2004 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class radio

17 At a glance
Quick reference MCS
Selecting a station
Automatic seek tuning
Push the joystick to or .
In the FM-, AM-, Weather Band WB, the
radio will tune in to the next receivable
station (FM/AM) or channel (WB) with
descending/ascending frequency.
Switching another system on

Press any system key, e.g. .
The MCS will switch to tape operation.
Refer to (
page 26) “Radio operation” for
additional information.Switching on

Press .
The main tape menu will be displayed
and playback begins.
Inserting a cassette into the cassette com-
partment (
page 40).Music search

Push the joystick to / .
The tape will wind to the beginning of
the current track, to the previous track
or to the next track.
Refer to (
page 38) “Tape operation” for
additional information.
Tape operation

18 At a glanceQuick reference MCSSwitching on
Press .
The main CD menu will be displayed.
CD playback will begin automatically
depending on the CD player selected.
Single CD player. The first track on
the CD is played.

CD changer. The first track on the
first CD detected in the magazine is
played.Inserting a CD into the CD drive
(
page 51) and inserting CDs in the CD
changer (
page 52).
Track select

Push the joystick to / .
The beginning of the current track, the
previous track, or the next track will be
played.
Selecting a CD from the CD changer

Activate the CD changer.

Press one of the number keys.
Keys - select the corre-
sponding magazine slot of the
CD changer.
The message LOADING CD... ap-
pears on the display. Playback begins
with track 1.CD track scan

Press the softkey SCAN.
The tracks on the CD are played one af-
ter the other for 8 seconds each.

Press the highlighted softkey
SCAN to cancel the function.
Refer to (
page 48) “CD operation” for
additional information.
Switching on

Press .
or

Press the softkey SAT in the ra-
dio menu.
The Satellite Radio is switched on. The
channel last tuned to will begin to play.
CD operation*
Satellite radio* operation

19 At a glance
Quick reference MCS
Selecting a station
Selecting by category
Press the softkey PTY.
or

Push the joystick to or .
The program category list contains all
receivable categories of programs.
Select any desired category

Push the joystick to or as
often as necessary.
or

Press the softkey or
.
In the station list, only stations of the se-
lected category are available (category
mode).When changing the category, the channel
selected last in the new category becomes
audible.
The system will automatically switch to a
station of the selected category if the cur-
rently selected station is not of the select-
ed category. Otherwise, the currently
selected station remains tuned.
Switching another system on

Press any system key, e.g. .
The MCS will switch to tape operation.
Refer to (
page 71) “Satellite Radio oper-
ation” for additional information.Switching on

Press .
The unlock code menu will appear.Telephone* operationiTimeport phones use a three-digit code.
V60 phones use a four-digit code. The
head unit will unlock the phone using
the first three digits of the four-digit V60
unlock code.

25 Audio
Radio operation
Tape operation
CD operation
Audio Adjustment

26 AudioRadio operationQuick reference

27 Audio
Radio operation
Function
Page
1
Switches radio operation
on
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2
Color display
3
Press to:
Switch the MCS on and
off
Turn to:
Adjust the volume
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4
Selecting a station (pre-
sets)
Selecting a station via di-
rect frequency entry
Saving a station
Selecting a station from
the preset menu FM/AM
Selecting a station from
the WB preset menu
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5
Joystick
: Automatic seek
tuning, ascending
: Automatic seek
tuning, descending
: Manual tuning,
ascending
: Manual tuning,
descending
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6
Softkeys
LIST: Preset menu
AM, FM, WB: Changing ra-
dio band
Weather Band
SAT: Satellite Radio
AUTO: Automatically
saves stations
ADJ: Audio adjustment
SCAN: Scan
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Function
Page

28 AudioRadio operationMenu overview

29 Audio
Radio operation
Function
Page
1
Main radio menu, FM
2
Currently selected
frequency band (FM) and
memory preset (such as
1)
3
Current frequency
4
Scan function
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5
Main Audio Adjust menu
Audio Adjustment
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6
Auto store menu
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Function
Page
7
Satellite radio* (SAT)
menu
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8
Preset menu
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9
Main AM radio menu
or Main Weather Band
(WB) menu
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Current frequency band
(AM) and memory preset
selected (e.g. 1)