2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C350S Music

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Satellite radio
SIRIUS Satellite Radio provides over
130 channels of digital-quality radio, in-
cluding 100% commercial-free music,
sports, news and entertainment. SIRIUS
Satellite Radio uses a fleet of high-orbit
satellites to broadcast 24 hours per day,
coast to coast, in the contiguous U.S. and
Canada.
This diverse, satellite-delivered program-
ming is available for a monthly subscrip-
tion fee.
For more information and service availabil-
ity call the SIRIUS Service Center
(
page 207) (1-888-539-7474), or con-
tact

www.sirius.com (USA)

www.siriuscanada.com (Canada)Subscribing to satellite radio
Press buttonb on audio control
unit repeatedly until satellite radio Sat
is selected.
The following options are possible:

Satellite radio service is not
activated

Satellite radio service is fully
activated
iAdditional satellite radio equipment and a
subscription to SIRIUS Satellite Radio service
provider are required for the satellite radio oper-
ation described in this chapter.
Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
for details and availability for your vehicle.
iNote that categories and channels shown in
illustrations are dependent on programming con-
tent delivered by the service provider. Program-
ming content is subject to change. Therefore,
channels and categories shown in illustrations
and descriptions contained in this manual may
differ from the channels and categories
delivered by the service provider.
iSatellite radio service may be unavailable or
interrupted from time to time for a variety of rea-
sons, such as environmental or topographic con-
ditions and other things we can’t control. Service
might also not be available in certain places
(e.g., in tunnels, parking garages, or within or
next to buildings) or near other technologies. In
such situations, the satellite radio’s main menu
shows the “Acquiring signal...” screen. At this
point, the radio’s functions are restricted and the
service info display (
page 207) appears.
iIf a satellite receiver is not installed or not
properly installed:
The message
Device unavailable will ap-
pear.
If the satellite radio service is not activated, the
“SIRIUS Preview” display appears.

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Main satellite radio menu
1Main area with channel display
2Selected program category
3Number of selected channel
4Selected channel
5Sound settings
6To select program category
7Current artist and title
8Channel information
9Preset options
aSatellite radio optionsSelecting program category
Satellite radio channels are split up into
categories such as News, Sports News, or
Country Music, if available. The category
list is sorted alphabetically.
Call up category list: b
Cat.
or
Slideomp or rotate ymz until Cat is
highlighted.The category list appears.
Select a category: Slideqmr or ro-
tate ymz.
Set the selected category: Press n.
The selected program category (alpha-
betical order) will appear in the audio
display. The channel last tuned in the
new category will begin to play.
When searching, tuning in, or selecting
from the channel list, the “All Chan-
nels” option accesses all of your sub-
scribed channels.
iMain area 1 can show all channels includ-
ed in your subscription. Which channels are
shown depends on the selected program
category4.
Note that categories and channels shown in illus-
trations are dependent on programming content
delivered by the service provider. Programming
content is subject to change.
Therefore, channel and categories shown in illus-
trations and descriptions contained in this man-
ual may differ from the channels and categories
delivered by the service provider.
iThe channels are categorized. Categories al-
low you to tune to stations broadcasting a cer-
tain type of program.
iWhen you select the category “All Chan-
nels”, you have access to all the channels you
subscribe to, regardless of category.

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You must observe the following when as-
signing track names:

Track names must have at least one
character.

Track names must have the extension
“mp3”.

There must be a period between the
track name and the extension.
Example of a correct track name:
Track1.mp3
The audio system is unable to recognize an
MP3 track if:

there is no period between the track
title and the extension

there is no extensionPermissible MP3 formats
The audio system supports the MPEG1 Au-
dio Layer 3 format.
Compatible file systems and compres-
sion methods
The following compression methods are
compatible:

MP3

WMA
Permissible bit and sampling rates

Fixed and variable bit rates up to
320 kbit/s

Sampling rates of 24 kHz – 48 kHzNotes on copyright
The music tracks that you create for MP3
mode and can play back in MP3 mode are
generally subject to copyright protection in
accordance with the applicable interna-
tional and national regulations.
In many countries, reproductions are not
permitted without the prior consent of the
copyright holder, not even for private use.
Make sure you know the applicable copy-
right regulations and that you comply with
these.
If you own these rights yourself, e.g. for
your own compositions and recordings, or
the copyright holder has granted you per-
mission, these restrictions do not apply.
iThe audio system does not support ID3 tags.
iThis format is generally known as “MP3”.
iIf music files, created with different com-
pression methods, in addition to MP3 files, are
stored together on a disc, the loading process
may take longer before the first track is played.
iOnly use MP3 tracks with a bit rate of at
least 128 kbit/s or higher and a sampling rate of
at least 44.1 kHz or higher. Smaller rates can
cause a noticeable deterioration in sound quali-
ty. This is especially the case if you have activat-
ed the surround sound* function.