume where scan was selected.
Repeat play
This feature makes it possible to listen to
a selection repeatedly.
Press the repeat button (
) during play.
The current selection will be repeated
( “ RPT ”will be displayed).
Press the repeat button (
) once again
to cancel repeat play.
Random play
This feature allows the CD player to
randomly select the order of the songs.
Press the random button (
) during
play. The next selection will be randomly
selected ( “RDM ”will be displayed).
Press the random button (
) once
again to cancel random play.
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qOperating the In-Dash CD Changerí
(Music CD player)
(Music CD/MP3 CD player)
Track up
button Disc up
button
Disc down
button
Track down
button Load button
Scan buttonRepeat button
CD slot
CD eject button
CD play button
Display button Random button
Reverse button Fast-forward button
Channel preset buttons
There are two types of In-dash CD
changers. Check which In-dash CD
changer type you own.
Type
Playable data
Music CD player · Music data (CD-DA)
Music CD/MP3 CD
player · Music data (CD-DA)
· MP3 file
NOTE
If a disc has both music data (CD-DA)
and MP3 files, playback of the two file
types differs depending on how the disc
was recorded.
Inserting the CD
The CD must be label-side up when
inserting. The auto-loading mechanism
will set the CD and begin play. There will
be a short lapse before play begins while
the player reads the digital signals on the
CD.
The disc number and the track number
will be displayed.
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NOTE
The CD will begin playback
automatically after insertion.
A CD cannot be inserted while the
display reads“WAIT ”. A beeping
sound can be heard during this waiting
time. Simultaneously pressing the
power/volume dial and the load button
(
) for about 2 seconds will turn
this beeping sound ON or OFF.
Normal insertion
1. Press the load button (
).
2. When “IN ”is displayed, insert the CD.
Inserting CDs into desired tray number
1. Press and hold the load button (
)
for about 2 seconds until a beep sound
is heard.
2. Press the channel preset button for the desired tray number while “WAIT ”is
displayed.
3. When “IN ”is displayed, insert the CD.
NOTE
The CD cannot be inserted to the
desired tray number if the number is
already occupied.
Multiple insertion
1. Press and hold the load button (
)
for about 2 seconds until a beep sound
is heard.
2. When “IN ”is displayed, insert the CD.
3. When “IN ”is displayed again, insert
the next CD.
NOTE
The first-inserted CD will be played
automatically when:
lNo other CD is inserted within 15
seconds after “IN ”is displayed.
lThe CD trays are full.
Displaying the CD-inserted tray
number
When you want to know the number for a
CD-inserted tray, press the display button
(
). The tray number will be displayed
for 5 seconds.
Ejecting the CD
Normal ejection
1. Press the CD eject button (
). The
disc number and “DISC ”“OUT ”will
be displayed.
2. Pull out the CD.
NOTE
lWhen the CD is ejected during play,
the next CD will be played
automatically.
l(Music CD player)
If the CD is not removed from the
slot within approximately 10 seconds
after ejection, it will be re- inserted
automatically.
Ejecting CDs from desired tray number
1. Press and hold the CD eject button (
)
for about 2 seconds until a beep sound
is heard.
The “DISC ”“OUT ”display flashes.
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2. Press the channel preset button for thedesired CD number for less than 5
seconds after the beep sound is heard.
3. Pull out the CD.
NOTE
(Music CD player)
If the CD is not removed from the slot
within approximately 10 seconds after
ejection, it will be re- inserted
automatically.
Multiple ejection
1. Press and hold the CD eject button (
)
for about 2 seconds until a beep sound
is heard.
The “DISC ”“OUT ”display flashes.
2. Press the CD eject button (
) again
for less than 5 seconds after the beep
sound is heard.
NOTE
If the button is not pressed and about 5
seconds have elapsed while “DISC ”
“ OUT ”is flashing, CDs are
automatically ejected.
3. Pull out the CD, then the next CD will be ejected.
NOTE
lCDs will be ejected starting with the
one with the lowest number.
lAll CDs in the tray will be ejected
continuously.
lCDs can be ejected when the ignition
switch is off. Press and hold the CD
eject button (
) for about 2 seconds
and all CDs will eject.
l(Music CD player)
If the CD is not removed from the
slot within approximately 10 seconds
after ejection, it will be re- inserted
automatically.
Playing
Press the CD play button (
) to start
play when a CD is in the unit.
If there isn't a CD in the unit when the CD
play button (
) is pressed, “NO DISC ”
will flash on and off.
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.
Track search
Press the track up button (
) once to skip
forward to the beginning of the next track.
Press the track down button (
)onceto
skip back to the beginning of the current
track.
Disc search
During music CD playback
To change the disc, press the DISC button
(
or) during playback.
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During MP3 CD playback
To change the disc, press the DISC button
(
or) for 1.5 seconds or
more during playback.
Folder search (during MP3 CD
playback)
To change to the previous folder, press the
folder down button (
) for less than
1.5 seconds, or press the folder up button
(
) for less than 1.5 seconds to
advance to the next folder.
Music scan
This feature helps to find a program by
playing about the first 10 seconds of each
track.
Press the scan button (
) during play
to start scan play operation (the track
number will flash).
Press the scan button (
) once again
to cancel scan play.
NOTE
If the unit is left in scan, normal play
will resume where scan was selected.
Repeat play
During music CD playback
1. Press the repeat button (
) during
playback to play the current track
repeatedly. “RPT ”is displayed.
2. Press the button again to cancel the repeat play. During MP3 CD playback
(Track repeat)
1. Press the repeat button (
) during
playback to play the current track
repeatedly. “RPT ”is displayed.
2. To cancel the repeat play, press the button again after 3 seconds.
(Folder repeat)
1. Press the repeat button (
) during
playback, and then press the button
again within 3 seconds to play the
tracks in the current folder repeatedly.
“ RPT ”is displayed.
2. Press the button again to cancel the repeat play.
Random play
Tracks are randomly selected and played.
During music CD playback
1. Press the random button (
) during
playback to play the tracks in the CD
randomly. “RDM ”is displayed.
2. Press the button again to cancel the random play.
During MP3 CD playback
(Folder random)
1. Press the random button (
) during
playback to play the tracks in the folder
randomly. “RDM ”is displayed.
2. To cancel the random play, press the button again after 3 seconds.
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(CD random)
1. Press the random button (
) during
playback, and then press the button
again within 3 seconds to play the
tracks in the CD randomly. “RDM ”is
displayed.
2. Press the button again to cancel the random play.
Switching the display (Music CD/MP3
CD player)
Each time the display button (
)is
pressed during playback, the display will
switch in the following order.
Music CD
Track number/Elapsed
time display
Disc tray number
File name display
Album name display Artist name display
MP3 CD
Folder number/Track
number Disc number/File
number/Elapsed
time display
Disc tray number
File name
Folder name
Album name (ID3 Tag)
Song name (ID3 Tag)
Artist name (ID3 Tag)
NOTE
(MP3 CD)
l“ NO TITLE ”will be displayed when
the display is switched for a file
without a file, track or other name
input.
lThis unit can only read English
(including numerals) one-byte
characters. If any other character is
included, “NO TITLE ”will be
displayed. Depending on the CD
writing software used, proper display
may not be possible.
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Display scroll (Music CD/MP3 CD
player)
Only 12 characters can be displayed at
one time. To display the rest of the
characters of a long title, turn the display
feed dial (
) to the right. Hidden
titles can be scrolled into the display one
character at a time.
NOTE
The displayable number of characters is
limited. If the number of characters,
including the file extension (.mp3),
exceeds 32 characters, it may not be
fully displayed.
Message display
If “CHECK CD ”is displayed, it means
that there is some CD malfunction. Check
for damage, dirt, or smudges on the CD,
and then properly reinsert. If the message
appears again, take the unit to an
Authorized Mazda Dealer for service.
q Operating the Auxiliary jack
You can connect portable audio units or
similar products on the market to the
auxiliary jack to listen to music or audio
over the vehicle's speakers, refer to
Auxiliary Input (page 6-47).
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