2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class Comand Manual

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Audio
CD operation
CD drive
Activate the Audio menu (page 42).
Press the CD soft key.
The CD main menu is displayed.
CD main menu
If no audio CD has been inserted, the
message
No CD appears.
Load an audio CD into the CD drive
(
page 55).
CD changer
Activate the Audio menu (page 42).
Press the CD soft key.
The CD changer main menu will
appear.
The CD last played begins to play.
CD changer main menu
If the last played CD is not available, the
next available audio or MP3-CD is played
back.
No magazine in the CD changer:
The message
No Magazine will appear.
Load audio or MP3-CDs into the CD
changer (
page 55).
No CD in the magazine:
The message
Magazine Empty will
appear.
Load audio or MP3-CDs into the CD
changer (
page 55).
Switching oni
The name of the CD and the track
played are displayed if the information
is available.

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CD operation
You can select a audio or MP3-CD:
in the CD list (page 58)
with the number keypad (page 58)
in the Magazine menu (page 58)
In the CD list
The CD list includes all loaded CDs. Only
one list entry is visible at a time.
The entry is displayed above the track
indication. It shows the number or the
name of the CD currently playing.
Use h or H to select another CD
from the list.
After the CD is loaded, it is played
back.
or
Do not change the selection.
Playback of the last played CD is
continued.
With the number keypad
Press a number key, e.g. 2 to select
the corresponding CD.
The CD is changed. The selected CD is
played back. In the Magazine menu
Press the CD-Mag soft key.
The Magazine menu is displayed. If the
magazine has not been read in, the
message
Magazine Scan
Please Wait
is displayed first.
Use g or G to select a CD.
Press E.
or
Press one of the number keys 1 to
6 .
The CD is changed.
Selecting a CD (CD changer only)
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Selection is possible if the
CD changer has loaded the magazine
and at least two audio or MP3-CDs are
loaded.
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The number keys 1 - 6 can be used
for direct selection.
Keys 1 - 6 correspond with
magazine slots 1 to 6
of the CD changer

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Audio
CD operation
You can select a track:
with
g or h (page 59)
in the track list (page 59)
with the number keypad (page 59)
with CD track scan (page 60)
With g or h
Activate the CD main menu
(
page 57) or the CD changer main
menu (
page 57).
Next track
Press h.
The next track is played.
Previous track or start of title (if more
than 10 seconds of playing time has
elapsed)
Press g.
Playback begins. Select any desired track
Press
g or h as often as
necessary.
In the track list
The track list includes all tracks of the CD
currently played. Just one list entry is
visible at a time which shows the number
of the track currently played.
Press g or G .
The track list with the current, the
previous and the next track is
displayed. The previous or next track is
played.
Use g or G to select another track
from the list.
The selected track is played. With the number keypad
Activate the CD main menu
(
page 57) or the CD changer main
menu (
page 57).
Press *.
An input line will appear.
E.g.: Track 3
Press 3.
E.g.: Track 12.
Press 1 and 2 in short succession.
Track select

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CD operation
After entering the track number, wait
approx. 3 seconds.
The selected track is played. The CD
main menu is displayed.
CD track scan
The tracks on a CD can be scanned one
after the other for 8 seconds each. The
function will switch off automatically when
the starting track is reached. You can also
manually stop the scan function. Activating
Press the Scan soft key.
Scan will begin.
Ending the function
Scan search is running.
Press the Scan soft key. or
Press
E.
Playback will resume with the desired
track.
Activate the CD main menu
(
page 57) or the CD changer main
menu (
page 57).
Fast forward
Press and hold h.
Fast reverse
Press and hold g.
Ending the function
Release h or g .
Playback will resume.
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Entries higher than the number of
tracks on the CD are not possible.
During MP3-CD playback
CD drive
You can select the tracks of the
current folder (
page 69).
CD changer:
You can select the first 99 tracks of
a MP3 CD.
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When you start the scan function, the
playback mode
Normal Sequence
(
page 62) is automatically activated.
Fast forward/reverse

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Audio
CD operation
On
Press
J during playback.
The CD operation is muted and the ß
symbol is displayed on the status bar.
Off
Press J again.
Playback will resume.
The ß disappears from the status bar. The following options are available:
Normal Sequence (page 62)
Track Mix (page 62)
CD Mix (page 62)
Repeat Track (page 62)
Repeat CD (page 62)
Activating playback mode
E.g.:
Mode
Repeat Track
Press the Setting soft key.
The setting menu will appear.
CD changer setting menu
Use g or G to select the playback
mode
Repeat Track.
Press E.
The mode is activated. Wait a few
seconds for the CD changer main menu
to appear. The activated mode is
displayed on the status bar (except
Normal Sequence).
Muting
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COMAND will also deactivate muting if
you
select another audio source (e.g.
radio)
change the volume
press either g or h .
Playback mode
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If the CD changer is connected, the
playback modes
Repeat CD and
CD Mix are also available.

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CD operation
Explanation of the playback modes
Normal Sequence
Tracks are played in ascending order
(e.g. 1, 2, 3 and so on). If just one CD is
inserted, the first track is played when
the last one is over.
If more than one CD is available, the
first track of the next CD is played
when the last track of the previous CD
is over. The CDs are changed in normal
order.
Track Mix
Tracks are played in random order. If
more than one CD is available, the next
available CD is played when the current
CD is over. The CDs are changed in
normal order.
CD Mix (CD changer only)
At least 4 tracks of any CD are played
in random order. Then follows the next
available CD. The CDs are changed in
random order.
Repeat Track
The system repeats the current track
until you switch the function off.
Repeat CD (CD changer only)
The system repeats the current CD
until you switch the function off.

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Audio
MP3-CD operation

MP3-CD operation
General Information
WarningG
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should insert
CDs with the vehicle at a standstill and
operate the audio system only if permitted
by road, weather and traffic conditions.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your car covers a
distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m)
every second.
WarningG
The CD drive and CD changer are Class 1 la-
ser products. There is a danger of invisible
laser radiation when you open or damage
the cover.
Do not remove the cover. The CD drive and
the CD changer do not contain any parts
which can be serviced by the user. For safe-
ty reasons, have any necessary service work
performed by qualified personnel.
!
Your CD drive has been designed to
play CDs which correspond to the IEC
60908 standard. Therefore only CDs
not exceeding a thic kness of 1.3 mm
can be used.
The smallest possible data rate for
MP3-CDs is 56 kB/s.
The COMAND does not play back
MP3-CDs containing files with ISO
9660 Level 3 standard. Such MP3 CDs
contain fragmented files.

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MP3-CD operation
Treat MP3-CDs with care to prevent
malfunctions during playback.
Do not scratch, touch or soil your MP3-
CDs.
Do not attach labels to or write on your
MP3-CDs.
From time to time, clean your MP3-CDs
with a commercially available cleaning
cloth. Never wipe circularly, but in a
straight line from inside to outside.
After use, put your MP3-CDs into the
CD box.
Protect your MP3-CDs from high
temperatures and direct sunlight.Permissible MP3 CDs
In MP3 mode COMAND can read
CD-R and CD-RW
CD+R and CD+RW
DVD+R and DVD+RW
DVD-R and DVD-RW
Permissible file systems
The permitted file system for COMAND is
ISO9660/Joliet for CD media and UDF for
DVD media.
Multi session CDs
With multisession CDs, the content of the
first session determines how COMAND
treats the CD.
For example, if the first session contains
data in audio CD format and the second
session contains data in MP3 format,
COMAND will treat the CD as a
conventional audio CD.
Tips on caring for your MP3-CDsTips on creating MP3 CDs
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CDs, software and hardware for writing
audio data to CDs vary widely.
Therefore, we cannot guarantee that
COMAND will be able to play every
user-written CD. Problems may also be
encountered during playback of user-
written CDs with a storage capacity of
more than 700 MB.