Mazda 3 Owners Manual: How to use USB mode (Type B)

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Type	Playable data
USB mode	MP3/WMA/AAC/OGG file

This unit does not support a USB 3.0 device. In addition, other devices may not be supported depending on the model or OS version.

USB devices formatted to FAT32 are supported (USB devices formatted to other formats such as NTFS are not supported).

Playback

Select the icon on the home screen to display the Entertainment screen.
Select or to switch the USB mode. The following icons are displayed in the lower part of the center display.

Icon	Function
	Displays the Entertainment menu. Use to switch to a different audio source.
	Category list is displayed.
	Current track list is displayed. Select a desired track to play it.
	Plays the current track repeatedly. Select it again to play the tracks in the current track list repeatedly. When selected again, the function is canceled.
	Tracks in the current track list are played randomly. Select it again to cancel.
	Starts playing a track similar to the current track using Gracenote's More Like This™. Select the desired song from the category list to cancel More Like This™.
	If selected within a few seconds from the beginning of a song which has started to play, the previous song is selected. If more than a few seconds have elapsed, the song currently being played is replayed from the beginning. Long-press to fast reverse. It stops when you remove your hand from the icon or the commander knob
	Track is played. When selected again, playback is temporarily stopped.
	Advances to the beginning of the next song. Long-press to fast forward.
	Displays sound settings to adjust audio quality level. Refer to Volume/Display/Sound Controls on .

NOTE

To move to the desired location on the track, move the slider indicating the playback time.
The appearance of the repeat and shuffle icons changes depending on the type of operation in which the function is used.

Category list

Select the icon to display the
following category list.

Select a desired category and item.

Category	Function
Playlist	Displays playlists on the device.
Artist	Displays the artist name list. All the tracks or tracks for each album of the selected artist can be played.
Album	Displays the album name list.
Song	All the tracks in the device are displayed.
Genre	Displays the genre list. All the tracks or tracks per album or artist in the selected genre can be played.
Audiobook	Displays the audiobook list. Chapters can be selected and played.
Podcast	Displays the podcast list. Episode can be selected and played. (Special service for some Apple devices.)
Folder	Displays the folder/file list.

Example of use (to play all tracks in USB device)

(Method 1)

Select to display the
category list.
Select .

All the tracks in the USB device are displayed.
Select a desired track.
The selected track is played. All the tracks in the USB device can be played by continuing playback.

NOTE Only the tracks in the desired category selected in Step 2 are played.

(Method 2) *1

Select to display the
category list.
Select .

All the folders in the USB device are displayed.
Select .

All the tracks in the USB device are displayed.
Select a desired track.
The selected track is played. All the tracks in the USB device can be played by continuing playback.

*1 Can be operated using an Android™ device or USB flash memory.

NOTE Only the tracks in the desired folder selected in Step 3 are played.

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