2005 MERCEDES-BENZ CL-Class Comand Manual

63 Audio
DVD operation

DVD operation
Automatic screen off
Upon loading a DVD, the following mes-
sage will appear: To prevent the driver from being
distracted, the picture is faded
out.
Treat DVDs with care to prevent
malfunctions during playback.

Do not scratch, touch or soil your
DVDs.

Do not attach labels to or write on your
DVDs.
General information on DVD operation

Warning
G
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should insert
DVDs with the vehicle at a standstill and
operate the audio system only if permitted
by road, weather and traffic conditions.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your car covers a
distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m)
every second.
Warning
G
The CD/DVD drive is a Class 1 laser pro-
ducts. There is a danger of invisible laser ra-
diation when you open or damage the cover.
Do not remove the cover. The CD/DVD drive
does not contain any parts which can be ser-
viced by the user. For safety reasons, have
any necessary service work performed by
qualified personnel.iYour CD/DVD drive has been designed
to play CDs/DVDs which correspond to
the IEC 60908 standard.
If you insert thicker data carriers, e.g.
ones that have data on both sides (one
side with DVD data, the other side with
audio data), they cannot be ejected and
will damage the drive.
!The COMAND system is capable of
playing DVDs. However, in order to
avoid driver distraction, the video func-
tion is disabled and no images will be
shown on the COMAND screen.

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From time to time, clean your DVDs
with a commercially available cleaning
cloth. Never wipe circularly, but in a
straight line from inside to outside.

After use, put your DVDs into the DVD
box.

Protect your DVDs from high
temperatures and direct sunlight.

Load a video DVD into the COMAND
(page 65).
or

If a DVD is already loaded, open the Au-
dio menu (
page 34) and press the
DVD
soft key.
If the video DVD meets the playback re-
quirements, playback will begin. If avai-
lable, the DVD menu (
page 70) saved
on the DVD will appear.
DVD playback requirementsiVendors may offer DVDs which do not
comply with the standards.
Sound, picture and other playback
problems may occur when you play
such DVDs.
The COMAND can playback video
DVDs meeting the following
requirements:
Regional code is set (factory
setting)

NTSC or PAL TV standard
The appropriate information is usually
given either on the DVD or the DVD
box. The factory setting of the
COMAND is regional code 1. The
setting can be changed at an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. This
will allow you to playback video DVDs
with other regional codes, as long as
they comply with the NTSC or PAL TV
standard.
iThe COMAND system is capable of
playing DVDs. However, in order to
avoid driver distraction, the video
function is disabled and no images will
be shown on the COMAND screen.Switching to DVD operation

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DVD operation

With the COMAND switched on, press
l.
The display moves up and the CD/DVD
slot is visible below.

Insert a DVD into the slot. The DVD
should be inserted with the label side
up.
The COMAND pulls the DVD into the
drive. The message
Loading Medium
Please Wait
will appear.
Loading a DVD Warning
G
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should insert
DVDs with the vehicle at a standstill and
operate the audio system only if permitted
by road, weather and traffic conditions.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your car covers a
distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m)
every second.iA DVD already loaded must be ejected
before inserting a new DVD. Inserting a
second DVD with another DVD still loa-
ded will cause damage to the DVD dri-
ve which is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
iYour CD/DVD drive has been designed
to play CDs/DVDs which correspond
to the IEC 60908 standard.
If you insert thicker data carriers, e.g.
ones that have data on both sides (one
side with DVD data, the other side with
audio data), they cannot be ejected
and will damage the drive.
iIf you do not insert the DVD into the
slot within around 15 seconds, the
COMAND will close the slot.

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If the video DVD meets the playback
requirements (
page 64), playback
will begin.
If available, the DVD menu (
page 70)
saved on the DVD will appear.
If the video DVD does not have regional
code 1 (
page 64), the following
message appears:
DVD Cannot be
Played - Invalid Regional
Code
.Further error messages are:

No DVDNo DVD inserted in the slot.
Load a DVD (
page 65).

No Valid DVDCannot read DVD.
Load a DVD (
page 65) which
meets the DVD playback require-
ments (
page 64).

DVD ErrorDVD cannot be read or is damaged.
Load another DVD (
page 65).

DVD Device ErrorThe drive may be damaged.
Contact an authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center.

With the COMAND switched on, press
l.
The display moves up and the system
ejects the DVD already loaded.

Remove the DVD from the slot.

Insert another DVD into the slot.
or

Press l again to close the slot if you
do not wish to insert another DVD.Ejecting a DVDiIf you do not remove the DVD from the
slot within around 15 seconds, the
COMAND will pull the DVD into the
drive again and close the slot.

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DVD operation
When you start DVD playback, the soft key
displays and the status bar are initially
blanked out.
Displaying the soft keys
In the DVD mode, press any soft key.
The soft keys and the status bar are
displayed.
DVD playback with soft key display and
status barThe DVD information is displayed at the
center of the status bar.E.g.:

Ttl. 5
= Track/movie no. 5 is being
played

Sce. 1
= Scene/chapter 1 is being
played

0:00:47
= DVD playing time elapsed
(47 seconds)
The soft keys and the status bar are auto-
matically blanked out again. You can also
blank out the display manually.
To remove the soft key display

Press the
Full Scr.
soft key.
Soft key display and status bar

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Pause
or
Play
soft key:
Switches the Pause function on or off
(
page 68).

Stop
soft key:
Stops the DVD playback (
page 69).

Full Scr.
soft key:
The soft key display disappears
(
page 69).

Menu
soft key:
Displays the DVD menu saved on the
DVD, if available (
page 70).

Setting
soft key:
Displays the DVD settings menu
(
page 71).

Sound
soft key:
Brings you to the sound menu, where
you can set:

Balance and Fader (
page 29)

Bass and Treble (
page 30)

Sound functions* (
page 31)

Bright.
, Contr.
and
Color
soft
key
s:
Allow you to adjust brightness, cont-
rast and color (
page 74).Pause function

Display the soft keys (
page 67).

Press the
Pause
soft key.
DVD playback is paused. The picture
stands still. The Pause
soft key
changes to
Play
.

To resume playback, press the
Play

soft key.
Playback of the DVD will resume.
Soft key functionsiDepending on the DVD, not all func-
tions are available at any time.

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DVD operation
Stopping DVD playback
Display the soft keys (
page 67).

Press the
Stop
soft key.
DVD playback stops.
Restarting DVD playback

After playback has stopped, press the Play
soft key again.
The DVD is played from the start.
or

Select a movie (
page 74).Displaying full screen

During DVD playback with the soft keys
displayed press the
Full Scr.
soft
key.
The soft keys disappear. The full screen
will appear.Activating DVD menu

Display the soft keys (
page 67).

Press the
Menu
soft key.
The highest level of the DVD menu is
displayed, if available (
page 70).
Activating Settings menu

Display the soft keys (
page 67).

Press the
Setting
soft key.
The DVD settings menu will appear
(
page 71).
iWhile DVD playback is stopped, you
can press the
Menu
soft key.
The DVD menu saved on the DVD is dis-
played, if available (page 70).

70 AudioDVD operationThe DVD menu is the menu saved on the
DVD. The structure of the menu may vary
depending on the DVD and allows certain
settings or actions.
For example, multilingual DVDs allow the
DVD language to be selected in the menu.
Activating DVD menu 
Display the soft keys (
page 67).

Press the
Menu
soft key.
Depending on the DVD, the highest le-
vel of the DVD menu is displayed.

Remove the soft key display if
necessary (
page 67).
The soft keys are automatically remo-
ved after a while.
Selecting an item from the DVD menu

Use h, H, g or G to select a
menu item.

Press E.
Your selection is confirmed. The
COMAND will perform the action defi-
ned by the menu item selected.Going up one level in the menu
A DVD menu may contain several subme-
nus. Submenus may include a menu item
to go up one level in the menu.

Select the appropriate menu item
(page 70).
DVD menuiIn order to avoid driver distraction, the
video function is disabled and no
images will be shown on the COMAND
screen. The message
To prevent
driver from being distracted,
the picture is faded out
ap-
pears.
iWhen you display the soft keys again,
parts of the DVD menu may be hidden.iIf you press g for longer than two
seconds, you may display additional
functions if available. The kind of func-
tion depends on the DVD menu.