2007 MERCEDES-BENZ S600 Owner's Manual

88 Control systemsCOMAND introduction
Selecting “Audio” in the main menu:
Slide qm.

Confirming selection: Press n.
A selection list with the functions of the
“Audio” main menu appears.

Selecting “FM/AM Radio”:
Slideqmor rotate ymz.

Confirming selection: Press n.
The Radio main menu appears.

Selecting “Radio”: Slide mror
rotateymz.

Confirming selection: Press n.
The Radio menu appears.

Select “Save Station” from selection
list by rotating ymz or sliding rmq.

Select desired position.

Confirming selection: Press n.
The selected station is saved at the
designated position. The display
switches back to the Radio display.


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COMAND introduction
Main menus of COMAND
Sound
Muting: Press the F shortcut but-
ton in the center console (
page 80).
The sound of the current audio source
is switched on or is muted.Switching off navigation announce-
ments entirely

Canceling navigation message:
Briefly press F shortcut button dur-
ing an announcement.

Switching off navigation messages:
Press and hold F during an an-
nouncement until the announcement is
switched off.
You will see the message “The driving
instructions have been muted.” for a
short while.Adjusting volume
1Thumbwheel

Adjusting: Turn, thumbwheel.
The volume of the currently selected
audio source changes.
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The components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 79).
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When the sound is muted, you will see the
symbol
F
in the status line. When you
change the audio source, the sound is automati-
cally switched on. You will be able to hear an-
nouncements from the navigation system even
when the sound is muted.
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The announcements remain switched off
even if you start a new route guidance or if
COMAND is switched off/on with theo but-
ton.
If you switch COMAND off by removing the
SmartKey from the starter switch and then
switch the ignition back on after more than
3 minutes, the announcements are automatical-
ly switched back on.

90 Control systemsCOMAND introductionVolume of navigation announcements
You can adjust the volume of the naviga-
tion announcements independently from
the volume of the respective audio source.
During a navigation announcement:
turn thumbwheel,
or

pressæ or ç on the multifunc-
tion steering wheel.
Adjusting volume for telephone calls
In hands-free mode, you can adjust the vol-
ume of a telephone call while the call is
currently active.
During a telephone call:

turn thumbwheel,
or

pressæ or ç on the multifunc-
tion steering wheel.Selecting sound settings
You can select different sound settings for
each individual audio source. The respec-
tive sound menu can be found via the sub-
menu for which you wish to make settings.
Example:
“Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM Radio”

“Sound” Adjusting treble or bass

Select “Sound”
“Treble” or “Bass”.
The setting last selected is indicated by
an outlined bar.
Adjusting treble and bass1Setting last selected
2Current setting
Changing setting: Slide rmq or
rotateymz until desired treble or bass
setting is reached.

Exiting menu: Press n, L or
Slideomp.
The setting is saved.

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COMAND introduction
Adjusting balance or fader
Balance is used to determine whether the
sound focus should be shifted toward the
driver’s side or the passenger’s side.
Fader is used to determine whether the
sound focus should be shifted toward the
front or rear of the vehicle
Select “Sound”
“Balance/Fader”.
The setting last selected is indicated by
an outlined bar.
Adjusting balance and fader1Current setting indicated by orange
cross-hair symbol

Changing setting: Slide rmq or omp
until desired balance/fader setting is
reached.

Exiting menu: Press n or L.
The setting is saved.
Surround sound
With surround sound, you can choose be-
tween “LOGIC7
® ON” and “LOGIC7
® OFF”.
Harman/kardon LOGIC7
® surround sound
is available for the following operating
modes:


Audio DVD (MLP, DTS, PCM, and Dolby
Digital audio formats)


Audio CD


MP3


Radio (FM, AM, WB,
Satellite* (USA only))


PCMCIA
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Since some DVDs contain both stereo as
well as multi-channel audio formats, it may be
necessary to adapt the audio format
(
page 114).
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The “LOGIC7
® ON” function of the har-
man/kardon LOGIC7® surround sound system
makes it possible to play discrete 5.1 and stereo
recordings with optimal surround sound for ev-
ery passenger. Music on CDs or audio DVDs with
high-resolution surround formats such as MLP,
DTS or Dolby Digital is played back optimally.
For an ideal sound experience on all seats,
LOGIC7
® distributes 5.1 surround information
via the 13-channel system architecture. The re-
sult is a sound as intended by the sound engi-
neers during the original recording.
harman/kardon LOGIC7
® converts all two-chan-
nel stereo sound material into multi-channel sur-
round sound. With the help of LOGIC7
®,
surround information stored during the original
recording are read out and distributed through
the 13 channels. No effects are created during
this process; only that which was already there
becomes audible.
In addition, harman/kardon LOGIC7
® moves the
perceived sound source away from the individual
loudspeakers, thus generating a natural 360°
sound experience for every passenger.

92 Control systemsCOMAND introductionAdjusting surround sound
With surround sound, you can choose be-
tween “LOGIC7
® ON” and “LOGIC7
® OFF”.

Select “Sound”
“3D Sound”.
Adjusting surround sound1Current setting

Selecting a setting: Slidermq or
rotateymz.

Saving setting: Press n
The setting is saved and the menu is
closed.

Exiting menu without saving chang-
es: Press L or slide omp.Switching off/on the audio source

Switching off: Select “Audio”
“Au-
dio”
“Audio OFF”.
The audio source is switched off; “Au-
dio OFF” appears in the display.

Switching on: Select “Audio”, then the
desired audio source.
or

Load CD/DVD (
page 107) or a
PCMCIA card (
page 108).
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By selecting “LOGIC7
® OFF”, all compatible
formats as they are present on the medium are
played back. Due to the vehicle’s spatial charac-
teristics, an optimal sound experience is not en-
sured on all seats.
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Please note the following:


For an ideal sound experience at all seats,
the balance and fader should be adjusted to
the center of the passenger compartment
with LOGIC7
® switched on.


The best sound results are achieved by play-
ing high-quality audio CDs and audio DVDs.


For MP3 tracks, the bit rate should be at
least 128kBit/s.


Surround sound does not function for
mono-signal sources.


In the event of poor radio reception quality,
e.g. inside a tunnel, you should switch off
LOGIC7®, as a dynamic switch from Stereo
to Mono could occur, resulting in temporary
sound distortion.


With some stereo recordings, the resulting
sound may deviate from conventional stereo
playback.
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When you insert an audio CD or audio DVD,
it automatically becomes the active audio
source.

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COMAND FM/AM radio
COMAND FM/AM radio
Submenu overviewi
The components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 79).
Radio
(except Weather Band)
Presets
(except Weather Band)
Channel
(only Weather Band)
FM or AM or WB
Sound
Station List
(in FM waveband only)
Autostore
Channel list
Switch to FM waveband
Treble
Save Station
Preset station list
Switch to AM waveband
Bass
Frequency Entry
Switch to Weather Band
Balance/Fader
Show Station Info
(in FM waveband only)
3D Sound

94 Control systemsCOMAND FM/AM radioSwitching to radio mode 
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM
Radio”.
or

Press the M shortcut button once or
twice.
The radio display appears once you
have switched to radio mode. You will
hear the station/channel last tuned in
in the previously selected waveband,
provided that the station/channel can
be received.
Illustration: radio mode in FM waveband1Main area with frequency display
2Preset position of selected station
3Frequency of selected station
4Name of selected station
5Sound settings
6To switch to Weather Band
7To switch to AM waveband
8Selected waveband
9Preset options
aRadio options
Switching wavebands
You can switch between the FM, AM and
WB (Weather Band) wavebands.
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM
Radio”
“FM” or “AM” or “WB”.
You will hear the station last tuned in
on the selected waveband.
Selecting stations/channels
You have the following selection options:

The station list


The search function


The station presets


The manual frequency entry


The channel list
Selecting stations using the station list
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The number of times you have to press the
M shortcut button depends on the operating
mode currently selected.
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Station name display 4 is available for the
FM waveband and can only be seen when it is
switched on (
page 97) and if the station trans-
mits a name.
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The station list is only available for the FM
waveband. It contains all the stations that can be
currently received and is sorted by station fre-
quencies.

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COMAND FM/AM radio

Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM
Radio”
“FM”.

Select “Radio”
“Station List”.
The station list appears. The dot R in
front of a list entry indicates the cur-
rently selected station. A number in
front of the list entry indicates the pre-
set position in the station preset mem-
ory.

Select a station by rotating ymz or
sliding qmr and press n.
Selecting stations/channels using the
search function

Slide omp or rotate ymz when the
main area is selected.
Depending on the direction in which
the controller is being slid or rotated,
the system searches upward or down-
ward and stops at the next receivable
station/channel.Selecting stations using station pre-
sets

Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM
Radio”
“FM” or “AM”.

Select “Presets”.
or

Press n when the main area is select-
ed.
The preset menu appears. The dot R
in front of a preset position indicates
that the currently selected station is
saved there.

Select station preset by rotating ymz
or sliding qmr and press n.Selecting stations by entering the fre-
quency manually

Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM
Radio”
“FM” or “AM”.

Select “Radio”
“Frequency Entry”.
The menu for manual frequency entry
appears.

Exiting menu without making an en-
try: Press L back button in the cen-
ter console (
page 80).

Increasing or decreasing number:
Slide qmr or rotate ymz.

Selecting the next number:
Slidemp.

Confirming frequency entry:
Pressn.
COMAND tunes in to the frequency en-
tered.
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This function is not available for Weather
Band.
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This function is not available for Weather
Band.
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You can only select currently permitted
numbers.