Mazda Mazdaspeed 6 (2007 year). Manual — part 13

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Audio Set

Illustration is of a representative audio unit.

Cassette Tape Player

In-Dash CD Changer (Music CD/MP3 CD Player)

In-Dash CD Changer (Music CD Player)

Power/Volume/Sound Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. page 6-22
Operating the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... page 6-24
Operating the Cassette Tape Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 6-28
Operating the In-Dash CD Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... page 6-30
Error Indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 6-36

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qPower/Volume/Sound Controls

Power/Volume dial

Audio control dial

Power ON/OFF

Turn the ignition switch to the ACC or
ON position.

Press the power/volume dial to turn the
audio system on.
Press the power/volume dial again to turn
the audio system off.

NOTE

To prevent the battery from being
discharged, do not leave the audio
system on for a long period of time
when the engine is not running.

Volume adjustment

To adjust the volume, turn the power/
volume dial.

Turn the power/volume dial to the right to
increase volume, to the left to decrease it.

Audio sound adjustment

1. Press the audio control dial to select the

function. The selected function will be
indicated.

Depending on the mode selected, the
indication changes.

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2. Turn the audio control dial to adjust the

selected functions as follows:

Indication

Turn Left

Turn Right

Select mode

Decrease

bass

Increase

bass

Decrease

treble

Increase

treble

Shift the

sound to the

front

Shift the

sound to the

rear

Shift the

sound to the

left

Shift the

sound to the

right

OFF

ON

NOTE

About 5 seconds after selecting any
mode, the volume function will be
automatically selected. To reset bass,
treble, fade, and balance, press the
audio control dial for 2 seconds. The
unit will beep and

“CLEAR” will be

displayed.

Automatic Level Control (ALC)

The automatic level control is a feature
that automatically adjusts audio volume
and sound quality according to the vehicle
speed.
The volume increases in accordance with
the increase in vehicle speed, and
decreases as vehicle speed decreases.

The following four modes are available.
Select the desired mode.

Mode

Volume change

No change

Minimum

Medium

Maximum

Turn the audio control dial to select the
ALC OFF, ALC LEVEL1

―3 mode. The

selected mode will be indicated.

BEEP setting

The beep-sound when operating the audio
system can be set on or off.

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qOperating the Radio

Seek tuning
button

Scan button

Channel preset buttons

Manual tuning dial

Band selector buttons

Auto memory
button/Electric
serial number
button

Satellite button

Radio ON

Press a band selector button (

,

)

to turn the radio on.

Band selection

Choose AM by pressing the AM button
(

) and FM by pressing the FM1/2

button (

).

The selected mode will be indicated. If
FM stereo is being received,

“ST” will be

displayed.

NOTE

If the FM broadcast signal becomes
weak, reception automatically changes
from STEREO to MONO for reduced
noise, and the

“ST” indicator will go

out.

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.

NOTE

If the power supply is interrupted (fuse
blows or the battery is disconnected),
the preset channels will be canceled.

Manual tuning

Turning the manual tuning dial will
change the frequency higher or lower.

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Seek tuning

Pressing the seek tuning button (

,

)

will cause the tuner to seek a higher or
lower frequency automatically.

NOTE

If you continue to press and hold the
button, the frequency will continue
changing without stopping.

Scan tuning

Press the scan button (

) to

automatically sample strong stations.
Scanning stops at each station for about 5
seconds. To hold a station, press 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 first select AM, FM1,

or FM2. Tune to the desired station.

2. Depress a channel preset button for

about 2 seconds until a beep sound is
heard. The preset channel number and
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 and the channel number will
be displayed.

NOTE

If the power supply is interrupted (fuse
blows or the battery is disconnected),
the preset channels will be canceled.

Auto memory tuning

This is especially useful when driving in
an area where the local stations are not
known. Additional AM/FM stations can
be stored without disturbing the
previously set channels.

Press and hold the auto memory button
(

) for about 2 seconds until a beep

sound 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; 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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SATELLITE RADIO (SAT)

Vehicles equipped with the separately
purchased SIRIUS digital satellite radio
unit have the ability to receive up to 100
channels of digital quality programming
coast to coast via satellite. For information
on use, read the Satellite Radio Kit
manual accompanying the SIRIUS digital
satellite radio unit. A subscription to
SIRIUS digital satellite radio service is
required (available in the U.S. - Except
Alaska and Hawaii) to enable this feature
once the separately purchased SIRIUS
digital satellite radio unit has been
installed. For subscription information or
digital satellite radio technical issues
contact SIRIUS directly at:

- Web: www.siriusradio.com
- Phone (24 hrs/day, 7 days/week): 888-
539-SIRI (7474)
- E-mail: customercare@sirius-radio.com
- Mailing Address: Sirius Satellite Radio
1221 Avenue Of The Americas
New York, NY 10020
Attention: Customer Care

Include your Sirius Radio ESN
(Electronic Serial Number) when
subscribing or requesting technical
assistance. See the Satellite Radio Kit
manual accompanying the SIRIUS unit
for complete satellite radio activation
procedures and information on how to
display the ESN#.

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MEMO

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qOperating the Cassette Tape Player

í

(one being
played)

APC button:
(next program)

Rewind
button

Repeat button

Dolby NR button

Program button

Cassette tape eject button

Fast-forward button

Cassette tape play 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:

l

A tape was recorded at a low level.

l

A tape has long, silent intervals.

l

A tape is a live recording.

l

A 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:

l

A tape was recorded at a low level.

l

A tape has long, silent intervals.

l

A tape is a live recording.

l

A tape has very short intervals of
less than 3 seconds.

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qOperating the In-Dash CD Changer

í

Fast-forward
button

Disc down
button

Track down
button

Track up
button

Scan
button

Channel preset buttons

CD eject button

CD slot

Load button

Reverse button

Disc up button

Random button

Repeat button

CD play button

(Music CD player)

(Music CD/MP3 CD player)

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:

l

No other CD is inserted within 15
seconds after

“IN” is displayed.

l

The CD trays are full.

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

l

When 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.

2. Press the channel preset button for the

desired CD number for less than 5
seconds after the beep sound is heard.

3. Pull out the CD.

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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

l

CDs will be ejected starting with the
one with the lowest number.

l

All CDs in the tray will be ejected
continuously.

l

CDs 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 (

) once to

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

Disc number/File
number/Elapsed time

Folder number/Track
number

Disc tray number

Track 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.

l

This 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.

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qError Indications

If you see an error indication on the display, find the cause in the chart. If you cannot clear
the error indication, take the vehicle to an Authorized Mazda Dealer.

Indication

Cause

Solution

CHECK CD

CD is inserted upside down

Insert the CD properly. If the error indication
does not disappear, consult an Authorized Mazda
Dealer

CD is defective

Insert another CD properly. If the error indication
does not disappear, consult an Authorized Mazda
Dealer

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