Mazda 2: Audio Set (Type C/Type D)

Mazda2 DJ 2014–2024 Owners Manual / Interior Features / Audio System / Audio Set (Type C/Type D)

NOTE

The explanation of functions described in this manual may differ from the actual operation, and the shapes of screens and buttons and the letters and characters displayed may also differ from the actual appearance.

Additionally, depending on future software updates, the content may successively change without notice.

Audio Set (Type C/Type D) has three different human interfaces.

Commander switch
Touch panel
Voice recognition with steering switch and microphone

Commander switch operation

NOTE

For safety reasons, some operations are disabled while the vehicle is being driven.

Volume dial operation

Press the volume dial to switch
the audio MUTE on and off.

Turn the volume dial to adjust the volume. The volume increases by turning the dial clockwise, and decreases by turning it anticlockwise.

Switches around commander knob

The following operations can be
done by pressing the switches around the commander knob.

Displays the home screen.

Displays the Entertainment
screen.

Displays the Navigation screen
(Only navigation-equipped vehicles). For operation of the Navigation screen, refer to the navigation system manual. If the SD card for the navigation system is not inserted, the compass indicating the direction in which the vehicle is moving is displayed.

Displays the Favourites screen.
Long-press to store particular items in Favourites.

(Radio, phonebook and destination of the navigation system can be programmed.)

Returns to previous screen.

Commander knob operation

(Selection of icons on screen)

Tilt or turn the commander knob and move the cursor to the desired icon.
Press the commander knob and select the icon.

NOTE

Long-press operation of the commander knob is also possible for some functions.

Touch panel operation

CAUTION

Do not press the screen strongly or press it with a sharp-pointed object. Otherwise, the screen could be damaged.

NOTE

For safety reasons, touch panel operation is disabled while the vehicle is moving.

Touch panel operation

Basic Operation Method

TOUCH & TAP

Touch or tap on the item indicated on the screen.
The operation is launched and the next item is displayed.

SLIDE

Touch the setting item displaying a slider bar.
Touch the slider with your fi nger and move to the desired level.

Basic Operation Method

SWIPE

Touch the screen with your fi nger and move up or down.
Items which were not displayed can be displayed.

Basic Operation Method

Return to previous screen

Touch the

Displaying the home screen

Touch the

Home screen

Home screen

Volume/Display/Sound Controls

Volume/Display/Sound Controls

Volume adjustment

Turn the commander switch volume dial.

The volume switch on the steering switch can also be pressed.

Display setting

Select the icon on the home
screen and display the Settings screen.

Select the tab to select the item you would like to change.

Display OFF/Clock

The centre display can be turned off.

Select to turn the display off.

When is
selected the centre display turns off and the clock is displayed.

The centre display can be turned back on as follows:

Touch the centre display.
Operate the commander switch.

Daytime/nighttime (Mode) screen setting

The daytime or nighttime screen can be selected.

: Switches screen automatically
according to headlight illumination condition*1 : Daytime screen setting

: Nighttime screen setting

*1 The display is constantly on daytime screen when the illumination dimmer is cancelled.

Brightness adjustment

Adjust the centre display brightness using the slider.

Contrast adjustment

Adjust the centre display contrast using the slider.

Display setting reset

All of the screen setting values can be reset to their initial settings.

Select .

Select .

Audio sound adjustment

Select the icon on the home
screen and display the Settings screen.

Select the tab to select the item
you would like to change.

ALC (Automatic volume adjustment)

The automatic level control (ALC) 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.

Operating the Radio (Type C)

Radio ON

Select the icon on the home
screen and display the Entertainment screen. When selecting the desired radio, the following icons are indicated in the lower part of the centre display.

AM/FM Radio

Radio ON

Favourites Radio

Selected stations can be registered for convenient operation. Up to 50 stations can be registered. The Favourites list is common to AM and FM radio.

Registering to Favourites

Long-press the icon to
register the current radio station. The registration can also be performed using the following procedure.

Select the icon to display
the Favourites list.
Select .

Select .

The station is added to the bottom of the Favourites list.

NOTE

If the battery is disconnected, your Favourites list will be not deleted.

Selecting radio station from Favourites

Select the icon to display
the Favourites list.
Select the radio station name or radio frequency to tune in the radio station.

Deleting from Favourites

Select the icon to display
the Favourites list.
Select .

Select

Select the radio station or radio frequency you want to delete.
Select .

Changing Favourites list order

Select the icon to display
the Favourites list.
Select

Select

Select a radio station or radio frequency. The selected radio station can be moved.
Slide the radio station or move it using the commander switch, then select .

Operating the Radio (Type D)

Radio ON

Select the icon on the home
screen and display the Entertainment screen. When selecting the desired radio, the following icons are indicated in the lower part of the centre display.

AM/FM Radio

Radio ON

NOTE

When the or
icon is selected while
FM is selected, each programme is selected.

Favourites Radio

Selected stations can be registered for convenient operation. Up to 50 stations can be registered. The Favourites list is common to AM, FM and DAB radio.

Registering to Favourites

Long-press the icon to register
the current radio station. The registration can also be performed using the following procedure.

Select the icon to display
the Favourites list.
Select
Select
The station is added to the bottom of the Favourites list.

NOTE

If the battery is disconnected, your Favourites list will be not deleted.

Selecting radio station from Favourites

Select the icon to display
the Favourites list.
Select the radio station name or radio frequency to tune in the radio station.

Deleting from Favourites

Select the icon to display
the Favourites list.
Select

Select

Select the radio station or radio frequency you want to delete.
Select

Changing Favourites list order

Select the icon to display
the Favourites list.
Select

Select

Select a radio station or radio frequency. The selected radio station can be moved.
Slide the radio station or move it using the commander switch, then select

Radio Data System (RDS)

Alternative frequency (AF)

AF functions on FM stations. Turn on the AF mode. If the radio reception of the current station weakens, the system switches to an alternative station automatically.

If you wish to continue a regional programme, turn on the Region lock (REG) mode.

AF/REG on or off switching

Select the icon while in FM mode
to switch to the FM settings screen. AF/REG on or off switching can be performed as follows: (AF mode on/off) Select On/Off on the FM settings screen.

(REG mode on/off) While the AF mode is on, select On/Off.

Traffi c announcement (TA)

Select during FM/AM reception to
switch to the TA mode.

If a TA broadcast is received while in the TA mode, the TA broadcast intercedes even while using other functions (FM, CD, USB, AUX, BT audio, Aha™ radio, or Stitcher™ radio), and “Traffi c Announcement” is displayed.

If a TA is received on the Entertainment screen, is displayed on the
screen.

Select to cancel the received
TA and return to TA reception stand-by. If a TA is received on a screen other than the Entertainment screen, the selection screens for ,
, and
are displayed
on the screen. If is
selected, the selection screen turns off when a TA is received while continuing to receive TAs.

Selection from Station List

List of receivable RDS radio stations is displayed. You can easily select the station you want to listen to from the list. If a radio station name is not available, the frequency is displayed. In addition, radio stations which have been programmed to a Genre code (Programme types like Rock, News, and so on) can also be displayed separately by category.

NOTE

It may take longer to display the station list depending on the reception conditions.

Select the icon to display
the radio station list.
Select the radio station name or radio frequency to tune in the radio station.

(Selecting Genre)

Select the on the
station list screen to display the genre list screen.
Select the genre to display the radio station list in the genre.

NOTE

Only one Genre can be selected.

Operating the Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) Radio (Type D)

What is DAB radio?

DAB radio is a digital broadcasting system for radio.

DAB radio provides a high-quality radio sound source using an auto frequency switching function in boundary areas.

By displaying the radio text, information such as the song name and artist name can be displayed.

Radio ON

Select on the home screen
and display the Entertainment screen.
Select , the following
icons are displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Radio ON

Example of use (Update station list and listen to DAB radio)

Select the icon and display
the following screen.

Example of use (Update station list and listen to DAB radio)

Select to update the
station list.
Select to select the
ensemble you want to display.
Select a desired station to start radio reception.

DAB radio setting

Select the icon while
using DAB radio.
Select the desired item and perform the setting.

The items which can be set are as follows:

NOTE

The radio text may not be displayed depending on the radio station.
The radio text cannot be displayed in DAB-FM mode.
If there is no DAB radio signal, “Signal Lost” is displayed on the screen. Change the ensemble or radio station, or perform station list updating.

Operating the Compact Disc (CD) Player *

NOTE

If a disc has both music data (CDDA) and MP3/WMA/AAC fi les, playback of the two or three fi le types differs depending on how the disc was recorded.

Inserting the CD

Insert the CD into the slot, label-side up.

The auto-loading mechanism will set the CD and begin play.

NOTE

There will be a short lapse before play begins while the player reads the digital signals on the CD.

Ejecting the CD

Press the CD eject button ( ) to
eject the CD.

Playback

Select the icon on the
home screen with a CD inserted and display the Entertainment screen. When is selected, the
following icons are indicated in the lower part of the centre display.

Playback

Example of use (When searching for a song from the top level of an MP3/ WMA/AAC CD)

Select the icon and display
the folder/fi le list at the top level.

When the folder is selected, folders/fi le lists in the folder are displayed.
Select the desired song.

NOTE

Select to move to a
folder one level higher.
The appearance of the repeat and shuffl e icons changes depending on the type of operation in which the function is used.

Operating the Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) Player *

Inserting the DVD

Insert the DVD into the slot, label-side up.

The DVD is inserted automatically and the top menu screen of the DVD disc and controller are displayed.

NOTE

There will be a short lapse before play begins while the player reads the digital signals on the DVD.

Ejecting the DVD

Press the DVD eject button ( )
to eject the DVD.

Playback

Select the icon on the home
screen with a DVD inserted and display the Entertainment screen. When is selected, the DVD
top menu screen and the controller are displayed.

When starting the playback by operating the controller, the following icons are displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Playback

NOTE

For safety reasons, images are not displayed while the vehicle is being driven.
Slide the of the
controller to move the controller.
If the mode is switched to DVD mode once the DVD playback has stopped, the playback restarts without displaying the DVD menu screen.