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55 Audio
MP3 operation
Insert a CD into the CD slot while
COMAND is switched ON. Insert the
CD face up.COMAND pulls the CD in and loads the
data. It may take a while to load the da
-
ta, depending on the number of folders
and tracks.
After loading, COMAND plays the CD.
Press
7
.
COMAND ejects the CD.
Remove the CD from the slot.The CD will be pulled in again if it is not
removed from the slot within approx. 7
seconds.
Open the Audio main menu ( page
36)
.
Press the
MP3
soft key.
COMAND loads the data on the CD. It may take a while to load the data, de
-
pending on the number of folders and
tracks contained on the CD.
Once the data has been loaded, the
MP3 main menu appears. You will hear
the last track played.
1Current folder2Current track3Elapsed track playing time4Track number within the current fold
-
er/number of tracks in current folder
Ejecting an MP3 CD MP3 main menu
iThe
MP3
soft key will only appear if an
MP3 CD has been loaded.
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56 AudioMP3 operationIf the MP3 tracks are organized into folders
on the disc, you can select a folder from
the COMAND control unit.The following options are available:
Selecting via folder list
Selecting via extended folder list
Selecting via folder list
Only one folder can be viewed at a time. 1Current folder
Press
or to select a folder.
Wait approx. 3 seconds without chang
-
ing the selection. The COMAND changes the folder and
loads the data from the new folder.
It may take a while to load the data, de
-
pending on the number of folders and
tracks.
Selecting via extended folder list
In the MP3 main menu
( page
55)
press the
Folder
soft key.
The extended folder list appears.
Use
or to select a folder.
iOn MP3 tracks with variable bit rates,
the elapsed track playing time dis
-
played may deviate from the actual
time elapsed.Selecting folders iThe folder list only contains folders in
which MP3 tracks are stored.
iThe extended folder list only contains
folders in which MP3 tracks are stored.
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59 Audio
MP3 operation
Starting scan search
In the MP3 main menu
( page
55)
press the
Scan
soft key.
The scan search starts.
Ending scan search manually
Press the
Scan
soft key.
The track playing at the time the scan
is ended remains playing.
Open the MP3 main menu
( page
55)
.
Press and hold
-
or
,
.
To stop release
-
or
,
.
The following options are available:
Normal sequence
The COMAND plays tracks in a folder in
succession.
Once all the tracks in a folder have
been played, COMAND begins playing
the track(s) in the next folder on the
disc.
Repeat track
The current track will be repeated until
this function is deactivated.
Repeat folder
The tracks in the current folder will be
repeated until this function is deacti
-
vated.
The track sequence is the same as the Normal sequence
option.
Random track
This option is restricted to the tracks in the
current folder. The tracks are played in ran
-
dom order.
Random folder
All tracks on the CD are played in random
order.
Switching the playback option
In the MP3 main menu
( page
55)
press the
Setting
soft key.
The Setting menu appears.
The solid circle
indicates which op
-
tion is currently selected.
iThe scan search will not function if the
current folder only contains one track.When you start the scan search, play
-
back option
Normal sequence
is activat
-
ed automatically. Therein scan search
is restricted to the current folder.
Fast forward/reverse Playback options
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66 AudioCD changer* operation
Within 15 seconds, remove the CD
from the slot 1.The CD will be pulled in again if it is not
removed from the slot within approx.
15 seconds. The system starts playing
the CD again.The ejection procedure is completed.
Retract the CD changer
( page
63)
.
Ejecting all CDs
Access the CD changer
( page
62)
.
Press and hold the button of a loaded
magazine compartment 2 for more
than 2 seconds.The button LEDs of all loaded magazine
compartments will briefly flash red,
several times.
The CD changer ejects the CDs one af
-
ter another.
Within 15 seconds, remove each CD
from the slot 1.The CD will be pulled in again if it is not
removed from the slot within approx.
15 seconds. The system starts playing
the CD again.The ejection procedure is completed
when all CDs are removed, or when the
procedure is aborted by the CD chang
-
er.
Retract the CD changer
( page
63)
.
Open the Audio main menu ( page
36)
.
Press the
CDC
soft key.
iIf you are listening to a CD in the CD
changer and you eject another CD from
the changer:
While ejecting the CD, the system
interrupts CD playback.
The CD you were last listening to
starts from the beginning once the
ejection procedure is completed.
iIf you eject the CD you are currently lis
-
tening to:
The next available audio CD is
played.
If there are no other CDs available,
the system switches to the audio
source listened to before CD chang
-
er mode.
CD changer main menuiThe CDC soft key is shaded out if no CD
is loaded. The system will not switch to
CD changer mode.
Load an audio CD into the
CD changer
( page
63)
.
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67 Audio
CD changer* operation
The CD changer main menu appears.You will hear the CD listened to last. If
the CD listened to last is no longer
available, the unit plays the next avail
-
able audio CD.If the CD contains CD text data, the CD
changer main menu will show the name
of the CD and the title of the track cur
-
rently playing. The status bar also contains:
The track number and total number
of tracks
The elapsed playing time of the
track
1CD name or CD number2Track title or track number3Elapsed track playing time4Track number/Total tracksThe CD changer menu shows the
CD title at the top and track title in the cen
-
ter of the main area if the CD contains cor
-
responding text data.If the CD does not contain any CD text da
-
ta, the number of the CD and the track
number are displayed instead of the name
of the CD and the track title.
The numbers 1 through 6 are assigned to
the CD compartments of the CD changer.The following options are available:
Selecting via CD list
Selecting via direct entry of the CD number
( page
68)
Selecting via CD Selection menu
( page
68)
Selecting via CD list The CD list contains all loaded CDs. Only
one entry is visible at a time. Its name or
number is shown at top of the CD changer
main menu (here CD 5).
iThe
CDC
soft key will only be visible if a
CD changer is connected.
Selecting CDsiThis selection is possible only if two or
more audio CDs are loaded.
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68 AudioCD changer* operationThe entry appears above the track display.
It shows the number of the current CD.
Use
or
to select another CD
from the list.
Wait approx. 3 seconds without chang
-
ing the selection.The CD is changed. The newly selected
CD is played.
Selecting via direct entry of the CD
number
Press one of the
3
-
keys.
The CD changer switches to the CD
loaded in the appropriate CD changer
compartment.
Selecting via CD Selection menu
Press the
Magaz.
soft key.
The CD Selection menu appears. You
see the list of all six compartments.
An entry shows the CD title if the CD
contains corresponding CD text data. No text displayed with a CD symbol in
-
dicates that the corresponding CD
does not contain any CD text dataAn entry shaded out indicates an emp
-
ty CD changer compartment.
Use
or
to select a CD.
The system will skip empty CD
changer compartments
Press
.
The newly selected CD is played.
iThe system will skip empty CD changer
compartments.
iThe CD fails to be changed if you select
an empty compartment.
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70 AudioCD changer* operationEntry example: Track 1
Press
3
.
Entry example: Track 12
Press
3
and
in quick succession.
Wait approx. 3 seconds after entering
the number.The selected track is played. The CD
main menu appears.
Selecting via scan search Scan search is characterised as follows:
Scan search plays each track on the
current CD for approx. 8 seconds.
Scan search can be ended manually.
Scan search automatically stops at the
track listened to before the scan
search was started.
Starting scan search
Press the
Scan
soft key.
Ending scan search manually
Press the
Scan
soft key.
The track playing at the time the scan
is ended remains playing.
Open the CD changer main menu ( page
66)
.
Press and hold
-
or
,
.
To stop release
-
or
,
.
The following options are available:
Normal
sequence
The tracks are played in the normal se
-
quence (e.g. track 1, 2, 3 etc.).
If only one CD is loaded, the last track is
followed by again playing the first track.
If several CDs are loaded in the CD chang
-
er, the last track on a CD in the changer
will be followed by the first track of the
next CD in the changer.
The CDs are changed in their normal se
-
quence (e.g. CD 1, 2, 3 etc.).
Repeat
track
The current track will be repeated until
this function is deactivated.
iEntries beyond the number of available
tracks on the CD are not possible.
iWhen you start the scan search, play
-
back option
Normal sequence
is activat
-
ed automatically. Therein scan search
is restricted to the current CD.
Fast forward/reverse Playback options
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71 Audio
CD changer* operation
Repeat
CD
The current CD will be repeated until
this function is deactivated.
Random track
The tracks are played in random order
(e.g. track 3, 8, 5 etc.).If several CDs are loaded in the CD
changer, the last track on a CD in the
changer will be followed by the first
track of the next CD in the changer. The CDs are changed in their normal
sequence (e.g. CD 1, 2, 3, etc.).
Random CD
At least 4 tracks on one CD are played
in random order (e.g. track 5, 7, 3, 9).
Then, the next CD will be played.
The CDs are changed in random
order (e.g. CD 4, 1, 5, etc.).
Switching the playback option
In the CD changer main menu ( page
66)
press the
Setting
soft key.
The Setting menu appears.
The solid circle
indicates which op
-
tion is currently selected.
Use
or
to select a different op
-
tion.
Press
.
The option is activated. A correspond
-
ing display will appear in the status bar
for all options except
Normal
sequence
.
An option will remain activated even if
the COMAND is switched OFF and then
ON again.
iIt is only possible to select this function
if at least two audio CDs are loaded in
the CD changer.
iThis selection is only available if at
least two audio CDs are loaded.
