this is my first posting so appologies up front for the quality and length but its the reult of a month of frustration with mazda and mazda dealers.
WHen I learn how to use the forum properly I will post a picture of the car it has 19" wheels fitted which I think are pretty special.
I have had my mazda 3mps for about a month now so its a new generation mazda.
the dealer sold me an auxillary cable with the car on the basis it would give me full ipod control and track,artist,album display through the car stereo.
Its gave me sound only.
Spare parts then sold me a blue tooth connector ($124) on the basis it would give me full control and display .
it gives me sound and the ability to skip tracks forward and backward, no display and will not connect reliably while my Iphone is connected and vice versa.
In desparation I contacted Mazda direct about this and other issues which I will come to in another posting.
Mazda recommended the Mazda ipod adapter accessory part number BBM2 79 CFZ IPOD INTEGRATION MODULE and sent me a user manual. The part number is critical as it appears earlier versions only give track and album number display not actual names.
From reading the manual it appears that the adaptor will provide the controls for the ipod via the car ausio system the same as one gets when playing a CD which is great.
It appears to provide track, album and artist display.
But here is my dilema.
I think the display is limited to the information screen on the dash and one has to push the DSP button on the dash to skip between the artist,track album display. Not very useful while you are driving.
When playing a CD the above is also true but and extra window appears in the gps/satnav area that displays track artist and album for the track currently playing. Wnich is much more useful.
Is anyone able to tell me if that display is also provided when playing the ipod through the MAzda Ipod adapter/integration module. The dealers have no idea.