2007 MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class Comand Manual

231 Glossary
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. Data is written to the CD in a num-
ber of sessions.Navigation DVD
Contains all available destination
addresses (town, road, intersection,
house number, special destinations)
and the digital map material for a coun-
try or a region for destination entry,
route calculation and destination
guidance at time of DVD production.
DVD maps do not cover all areas nor all
routes within an area.
North Up
The map is displayed facing north du-
ring route guidance.
NTSC (National Television System Com-
mittee)
A TV and video standard for USA and
Canada. This standard uses a composi-
te video signal, in which all information
- red, blue, and green signals (and
sometimes audio signals as well) are
mixed together.PAL (Phase Alternation Line)
A TV and video standard for most coun-
tries in western and middle
Europe. The PAL standard uses a
higher image resolution and a lower
picture frequency than the NTSC stan-
dard.
POI (Point of Interest)
Points of Interest include service stati-
ons, rest areas, parking lots, hospitals,
sight-seeing points, etc.
Provider
is the network operator who makes
available (provides) telephone services
PUK (Personal Unblocking Key)
must be entered if the wrong PIN was
entered three consecutive times.

232 Glossary
Regional code
The regional code prevents video DVDs
from being played on DVD players not
having the same code as the ->DVD.
The factory setting of the Rear Seat En-
tertainment* CD/DVD player is code
1. It can only play back video DVDs also
having code 1 or no code.
Roaming
For this function, the telephone uses
the telephone network of a contract
partner. The ROAMING indicator in the
COMAND display indicates that a call is
being made using a contract partner.
Root directory
The uppermost directory on a storage
medium.
Scan rate (MP3)
Indicates the frequency at which volt-
age samples are taken during the con-
version of an analog signal into a digital
signal. The analog-to-digital converter
converts the samples into digital sig-
nals.Service source
This includes the systems telephone*
and navigation (voice output during
destination guidance)
SIM
(Subscriber Identity Module)
Card provided by the GSM telephone
service provider. Necessary for acces-
sing a mobile communication network.
SMS
(S
hort Message Service)
With this function you can receive and
read short text messages (if SMS ser-
vice is provided by your provider)
Soft keys
Keys that activate different functions.
Function of key depends on the selec-
ted operating mode.
Subtitle
A textual representation of the spoken
audio in a video program.Tele Aid*
(Tele
matic Alarm Identification on De-
mand)
The Tele Aid system consists of three
types of response: automatic and ma-
nual emergency, roadside assistance,
and information. Tele Aid is initially
activated by completing a subscriber
agreement and placing an acquain-
tance call. Refer also to the vehicle
operating instructions.
The Tele Aid system is operational pro-
vided that the vehicle’s battery is char-
ged, properly connected, not damaged,
and cellular and GPS coverage is avai-
lable.
Unlock code
Your unlock code prevents unauthori-
zed persons from using your telephone.
The unlock code is a number string
you must enter when switching
on the telephone if you have locked
the phone before turning it off or if the
phone is set to lock automatically.

233 Glossary
Voice output
During a trip, apart from visual informa-
tions (symbol or map displays),
COMAND also provides all of the
necessary spoken route information
via voice output.
WB
Weather Band

234

235 Index
A
Accepting
call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Activating
destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
DVD menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Enter street menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
last destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Navigation main menu . . . . . . . . . . 152
Service main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Setting menu (DVD mode) . . . . . . . 104
System settings menu . . . . . . . . . . 220
the help screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
today’s plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Active call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Actvating
sound functions* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Adding
destination to today’s plan . . . . . . . 207
Adjust
balance/fader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Adjusting
brightness, contrast and color . . . . 107
display brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
display brightness (rear seat
entertainment*) . . . . . . . . . . . . 96, 110
headset volume (rear audio
operation*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
headset volume (rear seat
entertainment*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
tone (DVD mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Altering
map scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
AM Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Arriving
at destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Audio search function. . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Automatic map toggling . . . . . . . . . 195
AUX operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82B
Balance control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Bass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Begin dialing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
C
CALC RTE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
CALL CONNECTED . . . . . . . . . . 217, 218
CALL FAILED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129, 138
Calling up
main menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Cancelling
route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
CD
fast forward/reverse. . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
general information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
loading
into the COMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
playback mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
playback mode (rear seat
entertainment*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

236 Index
Repeat track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
switching to CD operation. . . . . . . . . 61
Track mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
track select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
CD changer*
accessing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
CD mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
ejecting CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
loading CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
playback options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Repeat CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
retracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
selecting a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
CD/DVD
general information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Changing
aspect ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
camera view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
DVD language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
map display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
CODE INCORRECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
COMAND
switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Compass function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
CONNECTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217, 218
Connecting
external video sources (rear seat
entertainment*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
headsets (rear audio operation*) . . . 84
headsets (rear seat entertainment*). 92
CONTINUE ROUTE GUIDANCE. . . . . 152
Current vehicle location . . . . . . . . . 175
D
Destination input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Dialing
subsequent dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Displaying
full screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103, 109
phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
route list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
soft keys during playback . . . 102, 108
the compass screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Displaying and switching
between subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106DRIVE EMPTY (rear seat
entertainment*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
DVD
playback requirements (rear seat
entertainment*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
E
Ejecting
CD
at the CD changer* . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
at the COMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
at the RSE CD/DVD player . . . . . . 94
MP3 CD
at the CD changer* . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
at the COMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
navigation DVD
at the COMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Emergency call “911” . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Emergency call system . . . . . . . . . . 217
Ending
call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136, 138
ENTER UNLOCK CODE . . . . . . . . . . . 128

237 Index
Entering
city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
destination address . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
house number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
PUK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
telephone number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
unlock code
GSM mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . 133
TDMA or CDMA mobile phone. . . 133
F
Frequency range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
G
GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
H
Hands-free microphone
switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Headsets
adjusting volume (rear audio
operation*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
connecting (rear audio operation*) . 84
connecting (rear seat
entertainment*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
I
Important notes
telephone* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Incoming call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
L
Loading
CD
into the CD changer* . . . . . . . . . . 56
into the COMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
into the RSE CD/DVD player . . . . . 93
MP3 CD
into the CD changer* . . . . . . . . . . 56
into the COMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
navigation DVD
into the COMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
LOGIC7 Surround. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
M
Making
a conference call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Map orientation
Heading Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
North Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177Memory
destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
last destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Memory functions
radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Menu
functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
main area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
soft keys area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
status bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Menu display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Menu system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Monitor off /on (rear seat
entertainment*). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
MP3 CD
CD mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
fast forward/reverse. . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
loading (see CD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
MP3 track scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
playback options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Repeat folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Repeat track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
selecting a folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
selecting a folder (rear seat
entertainment*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

238 Index
switching to MP3 CD mode. . . . . . . . 74
track select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Muting
CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
MP3 CD operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
satellite radio* operation . . . . . . . . 119
Muting (rear seat entertainment*). 111
N
Navigation
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Navigation displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
loading/ejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
NAVIGATION IS INITIALIZING. PLEASE
WAIT.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
NO SERV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
O
OFF MAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
OFF ROAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Opening
the Audio menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Operating elements
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
CD changer* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
MP3 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Satellite radio* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
telephone* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Outgoing calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
P
Partially digitized areas. . . . . . . . . . 178
Phone book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
PHONE NOT AVAILABLE . . . . . . . . . 129
PHONE NOT INSERTED . . . . . . . . . . 129
PHONE OFF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
PIN BLOCKED. PLEASE ENTER PUK
ON CELL PHONE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
PIN-code
entering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Playback options
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67PLEASE INSERT SIM CARD
(EMERGENCY CALL 911 ONLY
POSSIBLE WITH PHONE) 129, 130, 134
PLEASE WAIT, LOADING DISC...
(rear seat entertainment*) . . . . . 93, 94
PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE...
(rear seat entertainment
operation*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Program category. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
PUK
entering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Q
Quick-dialing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
R
Radio operation
muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Radio station
saving station manually . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Reading
SMS message received . . . . . . . . . . 216
Rear Audio operation*. . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Rear monitor (rear seat
entertainment*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90