USB port MAZDA MODEL 3 HATCHBACK 2018 (in English) User Guide

▼How to use USB mode (Type A)
Media/Scan button
Folder 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 file
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
flashed.
Playback of the USB device is in the
order of the folder numbers. Folders
which have no MP3/WMA/AAC files 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.
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.
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▼How to use AUX mode (Type B)
1. Select the icon on the home screen to display the Entertainment screen.
2. Select
to switch to the AUX mode. The following icons are displayed i n the lower
part of the center display.
Icon Function
Displays the Entertainment menu. Use to switch to a different audio source.
Displays sound settings to adjust audio quality level.
Refer to Volume/Display/Sound Controls on page 5-37.
NOTE
If a device is not connected to the auxiliary jack, the mode does not switch to the AUX
mode.
Adjust the audio volume using the portabl e audio device, commander switch, or audio
control switch.
Audio adjustments can also be made using the portable audio device's volume setting.
If the connection plug is pulled out from the auxiliary jack while in AUX mode, noise may
occur.
▼ How to use USB mode (Type B)
Type
Playable data
USB mode MP3/WMA/AAC/OGG file
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.
The recommended capacity of the USB memory is 16 GB or less.
USB devices formatted to FAT32 are supported (USB devices forma tted to other formats
such as NTFS are not supported).
Playback
1. Select the icon on the home screen to display the Entertainment screen.
2. Select
or to switch the USB mode. The following icons are displayed in t he
lower part of the center display.
Icon Function
Displays the Entertainment menu. Use to switch to a different audio source.
Category list is displayed.
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Category list
Select the
icon to display the following category list.
Select a desired category and item.
Category Function
Playlist
*1Displays playlists on the device.
Artist Displays the artist name list.
All the tracks or tracks for each
album of the selected artist can be played.
Album Displays the album name list. Song All the tracks in the device are displayed.
Genre Displays the genre list.
All the tracks or tracks per album or artist in the selected ge
nre can be played.
Audiobook
*2Displays the audiobook list.
Chapters can be se lected and played.
Podcast
*2Displays the podcast list.
Episode can be selected and played.
Folder
*3Displays the folder/file list.
*1 Playlist folders of Apple devices are not supported.*2 Apple device only*3 USB-Sticks and USB-Android™ device only
Example of use (to play all tracks in
USB device)
(Method 1)
1. Select
to display the category list.
2. Select
.
All the tracks in the USB device are
displayed.
3. Select a desired track.
The selected track is played. All the
tracks in the USB device can be played
by continuing playback.
NOTE
Only the tracks in the desired category
selected in Step 2 are played.
(Method 2)*1
1. Select to display the category list.
2. Select
.
All the folders in t he USB device are
displayed.
3. Select
.
All the tracks in t he USB device are
displayed.
4. Select a desired track. The selected track is played. All the
tracks in the USB device can be played
by continuing playback.
*1 Can be operated using an Android™device or USB flash memory.
NOTE
Only the tracks in the desired folder
selected in Step 3 are played.
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Bluetooth® Audio (Type
A)
*
Applicable Bluetooth® specification
(Recommended)
Ve r . 2 . 0

Response profile
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution
Profile) Ver. 1.0
AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control
Profile) Ver. 1.0/1.3

A2DP is a profile which transmits only
audio to the Bluetooth
® unit. If your
Bluetooth
® audio device corresponds only
to A2DP, but not AVRCP, you cannot
operate it using the control panel of the
vehicle's audio system. In this case, only
the operations on the mobile device are
available the same as when a portable
audio device for a non-compliant
Bluetooth
® device is connected to the
AUX terminal.
Function A2DP AV R C P
Ver. 1.0 Ver. 1.3
Playback — X X
Pause — X X
File (Track) up/down — X X
Reverse — — X
Fast-forward — — X
Te x t d i s p l a y — — X
X: Available
—: Not available
NOTE
The battery consumption of Bluetooth®
audio devices increases while
Bluetooth
® is connected.
If a general mobile phone device is USB
connected during music playback over
the Bluetooth
® connection, the
Bluetooth
® connection is disconnected.
For this reason, you cannot have music
playback over a Bluetooth
® connection
and music playback using a USB
connection at the same time.
The system may not operate normally
depending on the Bluetooth
® audio
device.
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Bluetooth®
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Bluetooth® Audio (Type
B)
*
Applicable Bluetooth® specification
(Recommended)
Ver. 1.1/1.2/2.0
EDR/2.1 EDR/3.0
(conformity)
Response profile
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution
Profile) Ver. 1.0/1.2
AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control
Profile) Ver. 1.0/1.3/1.4

A2DP is a profile which transmits only
audio to the Bluetooth
® unit. If your
Bluetooth
® audio device corresponds only
to A2DP, but not AVRCP, you cannot
operate it using the control panel of the
vehicle's audio system. In this case, only
the operations on the mobile device are
available the same as when a portable
audio device for a non-compliant
Bluetooth
® device is connected to the
AUX terminal.
Function A2DP AV R C P
Ve r. 1.0 Ve r.
1.3 Ve r.
1.4
Playback X X X X
Pause X X X X
File (Track)
up/down —XXX
Reverse — — X X
Fast-forward — — X X
Te x t d i s p l a y — — X X
Function A2DP AV R C P
Ve r. 1.0 Ve r.
1.3 Ve r.
1.4
Repeat — — De-
pends
on de- vice De-
pends
on de- vice
Shuffle — —De-
pends
on de- vice De-
pends
on de- vice
Scan — —De-
pends
on de-
vice De-
pends
on de-
vice
Folder up/
down ——— De-
pends
on de- vice
X: Available
—: Not available
NOTE
The battery consumption of Bluetooth®
audio devices increases while
Bluetooth
® is connected.
If a general mobile phone device is USB
connected during music playback over
the Bluetooth
® connection, the
Bluetooth
® connection is disconnected.
For this reason, you cannot have music
playback over a Bluetooth
® connection
and music playback using a USB
connection at the same time.
The system may not operate normally
depending on the Bluetooth
® audio
device.
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Bluetooth®
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