2. Repeat; 19. Dolby® Noise Reduction*; 20. Scan- Page 11

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

Audio

Systems

Audio

Systems

Quick Tips

2005 Mazda

Mazda RX-8

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page 21

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 (

1

4

) 

To eject specific disc: Press and
hold Eject (

1

4

) until beep sound 

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

1

5

)

/

/

/

1. Power/Volume

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

Tip: Press (8) and (9) 
together to turn radio on

2. Repeat

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

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. DISP*

Press: Changes display during 
MD play

14. CD eject button
15. Memory preset buttons

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

16. Mini Disc slot*
17. Eject button*
18. Cassette door*
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

8. FM/AM

Press to select between
FM1/FM2/AM station 
preset buttons (

1

5

)

9. SAT*

††

Satellite ready capability

10. CD slot

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

22. Fast forward

Press to fast forward through 
a track

23. Reverse

Press to reverse through a track

24. Program Random

†

Press to enable/cancel 

Clock

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

B

) and hold until

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

A

) to select; press

(

B

) again while selection is flashing:

Hr ADJUST displays; press (

A

) to

select hr; press (

B

) when done, 

do the same to set minutes

21. Text/Audio Control

Audio control: Press to select
BASS/MID/TREBLE/FADE/
BALANCE/BEEP ON/ALC OFF/
ALC LEVEL 1, 2, 3/AUDIO PLT
ON**; rotate right/left to 
adjust selected feature

*Denotes optional equipment

**Bose audio system only

† For use with cassette tape player, 

MD player, or CD changer*

†† Delayed availability

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1

8

6

5

4

3

2

1

RPT

PROG

RDM

DISC

DISC

SEEK

TRACK

APC

SET

DISP

AMB

LOAD

CLK

SAT

CD

VOL

TAPE/MD

FM/AM

SCAN

TEXT/AUDIO CONT

TUNE/AUTO-M

PUSH 

POWER

13

12

8

9 10 11

B

A

7

14

5

21

MINI DISC

16

17

6

15

4

22

23

3

2

24

1

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