2005 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class radio

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Audio
Audio menu
Radio operation CD operation
MP3-CD operation DVD operation
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Audio menu

Audio menu
In chapter “Audio” you will find detailed
information regarding
Radio operation
CD operation
MP3-CD operation
DVD operation
If you have not done so already, please fa-
miliarize yourself with these functions by
reading chapter “At a glance”.
Press A.
Audio menu
If an audio submenu is displayed, press
the
Back soft key until the Audio menu
is displayed.
or
Press A again.
In the Audio menu, press the soft key
for the desired audio source, e.g.
Radio.
Switching On
Press J.
The system mutes the active audio
source.
Switching off
Press J again .
or
Press A, B , g or h or any
of the available soft keys for the active
audio source.
Opening the Audio menu Selecting an audio source
Muting
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Audio
Radio operation

Radio operation
In the Audio menu, press the Radio
soft key.
The Radio main menu will appear.
Radio main menu
1 Soft key assignment
2 Main area
3 Status bar The station last tuned in is received.
Switching back to Audio menu
Press the Back soft key.
You can select between FM-, AM- and WB-
Band.
AM Band
In the FM Radio main menu, press soft
key

FM/AM until “AM” is displayed in
the status bar.
The AM station last tuned to will begin
to play. The frequency will appear in
the display.
Switching the radio operation on
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The Sound soft key appears if the
COMAND is provided with sound
functions* (
page 31).
Changing the Radio band
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Radio operation
Weather Band (WB)
In the FM or AM Radio main menu,
press the
WB soft key.
An automatic scan is starting and the
COMAND plays and displays the first
strong WB station. Switching back to FM or AM band
Press the FM/AM soft key.
The station last tuned to will begin to
play.
Switching back to Audio menu
Press the Back soft key.
Frequency bandFrequency range
FM
AM87.7 - 107.9 FM
530 - 1710 AM
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With the number keys 1 - 7 it is pos-
sible to choose a channel.
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Audio
Radio operation
You can use the following functions:
Automatic seek tuning (page 37)
Manual tuning (page 37)
Station selection from the Preset menu
(
page 37)
Station selection via direct frequency
entry (FM, AM) (
page 39)
Automatic station scan (FM, AM)
(
page 39)
Station selection from the FM/AM
Autostore presets (
page 43)
Automatic seek tuning
Press
g or h .
or
Press g or G .
FM and AM Bands, Weather Band (WB)
The radio will tune in to the next receivable
station (FM, AM) or channel (WB) with de-
scending/ascending frequency depending
on the direction of seek.
WB
Alternatively, you can select the channel
directly:
Press a number key 1 through 7. Manual tuning (FM, AM)
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 35).
Press
g or h longer than 2 se-
conds.
The function is active.
or
Press H or h .
The frequency will change by the tuning
increments for the respective
waveband each time one of the buttons
is pressed.
FM Band
The frequency displayed will change in in-
crements of 0.2 MHz.
AM Band
Tuning will take place in increments of
10 kHz.
Selecting a station
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The selected channel is not shown in
the status line.
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Radio operation
Station selection via number keypad
(presets)
FM and AM Bands
Press one of the number keys, such as
2 briefly.
The radio will tune to the frequency as-
signed to that memory location. If none
has been set by you, the radio will not
change the station. Station selection vi
a direct frequency
entry (FM, AM)
E.g.: 102.7 MHz in the FM bandActivate the desired waveband
(
page 35).
Press *.
An input line will appear.
Enter the desired frequency with the
number keys within 8 seconds, e.g.
1027 for 102.7 FM.
The station you have selected will
begin to play.
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FM and AM presets are independent
and can only be accessed while in the
corresponding band.
Saving stations for FM and AM
(
page 40).
Frequency bandFrequency range
FM
AM87.7 - 107.9 FM
530 - 1710 AM
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Audio
Radio operation
FM, AM band
Entries outside the frequency range are
not possible.
Automatic statio
n scan (FM, AM)
The stations in a give n waveband (FM, AM)
can be scanned one after the other for 8
seconds each.
The scan function stops automatically
when the first station received has been
scanned twice. Start scan function
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 35).
Press the
Scan soft key.
The scan function will begin.
Scan will
appear in black lettering.
End scan function and play a station
Press the Scan soft key again if you
hear the desired station.
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If you do not make another entry within
8 seconds, the function will be canceled
and you will listen to the station last tu-
ned to.
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Station scan performs two runs. During
the first run, stations with good
reception are played. During the
second run, stations with weaker
reception are played.
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Radio operation
You can use the following functions:
Saving stations manually (FM, AM)
Saving stations automatically FM, AM
(
page 41)
Selecting a station from the FM/AM
Preset menu (
page 42)
Selecting a station from the FM/AM
Auto presets (
page 43)Saving stations manually (FM, AM)
In the Radio main menu
Activate the desired waveband
(
page 35).
Press one of the number keys, e.g.
2,
longer than 2 seconds.
You will hear a confirmation beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 201).
The radio saves the current station at
the memory preset selected. The me-
mory preset selected will appear in the
status line, e.g. “FM2”. On the memory list
Activate the desired waveband
(
page 35).
Press the
Presets soft key.
The memory Preset menu will appear.
Use H, h or g , G to highlight
the desired memory preset.
Press E longer than 2 seconds.
The current station will be saved at the
memory preset selected.
You will hear a confirmation beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 201).
Memory functions
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There are 10 presets available ( 1 -
9 , 0 ).
An existing entry is overwritten in the
memory list when a new input is given.
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