code needed for my factory cd player......

i replaced the battery on my 97 type sh and now i need a code for the cd player. when i got the car it didnt come w/a book or anything. do i just need to go to the dealer to get the code or is there any way around this? thanx

do i just need to go to the dealer to get the code

Yes.

The dealer won't charge you money for the code if they're nice enough, but if they do tell them to sod off. A careful search through the internet will reveal the reset code.. My Rx-7's factory stereo blanked out and when I went to our Mazda dealer they told me I needed a brand new stereo. I took a few minutes to search online and found the code and restored it, for free.

I called a few months back to ask for the code and they told me I had to take it to them. Once I got there they wanted to charge me $70 just to give me the code!! So I just went to a pawn shop and bought me a used one for $45 and it works awesome. I really wanted the old one though.