Get Interior Features -> Operating the Radio Guide for Mazda Mx-5 SUV Fourth Generation (2016-2026)

Interior Features

Audio Set

Operating the Radio

Radio ON

▼

Select the

icon on the home screen to display the Entertainment screen. When selecting

the desired radio, the following icons are indicated in the lower part of the center display.

AM/FM Radio

Icon

Function

Displays the Entertainment menu. Use to switch to a different audio source.

Displays the station list.

Select

to display the frequencies of up to ten radio stations on the auto

memory preset list.

Select the desired frequency.

Displays the Favorites list. Long-press to store radio station currently being aired.

Switches the

on and off. Displays the multi-cast channel list of the

You can search for receivable radio stations.

Scanning stops at each station for about five seconds.

Select again to continue receiving the radio station.

You can change the radio frequency manually.

Rotate the commander knob, slide the screen, or touch the radio frequency.

Press or to change the radio frequency one step at a time.

When or is long-pressed, the radio frequency changes continually. It stops when you

remove your hand from the icon or the commander knob.

Launches the iTunes Tagging function (for Apple devices with USB use only). Can be

used when the

is on.

Automatic radio station selection.

When long-pressed, the radio frequency changes continually. It stops when you remove

your hand from the icon or the commander knob.

Displays sound settings to adjust audio quality level.

Refer to Volume/Display/Sound Controls on page 5-23.

Registering to Favorites

Favorites Radio

▼

Selected stations can be registered for

convenient operation. Up to 50 stations

can be registered. The Favorites list is

common to AM, FM, and satellite radio.

Long-press the

icon to register the

current radio station. The registration can

also be performed using the following

procedure.

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Radio Broadcast Data System

(RBDS)

▼

1. Select the

Favorites list.

2. Select

icon to display the

Radio text information display

3. Select

Radio text information sent from a

broadcasting station is displayed in the

center display.

4. The station is added to the bottom of

the Favorites list.

NOTE

If the battery is disconnected, your

Favorites list will not be deleted.

Radio text information is a function of FM

radio only. There is no text function on AM

radio. Text information is not displayed in

the following:

Selecting radio station from Favorites

1. Select the

Favorites list.

2. Select the radio frequency to tune in

the radio station.

icon to display the



During

reception



Not an RBDS broadcast

RBDS broadcast, but radio text is not

transmitted from the radio station

Deleting from Favorites

Genre Seek

1. Select the

Favorites list.

icon to display the

Some FM stations transmit Genre codes

(Program type like Rock, News, and so

on). This code enables alternative stations

transmitting the same Genre code to be

found quickly.

2. Select

3. Select

4. Select the radio frequency you want to

delete.

5. Select

(To scan for Genre Seek:)

Changing Favorites list order

1. Select the

mode.

2. Select

3. Select the genre type you want to

select.

4. Select the

icon while in the FM

1. Select the

Favorites list.

icon to display the

to open the genre list.

2. Select

3. Select

icon.

4. Select a radio frequency. The selected

radio station can be moved.

NOTE

To change the desired genre, select the

icon.

5. Slide the radio station or move it using

the commander switch, then select

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Ex.)

HD Radio

▼

89.3 is currently being received. With

Rock selected as the Genre, the radio

stations broadcasting Rock are at the

following frequencies.

What is HD Radio™ Technology and

how does it work?

HD Radio™ Technology is the digital

evolution of analog AM/FM radio. Your

radio product has a special receiver which

allows it to receive digital broadcasts

(where available) in addition to the analog

broadcasts it already receives. Digital

broadcasts have better sound quality than

analog broadcasts as digital broadcasts

provide free, crystal clear audio. For more

information, and a guide to available radio

stations and programming, please visit

www.hdradio.com.

98.3 , 98.7, 104.3 , 107.1

1 Radio stations with good reception

The frequency changes as follows each

time

is pressed.

89.3→98.3→104.3→98.3

NOTE



Only one Genre can be selected.

It may not be possible to receive any



station even if the Genre Seek function is

used.

If a program in the selected genre is not



Benefits of HD Radio™ Technology

broadcast to a region, reception is not

possible even if the Genre Seek function

is used.

(Information)

The song title, artist name, album name

and genre will appear on the screen when

available by the radio station.

(Multicast)



The Genre Seek function searches for

genre code (program type) which FM

analog broadcasts transmit.

On the FM radio frequency most digital

stations have “multiple” or supplemental

programs on each FM station.

specialty programs (HD2-HD8) cannot

be searched because they are not FM

analog broadcasts.



If radio stations which are selected by

Listening to HD Radio™ Technology

scanning using the Genre Seek function

are

they are changed from analog

broadcasting stations,

station which is an

station, the analog broadcast is switched to

an broadcast automatically after

a few seconds and then received.

icon turns on by selecting a radio

broadcasting

broadcasts to

broadcasts

after a few seconds if the reception

conditions are good. The genre is

displayed after the switch, however, the

genre for FM analog broadcasts may

differ.

If the

broadcast is stopped and

changed to an analog broadcast, press

down

to turn off

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Multicast channel selection (FM)

iTunes Tagging (for Apple devices with

USB use only)

If multi-cast channels are available for an

broadcast currently being

received, the multi-cast channel list is

displayed. Select the desired radio station.

By tagging a song currently being aired,

the song can later be purchased from the

iTunes Store. One hundred tags can be

stored. A maximum of 100 tags (for 100

songs) can be stored for later

NOTE



If an analog broadcast is received once

downloading.

and

is received while HD1 is

1. Select the

icon. The tag is stored in

selected, the audio unit switches to the

station automatically.

the audio unit.

2. Connect the device via the vehicle's

USB. Any stored tag(s) will be sent

automatically to the connected device.

3. Once at home or after parking the

vehicle safely, log onto the iTunes

Store with your device. Your



When the

could be a noticeable difference in

sound quality and volume when a

change from digital to analog signals

occurs. If the sound quality and volume

become noticeably diminished or cut off,

icon is illuminated, there

previously tagged song(s) can now be

easily purchased.

select the

icon to turn off

(

icon is not illuminated).

NOTE



Once an analog broadcast is received

when HD1 is selected from the Favorite

channels, it is switched to



Both AM and FM

used.

can be



Because iTunes tagging only supports

purchases from the iTunes Store, direct

downloading of music from the vehicle's

audio unit is not possible.

If the available memory for the

connected device is insufficient, the tag

is not sent.

automatically. If the radio reception

conditions are poor, or HD is off,

switching to

possible.

broadcasts is not



When an HD specialty channel (HD2 to

HD8) is selected from the Favorite

channels, “Signal Lost” is displayed

and no audio is output until

is received. If the radio reception

conditions are poor, “Signal Lost”

continues to be displayed.

If an error occurs while the tag is being

sent, reconnect the device.



If the

icon is not illuminated,

information such as song titles of the

station are received, however,

the audio output is analog.

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Interior Features -> Operating the Radio for Your Mazda Mx-5 SUV Fourth Generation (2016-2026)

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