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R A D I O / C O M P A C T   D I S C

Always check the Owner’s Manual for more operating information and safety features 

6. SEEK/TRACK/APC

Radio: Press

to 

automatically seek higher/
lower frequency
CD: Press

to select

next/previous track
Tape: Press

to 

automatically advance tape to
beginning of next selection/
replay selection; to stop this 
operation, press button again

7. LOAD*

To load multiple discs: Press 
and hold LOAD (

7

) until beep

sound is heard; insert CD 
when “In” is displayed
To eject disc: Press Eject (

13

) 

To eject specific disc: Press and
hold Eject (

13

) until beep sound

is heard; within five seconds 
press the desired tray 
number 1-6 (

14

)

/

/

/

Audio systems

1. Power/Volume

Press to turn on/off; rotate 
to increase/decrease volume

2. RPT

Press to replay current CD/
tape selection

3. Disc up

†

Press to skip forward to 
beginning of next CD

4. Disc down

†

Press to skip back to beginning 
of previous CD

5. Tune/Auto-Memory display

Tune: Rotate counterclockwise/
clockwise for lower frequency/
higher frequency
Radio: Press and hold until a beep
sound is heard; system auto-
matically scans and temporarily
stores six strong stations in each
band; press again to cancel

11. CD

Press to play CD

12. Tape*/MD*

Press to play Mini-disc Player/ 
cassette tape

13. CD eject button
14. Memory preset buttons

To set: Tune to station, press and
hold until beep sound is heard

15. Mini Disc slot*
16. Eject button*
17. Cassette door*
18. Text/Audio Control

Audio control: Press to select
ALC/BASS/MID/TREBLE/FADE/
BAL/BEEP ON/ILLM ON
Rotate right/left to adjust
selected feature

Tip: Automatic Level Control
(ALC) automatically adjusts
audio volume depending 
on vehicle speed

8. FM1/2

Press to select between
FM1/FM2 station preset 
buttons (

14

)

9. AM

Press to select AM frequency
band

10. CD slot

22. Reverse

Press to reverse through 
a track

23. Program Random

†

Press to enable/cancel 

24. Program

Press to change cassette 
tape-play direction

25. Clock

To set: With ignition in ACC 
or ON position, press (

25

) and

hold until beep sounds; 12
hr/24 hr will be displayed;
press SET (

26

) to select; press

(

25

) again while selection is

flashing: Hr ADJUST displays;
press SET (

26

) to select hr;

press (

25

) when done, do 

the same to set minutes

19. Dolby® Noise Reduction*

Reduces tape noise and hiss;
press to activate/deactivate

20. Scan

Press to briefly sample next 
listenable selections; functions
in all modes

21. Fast forward

Press to fast forward 
through a track

Audio

Systems

Audio

Systems

Quick Tips

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MAZDA3

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*If equipped
† For use with cassette tape player, 

MD player, or CD changer*

LOAD

CLOCK

SCAN

PROG

RPT

RDM

1

4

2

5

3

6

VOL

FM 1/2

SET

AM

CD

TAPE/MD

5

1

23

22

18

25 26

8

9

11

7

10

13

12

20

6

2

24

3
4

21

16

19

16

15

17

14

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