2007 MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class audio

76 Audio
MP3 CD operation
Changing the playback option
E.g.:
Option
CD mix
Activate the MP3 main menu
(
page 70).
Press the Setting soft key.
Setting menu
To select the playback mode CD mix.
Push the joystick to g or G
or
Press j or k at the
multifunction steering wheel.
Press E.
The option is activated. The MP3 main
menu will reappear.
Explanation of the playback options
Normal sequence (normal setting)
The tracks of the current folder are
played in order on the disc.
If the current folder contains sub-
folders:
The sub-folders and their tracks are
played in order on the disc.
CD 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.OptionSymbol
Function active_
Function not active-
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After selecting, the following playback
options are displayed on the status bar.

81 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio operation
Muting
Press J while listening to the satel-
lite radio.
The symbol R will appear in the status
bar.
Press J again to resume listening to
the current station.
The symbol R will have disappeared.Satellite radio stations are split up into ca-
tegories. You can select between various
categories such as News, Sports News and
Country Music, if available. The category
list is sorted alphabetically.
Selecting a program category
Push the joystick to H or h while
the Satellite radio main menu
(
page 80) is being displayed.
The previous or next program category
(alphabetical order) will appear in the
display. The station last tuned in the
new category will begin to play.
At the beginning of the category list the
category
ALL will appear. This category
is sorted numerically (by channel
numbers) and displays all available
channels.You can use the following functions:
Automatic tuning
Automatic station scan (page 82)
Station selection via direct channel
entry (
page 82)
Station selection from the preset menu
(
page 84)
Automatic tuning
Push the joystick to gor G while
the Satellite radio main menu is being
displayed.
or
Press d or D.
The satellite radio will tune in to the nu-
merically previous or next receivable
station in the selected category.
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COMAND will also deactivate if you
Press A, B, g, h
Change the volume at COMAND or
the multifunction steering wheel
Operate the joystick
Press any keypad button except #
Press j or k at the
multifunction steering wheel if the
audio menu is selected
Press any soft key.
Changing the program categorySelecting a station

98 Telephone*
Telephone operation
The system detects an incoming call, the
phone rings.
Incoming calls are indicated in a window in
any system (e.g. radio).
The window shows:
the caller’s number if it is transmitted
or
the caller’s name if her or his name and
number are saved in the phone book or
Unknown.Accepting a call
Press k on the COMAND.
or
Presss on the multifunction steer-
ing wheel.
or
Press E to confirm accept.
The display will change to the
call menu (
page 103). In the status
bar, the off-hook symbol will appear.
An active audio source will be muted.
You talk over the hands-free set.
Rejecting a call
Press K on the COMAND.
or
Presst on the multifunction steer-
ing wheel.
or
Push the joystick to H to highlight re-
ject
and than press E.Setting the volume for hands-free ope-
ration
Raising the volume
Turn the rotary control on the e but-
ton to the right.
Lowering the volume
Turn the rotary control on the e but-
ton to the left.
Ending a call
Press K on the COMAND.
or
Presst on the multifunction steer-
ing wheel.
or
Press the End soft key.
Incoming call

191 Glossary
Audio source
This includes the systems radio and CD
(CD drive in the control unit, CD chan-
ger*).
Autostore
Enters the stations with the best recep-
tion (signal strength) into the autostore
memory in order of their reception
quality (from strong to weak).
Balance
Defines sound-center left/right.
Bit rate (MP3)
Measurement of transmission speed.
Indicates the number of bits transmit-
ted per time unit.
CD
(Compact Disc)
Digital storage medium in disc form.CD-R
(CD
Recordable)
->CD which can be written to once,
read many times but not deleted.
CD-RW
(CD
Rewritable)
->CD which can be read, written and
deleted.
COMAND
(Co
ckpit Management and Data Sys-
tem)
Information and operating center for
vehicle sound and communications
systems, including the radio and
CD player, as well as for other optional
equipment (CD changer* etc.).Coordinates
Indicate the geographical position on
the earth’s surface.
DVD
(D
igital Versatile Disc)
Digital storage medium for storing lar-
ge amounts of data.
Emergency call
This function places a call to a local
911 provider. It does not initiate a
->Tele Aid* call. Please note that the
911 emergency call system is a public
service. Using it without due cause is a
criminal offense.

192 Glossary
Fader
Defines sound-center front/back.
Folder
Alternative designation for songs/
tracks. Data saved on a storage medi-
um can be grouped into folders for
improved organization. Can be likened
to a filing cabinet containing a number
of folders, each of which holds a num-
ber of documents.
GPS
(G
lobal Positioning System)
Satellite-based system for relaying
geographic location information to and
from vehicles equipped with special re-
ceivers. Employs DVD digital maps for
navigation.
GSM
(G
lobal System for Mobile Communica-
tion)
A standard network protocol used
throughout the world for digital cellular
communication.Heading Up
Dynamic map alignment, map is dis-
played facing driving direction pointing
up.
ID3 tag
Additional information which may be
included in MP3 files (e.g. title, artist,
album).
ISO9660
A standard file system for recording
data on CDs.
Joliet
Standard for recording data on CDs; an
extension of ISO 9660.LOGIC7 Surround
Playback method resulting in an impro-
ved spatial listening experience com-
pared to conventional stereo playback.
MP3
The term used in everyday speech for
->MPEG1 Audio Layer 3.
MPEG1 Audio Layer 3
A means of compressing digital audio
data.
Multi session
A method for recording data, e.g. for
CDs. Mixed data types are written to
the CD in a number of sessions.

197 Index
Index
MP3 CD
Fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
MP3 track scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Playback options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Repeat folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Repeat track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Selecting a folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Switching to MP3 CD mode . . . . . . . 69
Track select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Muting
Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
CD operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
MP3 CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
N
Navigation
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Navigation displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Loading/ejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
NAVIGATION IS INITIALIZING. PLEASE
WAIT.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
NO SERV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
O
OFF MAP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
OFF ROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144Opening
Audio menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Operating elements
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 12
CD changer* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
MP3 CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Navigation* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Satellite radio* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Telephone* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Outgoing calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
P
Partially digitized areas. . . . . . . . . . 140
Phone book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
PHONE NOT INSERTED . . . . . . . . . . . 91
PHONE OFF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
PIN BLOCKED. PLEASE ENTER
PUK ON CELL PHONE . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
PIN-code
Entering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
PIN-CODE INCORRECT. . . . . . . . . . . . 96
PLEASE INSERT SIM CARD
(EMERGENCY CALL 911 ONLY
POSSIBLE WITH PHONE). . . . 91, 92, 96
Points of Interest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Program category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81PUK
Entering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Q
Quick-dialing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
R
Radio operation
Muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Radio station
Saving station manually . . . . . . . . . . 47
Reading
SMS message received . . . . . . . . . . 178
Recalculating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Redial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Rejecting
Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Resetting
All settings to the factory settings . 189
Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
ROAMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Route calculation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
OFF MAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
OFF ROAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Unverified roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Verified roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

198 Index
S
Satellite radio*
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Memory functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Satellite radio* operation
Automatic tuning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Saving
Current location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Radio station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Selecting
Audio source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
CD (CD changer* only) . . . . . . . . . . . 58
City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Cross street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Detour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Folder (MP3-CD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Map orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Satellite radio* station . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Time zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Setting
Display dimming characteristics . . . 188
Map view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
POI Icons displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Routing mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116SIM-CARD BLOCKED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
SMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Sound functions*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Speed-dialling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Starting
Route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Station
Satellite radio* station
Station selection via direct
channel entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Subscribing
To satellite radio* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Subsequent dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Switching
to CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
to MP3 CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
to telephone* operation . . . . . . . . . . 96
Switching off
COMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Hands-free microphone. . . . . . . . . . 104
Telephone operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92Switching on
CD operation
CD changer* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
CD drive in the COMAND . . . . . . . . 57
COMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Hands-free microphone . . . . . . . . . . 104
Satellite radio* operation . . . . . . . . . 80
Telephone operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
T
Tele Aid* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
TELEPHONE BEING ACTIVATED,
PLEASE WAIT.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
TELEPHONE BEING DEACTIVATED,
PLEASE WAIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Three-way calling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Time of Arrival/Dist. to Dest. . . . . . 156
Today’s plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Traffic routes
Minimizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Trail settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Treble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
U
Unlock code
Entering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Unverified roads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140