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54 AudioCD operationMenu overview
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55 Audio
CD operation
Function
Page
Single CD player*
1
Main single CD menu
2
Icon for inserted CD in
single CD player
3
Scan
60
4
Repeat
61
5
Random play
61
6
Audio adjust menu
7
Select time display
8
Pause
62
CD changer*
9
Main CD changer menu
a
Icon for connected and
loaded CD changer
b
Number of selected CD
c
Scan
60
d
Repeat
61
e
Random play
61
f
Audio adjust menu
63
g
Select time display
62
h
Pause
62
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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 offiThe navigation functions can be used
while a CD is playing in the CD-changer.
MCS with navigation system:
Navigation is only possible when a navi-
gation DVD is inserted in the single CD
player.
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CD operation
MCS with single CD player* and CD
changer*
If you press , the MCS starts the CD
m o d e t h a t w a s l a s t a c t i v a t e d . T o s w i t c h b e -
tween CD modes, press again.
Single CD player playback
Single CD player playback 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.
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 52).
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. Insert
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.
Single CD mode: NAVIGATION
DISC INSERTED... - a navigation
DVD is inserted in the CD slot. Replace
the DVD with an audio CD.Error messages
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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 ERROR
- have the MCS and the CD changer
checked by an authorized Mercedes-
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.
iIn 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
iAfter the last track of the current CD
has been played, the next CD inserted in
the magazine is selected and playback
continues with track 1.
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CD operation
IYou 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 key-
pad
Press and enter the number of
the track you wish to select, e.g.
and .
Track select
iTo 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 dis-
play. The current track keeps playing.
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60 AudioCD operationForward
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 seek
CD track scan
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CD operation
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 repeat
iYou 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
iYou cannot activate the repeat mode
and the random mode at the same time.
You can only select one mode at a time.