pairing MAZDA MX5 MIATA 2017 User Guide

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Bluetooth ®
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 Voice Recognition Learning
Function (Speaker Enrollment) (Type A)
on page 5-89 .
Refer to Troubleshooting on page 5-129 .
Security Setting (Type A)If a passcode is set, the system cannot be
activated unless the passcode is input.
NOTE
Do this function only when parked. It is
too distracting to attempt while driving
and you may make too many errors to be
effective.
Passcode setting
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] “Passcode”
5. Prompt: “Passcode is disabled. Would
you like to enable it?”
6. Say: [Beep] “Yes”
7. Prompt: “Please say a 4-digit
passcode. Remember this passcode. It
will be required to use this system.” 8. Say: [Beep] “XXXX” (Say a desired
4-digit passcode, “PCode”.)
9. Prompt: “Passcode XXXX (Passcode,
PCode). Is this correct?”
10. Say: [Beep] “Yes”
11. Prompt: “Passcode is enabled.”
Using Bluetooth ®
Hands-Free with a
passcode
1. Press the pick-up button or talk button
with a short press.
2. Prompt: “Hands-Free system is
locked. State the passcode to continue.”
3. Say: [Beep] “XXXX” (Say the set
passcode “PCode”.)
4. If the correct passcode is input, voice
guidance “XXXXXX... (Ex. “Mary's
device”) (Device tag) is connected” is
announced.
If the passcode is incorrect, voice
guidance “XXXX (4-digit passcode,
Pcode) incorrect passcode, please try
again” is announced.
Canceling the passcode
NOTE
Do this function only when parked. It is
too distracting to attempt while driving
and you may make too many errors to be
effective.
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] “Passcode”
5. Prompt: “Passcode is enabled. Would
you like to disable it?”
6. Say: [Beep] “Yes”
7. Prompt: “Passcode is disabled.”
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Bluetooth ®
Confirmation Prompts
The confirmation prompt confirms the
command content to the user before
advancing to the operation requested by
the user. When this function is turned
on, the system reads out the voice
input command previously received
and confirms whether the command is
correct before advancing to the command
execution.
When the confirmation prompt function is
turned on:
(Ex. “Calling John's device. Is this
correct?”)
When the confirmation prompt function is
turned off:
(Ex. “Calling John's device.”)
NOTE
If the confirmation prompt function is
turned off when making an emergency
call, the system reads out and confirms the
command before executing it.
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] “Confirmation prompts”
5. Prompt: “Confirmation prompts
are on/off. Would you like to turn
confirmation prompts off/on?”
6. Say: [Beep] “Yes”
7. Prompt: “Confirmation prompts are
off/on.” Voice Recognition Learning
Function (Speaker Enrollment)
(Type A) The voice recognition learning function
enables voice recognition appropriate to
the characteristics of the user's voice. If the
recognition of the voice input commands
to the system is not adequate, this function
can largely improve the system's voice
recognition of the user. If your voice can
be recognized sufficiently without using
this function, you may not realize the
added benefit of the function. To register
your voice, the voice input command
list must be read out. Read out the list
when the vehicle is parked. Perform the
registration in as quiet a place as possible
(page 5-87 ). The registration must be
performed completely. The required time
is a few minutes. The user needs to be
seated in the driver's seat with the voice
input command list for voice recognition
learning visible.
When voice recognition learning is done
for the first time
1. Press the pick-up button or talk button
with a short press.
2. Say: [Beep] “Voice training”
3. 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.”
4. Press the talk button with a short press.
5. 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”)
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Bluetooth ®
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 ®
TroubleshootingMazda Bluetooth ®
Hands-Free Customer Service
If you have any problems with Bluetooth ®
, contact our toll-free customer service center.
U.S.A.
Phone: 800-430-0153 (Toll-free)
Web: www.mazdausa.com/mazdaconnect 
Canada
Phone: 800-430-0153 (Toll-free)
Web: www.mazdahandsfree.ca 
Mexico
Center of Attention to Client (CAC)
Phone: 01-800-01-MAZDA (Toll-free)
Web: www.mazdamexico.com.mx
Bluetooth ®
Device pairing, connection problems Symptom Cause Solution method
Unable to perform pairing — First make sure the device is
compatible with the Bluetooth ®

unit, and then check whether the
Bluetooth ®
function and the Find
Mode/Visible setting *1
on the device
are turned on. If pairing is still
not possible after this, contact an
Authorized Mazda Dealer or Mazda
Bluetooth ®
Hands-Free Customer
Service.
Pairing cannot be performed again The pairing information paired to
the Bluetooth ®
unit or device is not
recognized correctly. Perform pairing using the following
procedure. 
Clear “Mazda” stored in the device. 
Perform pairing again.
Unable to perform pairing
The Bluetooth ®
function and the
Find Mode/Visible setting *1
on the
device may turn off automatically
after a period of time has elapsed
depending on the device. Check whether the Bluetooth ®

function and the Find Mode/Visible
setting *1
on the device are turned on
and pairing or reconnect.Does not connect automatically
when starting the engine
Automatically connects, but then
disconnects suddenly
Disconnects intermittently The device is in a location in which
radio wave interference can occur
easily, such as in a bag or in a rear
pocket of a pair of pants. Move the device to a location in
which radio wave interference is less
likely to occur.
Does not connect automatically
when starting the engine The pairing information is updated
when the device OS is updated. Perform pairing again.
*1 Setting which detects the existence of a device external to the Bluetooth ®
unit
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Bluetooth ®
NOTE 
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.
If you pair your phone which has already been paired to your vehicle more than once in
the past, you need to delete “Mazda” on your mobile device. Then, execute the Bluetooth ®

search on your mobile device once again, and pair to a newly detected “Mazda”. 
Before you pair your device, make sure that Bluetooth ®
is “ON”, both on your phone and
on the vehicle. 
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. 
Different Bluetooth ®
-enabled devices can be used for Bluetooth ®
Hands-Free and
Bluetooth ®
audio. For example, device A can be connected as a Bluetooth ®
Hands-
Free device and device B can be connected as a Bluetooth ®
audio device. However, the
following may occur when they are used at the same time. 
The Bluetooth ®
connection of the device is disconnected.
Noise occurs in the Hands-Free audio. 
Hands-Free operates slowly.
Voice recognition related problems Symptom Cause Solution method
Poor voice recognition 
Excessive, slow speech. 
Excessive, forceful speech
(shouting). 
Speaking before the beep sound
has ended. 
Loud noise (speaking or noise from
outside/inside vehicle). 
Airflow from A/C is blowing
against the microphone. 
Speaking in off-standard
expressions (dialect). Regarding the causes indicated
on the left, be careful with how
you speak. In addition, when
numbers are spoken in a sequence,
recognition ability will improve
if no stop is placed between the
numbers.False recognition of numbers
Poor voice recognition There is a malfunction in the
microphone. A poor connection or malfunction
with the microphone may have
occurred. Consult an Authorized
Mazda Dealer.
Phone-related voice recognition is
disabled There is a problem with the
connection between the Bluetooth ®

unit and the device. If there is any malfunction after
checking the pairing situation, check
for device pairing or connection
problems.
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6 –63 Maintenance and Care
Appearance Care Repairing Damage to the FinishDeep scratches or chips on the finish
should be repaired promptly. Exposed
metal quickly rusts and can lead to major
repairs.
CAUTION If your Mazda is damaged and needs
metal parts repaired or replaced,
make sure the body shop applies anti-
corrosion materials to all parts, both
repaired and new. This will prevent
them from rusting.
Bright-Metal Maintenance 
Use tar remover to remove road tar and
insects. Never do this with a knife or
similar tool. 
To prevent corrosion on bright-
metal surfaces, apply wax or chrome
preservative and rub it to a high luster. 
During cold weather or in coastal areas,
cover bright-metal parts with a coating
of wax or preservative heavier than
usual. It would also help to coat them
with noncorrosive petroleum jelly or
some other protective compound.
CAUTION Do not use steel wool, abrasive
cleaners, or strong detergents
containing highly alkaline or caustic
agents on chrome-plated or anodized
aluminum parts. This may result in
damage to the protective coating
and cause discoloration or paint
deterioration. Underbody Maintenance Road chemicals and salt used for ice and
snow removal and solvents used for dust
control may collect on the underbody. If
not removed, they will speed up rusting
and deterioration of such underbody parts
as fuel lines, frame, floor pan, and exhaust
system, even though these parts may be
coated with anti-corrosive material.
Thoroughly flush the underbody and wheel
housings with lukewarm or cold water at
the end of each winter. Try also to do this
every month.
Pay special attention to these areas
because they easily hide mud and dirt.
It will do more harm than good to wet
down the road grime without removing
it.
The lower edges of doors, rocker panels,
and frame members have drain holes that
should not be clogged. Water trapped there
will cause rusting.
WARNING Dry off brakes that have become
wet by driving slowly, releasing the
accelerator pedal and lightly applying
the brakes several times until the brake
performance returns to normal:
Driving with wet brakes is dangerous.
Increased stopping distance or the
vehicle pulling to one side when
braking could result in a serious
accident. Light braking will indicate
whether the brakes have been affected.
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