2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class CD changer

56 Audio
CD audio/DVD audio and MP3
Magazine menu, one disc loaded
1Magazine compartment occupied,
ejecting possible
2Empty magazine compartment
To exit menu: Press the Load button
again.
or
Select “Back”.
or
Press the í button next to the
COMAND controller.Filling empty magazine compartments
Press the Load button u.
The Magazine menu appears. The cur-
rently playing compartment is indicat-
ed by a red number or, if the magazine
is empty, compartment 1 is marked.
Select “Fill Empty Slots”.
The message “Please Insert Disc ”
will be displayed.
i Only insert a CD after COMAND has prompt-
ed you to do so with this message. Only insert
one CD per magazine compartment.
Insert a disc into the slot with the print-
ed side upwards.
The message “Please Wait...” will be
displayed. If the disc has been loaded,
the DVD changer will switch to the next
empty magazine compartment. The
message “Please Insert Disc ” will
be displayed.
Repeat the step until all compartments
have been loaded.
The DVD changer plays the last loaded
disc if it has been inserted correctly
and is permissible.If the loading process has not been
completed, COMAND will play the disc
inserted last.
To end loading procedure:
Press the Load button
u again.
or
Select “Back”.
or
Press the í button next to the
COMAND controller.

57 Audio
CD audio/DVD audio and MP3
COMAND supports type I and II 16 bit full-
size PCMCIA memory cards.
i COMAND supports commercially available
PCMCIA cards or PCMCIA card adapters with
storage media that may not be designed for the
temperatures which occur in the vehicle. You
should therefore remove the PCMCIA card from
the vehicle when not in use since extreme tem-
peratures could damage these devices.
1Slot for PCMCIA memory card
Push the PCMCIA memory card into
the slot 1.
The end with the contacts must be
pointing towards the slot.COMAND loads the memory card and
displays the message “Reading memo-
ry card”.
If no MP3 tracks can be found, a mes-
sage will be displayed.
Ejecting from the DVD changer
i If you eject a disc while another is being
played, the DVD changer interrupts playback.
Playback will continue once the disc has been
ejected completely.
Ejecting one disc
Press the Eject button2.
The Magazine menu appears. The mag-
azine compartment with the current
disc is highlighted.1Magazine compartment occupied,
ejecting possible
2Disc type
3Disc name (only if stored on disc)
4Current disc
To select occupied magazine com-
partment: Rotate ymz or slide omp.
Press n.
The message “Ejecting Disc ” will be
displayed. The following message will
then be displayed.
Loading PCMCIA memory card
Ejecting CDs and DVDs
G Warning
Only eject a disc when the vehicle is station-
ary. You may otherwise be distracted from
the traffic conditions and could cause an ac-
cident.

58 Audio
CD audio/DVD audio and MP3
Remove the disc from the slot 1.
If you do not remove the disc from the
slot 1, the DVD changer will automat-
ically pull it back in after a short while
and begin playback.
Ejecting all discs
Press the Eject button2.
The Magazine menu appears.
Select “Eject All”.
The DVD changer ejects the first disc
found. The message “Ejecting Disc ”
is displayed.
Remove the disc from the slot 1 when
you see the message prompting you to
do this.
The DVD changer switches to the next
occupied magazine compartment and
ejects the disc.
Repeat the last step until the magazine
is empty.1Eject button
2Slot for PCMCIA memory card
Press the Eject button 1 twice.
The PCMCIA memory card is ejected.
Remove the PCMCIA memory card
from the slot 2.
Ejecting PCMCIA memory card

59 Audio
CD audio/DVD audio and MP3
Submenu overview
CD or DVD-A
or MP3 g/h/T
(DVD audio mode only)
or
REC
(CD audio mode only)Track list
(CD and DVD audio
mode only)
or
Folder
(MP3 mode only)ChangerSound
Normal track sequenceg PauseDisplay track list
(CD audio and DVD au-
dio mode only)Media selection via me-
dia list (

page 62)
Treble
Random Tracksh Stop
playbackFolder list
(MP3 mode only)Bass
Random Folder
(MP3 only)T Restart or resume
playbackBalance/Fader
Switch ‘Read CD data-
base’ function on/off
(CD mode only)REC
Switch on REC functionSurround sound

60 Audio
CD audio/DVD audio and MP3
From the control unit
Load CD/DVD (
page 54) or PCMCIA-
memory card (

page 57).
COMAND loads the inserted medium
and begins playback.
or
Press the y function button.
i Pressing the function button switches di-
rectly to the disc mode selected last (CD audio,
DVD audio, MP3-CD or DVD video). COMAND
then accesses all discs in the DVD changer, the
memory card or the Music Register.
If necessary, select CD/DVD audio/
MP3 media (

page 62).
or
When playing a DVD video: Open the
media list as described under “Select-
ing DVD media” (

page 78).
Select an audio storage medium.
This switches to the required disc
mode.
From the COMAND controller
From another main function
Select “Audio” K “Audio” K “Disc” or
“Memory Card” or “Music Register” in
the Audio menu (

page 40).
i If the required mode was active last, you
only need to select “Audio”.
Within the audio function
Select “Audio” K “Disc” or “Memory
Card” or “Music Register” in the Audio
menu.
i “Disc” accesses audio discs in the DVD
changer, “Memory Card” selects the PCMCIA
memory card, “Music Register” selects the Mu-
sic Register.
If necessary, select CD/DVD audio/
MP3 media (

page 62).
This switches to the required disc
mode.
Example of CD audio mode display
1Disc type J
2Track number
3Track name (only if stored on disc as
CD text)
4Elapsed track time
5Visual track and time display
6Current playback option
7Sound settings
8Media selection
9Disc name (only if stored on disc as CD
text)
aCalls up track list
bStorage medium position in the media
list
cRecord function (ripping), (

page 68)
dPlayback options
Switching to CD audio, DVD audio or
MP3

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CD audio/DVD audio and MP3
In CD audio, DVD audio and
MP3 mode
To activate playback pause:
Briefly press I.
X appears at the top left of the status
bar.
To resume playback: Briefly press I
again.
X disappears.
In DVD audio mode only
To activate playback pause:
Switch to DVD audio mode.
Select g.
The g display changes to T.
To resume playback:
Switch to DVD audio mode.
Select T.
The T display changes to g.
In CD audio, DVD audio and MP3
mode: Select “Changer”.
or
In CD audio and DVD audio mode
only: Press n if the display/selection
window is highlighted.
The media list appears. The
dotR indicates the medium currently
playing.
Media list
The media list shows you the storage me-
dia currently available:
In the DVD changer (magazine com-
partments 1 to 6)
The following storage media can be
read:
J CD audio, L MP3-CD, K DVD
audio and I DVD video
i If a storage medium is not readable, an entry
appears next to the magazine compartment or a
message is displayed when the memory card is
selected.
PCMCIA memory card M at position 7
Music Register N at position 8
To select storage medium: Rotate
ymz or slide qmr.
Press n.
i If you select a video DVD I, then this
switches the unit to video mode (

page 77).
Pause functionSelecting CD/DVD/MP3 media

76 Video
DVD video
Submenu overview
DVD-Video g/T h ChangerSound
DVD functionsg Pauseh Stop playbackMedium selectionTreble
BrightnessT Resuming playbackBass
ContrastT Restarting playbackBalance/Fader
ColorSurround sound
16:9 Optimized
4:3
Widescreen

77 Video
DVD video
From the control unit
Load DVD video (page 55).
COMAND loads the inserted medium
and starts playing it.
or
Press the function button y.
i Pressing the function button switches di-
rectly to the disc mode selected last (CD audio,
DVD audio, MP3 CD or DVD video). COMAND
then accesses all discs in the DVD changer.
If necessary select “Changer” and in
the media list select (
page 78) a DVD
video I.
From the COMAND controller
Select “Video” in the main function
menu.
To display: Slide qmr.
To hide: Slide qmr.
or
Wait apprx. eight seconds.
Control menu displayed
1Disc type
2Current track
3Current scene
4Elapsed track time
5Displays menu system
To display: Press n.
To hide: Slide qm and select “Full
Screen”.
Menu system displayed
1DVD-Video menu
2Pause function
3Stop function
4Media selection
5Sound settings
Switching to DVD videoDisplaying/hiding control menuDisplaying/hiding menu system