2008 Mazda RX-8 Owner's Manual - Page 217

Interior Comfort Audio System NOTE If you continue to press and hold the button, the frequency will continue changing without stopping. Scan tuning Press the scan button ( , ) to automatically sample strong stations. Scanning stops at each station for about 5 seconds. To hold a station, press the scan button ( , ) again during this interval. Preset channel tuning The 6 preset channels can be used to store 6 AM and 12 FM stations. 1. To set a channel first select AM, FM1, or FM2. Tune to the desired station. 2. Depress a channel preset button for about 2 seconds until a beep sound is heard. The preset channel number and station frequency will be displayed. The station is now held in the memory. 3. Repeat this operation for the other stations and bands you want to store. To tune one in the memory, select AM, FM1, or FM2 and then press its channel preset button. The station frequency and the channel number will be displayed. NOTE If the power supply is interrupted (fuse blows or the battery is disconnected), the preset channels will be canceled. Press and hold the auto memory button ( ) for about 2 seconds until a beep sound is heard; the system will automatically scan and temporarily store up to 6 stations with the strongest frequencies in each selected band in that area. After scanning is completed, the station with the strongest frequency will be tuned and its frequency displayed. Press and release the auto memory button ( ) to recall stations from the autostored stations. One stored station will be selected each time; its frequency and channel number will be displayed. NOTE If no stations can be tuned after scanning operations, "A" will be displayed. Auto memory tuning This is especially useful when driving in an area where the local stations are not known. Additional AM/FM stations can be stored without disturbing the previously set channels. SATELLITE RADIO (SAT) Vehicles equipped with the separately purchased SIRIUS digital satellite radio unit have the ability to receive up to 100 channels of digital quality programming coast to coast via satellite. For information on use, read the Satellite Radio Kit manual accompanying the SIRIUS digital satellite radio unit. A subscription to SIRIUS digital satellite radio service is required (available in the U.S. - Except Alaska and Hawaii) to enable this feature once the separately purchased SIRIUS digital satellite radio unit has been installed. For subscription information or digital satellite radio technical issues contact SIRIUS directly at: - Web: www.siriusradio.com - Phone (24 hrs/day, 7 days/week): 888539-SIRI (7474) - E-mail: [email protected] - Mailing Address: Sirius Satellite Radio 6-27