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58 AudioMP3 operation
Insert a MP3 CD face up into the CD
slot while COMAND is switched ON.COMAND pulls in the CD 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.If you do not remove the CD from the
slot, COMAND will automatically pull it
back after approx. 7 seconds.
Open the Audio main menu ( page
38)
.
Press the
MP3
soft key.
COMAND loads the MP3 CD data. This
may take a while depending on the
number of folders and tracks.The MP3 main menu appears. You will
hear the last track played.
1Current folder2Current track3Elapsed track time4Track number within the current fold
-
er/number of tracks in current folder
Ejecting a MP3 CD MP3 main menu
iThe
MP3
soft key will only appear if an
MP3 CD has been loaded.
iOn MP3 tracks with variable bit rates,
the elapsed track time displayed may
deviate from the actual time elapsed.
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59 Audio
MP3 operation
If the MP3 tracks are organized into folders
on the CD, 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 listOnly one folder can be viewed at a time.
1Current folder
Open the MP3 main menu
( page
58)
;
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
58)
,
press the
Folder
soft key.
The extended folder list appears.
Press
or to select a folder.
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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62 AudioMP3 operationStarting scan search
In the MP3 main menu
( page
58)
press the
Scan
soft key.
The scan search starts.
Ending scan search manually
Press the
Scan
soft key.
The track playing when scan search is
ended remains selected.
Open the MP3 main menu
( page
58)
.
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
CD.
Repeat track
The COMAND will repeat the current
track until this function is canceled.
Repeat folder
The COMAND will repeat the tracks in
the current folder until this function is
canceled.
The track sequence is the same as the Normal sequence option.
Track RandomThis option is restricted to the tracks in
the current folder. The tracks are
played in random order.
Folder RandomAll tracks on the CD are played in ran
-
dom order.
Changing the playback option
In the MP3 main menu
( page
58)
,
press the
Setting
soft key.
The Settings menu is displayed.
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 scan search, playback
option
Normal
sequence
( page
62)
is
activated automatically.
Therein scan search is restricted to the
current folder.
Fast forward/reverse Playback options
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69 Audio
CD changer* operation
The CD will be pulled in again if it is not
removed from the slot within 15 sec
-
onds. The system starts playing the CD
again.The ejection procedure is completed.
Ejecting all CDs
Open the glove box
( Vehicle owner's manual).
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 15 sec
-
onds. 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.
Open the Audio main menu ( page
38)
.
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 menu
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70 AudioCD changer* operation
The CD changer main menu appears.You will hear the CD listened to last. If
this CD is no longer available, the unit
plays the next available audio CD.The status bar also contains:
The track number and total number
of tracks on the current CD
The elapsed playing time of the
track
1CD name or CD number2Elapsed track playing time 3Track number/total tracks4Track title or track numberThe CD changer main menu shows the CD
title at the top and track title in the center
of the main area if the CD contains corre
-
sponding 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.Available choices:
Selecting via CD list
Selecting via direct entry of the CD number
( page
71)
Selecting via CD Selection menu
( page
71)
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 the top of the CD
changer main menu (in this example:
CD
5).
iThe
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
65)
.
The
CDC
soft key will only be visible if a
CD changer is connected.
Selecting CDsiThis selection is possible only if at least
two audio CDs are loaded.
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71 Audio
CD changer* operation
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 con
-
tains corresponding text data.No text displayed with a CD symbol indi
-
cates that the corresponding CD does not
contain any CD text data.An entry shaded out indicates an empty
CD changer compartment.
Use
or
to select a CD.
The system will skip empty CD
changer compartments.
iThe system will skip empty CD changer
compartments.
iThe CD fails to be changed if you select
an empty compartment.
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74 AudioCD changer* operationStarting 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 terminated remains playing.
Open the CD changer main menu ( page
69)
.
Press and hold
-
or
,
.
To stop release
-
or
,
.
The following options are available:
Normal
sequence
Repeat
track
Repeat
CD
Track Random
CD Random
Explanation of the playback options
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 the first track.
If several CDs are loaded in the CD
changer, the last track on a CD 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.).
The last track of the last CD in the
changer will be followed by the first
track of the first CD.
Repeat
track
The current track will be repeated until
this function is deactivated.
Repeat
CD
The current CD will be repeated until
this function is deactivated.
iWhen you start scan search, playback
option
Normal sequence
( page
74)
is
activated automatically.
Therein scan search is restricted to the
current CD.Fast forward/reverse
Playback options
iIt is only possible to select this function
if at least two audio CDs are loaded in
the CD changer.
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75 Audio
CD changer* operation
Track RandomThe 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 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.).
CD RandomAt least 4 tracks on one CD are played
in random order (e.g. track 5, 7, 3, 9)
before the next CD is played.
The CDs are changed in random
order (e.g. CD 4, 1, 5, etc.).
Changing the playback option
In the CD
changer main menu
( page
69)
press the
Setting
soft
key. The Settings menu is displayed.
The solid circle
indicates which op
-
tion is currently selected.
Press
or to select a different
option.
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.
iThis selection is only possible if at least
two CDs are loaded in the CD
changer.
