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Old 07-25-2006 | 12:27 PM
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TEXT on Radio/CD?

Hello All, hope everyone is having fun driving their 8 on these wonderfull days of summer.

I have a question, on the GT sterio there is a **** to the far right that says text. Is that to show titles of CD or Radio songs while they are playing?

If so, can someone tell me how to do this, I tried to follow the directions but could not figure it out.

Thanks for your help!
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Old 07-25-2006 | 10:55 PM
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Yes, it will display CD Text and track information, but only if you have the Mazda 6-DISC CD player or Mazda MP3 CD player installed.

But don't worry. You're not missing a whole lot. It doesn't auto scroll the information for you..you have to actually turn the nozzle to move the text back and forward. One of the disappointments about it.
Old 07-26-2006 | 11:37 AM
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wow finally someone said something i knew i wasnt crazy, my car displayed the text when i first got it and now it doesnt, it only shows which cd is playing and the track number and mins. before it used to say name of artist and song and even on radio stations it said name of the station and who was playing e.x. "funk master flex- i hate djs"" so if anybody plz know how to put that back let me know
Old 08-15-2006 | 03:37 PM
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BUMP.....

I have the bose with cd changer. My text has never worked.... any idea how to turn it on?
Old 08-15-2006 | 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by knight7
wow finally someone said something i knew i wasnt crazy, my car displayed the text when i first got it and now it doesnt, it only shows which cd is playing and the track number and mins. before it used to say name of artist and song and even on radio stations it said name of the station and who was playing e.x. "funk master flex- i hate djs"" so if anybody plz know how to put that back let me know
hit the "disp" button a couple of times... and every time you eject the cd and you want it to show you have to hit it again.
Old 08-15-2006 | 09:47 PM
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wait what? ive got the bose/6disc and have never seen ANYTHING but track info.. ie... elapsed time and track number

can I burn a CD with text via nero or itunes to test this out?
Old 08-15-2006 | 09:53 PM
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irfan... try hitting the "disp" button.. I think some store cd's work.. but all MP3 cds will for sure
Old 08-15-2006 | 10:01 PM
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Ive tried that before, never had text show up.

When you say MP3 CD do u mean a cd with mp3 data tracks on it that needs to be read by the CD/MP3 version of the cd player.. or do you mean a regular audio CD burned at home from mp3 origin?

ive got the 6disc so it will not read mp3 data unless its burned into audio CD format
Old 08-15-2006 | 10:22 PM
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I'm not really sure.. I think some CD you buy from the store will show text if they have it (alot don't)

All I know for sure is that I have the MP3 cd player and if I make a MP3 CD with mp3 data tracks i can hit the disp button and it will show me a variety of things (track, time, disk name, filename, song name ect..)
Old 08-15-2006 | 10:25 PM
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holy crap, i had no idea. i will have to try this tomorrow!
Old 08-16-2006 | 08:22 PM
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nope looks like no luck on the 6cd or non-mp3
Old 08-16-2006 | 08:31 PM
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i use the display and text button all the time but i listen primarily to sirius (factory installed)...I will have to check tomorrow regarding the cds and fm
but i think only regular store bought cds work..not burned ones
Old 08-16-2006 | 08:51 PM
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I have the 6 disc and when I hit "disp" it just shows DISC 123456 even when I hit it more than once. It displays that when I'm on the radio and cd player.
Old 09-11-2007 | 11:21 PM
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its **** that it didnt do it without the 6 disc changer
Old 09-12-2007 | 01:38 PM
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So to clarify...

The basic CD player is not equal to the MP3 CD player... which is not equal to the 6-disc In-dash changer?

Kinda odd that the 6-disc changer can't play MP3 CD's... thought something that advanced would be able to do something like that without even giving it a second thought?
Old 09-12-2007 | 01:49 PM
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My understanding was that only the mp3 cd player did text display, and only for mp3 songs. There is no 6 disc mp3 solution offered by Mazda.
Old 09-12-2007 | 01:54 PM
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Well damn... I'll take an MP3 CD player over a 6-disc changer any day. Although I'm guessing the MP3 CD player costs more than the 6-disc changer... right?
Old 09-12-2007 | 01:58 PM
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$450 extra was what they quoted me.
Old 09-12-2007 | 02:04 PM
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$450.00? Are you serious? That's disgusting...

I can go down to BestBuy and get the cheapest of the cheap iPod FM transmitter unit for around $30.00!

Might not be crystal clear audio, but at least it's music.
Old 09-12-2007 | 02:08 PM
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Which is why I went and ordered an Axxess box for my iPod for $120. Go check out the two dealers in the Vendor section and check their prices, they are a little lower but they are not installed.
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