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Review: QualiR head unit for 2010 Mazda 3 (QL-MZD313) *with LOTS of pics*
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Excuse all the bad pictures. I had to work my way around the glare, so many of the pics are taken from strange angles. I might re-

2. Excuse all the bad pictures. I had to work my way around the glare, so many of the pics are taken from strange angles. I might re-
take some of the pictures at night to replace them later.
I also took a picture of literally everything (I think) so this may be quite a hit on your bandwith.
The head unit comes in a generic no-name box showing a random car that doesn't even have a dvd/gps head unit installed. Also,
the user manual has no branding and it's all in broken english. There's a QualiR sticker on top of the unit, and that's about the only
sign of any brand.
Installation was very easy. Just pop off the vent, remove the two screws holding the original head unit, pull the head unit out,
remove wiring harnesses, plug in harness adaptors, and hook up the new head unit, then put everything back in place. It looks just
an OEM head unit, and the buttons have the same kind of style as the factory one. My only issue with the hardware is that the
backlit keys are always on, whether your headlight switch is on or off.
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When first turning on the unit you'll begin at the start screen. The UI is pretty good, everything is red to match the rest of the
Mazda 3 lighting. You can drag and drop application shortcuts from the bottom and it will replace one from the top.
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3. Original LCD
outside temp still works, along with the clock. And the main screen now shows what the new head hunit is doing (DVD, NAVI, SD,
BTMU, etc.).
Steering wheel audio controls
The buttons work the same way they always have, but I did notice a little bit of volume lag while playing music along with
navigation. The volume knobs still works without any hesitation though, regarless of what's going on with the system.
Navi
Navigation doesn't come pre-loaded on the head unit. It has to be added yourself using a MicroSD card, I use igo8 myself... but any
GPS software made for windows CE/Windows mobile should work.
The first time you run the GPS software it wil ask you where the softwhere is located on the card. Also, you'll see a checkbox for
"PK" underneath the file directory. I honestly have no idea what this is for, all I know is that the DVD or video functions won't show
any video which it's checked.
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4. Steering wheel controls with the Navigation as well. For igo8; pushing Up shows Route information, pushing up again shows
"detailed instructions", and pressing down returns to the map screen.
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DVD
As I said, uncheck the "PK" box under the GPS directory to allow the head unit to play video. Otherwise you'll get a screen saying
"Warning do not watch to Master!" with only the audio playing.
Not much to say here. The player has all the bacic functions, and has no problem playing anything I put in it. The touchscreen
works with the DVD menu, and the steering wheel controls handle the chapter skipping.
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5. Bluetooth
The phone feature on this head unit is amazing. It's like a full cellphone built into the car. It has a dial pad with a call back button,
phone book, and call log. Very impressive clean UI too.
Unfortunatly, the bluetooth buttons on your steering wheel won't work from what i've heard. But I can't comment too much about
this, as I don't have the BT buttons on my GX.
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6. I couldn't take a pic of the call in progress screen since my phone won't allow me to call and take photo's at the same time. But it
looks exactly as it does on this picture from the autodvdgps.com page
The music also cuts out during a call, and resumes back to normal after hanging up.
A2DP Bluetooth streaming works great, just click on A2DP from the start page and it will automatically pair with your device. Then
just hit the play button on either the head unit or device and you're set. Steering wheel track skipping still works as well.
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7. Radio
The radio works as any radio should, and you get 6 presets just as the factorty unit... along with FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1, and AM2
modes. The silver UI blends in well with the heating/shifter panals.
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AUX
I havn't tested this out yet so I'll update you on how this goes. But I can say that the factory aux input in the console no longer
works. So I plan on running A/V cables to the console. Then I can finally play my Xbox 360 while I drive.
Without anything plugged into the head unit RCA inputs, you get a screen saying "No Signal!"
TV
I don't have an antenna yet, so I can't say much here either. But I ordered one from eBay for $10, so I'll give an update with
pictures later.
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8. Music
The player is pretty good, but not perfect. You have to browse through your folders on the SD card to go to the song you want to
play. I'd rather if it was more like a iPod/MP3 player giving you a list of artist-> albums-> songs, but it's better than nothing. I
almost always play music from my phone using A2DP bluetooth anyway.
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9. Movie
The video player is great. You have to browse through the SD card like "Music", but I don't find that so bad for finding a video to
watch. It'll remember where your video folder is anyway. I tested a DivX video and works great. No slow downs and the video loads
instantly. There is a fullscreen button on the bottom right corner. I'll test some more file types eventually and update you.
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SD Card slots
There are two SD card slots. The left, technically, is for music/video. The right is for loading GPS software.
However, the media player used to play files from the left SD card is absolutely hidious. The resolution doesn't even seem to even
work right for the 800x480 display. There's not even a "Now playing" screen for music.
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10. Videos looks fine though, once you get past the ugly menu. It works just as it does playing a DVD, with the same menu pop-up by
touching the screen.
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11. The solution to getting around the ugly UI is to use the "Music" and "Video" programs from the main start menu on the device.
BUT; for whatever reason, those two programs run off the GPS microSD slot, not the "SD" slot on the left. My gps software is under
150mb anyway, so that's no big deal to me. I'm just going to stick with the GPS card slot for music/video, it's a thousand times
better.
I'm not sure what the maximum card size the SD slots can take, but I tried my 16GB card from my phone and it works fine.
USB
The same interface as the SD card. Not pretty, but works fine.
eBook
Not sure why this is on the head unit, or why I bothered to take a picture of it. I'm guessing it's for loading .pdf user manuals, or
reading Tom Sawyer at red lights. Who knows.
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Backup camera
Without a back up camera, shifting into reverse will give you a screen saying "No Signal!" (just like with AUX having no input
plugged in). Also, regardless of having a camera or not, the audio will be very faint while reversing (automatically goes to "1"). I'm

12. guessing it's some kind of safetey feature. The best way I could think of bypassing this is by checking the "LOUD" box in the EQ
settings, which will raise the minimum volume.
With a back up camera, the screen will quickly shows what's behind you. I won't go too in depth about the camera, as there are
different types, but most have wide-angle lens with night vision. I got a $20 one that fits over the lincense plate. The pictures
quality is crap, but does it's job well.
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Giving the screen a tap lets you change image settings
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Settings menu
Not a whole lot to see here. Just your basic funtions. And by basic, I mean you can hardly customize anything. That's not really a
compaint though, since I'm mostly fine with how everything looks/works.
I won't go into too much detail for each setting. The pictures pretty much speak for themselves.
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13. [i]GPS file path setting[i/] - This is the same screen you get when you first load the navigation start menu. With the file directory
and mysterious "PK" option.
GPS Signal Status
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Language
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14. Default Volume
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Time - This is something that I think should have been in the start menu. Clicking on the Time setting will show you a nice
calander, and in the top right corner you'll see an option to switch to the clock (where you can set the time).
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Backlight
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16. Rado Area
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Amplifier - The first screen shows controls for each speaker's volume, and adjustment settings for treble, bass, and mid. Then by
clicking the icon on the top left you see a screen for setting seperate volume settings for different modes.
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Time settings of... - This is an odd one. Clicking on this will give you a screen of two options; Settings on the left, Adjust on the
right. Neither of which seem to do anything at all when you press them.
Sorry about the picture, didn't turn out very well. The glare really takes a toll on primarily black screens.
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18. System - Only two options here too. Factory reset (you lose preset radio stations, any EQ adjustments, etc.) and "Touch Screen" for
calibrating the screen if you have touch accuracy problems.
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Overall, i'm very impressed by this head unit. I dind't expect a whole lot from a no name chinese product, but this thing is amazing.
The screen looks beautiful, with a very sharp image. And the sound is a lot better than the stock unit in my opinion. Especially with
the ability to change the EQ. There's a few little quirks, as I pointed out in the review, but nothing major.
I have no regrets purchasing this unit, and I think it's worth every penny.
If anybody has any questions i'll gladly answer them.
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I only have one question that you didn't seem to address. How is the screen at night? Does it dim w ith rest of the dash w hen the lights are turned on?
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Thanks for the review, Matt.
I only have one question that you didn't seem to address. How is the screen at night? Does it dim with rest of the dash when the lights are turned on?

20. It doesnt dim w ith rest of the dash, but I havn't had any problems w ith the brightness of the screen at night. I usually have the gps running w hich automatcally sw itches
to night mode.
The only thing that bugs me is that the back-lit buttons are alw ays on. Im not sure if there's anyw ay around this, but it's my only real issue I have w ith this HU.
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Thanks for the review . I plan to get one eventually.
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Looks aw esome! Thanks for all the pictures!
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Those do look good. Kinda busy looking screens in my opinion, but nice overall. If I could have checked out the sound quality before buying one, I w ould have
considered it.
Thanks for posting the pics.
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how much was it n where did u get it from?
I got mine from here 2010 Mazda 3 DVD - 2010 Mazda 3 GPS - 2010 Mazda 3 Navigation - 2010 Mazda 3 multimedia system.
I added a $20 rear view camera and my order came to $579.27 shipped.
P.S. Does anyone know if I can add some kind of spoiler box to hide aw ay the pictures? Or resize the shrunken image low er than 800x600? They same to overtake the
review . Everything looks so clustered, I'll just resize the text for now .
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