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CD operation
Menu overview
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CD operation
FunctionPage
Single CD player*
1Main single CD menu
2Icon for inserted CD in
single CD player
3Scan60
4Repeat61
5Random play61
6Audio adjust menu
7Select time display
8Pause62
CD changer*
9Main CD changer menu
10Icon for connected and
loaded CD changer
11Number of selected CD
12Scan60
13Repeat 61
14Random play 61
15Audio adjust menu63
16Select time display62
17Pause62
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CD operation
MCS with single CD player*
CD operation begins:
Automatically, by inserting a CD
(
page 51)
The playback starts at Track 1.
By pressing when a CD is already
inserted in the CD slot, playback starts
at Track 1.
The telephone functions can be used while
a CD is playing.
To stop CD playback
Eject the CD, switch to the radio or
tape mode, or switch off the MCS.MCS with CD changer*
CD changer operation begins:
Press when CDs are inserted in
the CD changer (
page 52).
The playback starts at Track 1 of the
first CD.
The telephone and navigation functions
can be used while a CD is playing.
To stop CD playback
Switch to the radio or tape mode or
switch off the MCS.
Switching CD operation on and off
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The navigation functions can be used
while a CD is playing in the CD-changer.
MCS with navigation system:
Navigation is only possible when a nav-
igation DVD is inserted in the single CD
player.
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MCS with single CD player* and CD chang-
er*
If you press , the MCS starts the CD
mode that was last activated. To switch be-
tween CD modes, press again.
Single CD player playback
Single CD player playback begins:
Automatically, by inserting a CD, page
42
The playback starts at Track 1.
By pressing when a CD is already
inserted in the CD slot, playback starts
at Track 1.
To stop CD playback
Eject the CD
or
Switch to the radio, tape or CD changer
or
Switch off the MCSCD changer playback
CD changer operation begins:
By pressing when CDs are insert-
ed in the CD changer, page 43.
Playback starts at Track 1.
To stop CD playback
Switch to the radio
or
Switch to tape or single CD player
mode
or
Switch off the MCSThe following error messages can appear
after is pressed:“NO CD” - there is no CD inserted. In-
sert a CD.
“CD ERROR” - the inserted CD can not
be read. The CD may be inserted incor-
rectly, be damaged, or is not an audio
CD. The CD may be copy protected. If it
is a recorded CD (instead of a stamped
CD), the quality may be poor or the for-
matting incorrect.
Error messages
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Single CD mode: “NAVIGATION
DISC INSERTED...” - a navigation
DVD is inserted in the CD slot. Replace
the DVD with an audio CD.
CD changer mode: “MAG. EMPTY” -
there are no CDs in the magazine. Eject
the CD changer magazine and insert
CDs.
CD changer mode: “NO MAGAZINE” -
there is no magazine in the CD chang-
er. Insert a loaded magazine into the
CD changer.
CD changer mode: “CHANGER ER-
ROR” - have the MCS and the CD
changer checked by an authorized Mer-
cedes-Benz Center.Press a number key, e.g. to se-
lect the corresponding CD.
The screen as shown above appears for
4 seconds. The selected CD will be
highlighted. If the selected magazine
slot is empty, the “NO CD” message
and the number of the selected slot ap-
pears on the screen. The next CD in-
serted will be selected.Playback begins with track 1 of the select-
ed CD.
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In the CD, radio and tape modes icons
are displayed for an inserted CD (single
CD player) or a connected and loaded
CD changer.
Selecting a CD
MCS with CD changer
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After the last track of the current CD
has been played, the next CD inserted
in the magazine is selected and play-
back continues with track 1.
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You can select a track by using
the joystick
the number keypad
Selecting a track using the joystick
Next track
Push the joystick to .
Previous track or start of title (if more than
10 seconds of playing time has elapsed)
Push the joystick to .Select any desired track
Push the joystick to or as
often as necessary.
Selecting a track using the number keypad
Press and enter the number of
the track you wish to select, e.g.
and .
Track select i
To enter a single digit track number, you
can enter zero (0) followed by the track
number, e.g. 01, or simply enter the
track number, e.g. 1, and wait 4 sec-
onds to have the track selected auto-
matically.
When entering a two digit number you
must enter the second digit within 4
seconds. Otherwise, the function
switches off and the screen returns to
the previous display.
If you enter a track number which is
higher than the last track on the disk,
“INVALID TRACK” appears on the
display. The current track keeps play-
ing.
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CD operation
Forward
Push the joystick to .
The CD seeks forward as long as you
push the joystick.
Backward
Push the joystick to .
The CD seeks backward as long as you
push the joystick.The tracks on a CD can be scanned in suc-
cession for 8 seconds each.
Activating scan
Press the softkey “SCAN”.
Scan begins and “SCAN” is highlighted
in the softkey menu.Cancelling scan
Press the highlighted softkey
“SCAN”.
or
Push the joystick in any direction.
Playback resumes with the desired
track.
Music seekCD track scan
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Activating repeat
Press the softkey “RPT”.
The current track repeats until you
switch the function off.
The repeat mode is activated when
“RPT” is highlighted in the softkey
menu.
Cancelling repeat mode
Press the highlighted softkey
“RPT”.Activating random play
Press the softkey “RDM”.
The tracks on the currently selected CD
play back in a random order.
The random mode is activated when
“RDM” is highlighted in the softkey
menu.Selecting the next / previous track
Push the joystick to or .
The next or previous track in the ran-
dom list plays.
Cancelling random play
Press the highlighted softkey
“RDM”.
CD track repeati
You cannot activate the repeat mode
and the random mode at the same time.
You can only select one mode at a time.
CD track random play
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You cannot activate the repeat mode
and the random mode at the same time.
You can only select one mode at a time.