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Audio
MP3-CD operation
Folder Mix
The tracks of the current folder and its
sub-folders are played in alphabetical
order.
CD-ROM Mix
All tracks of the MP3-CD are played in
random order.
Repeat Track
The system repeats the current track
until you switch the function off.
Repeat Folder
The system repeats the tracks of the
current folder until you switch the
function off.
Folder
Use the
Folder option to navigate
through the structur e of an MP3-CD.
Opening the folder menu
Activate the MP3-CD main menu
(
page 57).
Press the Folder soft key.
The names of the folders on the current
MP3-CD are displayed. 1
Current track/number of tracks on the
current MP3-CD
2 Elapsed playback time of the current
track
Use g or G to select a folder.
Press E.
The list of the tracks in the folder is
displayed. 5 tracks are displayed.
MP3 options
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Only those folders or sub-folders are
displayed which contain the MP3
tracks.
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MP3-CD operation
Use g or G to navigate through the
track list.
Press the Play soft key.
or
Press E to play the selected track.
Soft key :
Brings you one level up in the folder
structure. Displaying title information
Activate the MP3-CD menu main
(
page 57).
Press the Show soft key.
The information on the current track
stored on the MP3-CD is displayed.
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DVD operation
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 requirements
i
Vendors 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.
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The 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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Audio
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 bar
The 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 (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 functions
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Depending 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).
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While 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).
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DVD operation
The 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 necessa-
ry (
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 in
clude a menu item
to go up one level in the menu.
Select the appropriate menu item
(
page 70).
DVD menu
i
In 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.
i
If 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.
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DVD operation
You can also proceed as follows:
Display the soft keys (page 67).
Press the
Menu soft key once or several
times.
With each depression of the soft key
you will move up one or several menu
levels (depending on the DVD) until the
topmost level is reached.
Removing DVD menu
A DVD menu or a submenu may include an
item for closing the DVD menu.
Select the appropriate menu item
(
page 70).
You can also proceed as follows:
Display the soft keys (page 67).
Press the Back soft key.
or
Press the Stop soft key.
DVD playback is stopped and the DVD
menu is opened.
Settings menu
Setting options:
4:3, 16:9 or Zoom soft key:
You can change the aspect ratio
(
page 72).
Lang. soft key:
You can change the DVD language
(
page 72).
Subtitle soft key:
You can display and switch between
the subtitles (
page 73).
Angle soft key:
You can change the camera view
(
page 74).
Activating the Settings menu
Display the soft keys (page 67).
Press the Setting soft key.
The Settings menu will appear.
Settings menu
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